An interview about the work I do!
INTERVIEW ON EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN TV WITH WONDER WOMAN SHANNON SKINNER
Five Things I Know for Sure:
- After you say yes, life gets interesting.
- Changing our minds is the hardest thing we do as humans.
- Humour opens minds. It interrupts the negative chatter and gives us perspective.
- If you want to lead an authentic life, doubt will be a constant companion.
- That which doesn’t kill you will make you funnier.
All-Time Cool Gigs
- Any keynote where I can deliver a message of hope and laughter to people who are stressed.
- Repeat performances on CBC “Debaters”. Both the radio and TV show. I finally get to argue for money…instead of arguing about money.
- Being nominated for Governor General Award for play “Miracle Mother” about my daughter’s birth.
- Performing at The Winnipeg Comedy Festival when I was 45. Best birthday ever!
- Writing my first novel, Outrunning Crazy. (No, it’s not about my relatives and I’ll say that in court.)
- The part of a life-time Mom. Without my kids, I’d have no comedic material.
All-Time Funny Gigs
- The murder mystery where they didn’t tell the kitchen staff there was a murder mystery happening. A Serbian dishwasher came out with a tray of glasses during a “shooting.”
- The fundraiser I did where they sold tickets at the funeral home. I expected them to answer the phone “Marquis Funeral Home and Comedy Club.”
- Then there was the cruise ship. I went on to play a character for a new yeast infection product in a musical called “Beauty and The Yeast”.
Special Interests
After taking a Palliative Care workshop, PELA : www.pelacfdc.ca help funded me to write and produce a humorous film called Talking to Sick People. Rowan Media shot and directed it. Check it out under Shop. I’m proud of this one. I play both parts in the film. Yes, it was low-budget.
Special Projects
New Webinars on Using Humour to deal with the new Stress Factor. Being funded for a new movie I’ve been working on about female prison guards.
