Celebrity Comedians
Tom Ryan has been a full time Standup Comedian for over fifteen years and has recently made regular appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman. He has also performed on NBC’s Late Friday, Comedy Central and Showtime. His clean, original style and his ability to customize material for specific events make him a natural for the Corporate Comedy circuit. And in fact, he has performed for hundreds of different companies including Compaq, MasterCard and Continental Airlines.
“The world of business is a lot funnier than people think,” says Ryan. He is best known for his five-minute routine about Morton Salt and Arm and Hammer Baking Soda. “I’ve always wondered how the Morton Salt Company makes any money. How long does it take you folks to go through one of those big blue drums of Morton Salt? Five years? What did you pay for it? A quarter? Oh, they’re just raking it in.” As for baking soda, Ryan points out that, in one of the most brilliant Marketing strategies of all time, the company somehow convinced us to buy their product and then pour it down the drain.
At a recent event for JD Edwards, the computer programming giant, Ryan noticed a press release on their website. It said they had recently acquired the Land O’ Lakes Butter account. Ryan congratulated the audience on the fact that, because of them “the world of butter was finally going high tech.” He created a routine about programmers sitting around discussing butter while using nothing but high tech terminology. “It’s open, it’s scalable and we believe that it can be successfully integrated into a piece of toast.”
In addition to performing at corporate events, Ryan is a regular at all the top comedy clubs in the country including the Tempe Improv, Atlanta Punchline and the Denver Comedy Works. He has been the opening act for such names as Jerry Seinfeld, Dennis Miller, Ray Romano, Steven Wright, Howie Mandel, Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall. He’s opened in concert for countless musical acts including Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, Jeff Beck, B.B. King and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Tom Ryan brings many years of diverse performing experience to every show that he does. He looks forward to customizing material for your next company event.
