What Is Your Favorite Song About Laughter?

We are laughing our heads off for a full hour this week on WAIM Radio. What's your favorite tune about laughter and smiles?

I have been drawn to the art of stand up comedy since I was a boy who was far too young to be soaking up the ideas and vocabulary of giants like Robin Williams and George Carlin. The high wire act of one man and a microphone forced to get laughs was always fascinating to me. For much of my life I have even secretly longed to be up on the stage trying it out for myself.

While I felt that I could certainly craft the necessary jokes, the idea of going up on stage naked with nothing more than a microphone and a few punchlines seemed utterly terrifying. I was able to get my stage time in as a musician and left comedy to those more passionate and qualified than I.

Now a good portion of my solo shows are based around storytelling that has humor built into it. It is certainly not the same as the art of stand up, but it is an outlet for me to build the occas…