If you were to make a mockumentary for your company, what would it look like?

How would you poke fun at workplace norms, demotivating leaders, and most importantly, yourselves?

Many leaders scoff at the idea of getting their teams together to create content rooted in irreverence, but PDQ.com did just that (3 times, actually) with tongue-in-cheek documentary-style videos on their website. Where most companies post self-inflating videos about how awesome it is to work there, PDQ.com takes the opposite route, while somehow proving that it's a place where you CAN laugh at work.

Co-founder Shawn Anderson joins the podcast to talk about these videos, the value of irreverence in leadership, creating content for HUMANS, and his "Grandpa Story" that asks the question "Do you cartwheel into work AND backflip out?"

Check out the mockumentary videos below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZg3ZC_-5g&t=316s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7HKpgT42Ew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl63Vz9Lo3U

Learn more about PDQ.com at... well... pdq.com

About The Podcast:

You Can't Laugh At That is a podcast launched by comedians David Horning and Steve Mers to prove that anything can be funny in a world that often takes itself too seriously. David and Steve are obsessed with the art and science of comedy and why we laugh, so this podcast was started to prove that when approached with the right intent, perspective, and delivery, you CAN laugh at that.

You Can't Laugh At Work was started as part of David's mission to prove that having a sense of humor is not only nice to have, it's crucial, so he invites leaders of top workplaces to share their stories of disruption, failure, and thinking outside the box to prove that with the right culture, you CAN laugh at work.

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Even if you're the CEO of a software company that saves lives, a little bit of humor goes a long way as a leader.

Inspired by a freak incident involving his daughter, a cancer scare, and Sour Patch Kids, Rod Reasen founded Springbuk, a company that helps other companies prevent disease with data. Through radical people-first acts like honesty (gasp!), recognition (shock!), and natural curiosity (wha-??), Indianapolis-based Springbuk has built a culture of innovation that incorporates the elements of humor in unexpected ways.

There's a reason they're consistently on top workplace lists, and it's because they've proven time and again that you CAN laugh at work.

Find out more about Springbuk: https://springbuk.com

Follow them on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/springbuk/

Follow Rod on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodreasen/

About The Podcast:

You Can't Laugh At That is a podcast launched by comedians David Horning and Steve Mers to prove that anything can be funny in a world that often takes itself too seriously. David and Steve are obsessed with the art and science of comedy and why we laugh, so this podcast was started to prove that when approached with the right intent, perspective, and delivery, you CAN laugh at that.

You Can't Laugh At Work was started as part of David's mission to prove that having a sense of humor is not only nice to have, it's crucial, so he invites leaders of top workplaces to share their stories of disruption, failure, and thinking outside the box to prove that with the right culture, you CAN laugh at work.

Support the podcast and our guests by visiting watercoolercomedy.org/podcast and purchasing an album, book, or your own podcasting equipment

Visit patreon.com/youcantlaughpod and become a Patron for exclusive access to bonus content.

Follow us on social media for updates, clips, and comedy tips:

twitter.com/youcantlaughpod

facebook.com/youcantlaughatthat

Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavidhorning

Instagram: https://instagram.com/thedavidhorning

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/watercoolerdavid

Produced by Water Cooler Comedy - http://watercoolercomedy.org​

Music by Producedbyzip - https://producedbyzip.bandcamp.com

Welcome to Callbacks, a special episode of You Can't Laugh At That where six previous guests return to the show to prove each others' topics are funny. Each guest was given 24 hours to write a brand new joke about a topic from another episode, proving that there is more than one way to find the humor in any given situation, no matter how dark it may seem.

Recorded live at the 14th annual Cleveland Comedy Festival.

In this episode:

-Tim Cornett takes on curse words (From Episode 2 with Dave Flynt)

-Dave Flynt sets his sights on suicide (From Episode 10 with Joe Graham)

-Ryley Nezballa approaches assassinations (From Episode 26 with Tim Cornett)

-Joe Graham wrangles relationships (From Episode 4 with John Armstrong)

-Brett Thomas comes for Catholic priests (From Episode 12 with Ryley Nezballa)

-John Armstrong deals with death (From Episode 7 with Brett Thomas)

Listen to Episode 2, Curse Words, with Dave Flynt: https://bit.ly/2ZWEOUC

Follow Dave on IG: https://instagram.com/daveflynt

Listen to Episode 4, Relationships with John Armstrong: https://bit.ly/3pxIrsK

Follow John on IG: https://instagram.com/johnarmstrongcomedy

Listen to episode 7, Death, with Brett Thomas: https://bit.ly/3IhbA4h

Follow Brett on IG: https://instagram.com/brettthomas1896

Listen to Episode 10, Suicide, with Joe Graham: https://bit.ly/3DoL8BX

Follow Joe on IG: https://instagram.com/joesdumbjokes

Listen to Episode 12, Catholic Priests, with Ryley Nezballa: https://bit.ly/3IkVQgD

Follow Ryley on IG: https://instagram.com/ryleyjohnphilip

Follow Ryley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RJP_comedy

Listen to Episode 26, Assassinations, with Tim Cornett: https://bit.ly/3lBUwvY

Follow Tim on IG: https://instagram.com/timcornettusa

Follow Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/timcornettusa

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Brought to you by Water Cooler Comedy - https://watercoolercomedy.org

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