This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. You’re an event planner, you’ve got a corporate function coming up. You’ve lined up the venue and the catering, but one big challenge remains: the...
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The BlogHow to book a comedian part 2: The Successful Corporate Event.
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. If you're interested in comedy, you're in the right place. I perform stand-up comedy at a lot of corporate events. If there’s one thing I’ve learned,...
How to Book a Comedian Part 3: How to Find Your Comedian
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Your ducks are in a row: leadership is on board, the employees are into it, and you know when the comedy show should happen in your event schedule. So...
How to Book a Comedian, Part 4: All Things Aren’t Equal.
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Not all businesses are the same. Shocking revelation, I know. Your corporate event could involve a bunch of blue-collar, get-your-hands-dirty workers....
How to Book a Comedian, Part 5: A Bar Comedy Show
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you have a comedy show at your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. One of the biggest misconceptions there is about being a stand-up comedian, is that we always perform at comedy clubs. This is not the case. We perform...
How to Book a Comedian, Part 6: You Get What You Pay For
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Here, we talk value. Basically, like anything in life, you get what you pay for. When I was in high school, I wanted to play the bass guitar. I thought...
How to Book a Comedian Part 7: What is Ambush Comedy?
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Have you ever heard of ambush comedy, much less thought to ask what it is? Probably not, but I bet you could suss it out if given your druthers. Say...
How to Book a Comedian Part 8: What Style of Comedy is “Right” for Your Event?
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Today, we're gonna figure out what style of comedy is right for your event. If you don’t really pay attention to the world of comedy, you might not know...
How to Book a Comedian, Part 9: Maybe Comedy Isn’t for You.
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Here, we figure out if comedy isn’t for you. I get asked to perform at a lot of strange places. I turn many of them down. Weddings and birthday parties...
How to Book a Comedian Part 10: But… You’re not Famous
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. This one is about comedians who are not famous. There is a sad obsession with fame in this country. Actually, strike that. It’s probably a worldwide...
In Search of Sam Phillips
In the film Walk the Line, my favorite moment is when Johnny Cash auditions for Sam Phillips.
How to be sure your corporate comedian is up to the task
Do you. want to book a corporate comedian for your event? There’s a lot that goes into such a move. Let me help you along your path.