Jessica Good

I've been working in comedy for over 13 years now, and it all started when I was giving a speech at one of my colleges. After the speech, everyone came up and said they felt like they were listening to a real-life comedian, so I thought, okay, I'm going to go do that. I was already doing improv and realized I was pretty funny off the cuff, so that felt like the natural next step. Before comedy, I was teaching theater and working as a birthday party entertainer for children - doing clown work, princess characters, all of that. Most of my early career material actually came from stories and humor about those jobs working with kids. I'm not just a comedian though - I'm also a DJ and an MC, so I'm really an entertainer under the umbrella of comedy. Last year I became an author, which was something I wanted to accomplish before turning 40, and I literally got it done a month before my 40th birthday. I wrote a book called The Cure for Stage Fright because I used to teach theater, I'm a former model, and I do improv, so I've taught all these things to young people and some older people too. At this point, I've put literally a good 6,000 people on stage or more, and I've helped some people get on stage within just a few days. I'm teaching stand-up comedy now, and I've used some of my techniques with adults in corporate life who struggle with public speaking. The book is doing really well - I just found out I'm going to be able to put it in a bookstore, and I'll be doing a book signing to celebrate the one-year anniversary this summer. My stage name is Jessica It's All Good, and I think it's a fun name because I'm a very positive comedian. My whole thing used to be the fro with the red bow, but I cut all my hair off in July for my birthday and then went blonde at 40.5, and blondes do have more fun, so I think I'll stay here for a little while.