Judy Croon is a motivational speaker — Canada's Keynote Humourist — with 750 keynotes for 200+ organizations behind her: banks, hospitals, utilities, ministries, universities, and every kind of conference ballroom in between. Her specialty is the hardest room in business — the stressed, skeptical, seen-it-all one — and her track record says it leaves laughing, listening and lighter.
Here's what the comedy is actually doing: serious work. Humans have used laughter to metabolize fear and confusion since we lived in caves — it's the brain's built-in way of filing a hard thing as survivable. Judy has spent her career where comedy meets the hard stuff: interviewing comedians about their own depression, turning a friend's darkest years into a lifeline story, and writing for years on stress, resilience and mental health. It's why her mental-wellness material never sounds like a lecture — she's not visiting the topic, she lives on the border of it, and she brings the science and the scar tissue.
Turn your quirks into your life's greatest purpose
The short version of Judy's story — how the things that made her different became the things that made her career. It's the same message she leaves with every room: the audience doesn't remember perfect. They remember human.
Connection is the business skill. This is where Judy mastered it.
Before the boardrooms, there were green rooms. Some of the people Judy has opened for, interviewed and shared stages with: Joan Rivers, John Cleese, Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, Robert Klein and Dionne Warwick. Her specials and appearances have run on:
Just for Laughs
On radio, she co-hosted mornings on Toronto's Mix 99.9, LA's KFRG and XM Radio with Mike Bullard — and she's a registered ACTRA member.
▶ See Judy's stand-up & TV appearances — 2-minute reel
Two books. One rule: no comic left behind.
Stand Up in 10 Steps
A hands-on workbook for comedians, corporate speakers, TEDx hopefuls and anyone who wants to escape death-by-PowerPoint. How anybody can write comedy, how to find your hook, and the three mistakes every new comedian makes.
$9.99 CAD · instant PDF · 25% of proceeds go to City Street Outreach.
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From the Stage to the Page
Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies — co-authored with Judy Suke, Meg Soper and Susan Stewart. What decades on stage teach you about resilience, reinvention and laughing at the right moments.
Laughter that gives back
From breast-cancer galas to Habitat for Humanity, Judy has hosted 279 fundraising events — because the fastest way to raise money is to raise the room first.
Judy is the creator and host of Laughlines and Stand Up for the Girls, which together have raised over $650,000 for breast cancer research.
"Humour doesn't erase pain, but it helps us breathe a little easier, connect a little deeper, and remember that joy and healing can share the same space."
She volunteers with — and champions — City Street Outreach and Sistering in Toronto, headlines comedy galas for animal rescue, and recently teamed up with Habitat for Humanity GTA for Comedy Night for a Cause.
Planning a charity event? Let Judy help you organize your next FUNdraiser.
Talk to Judy about your event →Inside a Stand Up for the Girls fundraiser evening.
