A psychology major from the University of Oklahoma, the former Miss Congeniality has been a featured writer in many magazines including Redbook and Reader's Digest. Born and raised in a small town in Oklahoma, Diana has spent the last 25 years working in Hollywood, and currently resides in Malibu, California.
Keynote speaker and veteran stand-up comedienne, Diana Jordan has been entertaining audiences for over twenty years. When Diana appeared on Oprah for the first time, Oprah Winfrey selected her as "One of the funniest people on the planet," right alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams and Bill Cosby. She was on the show with her best-selling book, "A Wife's Little Instruction Book: Your Survival Guide to Marriage without Bloodshed," (Avon). The book title alone is enough to let you know that this is a woman who looks at life through her humor lens. The book obviously made the connection selling over 450,000 copies in five countries and five languages.
In addition to being a veteran stand-up comedienne, Diana is also an accomplished singer and actress. Her shows are rich with content, comedy and entertainment, and may even include a visit from Diana's alternate persona, the fabulous free–spirited octogenarian, Miss Pepper!
It was the application of humor to her own life circumstances that moved her want to share the gift of humor through motivational speaking. While caring for her mother as she battled with emphysema and heart disease during the last four years of her life, Diana's determination to make her mom laugh, dramatically improved her mother's life just as Dr. Patch Adams did with his patients. Diana and her mother both found that you can learn to have a sense of humor.
Unfortunately, Diana had to apply what she learned from the experience with her mom to herself. In 2010 she was diagnosed with breast cancer- and underwent a mastectomy. She had breast cancer reconstruction surgery-,going a cup size bigger - okay, two cup sizes bigger (still tasteful!) and when asked at the airport if she was prepared to sit in the emergency row of the airplane Diana quipped, "Don't worry, I AM the flotation device!" Diana is a living testament to how her sense of humor got her through the difficult times. "People always tell me this is my journey. If that is so and life's a journey, then I most certainly forgot to pack!"
Whether she's getting the message out about women and heart disease or pulling out all the stops for a Girl's Night Out, Diana shares healthy positive coping strategies. She clearly demonstrates that our attitude equally impacts our health and ability to put things in perspective. Every group is left with laughter and a more positive way to deal successfully with a difficult problem or situation. Facts, laughter, music, and a genuine feeling for caring for others shine through Diana's sensational personality and energy. Everyone leaves feeling energized and informed.
Diana has lived in Athens, Greece, Hawaii (twice), Chicago, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and even did the starving actress/waitress in New York in an attempt to get on Broadway (the play closed). Her wanderlust has rewarded her with a bountiful life that has been full of excitement and adventure. This is why she now lives in Malibu. It's a small community and QUIET! Diana finds a lot of excitement and reward in her work as she feels she has truly found her niche in motivational speaking where she gets to combine her gift of comedy with her desire to share with people that they can learn to laugh. Through this, it is her greatest desire, "To heal the world one laugh at a time."
Diana has been nominated by the American Comedy Awards as one of the Top Five Female Comedians in the country. She was featured in the HBO special "Women of the Night" which spotlighted five top female comedians and also has two feature film roles to her credit including a performance in Sony's blockbuster hit "Jerry Maguire" with Tom Cruise and a co-starring credit in the independent film "Loretta's Surprise" that was featured in the Sundance Film Festival. Diana has been a featured performer on such notable television and radio shows as Oprah, Dr Phil, HBO, Showtime, The Bob & Tom Radio Show, and performed at such legendary venues including Radio City Music Hall and The Kennedy Center. Diana has also been Master of Ceremonies for many gala events where she presented such prestigious speakers as Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell and Yolanda King.
Diana Jordan's Programs!
No matter what your group or organization, find out why Oprah calls Diana Jordan "One of the funniest people on the planet!" Find out why Diana has received 40 standing ovations out of her last 40 Presentations!! AND she just went through breast cancer! Diana is an amazing inspiration, a true professional and just down right hilarious all while delivering a great message or just there to make you laugh!
Diana is a female humorist, a female healthcare humorist, a female happiness humorist and a female stand-up comedian! Come on, you know you want to see her….
Common $ense Humor- Corporate Comedy
Using your "Common $ense" of Humor to Deal with Change in the Workplace and be Fearless in Business
Goal: Turning Stress into Strength through Laughter.
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**Diana also does a Stand-up Comedy Routine customized for your
organization!
Female Corporate Comedian Diana Jordan believes you can't be fearless in business unless you're fearless in life.
"You can't walk around everyday like a Disney character and then try to be Godzilla at work!”
Diana will customize your business into this stress busting, fun, and humorous Presentation.
Diana covers:
How you can keep a sense of humor during change?
How you can consistently use humor to address life’s challenges.
How you can turn a potentially bad situation into a good one using a sense of humor?
What is the connection between laughter/humor and high functioning teams?
How does laughing together build teams? Laugh with one another not at.
Why do different generations see things differently?
“Help! I'm over 40 and my boss is 25!”
Learn how to find humor in everyday situations: Use laughter and humor to
Prevent or cope with stress and change.
Diana explains how to use healthy postive coping strategies by making and using your own personal ‘giggle box’
Diana discusses that CHOICE impacts health and the ability to put things in perspective: Healthy benefits of laughing and making the choice to incorporate laughter into your life. |
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"The Power of a Happy Heart!"
Diana is unique as a Speaker for heart healthcare in that heart disease has played a major role in her own family. Diana lost her best friend in the world, her mom, to this silent killer and understands how important raising funds for research is. "Watching Diana make her mother laugh so much the last couple of years of her life, greatly added to it's quality!" Dr. R. Johnson, MD
"The Healing Power of Laughter!" "Controlled Hysteria, My Life on the Big C List!"
Being a recent breast cancer survivor, Diana is a stellar example of how laughter and a sense of humor played a very important part in her healing process. In her forthcoming books, "Controlled Hysteria - My life on the C list!" and "Cancer Etiquette for Dummies," Diana shares her experiences in a very funny way. Always trying to find the positive, when asked by her breast reconstruction surgeon if she wanted to go smaller or bigger, Diana quipped, "Well, when I fly and they ask me if I'm equipped to sit in the emergency row I want to be able to say, "Yes! I AM the flotation devise!"
"The Healing Power of Laughter"! Women's health humor!
For: Nurses and all that work in the Healthcare industry If you're looking for an uplifting, insightful and laugh-out-loud message then look no further than Diana Jordan! Diana shares how we can lower stress, what causes stress, who causes stress could you be addicted to stress and wraps it all in a hilarious package that shows why Oprah tagged her as one of the funniest people on the planet!
Diana brings a unique perspective on how important it is to find humor in your work and in life situations. She shares healthy, positive coping strategies and demonstrated how attitude and choice impact your health and the ability to put things in perspective. Diana brings home the message of how laughter is the best medicine and how we need to take time to love and laugh more.
Corporate Comedy
Oh yeah! If you want the best!!
Diana will customize and incorporate your business into this stress busting, fun and hysterical Presentation.
~How can you keep a sense of humor during change? (not "The Change" that women go through!)Now
this is Global Warming!
~"Help! I'm over 40 and my boss is 25!"
~How can you consistently use humor to address life's challenges? (yes, you can do it!)
~How you can turn a potentially bad situation into a good one using a sense of humor. (who cares, just
smack 'em!)
Surgical Services
"From the moment keynote speaker Diana Jordan took the stage during our Annual Meeting, she ignited such hearty laughter that some attendees had a difficult time catching their breath. Put simply, it didn't take long to realize why Oprah called her "one of the funniest people on the planet." While Diana kept hundreds of attendees in stitches with her address – weaving seamlessly from one funny anecdote and life experience to the next – her underlying message bubbled to the surface: amid all the stress, obstacles, sadness, and day-to-day frustrations, it's essential that we take time out to laugh. It's a message that certainly resonated with the sea of Central Sterile Supply Department professionals who gathered in the ballroom, repeatedly broke out in wild applause during Diana's address and, ultimately, gave a much-deserved standing ovation at its conclusion!"
Girls Night Out!
"I laughed so hard at Diana that water ran down my…leg! ~satisfied customer Girls Night Out is a one–woman show that Diana has done for the past eleven years in venues across the country. Variety reviewed the show in Los Angeles and proclaimed "Jordan's singing and writing and characters are brilliant!" Diana talks about everything from "What if God was a woman?" to hilarious parts of her half a million selling book, "A Wife's Little Instruction Book, your survival guide to marriage without bloodshed" to "Why a woman should be President" – Vice President, head of the CIA, "course we'd have to get that little keeping a secret thing down." This is truly a fun, fun, fun, adult–oriented show for women. "We're working out, lifting weights, pumping iron...heck, we're becoming the men we wanted to marry!"
Stand Up Comedian!
IF YOU ONLY WANT THE BEST!