So, I might be on the younger side of life (58 is young compared to the Grand Canyon!), but life’s twists and good fortune led me to retire from the law firm I founded back in 1993. Now, armed with an abundance of free time, I’m faced with the age-old question…
What the heck am I going to do now?
I don’t golf (unless there’s a windmill involved), gave up scrapbooking in college, missed out on the TODAY show co-host auditions, and even after conquering 15,000 steps a day, free time still hangs around like ants at a picnic.
For three decades, I navigated the intricate world of Estate Planning, utilizing my legal prowess and boyish good looks to guide clients through major decisions with a sprinkle of humor. As a seasoned comedy entrepreneur, I’ve built more than just successful legal ventures, I made super fun life-enhancing personal connections. Making people laugh is my ultimate passion. It’s the secret weapon this introvert discovered to connect with some seriously cool folks. A close second is my love for travel. Having explored all 50 states and over 30 countries, I can confirm – it’s a fun, but expensive hobby! My grand plan? Build an audience, and then, one day, laugh our way through life together. Who knows, maybe I’ll even make it to your corner of the world, all expenses paid! (Or as my grandmother Grando used to say, “I will come see you and make you laugh your hiccumpoocum off!” – translation: your “ass” off!) Let the laughter-filled adventures begin!
In the world of law, my every word had to be meticulously chosen, and perceptions carefully crafted in order to support and guide clients as they made critical decisions. After three decades in the legal trenches, I’ve shed the polished facade (OK, not entirely I’m a bit of a clothes horse!) and embraced a new era of radical transparency and vulnerability. No more tiptoeing around the truth; I’m here to tell it like it is, from the raw and unfiltered perspective that comes with my transparency and authenticity. Through my comedy, I’m throwing open the doors to my genuine self, inviting you to join me in a laughter-filled journey where honesty is the best policy, and vulnerability is the key to connection. Get ready for unfiltered insights, candid tales, and the best version (or at least a better version) of myself.
SOME OF THE THINGS I’M WILLING TO TALK ABOUT:
- I go by Jacob Clancy instead of my legal name, Richard Clancy: (No, I’m not in the witness protection program…yet!)
- Sex with a woman: Raspberry Preserves, Praise 7, and Tom Cruise.
- Adopted at birth then my lovely parents decided to divorce when I was 2. (Seriously, what were they thinking?)
- Sex with men: Picture a Salsa Dance with more glitter and less rhythm.
- Grando, the Town’s Credit Bureau Entrepreneur in Plastic Pearls. Her vice? I can’t wait to tell you!
- Living with a StepMonster….I mean StepMother! (Not all stepparents are bad!) You’ll love how she tried to “talk” my dad into getting new carpet in the bedroom. (#watersports) She pulled a move at my dad’s funeral even Shakespeare would find dramatic!
- Teaching English in China and other unseemly bathroom horrors. (Trust me you’ll want to hear these stories.)
- I was the High School Band Drum Major with a Cape: (My mom rued the day she taught me to twirl a baton, but I rocked that baton on stage during Grease!)
- I’m a Graduate of Oral Roberts University: (Locking myself in the Prayer Tower until my audience grows to 8 million people – who’s with me?)
- How to get dates on Grindr: I Reveal I’m a 5th Grade Spelling Bee Champion!
- Navigating “Change the Gay” Exodus Conferences. Even though I told my girlfriend I struggled with being gay, we got married anyway. Then the struggle got way worse, so I went to 4 Exodus conferences over an 8-year period. It didn’t work. But I loved visiting San Antonio, San Diego, Denver, and Seattle. I didn’t go to the conferences when they were in boring places like Poughkeepsie, NY and Tucumcari, NM.
- No Bottom Stuff – My First Crack at Comedy: Aboard a cruise ship, and it was the audience’s reaction that convinced me I CAN do this!
- “Jacob, I want you to know I could totally have sex with you.”: AND other things clients felt the need to tell me. Poor Thelma.