1. Know Your Audience: You must tailor your humor to the couple and the crowd. An excellent wedding speech must be written so ...

Comedy is a great way to get people to listen. To wake up an audience. To connect. To teach. Even if you put just a little into a speech, it can make an audience remember you. Here are my seven ideas ...

Emmy Award-winning comedian and East Williston native Carol Leifer cut her comedy teeth on Long Island. With her new book, "How to Write a Funny Speech … for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every ...

If you’ve been asked to be the best man at a friend's (or family member's) wedding, consider it a big deal and a major honor! Sure, it comes with some additional responsibility, but your ...

Experience, star power and the ability to speak to young people in a language they understand have made certain rockers a powerful draw to colleges during commencement season over the years. They're ...

If there were an award for funniest speech during award season, Brad Pitt would reign supreme. Elaborating on why he chose to make them funny, Pitt shared, "I am historically really bad about speeches ...