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Kelly Terranova's WorryFree Comedy NewsletterThe 13th Day of Christmas is such a downer...
DEC 28, 2007

Hello There,

Another year in the books..and unless you were named in the Mitchell report or write scripts for a living, it merits a fond recollection. I just wanted to check in with a look back and a look ahead (which is good advice if you are walking in a bad neighborhood).

I do get a lot of pleasure from putting this newsletter together. Thanks for reading and replying. Thanks for your kindness, your referrals and your support. But mostly, thanks for not reporting this newsletter as spam to your ISP.

In This Edition:
  • The Big Plug...
  • 2007 Performance Highlights
  • Strangest Show Moment of the Year
  • Terruh...Tara...Terry...forget it!
  • Ask Mr. Terranova
  • Where's Kelly?
  • Something That I Found Amusing

  • 2007 Performance Highlights

    RCG-IT "Jeopardy" Event at Dulles (January)
    I had to do this one for free because I forgot to state my fee in the form of a question.

    Walter Reed Army Hospital (March, October)
    When rebooked, my wife asked, "Haven't they suffered enough?"

    CMT's Comedy Stage (April)
    It is amazing how much a little thing like a national television appearance can change your life... well, at least it affected my Myspace friend total.

    Outer Banks Comedy Club, NC (June)
    Heard of the healing power of laughter? Turns out it doesn't do so much for jellyfish stings.

    Grocer's Convention in Myrtle Beach (August)
    Ten years and a thousand shows; I've never had a "This Is Your Life", faces-from-your-past moment onstage. That ended when the parents of my high school girlfriend called out from the darkened showroom..."Is that Kelly? We know YOU!"
    I immediately began mentally rewriting my "High School Girlfriend" bit. Whatd'ya know? Turns out I WAS a gentleman.

    Kennedy Center (September)
    The show was so successful they asked me to dance the role of Herr Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker.

    Northrop-Grumman Event (November)
    The Military-Industrial complex has quite a sense of humor...until you present them with an invoice reflecting significant, but unavoidable, cost overruns.


    Strangest Show Moment of the Year
    Baltimore Comedy Fest

    I was hired by John Griffin to entertain at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference in Kennewick, WA.

    Imagine our surprise when we actually met and discovered that we looked a WHOLE lot alike.

    I'll bet that never happens to Brad Pitt!

    ( I'm the YOUNGER one, on the left.)


    Terruh...Tara...Terry...forget it!

    Because I got to the party early, (and because there are only four Kelly Terranovas in the US), I was able to nail down the rights to kellyterranova.com. Problem is...folks have a lot of trouble spelling it. (Pronouncing it can be a challenge, too. I once was introduced onstage as Kelly Turnover.)

    So it is with pride that I introduce KellyIsFunny.com

    Same content, new name. Of course, kellyterranova.com still works, too.


    Ask Mr. Terranova

    Here is the feature where you ask many questions and I answer one. In spite of my better judgment (and the advice of counsel), I decided to try it again.

    • Kelly,
      I always hear about comedians working the road...how far do you travel in a year?
      -Sierra
      Johnson City, TN

    Good question with an easy answer. I was just going over my records and discovered that I traveled 33, 216 miles for comedy in 2007. To put that in perspective, that is like driving one mile 33,216 times. Wow!

    33,000 miles. Gas is three bucks a gallon. I get about 30 MPG. Can't wait till they get that Star Trek "Beam Me Up" thing figured out. Of course, by then gas will be free and cars will run on Starbucks. 3 bucks a gallon will be looking pretty good.

    Thanks Sierra. You'll get a LOST Sticker
    Want to get your question answered? Email a question that has something to do with standup comedy. Include your (somebody's) first name and the city you call home. Best question gets answered in the newsletter and the person who asked it gets a free LOST Sticker.


    Where's Kelly?

    One of the questions I am often asked is, "Aren't you a little, you know, 'out of shape' to be wearing Under Armour?"

    But another common question is, "When are you going to have a show near me?".

    Well, it's easy to find out where I will turn up next with the Show Calendar. When ever I get a new booking, this is where it will pop up first, usually with a link to the venue's site. In the next couple of months I'll be in Charlotte, Tampa, Birmingham, Knoxville and Myrtle Beach just to name a few.

    As for the Under Armour thing, Ray Lewis told me not to worry about what people say.


    Something That I Found Amusing

    The music is lacking, but the sermons are short.



    Happy New Year. See you next time!


    The Big Plug...

    Last New Year's Eve I performed five "family- friendly" shows in five hours at the First Night Annapolis celebration, and I really wanted to be asked back. Through summer and fall my phone never rang and my emails went unanswered. Didn't they want me?

    You can imagine my joy when I heard that First Night went bankrupt. Shew!

    Still, I needed to find a New Years show.

    Eddie Hitt to the rescue. Eddie is staging the 9th Annual Family New Year's Eve Celebration at the Ocean City Convention Center. In addition to live music and dancing, rock climbing and magic, there will be several sets of stand-up comedy as I have signed up to perform and co-host.

    Eddie really puts a lot into this and in many ways it is a labor of love. Jack and Sherri Hennen of Special Event Productions produced the event for the first 7 years. Starting in 2006, Eddie and Sue Hitt of Hitt Productions, LLC took over as producers of NYE Celebration.

    If you want to know more, hit the website, or buy tickets here.

    9th Annual Ocean City Family New Year's Eve Celebration
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