Judy Carter -- master teacher, author, and humorous speaker -- started her career as a magician and later as a stand-up comic, appearing on over one hundred television shows. Ten years ago she formed Comedy Workshop Productions, a school for wanna-be comics. Carter also produces the annual California Comedy Conference, which is attended by top Hollywood VIPs including executives from HBO, Warner Bros, William Morris Agency and others. She is the author of Standup Comedy: The Book (Dell Books, 1989), which has sold over 150,000 copies. Her latest book "The Comedy Bible (Simon & Schuster; September 2001)" is the definitive guide to making a career out of making people laugh.
 
Carter's expertise at teaching others to use comedy to transform their lives and careers has created a nationwide demand for her as a corporate and college speaker and workshop leader. An outstanding motivational speaker, Carter has inspired thousands of people to use humor to deal with change, increase sales and punch up speeches - in short, to turn problems into punchlines.