Life is always better when you’re laughing!
I think I have what I’d call a ‘quirky’ sense of humour and I like nothing more than a good belly laugh. As I said in Journaling Week 3 for the prompt ‘What makes me laugh’:
I often make myself laugh and when I laugh I usually snort, that’s when you know something is really funny! I can’t tell a joke to save my life as I start laughing well before the punch line and totally ruin it. I love nothing more that a big belly laugh and often I’m the only one laughing!!
Journaling in July Week 3
I love clever comedy and realise that comedy is very different for each and every one of us. What I find funny may not be your cup of tea and vice versa.
I make myself laugh all the time 🙂 As this video of my girls and I at a trampoline park a few years ago shows, we all laugh for different reasons – Girls just wanna have fun
Laughs this week
Just last Friday, I went to the live taping of a radio show in Sydney, TGIF with Richard Glover, and I laughed – a lot! The show is broadcast on Fridays at 5pm for about an hour and is also made into a podcast.
We usually listen to the podcast while driving and it never fails to make me laugh. My husband was at home and listened to the show and said he heard my friend Ros and I laughing in the audience!
Being in the audience was really fun and I’d certainly recommend it!
The low-down on the TGIF radio show
The tickets are free and numbers are limited as the studio is really quite small. You have to book on line and it was easy to do.
There are 3 comedians as panel members, a live musical act and Richard Glover as the compere – well it’s his show after all! The show is really just a humorous look at the weekly news events and it just happens to be where I got my idea from for my weekly Winners and Losers posts 🙂 as they have a section at the end of the show, where they all share who their winners and losers were for the week! A bit of interesting trivia behind the scenes of the blog! It always interests me how people find topics to blog about so I thought I’d share that snippet 🙂
Richard Glover TGIF 
The wheel of death at TGIF radio show
It was all very enjoyable and much funnier being in the audience than just listening to it. The audience are encouraged to laugh at everything and there is lots of interaction, like the mention of places where the members of the audience are from. Of course I mentioned Tumbarumba and it was the first place mentioned – yay for Tumbarumba!
Here is the link to the show from Friday 9 August 2019 – even if you just listen to the first bit where Richard lists the places! TGIF 9 August 2019
This was just one of the fun things that made me laugh over the weekend. I was in Sydney for a reunion of work colleagues and despite the way we finished our careers, we decided that a helpful thing for all of us would be the sharing of stories. I started the story telling session off with my WTF story and lots of other funny stories followed. We laughed at ourselves, our situation, our workplace and a multitude of other things – it was good to be able to laugh!
Being made redundant was not fun but catching up with ex-colleagues and Union friends was fabulous and we will do it again!
What makes you laugh?
Are you a belly laugher or a giggler?
However you laugh, it’s a good thing to do and helps reduce stress!
Enjoy the week ahead.
Deb 🙂
Linking up with Denyse for #Lifethisweek where she asked the question – what makes you laugh?
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I used to love listening to the show & love his column in the SMH. There’s so much to laugh about if you can be bothered to see it. Have a great week.
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Yes I agree, we just have to look for the laughs! I had a fun weekend laughing and I’m looking forward to a week at home catching up now.
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Hi Debbie – I agree laughing helps reduce stress. My family and friends make me laugh whenever we get together. Some comic books, funny talk show hosts, and comedies make me laugh, too. Have a great week.
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Hi Natalie, family get togethers are often a great source of amusement aren’t they? Enjoy your week 🙂
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Life is absurd. So let’s laugh.
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I agree Cindy 🙂
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The radio show recording sounded a real laugh, love to go to something like that but not so easy living our nomadic lives. You can generally find something funny is most things if you’re open to it. Clever sarcastic ironic humour does it for me though.
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I never thought I’d get there due to living so far away but I managed to get it done so am very happy. I’d go again if the chance came up. Thanks for joining in Jonno 🙂
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That’s so cool you got to be in the audience for TGIF. I love Richard Glover and used to listen to that a lot back when I used to listen to the radio.
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Thanks Sanch, it was heaps of fun!
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I love the Chris Evans breakfast show on Virgin here in the UK, he makes me laugh every morning and is such a positive person that he sets me off on the right track. I love to laugh Deb, hell it’s better than the opposite any day – right? 🙂
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It’s great to start the day with a laugh! It’s way better than the opposite 🙂
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I really do believe laughter is the best medicine! I loved the trampoline video – it looks so much fun. My favourite quote is “live well, laugh often and love much.” I think it’s very sage advice!
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That is great advice Sam! The trampoline was so much fun I laugh every-time I look back at it!! Thanks for your visit 🙂
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That was a tops visit to the big smoke even though the winds were bad. You spent a bit of time in my old family hood..Manly. I think colleagues from education are the best!
Thank you for linking up for Life This Week. Next week’s optional prompt is 33/51 Tea, Coffee or What? 19/8/19. Hope to see you linking up then too. Denyse.
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Yes Denyse, it was a fab time in Sydney and I always love Manly! Seeing my old colleagues was the best 🙂
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Oh there’s nothing better than a good belly laugh! How great that you got to watch the show being aired live. Live is always better, as you get the energy and enthusiasm from others around you too. That reminds me today to find something to make me laugh too 🙂 Thank you x #MLSTL #Pinned
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Hi Johanna, yes I’m with you, seeing a live show adds a whole new dimension to things. Now when I listen to it I will be thinking back to the day we sat in the studio and watched it happen! We all need reminders to laugh, some days more than others 🙂
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Laughter really is the best medicine! The TGIF Show sounds very entertaining 🙂
Di from Max The Unicorn
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Hey Di, yes it was very entertaining and well worth the effort. I agree totally, laughter makes everything better and is the best medicine. Lovely to have you stop by 🙂 Thanks.
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I never thought much about it but I guess I’m a giggler. Hubby makes me giggle at least once a day, sometimes more!
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Hi Betty, that’s so sweet to hear that your hubby makes you giggle everyday. Thanks for joining in the conversation 😊
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Nothing like a good laugh and I truly believe that laughter is the best medicine!! Enjoyed the video 🙂
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Thanks Dee! I agree with you 😂
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