http://www.mormonlife.com/tag/Comedy Mormon Life - Comedy tag http://www.mormonlife.com/story/62827-mormon-comedian-confronts-life-lessons http://www.mormonlife.com/story/62827-mormon-comedian-confronts-life-lessons Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:51:00 -0700 <div> source: standard.net </div> <i class="ml_blurb">Mormon Life says: An interview with the writer of LDS comedies "The Singles Ward," "The RM," and others.</i> John Moyer found success in movies by talking about his trials.<br><br>Moyer was a young Brigham Young University film student in the early '90s, and handling a divorce two years into his marriage.<br><br>He found solace in an open-mic night at a Provo comedy club.<br><br>"You have to go through a lot of dysfunction in life," said Moyer, in a phone interview in advance of four Ogden shows next weekend. "And when you do that, you go, 'Oh, I think I am going to talk about this.' "<br><br>Moyer was asked to return to the comedy club the following weekend. A stand-up career had started -- one that has stuck with him for more than 15 years.<br _mce_bogus="1">