Comedian Swami Beyondananda Show

Nov 1, 2008 all day
Location: Unitarian Center
Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2022

Wake Up Laughing –The “Up-Wising” Has Begun!Ask a wise Swami what he’s doing delivering jokes on political dysfunction and economic collapse, and he’ll give you a wise answer: “Better to laugh together than to cry separately.”Swami Beyondananda, whose favorite yoga pose is tongue-in-cheek, brings his wacky brand of wise humor to Ashland on Saturday evening, November 1st at 8 p.m. And Swami's alter ego Steve Bhaerman will present a humor workshop, A Course In Laughter: Situational Comedy for the Non-Comedian on Sunday November 2nd from 2 - 6 p.m.At a time when the economy is suffering from the “Greenspan Effect” (i.e., not enough green to span the average month), the Swami seeks to bring cosmic comedy and healing laughter to the political and economic conversation. Why laughter? Because, as the Swami will tell you, “there’s definitely something funny going on!”In this election season, Swami is campaigning to help politics rise to a higher level -- through levity, of course. “We don’t need a revolution in this country,” the Swami declares. “What we need now is an evolution where we the people realize we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. Fortunately, people are waking up and wising up – and that’s good, because we could sure use a good ‘up-wising!’”“This election is our chance to bring about political climate change,” says the Swami.Swami' whose comedy has been described both as “comedy disguised as wisdom” and “wisdom disguised as comedy.”Swami’s latest book Swami for Precedent: A 7-Step Plan to Heal the Body Politic and Cure Electile Dysfunction, uses the magic of humor to enlighten, encourage and empower anyone who wants a more just, healthy and sustainable world. With mind-expanding wit and heart-opening humor, the Swami offers a 7-Step Plan because “frankly, we don’t have time for 12 steps.”In the early years, Swami was a sacred cowpoke, poking fun at overly serious aspirants and the foibles of self-styled seekers. Something about the Swami would let him get away with telling an audience, “There’s a seeker born every minute, and two to take him along the path,” or offering them the prosperity mantra, “Everything I eat turns to money, and my drawers are full of cash.”Now the mission has changed, but Swami’s offbeat perspective as an “uncommontator” remains. “For years,” Steve says, “people everywhere have been cultivating consciousness and talking about spirituality. Now it’s time to turn the talkie into a walkie-talkie. Politics -- the way we make our community, national and world decisions -- is applied spirituality. Swami’s new mission is to awaken the body politic to this truth. And what better way to wake up than to wake up laughing?”In addition to the cosmic comic performance on Saturday evening, Swami’s alter ego Steve will be offering a Sunday afternoon workshop from 2 to 6 p.m. called A Course In Laughter: Situational Comedy for the Non-Comedian. The workshop is designed to help anyone bring more healing laughter and cosmic comic perspective to their lives, family and community in these unfunny times. You’ll laugh while you learn, and learn while you laugh.Join the “Cosmic Comic” for some serious laughter for serious times. And tell your friends because when it comes to laughter, the more the merrier. Guaranteed to keep you laughing till the sacred cows come home!

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