What do you do when you lose almost everything? For my wife Kelly and me… we laughed. Not at the situation—because it was awful. But through it. In this episode of Laugh or Death, I’m sharing the real story of what happened when a wildfire hit our home in Montana… just five months after we moved in. What do you do when you lose almost everything? For my wife Kelly and me… we laughed. Not at the situation—because it was awful. But through it. In this episode of Laugh or Death,

What if humor isn’t about being the funniest person in the room… but about helping people feel less alone? In this episode of Laugh or Death, I sat down with Dani Klein Modisett—founder of Laughter On Call, comedian, author, and someone who’s spent years bringing laughter into some of the most unexpected places… including healthcare, senior living, and even end-of-life care. And honestly? This conversation goes way deeper than comedy. We kick things off talking about Dani’s b

What if the difference between a good workplace… and a great one… was something surprisingly simple? Fun. In this episode of Laugh or Death, Paul picks up where he left off in Episode 10 and continues breaking down his LAFTER framework—a practical model for using humor to build stronger, healthier workplace cultures. And this one starts with a stat that’s hard to ignore: In a study of nearly 1.2 million employees, the number one factor that moved a workplace from “good” to “g

If Laughter Really is the Best Medicine, Why Don't We Use it as Medicine? In this episode of Laugh or Death, Paul sits down with former Saturday Night Live writer, professor, and CEO Frank Chino, who has spent decades studying one powerful idea: humor as a medical intervention. From growing up in Queens using comedy as a survival tool to pioneering research in hospitals, Frank shares how laughter evolved from a defense mechanism into a life-saving mission. At the center of th