Judy Carter

Comedian Judy Carter performs for some of the toughest audiences around -- in deadly serious Corporate America. nCarter, a humor consultant who helps companies cope with everything from layoffs to political turmoil, says laughter can boost creativity and morale, and lower employee turnover.

Corporate America is humor-impaired, Carter told CNNfn's Business Unusual. I decided to bring to the corporations the techniques that I use as a stand-up comic to turn pain into punch lines.

Her clients include huge corporations such as Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Teledyne Inc., among others.

You've got to lighten up because our lives are jokes, Carter said. My whole idea is that we just have to accept the idea that stuff is going to happen. Life is humiliating and let's just have a good laugh about it.

For example, Rockwell International Corp. hired her after Boeing acquired some of its units in 1996. She spoke with top executives and . . .
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