Funny Business: Carol Ann Small

Feature in the Melrose Free Press
We spoke with Small recently to find out how she got started in the “funny” business, her latest book,
“Humor Us,” and what, exactly, is a “laugh hammer.”
Court Reporter to Motivational Humorist
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Featured in Boston Globe
Carol Ann Small is having the last laugh. The former court reporter turned motivational humorist
recently won over the ultimate tough crowd: 600 Catholic school teachers at the DCU Convention
Center in Worcester. This self-described “20-year overnight success” is now a motivational speaker,
stress-management expert, and the CEO of Laughter With a Lesson, based in Melrose, MA.




