Peter Desberg

Peter Desberg is the author of 16 books. A licensed clinical psychologist who specializes treating stage fright, he has worked with many top stand-up comedians. Peter has been full professor at California State University Dominguez Hills for the past 30 years and has done extensive research on the psychology of humor. He is frequently quoted in national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Readers Digest, Psychology Today, and Cosmopolitan.

Jeffrey Davis began his career writing jokes for Thicke of the Night. Among his situation comedy credits are Love Boat, Give Me a Break, Different Strokes, and Night Court. He has also written for such shows as Americas Funniest People, Americas Funniest Home Videos, and Bugs Bunnys 50th Birthday, and has had film projects developed by Bette Midlers All Girl Productions. He is an associate professor of film and TV writing at Loyola Marymount University.