Barry Dougherty

Barry Dougherty is the author of "How To Do It Standing Up," "The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes," "A Hundred Years; A Million Laughs," "New York Friars Club Book of Roasts," "Friars Private Joke File" and "The Bible of Jokes." He was the head writer for the Friars Club’s Roasts of Betty White, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Black, and Boomer Esiason and Testimonial Dinners for Tom Cruise, Larry King, and Don Rickles. He has also been the scriptwriter for the Little Kids Rock organization’s galas honoring Paul Shaffer and Smokey Robinson. Barry was the editor of the Friars Club’s magazine, "The Epistle." He also edited the books "The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog" and "Spike Unleashed," by talk show host Bill Boggs; "Pop Stars, Pageants & Presidents: How An Email Trumped My Life," by publicist Rob Goldstone, and "Book ‘Em," written by Tom Cantone the President of Mohegan Sun Entertainment. A connoisseur of comedy, Barry was a consultant on the PBS documentaries "Make ‘Em Laugh" and "Makers: Women In Comedy." He is featured on the Dean Martin Roasts Companion DVD, the PBS documentary "Treasures of New York: Friars Club," and appeared on the Syfy channel’s "Ghost Hunters," touring the Friars Club’s legendary, and haunted, Manhattan Townhouse. Barry’s essays and articles have appeared in "The New York Times," "The News Times," "Newsday," "Luxury Magazine," and "Antiques & the Arts Weekly," among others. He wrote the foreword to "Soupy Sales Presents Stop Me If You’ve Heard It!" He is a participant on the Living Out Loud: Writers Riff on Love, Sweat & Fears essay tour and has been the emcee for Long Island LitFest. He produces and appears in a one-man presentation entitled, My Life In 5 Essays by Barry Dougherty. As Principal of BMD Communications, Barry oversees a multi-faceted writing services company specializing in public relations and marketing, including writing speeches, articles, and books, often with a humorous slant. His clients have included The National Comedy Center, "Sopranos" actor Dominic Chianese, Agora Art Gallery and Ladies of Laughter. Barry resides in Manhattan.