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Chris Bliss
For comedian and commentator Chris Bliss, life has been a study in contrasts.
The youngest son of a Washington D.C. attorney, he majored in comparative
literature at Northwestern University and the University of Oregon before
dropping out at the end of his junior year. The reason? To pursue a career in
juggling. And what did his argumentative father think about the choice? "He told
me I was ruining my life, which I can understand in retrospect. Your son comes
home after his third year of college - where he's on the dean's list - and says
he's running off to join the circus . . . what would you say?"
Steve Bridges (President G.W. Bush)
The uncanny results now appear regularly on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(NBC) and have been featured on
Inside Politics
(CNN),
The Early Show
(CBS),
Good Morning America
(ABC),
Hannity and Colmes
(FOX), and
The Jeff Foxworthy Roast
(COMEDY CENTRAL). Bridges’ impression of President George W. Bush is a
hilarious, bipartisan comedy performance that will entertain any crowd. Staying
above the political fray, BRIDGES elicits unparalleled raves from both parties.
Whether you cite the “Hollywood Elite” or the Oval Office, everyone knows the
material is refreshing, topical, and funny.
Capitol Steps
The Steps have been featured on three national specials for public
television, "Good Morning, America," "Entertainment
Tonight," "Nightline," "The Today Show,"
"20/20," "CBS Morning News," "ABC's World
News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News," and dozens of
times on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
They currently produce, with KCRW, quarterly specials for public
radio stations nationwide, and they've been regularly featured on
CNN's "Inside Politics."
WAYNE COTTER
Wayne Cotter is a
favorite of the talk shows, having appeared dozens of times with
both David Letterman and Jay Leno. With Leno, he also appears in a
recurring role as a roving reporter for The Tonight Show. A top
nationally touring comedian, Wayne hosted the Fox Television Network
series "Comic Strip Live" for many years, and was seen in the
feature film "Spy Hard." He has also been nominated as "Best Standup
Comedian" in the American Comedy Awards, and has appeared in
numerous cable television specials. He also served as host of the
long-running Discovery series "Amazing America," a light-hearted
look at weird and wacky subcultures throughout the United States.
Regularly appearing in nightclubs and casinos, he has also become a
highly sought-after entertainer for corporate events.
ADAM CHRISTING
As one of the world's
premiere interactive entertainers, Adam Christing has amused, mystified,
and delighted more than 3,000 separate audiences across North America.
Hailed as a "meeting planner's dream", Adam has become a favorite guest
performer, emcee, and after-dinner entertainer for hundreds of the top
companies and organizations in the world, including Toyota, Microsoft,
Stanford University, and scores of others.
Mack Dryden
In addition to being an electrifying motivational speaker and hilarious Emcee,
Mack Dryden is a comedian/actor/writer who has appeared on numerous television
shows, several feature films and whose writing and voice are heard on more than
500 radio stations every week.
Durwood
Fincher
Durwood Fincher,
a.k.a. Dr. Robert Payne, is an entertainer, a linguist and an
insightful comedian, whose specialty is corporate communications.
Fincher has been the secret ingredient at hundreds of successful
corporate functions, making certified heroes out of meeting planners
since 1981. He is on the road an average of 200 days a year. He
never fails.
Roy Firestone
"The
best interviewer in the business" is how Sports Illustrated
describes Roy Firestone, host of ESPN's Up Close Prime Time, One of
America's most versatile talents, he is recognized for his multiple
abilities as an interviewer, journalist, commentator, and stage performer.
Critically acclaimed for his work in broadcast journalism,
Firestone has won six Emmy Awards and two ACE Awards for Cable
Excellence. He has interviewed more than three thousand people,
including nearly every major sports figure.
MICK FLEETWOOD
Mick Fleetwood,
legendary drummer and co-founding member of Fleetwood Mac was born
June 24, 1947 in Cornwall, England. He began his professional
drumming career at the age of 16 and has remained at the forefront
of the music industry for over 40 years. In 1967, Fleetwood, along
with Peter Green and John McVie formed the original Fleetwood Mac, a
band that subsequently became one of the leading blues bands of that
era. A later incarnation of Fleetwood Mac including Stevie Nicks,
Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie released the band’s 1977
multi-Grammy Award winner RUMOURS, which remains one of the biggest
selling albums in music history. In 1998 Fleetwood Mac was inducted
into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. From 2003 through 2004 the band
once again embarked on a world tour and released their critically
acclaimed album “Say You Will.” Mick and his band, Fleetwood Mac,
plan to continue making great music long into the future.
Al Franken
Franken enhanced his reputation as a political satirist by providing
commentary for CNN's coverage of the 1988 Democratic National Convention,
and anchoring Comedy Central's "Indecision '92" coverage of the
Democratic and Republican National Conventions and election night.
Franken's performances at the 1994 and 1996 White House Correspondents
Dinners demonstrated his skill as one of the nation's top after-dinner
speakers, and his "Strange Bedfellows" appearances with Adrianna
Huffington were an integral part of the acclaimed 1996 election coverage
on "Politically Incorrect."
Pat Hazell
Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Pat Hazell moved to Los Angeles
in the early 80's with lint in his pockets and a smile on
his face. Hazell toured the US extensively as a stand‑up comic
and made his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson in 1989. Hazell has since made six more appearances
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Hazell began as Jerry
Seinfeld's opening act and later went on to write for the
successful NBC series Seinfeld, and perform as the show's
studio audience warm‑up. As a playwright, his first endeavor was
Bunk Bed Brothers which he co-wrote with Matt Goldman.
Bill Herz
Bill currently performs at over
200 corporate events each year and also teaches executives their
own meeting magic. Bill's unique mix of comedy and magic has
been applauded at corporate functions throughout the U.S.,
Canada, Mexico, Europe, China, India, and Thailand. He is a
two-time winner of the International Magical Performers Award.
As a theatrical consultant, Bill designs and creates special
effects for Broadway shows, major motion pictures, television
commercials as well as industrial and training videos.
Annemarie Huste
Mix equal
parts of chef extraordinaire, cookbook author, food stylist,
culinary teacher and television cooking-show host, add a generous
measure of humor, a dash of showmanship and a twist of elegance,
combine well and the result? The quintessential host — Chef
Annemarie Huste.
Dale IrVin
Dale Irvin is a comedian, speaker and author, but is best known as The
Professional Summarizer™. As a comedian, he has appeared on over 100 national
television shows including appearances on Showtime, MTV, A&E, HBO, and Oprah.
As a speaker, Dale reaches over 100,000 people a year with his message of
laughter therapy. He is a Certified Speaking Professional and is a member of the
Professional Speaker Hall of Fame.
Laughing
Stock
A
Full-Service Funny Business Featuring a Trio of Experienced Comics Who
Have Written and Performed Hundreds of Customized Comedy Shows. When You
Want Interactive, Intelligent and Memorable Entertainment for
Banquets, Meetings and Company Events.
Mack & Jamie
They've most recently been seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Jay Leno said, "When comedians talk about comedy teams, Mack and
Jamie are at the top of the list. They are the funniest duo,
working today!"
Mack & Jamie have become favorites on the corporate circuit because
they're clean ("We've worked for Bible salesmen"), hilarious ("My
cheeks hurt" is a common complaint), flexible (they once performed
for twenty executives sitting around a campfire in Arizona and 8,000
nurses in New York within 24 hours) and creative customizers.
FRANK MILES
What
do you call a comedy juggler, a standup comedian, a comedy magician,
and a composer of humorous songs who uses his act to teach people
that they can overcome their deepest fears and accomplish anything
they really want to? Most people just call him funny.Frank Miles delivers a riotously funny and totally unique show
that's also a motivational workshop filled with powerful tools for
handling fear. The show bounces from insightful standup comedy, to a
slapstick turn juggling fire on a giant unicycle, to performing the
world's only PingPong spitting ballet. Maybe that's why Penn Gillete
of "Penn and Teller" fame pronounced this young man, "A comedy
machine!"
JIM MORRIS
The New Yorker
Magazine hailed Jim Morris as "the country's leading political
impressionist".
Jim Morris Comedian, Political Satirist, Impressionist sets his
sights on the most prominent personalities in politics and popular
culture, the major newsmakers, newscasters, and entertainers on the
cutting edge and renders them in spot-on comic performances.
Jim Morris' show has been described as a monologue with a cast of
thousands, the political life of our country as an ongoing sitcom
and a sort of White House Confidential with laughs as Jim takes us
behind closed doors into the secret comic halls of power.
North Shore
Acappella
For the last 16 years, five voices known
as North Shore Acappella have entertained and excited thousands of
listeners throughout the Boston area, adding an experienced blend of
harmony, rhythm and tempo to songs from the 50's right up through the
90's. The voices belong to Guy Chiapponi, Bob Crowley, Paul Lopes, Jimmy
Martin, and Vinny Straccia.
Passing Zone
Who
Are They? Take
two guys with chainsaws. Put them in tights, throw in a Garden Weasel, and
what do you get? Well, it's
kind of hard to explain. But they're called The Passing Zone, and they'll
amaze you. And make you laugh.
Ron Pearson
Ron Pearson has performed as an entertainer
and keynote speaker at major corporate functions for such companies as
McDonald's, Motorola, Hewlett Packard, Pepsi Cola, Toyota, Verizon, Miller Beer,
and many others.
Ken Richters
as Mark Twain
The CORPORATE TWAIN™ is pure
entertainment! This corporate address is
not designed to motivate a sales force, or give branch managers
a plan to become more productive. The Corporate Mark Twain
will deliver a keynote speech of laughter and liveliness that
sparks all audiences during conferences, conventions, and annual
meetings.
STEVE RIZZO
As a world class expert Steve shows people how to choose a
healthy attitude both professionally and personally. His
audiences learn how to succeed and enjoy their lives in the
midst of challenging and changing times. He is extremely
entertaining and has a powerful message. Using the principles
that are instilled in Steve's programs has helped audiences throughout the
country to adjust their attitudes to discover brighter alternatives to
potentially negative situations.
Second
City Communications
Second City Communications is the division of North America’s
foremost comedy institution that provides entertainment, training
and creative and multimedia services to businesses. With over 40
years of experience across a wide variety of industries, Second City
Communications provides a fresh approach to corporate entertainment
and training by tapping into The Second City’s rich pool of talent
and ideas. Specific services include customized improv shows
tailored for corporate events and meetings, in-depth training and
workshops for groups or individuals (topics range from presentation
skills workshops, to custom seminars that address, for example,
issues affecting performance within teams and organizations as a
whole), and video and multimedia services for clients who want to
tell their story with custom presentations utilizing Second City
actors and writing savvy.
GREG
SCHWEM
Chicago Magazine
called him
“America’s favorite corporate funnyman!” Washington Techway Magazine
called his show a “welcome refreshing change.” MultiFamily Executive
Magazine said his performance was “one of the funniest they had ever
witnessed.” His name is Greg Schwem and he’s ready to bring his custom brand of
business humor and motivational speaking to your next event.
ROSS SHAFER
Ross didn't start out to be the world's funniest motivational speaker. He was
reared in the rugged timberlands of the Pacific Northwest where his father
worked for Arco and his mother had her hands full managing Ross and his two
youngest brothers. In Junior High, Ross mowed enough lawns to switch buy an
electric guitar. Unfortunately, he didn't mow enough lawns to buy an amplifier.
Jon Stetson
Jon Stetson injects uproariously funny situation comedy into his
performance, thus creating hilarity that never fails to please an audience. He
is more than just a comedian…his mind-boggling magic leaves them amazed,
bewildered and wanting to see more. This unique combination of magic and comedy
has taken Jon around the world playing resort hotels, colleges, cruise ships,
comedy clubs and corporate events.
Jimmy Tingle
The Humor of
Uncommon Sense:
Uncovering the absurdities of modern life with an irreverent and
incisive wit, Jimmy Tingle mixes the styles of Andy Rooney and
Jerry Seinfeld for a down-to-earth, belly-laughing look at
today’s world. Jimmy just completed two seasons
with
60 Minutes II
on
CBS
as the humorist / commentator in the “Andy
Rooney”
spot. He has enjoyed the star spot on The Tonight Show,
The Late Show with Conan O’Brien, Larry King Live,
MSNBC and his own HBO comedy special.
Michael Weber
Michael Weber delivers astonishing entertainment for thinking
audiences. His presentations of sensory acuity excite the
imagination of every audience member. Imagine meeting
face-to-face with someone who has the ability to determine your
innermost thoughts. Concentrate on any idea, number, image or
word, and Michael is able to entertainingly capture that thought
with almost scientific precision.
Desi
Williamson
You'll
look like a star when you bring in Desi to speak for your next training or
convention. His fast-paced programs - customized for your organization
both inspire your people to take action, and give them the tools to do so.
Your people get a fun, energetic program with content, and your
organization gets an immediate increase in productivity from your people.
Desi brings results to your organization!
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