Comedy & Humor Motivational Speakers

Trevor Noah is the most successful comedian in Africa and is the former host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience.  Last year, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” landed a record number of seven Emmy Award nominations.

Fee Range: $250,000–$300,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $37,000–$57,000
Travels From: CA

Dave Barry has been a professional humorist ever since he discovered that professional humor was a lot easier than working. Well-known for his former internationally syndicated column, Dave Barry discusses (read: “pokes merciless fun at”) various major issues, including the international economy, the future of democracy, society and exploding bathroom fixtures. Barry has won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary – and immediately demanded a recount. A prolific writer, Barry has written more than 30 books, including the novels Big Trouble, Lunatics, Tricky Business and, most recently, Insane City. He has also written a number of books with titles like I'll Mature When I'm Dead, which are technically classified as nonfiction, although according to Barry they contain numerous lies. Two of Barry's books were the basis for the CBS sitcom Dave's World, which Barry says can probably still be seen on cable TV in certain underdeveloped nations.

Fee Range: $28,000–$30,000
Travels From: FL

The three-time Tony and GRAMMY Award nominee David Alan Grier is an American actor and comedian. Countless theater, television, film and comedic endeavors have pushed Grier’s career to remarkable heights and his ability to excel across all mediums and contexts is a testament to his inherent sense of comic timing and creative drive.

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Travels From: CA

• Mo Amer is an Arab American stand up comedian and writer of Palestinian descent, known for his iconic work with the comedy troupe “Allah Made Me Funny” – the longest running artistic collective of Muslim comic performers in the world • He appears as a series regular on the Hulu original series Ramy (co-starring with Ramy Youssef). • A pioneer in Arab American stand up, Amer’s humor consists of observational comedy, political satire, and race related material, heavily drawing on autobiographical elements, as well as his unique improvised, conversational style • Amer has performed in well over two dozen countries on five continents, and he is the first and only Arab American refugee comic to perform for U.S. and coalition troops overseas • Amer’s television credits include Comedy Central’s @midnight , TRU TV’s Comedy Knockout , and HBO’s Crashing . He also appeared on Bassem Youssef’s historic show ‘AlBernameg’ (aka ‘ The Daily Show of Egypt’) • On October 8, 2018, Amer debuted his first stand up special on Netflix, entitled “The Vagabond”

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Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $187,000–$360,000
Travels From: CA

Nick’s programs transform and energize audiences with both motivation and humor! With Nick, you get a lot of laughs along with relevant, practical content. His most requested talk is, Me, We, and Glee: How to have a great attitude, work as a team, and keep your sense of humor. It encompasses maintaining a positive outlook during these changing times, defining teamwork and enhancing humor both at work and at home. He’s even has a written a book that goes along with the talk. Nick’s comic style is friendly and light-hearted. Nick can help your group see the lighter side of their problems with his clever stand-up comedy and original brand of good, clean fun! Your groups will appreciate Nick’s depth and identify with his observations on human behavior. He will bring humor you can relate to, and will tailor his comedy to your needs, so you’ll get a performance made especially for you. Also, you can be assured that none of the humor will be inappropriate or offensive to your audience.

Fee: $10,000
Travels From: CA

• Dan Aykroyd is known for starring in “Ghostbusters” and as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live “ • Earned an Emmy as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” • Nominated for an Oscar for his role in “Driving Miss Daisy” • Co-founded the House of Blues, which has expanded to 13 live music concert halls across the country

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Travels From: Intl

W. Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian and the director and executive producer of the four-part Showtime documentary, We Need To Talk About Cosby, which premiered at Sundance. He also hosts and executive-produces the Emmy Award winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. His new book, Do The Work: An Antiracist Activity Book, co-written with Kate Schatz, is forthcoming from Workman in July. His most recent stand-up comedy special, Private School Negro, is available on Netflix. Kamau’s first book has an easy-to-remember title, The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. He’s the ACLU Celebrity Ambassador for Racial Justice and serves on the board of directors of Donors Choose and the advisory board of Right To Be (formerly Hollaback!).

Fee Range: $63,000–$111,000
Travels From: CA

A professional comedian, author, podcast host and tv personality who has built a reputation as the go-to choice for business humor, Scott has hosted hundreds of events over two decades for big and small organizations alike. As the son of a successful salesman, he was exposed to the principles of building a business at an early age. As a comedian, Scott cut his teeth at renowned improv and comedy clubs. And as a self-taught student of psychology, he’s explored what makes people tick and has written a book (albeit a farce) on how to get through life.  He’s uniquely positioned to deliver significant concepts on connecting people, building relationships and making business seriously funny.

Fee Range: $12,000–$15,500
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $90,000–$156,000
Travels From: CA

Andrew P. Buckley, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, and stockbroker. He is best known for his role as David Wallace on the American comedy series The Office from 2006 to 2013. Buckley emcees and speaks at various corporate and charitable events across the country. The mix of his corporate background and The Office persona lends an entertaining aspect to these speaking engagements.

Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $4,000–$10,000
Travels From: TN

Karyn Buxman is an international speaker, successful author, and neurohumorist (living at the intersection of the brain and humor). Karyn is a pioneer in the field of applied humor, starting with her masters thesis in graduate school and now continues her partnerships with leading neuroscientists. Today Karyn helps leaders—and those they serve—achieve peak performance and optimum health through the art and science of applied humor. More than 500 organizations—including NASA, the Mayo Clinic and the Million Dollar Round Table have hired Karyn to entertain, educate, and inspire their audiences again and again. She is one of 227 people in the world—and one of only 39 women—to be inducted into the National Speaker’s Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame. Karyn’s mission: To improve global health, business, and peace through laughter and heal the humor-impaired.

Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
Travels From: CA

Dave Caperton's programs have been described by his many clients in business, education and healthcare as a perfect blend of relevant content and entertaining high-energy humor. Drawing on his 20-plus years as an international keynote speaker, business owner, entrepreneur and executive coach and his background as an educator, stand-up comedian and comedy writer, Dave Caperton combines his long business experience and award-winning teaching strategies with razor sharp humor and comic timing to provide transformative insights on engagement, service and managing perception in a way that delivers results and fun.

Fee Range: $6,000–$8,000
Travels From: OH

Actor, magician, comedian and improv artist known for his original hidden camera magic series, THE CARBONARO EFFECT on truTV, Michael Carbonaro has been seen in recurring roles in television such as , Happily Divorced, The Newsroom, 30 Rock, How to Make it in America, The Wizards of Waverly Place and CSI Miami. Michael is a top entertainment speaker who hosts and performs shows of comedy, magic, and other acts for corporate events and private venues as well as various venues, including the ever popular Joe’s Pub, Caroline’s on Broadway, The Box, and Hollywood’s Magic Castle.

Fee Range: $20,000–$44,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $12,000–$15,000
Travels From: CA

•Multi Emmy-nominated, Primetime Emmy award-winning actor and comedian Dana Carvey is best known for his iconic and indelible Saturday Night Live characters – most memorably Church Lady, Grumpy Old Man, Hans, of the Hans and Franz body building duo, and of course Garth of Wayne's World. •Carvey has received much praise for his uncanny comedic impersonations of American political figures (popular with both audiences and the subjects of his impersonation), including the elder George Bush, Ross Perot, Jerry Brown, David Duke and Bob Dole. •He starred in The Master of Disguise, a comedy where Carvey took on 36 different identities and spoke in 14 different languages as the hapless main character. In 2016, Carvey appeared as the expert-in-residence on USA Network’s comedic half hour series First Impressions. •He has released two HBO comedy specials, Critics Choice and Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies, as well as a Netflix special, Straight White Male, 60. • Other film credits include The Secret Life of Pets and Hotel Transylvania 2, among others

Fee Range: $200,000–$250,000
Travels From: CA

Christine opens conferences with a bang and closes the event leaving everyone totally energized with practical and creative ideas. Her programs are always tied together with a “fun” ribbon! Christine is an award-winning and highly recognized speaker who has presented over the past 8 years to thousands of individuals coast to coast throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia. Christine holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication and a Masters Degree in Adult Education. What makes her unique is the “real” factor. Drawing from her varied background as a business owner, university admissions officer, corporate trainer, credentialing agent and broadcaster, she combines a down-to-earth attitude with a colorful artistic streak. Christine always leaves her audiences with laughter and enough creative ideas to last a lifetime.

Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
Travels From: TX

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. Adam is the author of Comedy Comes Clean: A Hilarious Collection of Jokes, Quotes and One-Liners published by Random House, Three Rivers Press. Adam earned a degree in public speaking from Biola University and has been named to Biola’s Alumni Hall of Fame.

Fee Range: $20,000–$30,000
Travels From: NC

Psychologist and humorist, Bruce Christopher, is America’s foremost “Enter-Trainer” today. He has earned this distinction because of his high-energy style and humorous presentation of his material. He is a licensed psychologist holding degrees in Professional Psychology and Interpersonal Communications from the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas. Bruce has Enter-Trained audiences internationally because of his humorous approach to today’s hot topics which impact our personal, professional and practice lives. He combines excellent content with loads of laughter and contagious comedy. When you are faced with morale problems, communication conflicts, customer service issues, managing change, need for teamwork, or just a great time of laughter. . . this Psychologist is in!

Fee Range: $5,000–$10,000
Travels From: MN

Jeff Civillico recently celebrated a 10-year run on the Las Vegas Strip as a Headliner with Caesars Entertainment at the iconic hotel properties The LINQ, The Flamingo, and The Paris. His clean, family-friendly "Comedy in Action” show remains highly acclaimed: voted “Best of Las Vegas” three years in a row by the Las Vegas Review Journal, named “Entertainer of the Year” by Vegas Inc, and honored by his fans with a 5-star rating on Yelp, Ticketmaster, and Google.

Fee Range: $17,500–$20,000
Travels From: NV

Setting himself apart with his in-depth pre-show interview, Tim skillfully and tastefully weaves the information into his show. This provides a connection with the audience that often leaves them wondering if he doesn't actually work with them. Tim can help kick-start a hum drum morning meeting, reenergize a luncheon conference, or make your evening awards banquet or annual dinner truly memorable. Tim builds a dynamic, content-focused presentation from the ground up. Tim has pretended to be everything from the "expert consultant" to the "new boss" and even a prestigious trainer brought in to teach a seminar. The "title" may change, but the reactions are hysterically predictable. Tim leads the group down a path where credibility turns to confusion and then to comedy. Whether it's an elegant banquet, convention or the company holiday party, Tim's style and material can enhance and complement any occasion.

Fee Range: $10,500–$12,500
Travels From: IL