How comedian Kyle Cease learned to combine jokes with motivational speaking

"It's as if you went to a comedy club but grew a little (as a person) as a result," says Kyle Cease. Courtesy photo
“It’s as if you went to a comedy club but grew a little (as a person) as a result,” says Kyle Cease.
Courtesy photo

What would happen if Jim Carrey and Eckhart Tolle had a child?”

The answer, according to the man himself, is Kyle Cease, who brings an evening of comedy and motivational speaking to the Unity of Santa Barbara for two separate events this weekend. Tonight’s 90-minute event is the stand-up part; tomorrow is a mini-version of his “Evolving Out Loud” seminar from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For the motivational side, however, he adds that unlike many other speakers, he is not convincing audiences to be like him. He has no get-rich-quick scheme to sell, though he will tell you how he turned his life around. The only person he can talk about is himself, but you just might learn something along the way.

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