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How To Beat Ageism In ShowBiz One Laugh At A Time With Carole Montgomery

How To Beat Ageism In ShowBiz One Laugh At A Time With Carole Montgomery

Update: 2025-08-27
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Today I am sitting down with life long stand up comedian Carole Montgomery. Carole is a classic in show biz, a Brooklynite through and through, she has performed all over the United States, was on the road, in L.A., in Las Vegas. Being a stand up comedian has been her fulltime job. Until she turned 50.

Her environment signaled her silently but clearly, that her time is done, over, chapter closed. She shifted and worked as a producer, comedy teacher, and writer to stay connected in the business.

At 59 she had a break through idea:  Funny Women of A Certain Age. A stand up comedy show featuring older comedian women. With a talent pool of about 100 artists, Carole has been producing shows for the past ten years, TV channel SHOWTIME made three Comedy Specials with Funny Women of A Certain Age.

Listen to a conversation about ageism, about how funny never gets old, and about facing the truth. Carole loves playing for younger audiences, she is not afraid, as they look at her as though she's Yoda

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To learn more about my guest Carole Montgomery and Funny Women Of A Certain Age, please visit her social media pages:

Instagram: @carolemontgomerycomic, @funnywomenofacertainage

Website: Carole Montgomery, Funny Women Of A Certain Age

Podcast: Funny Women Of A Certain Age - Funny Never Gets Old

To learn more about SHIFT HAPPENS, click here

 To learn more about Claudia's business Curated Conversations and her Salons in New York, Zurich and Berlin, click here

You can also connect with Claudia on Instagram @shifthappens.podcast and LinkedIn at ClaudiaMahlerNYC

This podcast is created, produced and hosted by Claudia Mahler.

Social Media support Magdalena Reckendrees

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How To Beat Ageism In ShowBiz One Laugh At A Time With Carole Montgomery

How To Beat Ageism In ShowBiz One Laugh At A Time With Carole Montgomery

Carole Montgomery, Funny Women Of A Certain Age, Claudia Mahler