Albany, NY Clean Corporate Comedy Shows- Comedian Shaun Eli
And for Albany, GA. There are also cities or towns named Albany in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Kentucky. I can be funny in any of them. Just ask! (and prepare to pay me) I’ve headlined shows on six continents.
About Me– the comedian you want to hire for stand-up comedy or a humorous keynote speech
Hello Capital City Albany! I’m a clean corporate comedian who’s a life-long New Yorker. Except for four years in college in Philadelphia I’ve lived in New York State my entire life. And even when I was in college I was a New Yorker- my legal address was my parents’ house. In one of my jokes I point out that I’ve lived within twenty miles of New Jersey my entire life, but that I’m not proud of it. I didn’t decide to put NJ where it is. And apparently it’s really, really expensive to move it. I’m sure a lot of people would chip in, but we still couldn’t afford to do it.
I’m from downstate but I’m familiar with Albany. As a competitive rower I competed there a few times. And as a complainer I’ve dealt with state senators and assemblyfolks. Not really complaining- I got a sign put on a local parkway saying Welcome To Westchester. Not because I think everybody needs to be welcomed, but because NYC taxi drivers were overcharging by claiming the city line was several miles earlier. They get to charge double the meter once they leave NYC. I wanted an easy way to say “See, there’s the sign, NOW we’re in Westchester.” And I got the sign. See, Albany, government works!
Although I do wonder why there’s also a sign on another highway, the Deegan I think, that says something like “Westchester County, Gateway to the Hudson Valley.” Nothing wrong with the Hudson Valley but if they turned around they’d see NYC, and that’s a little more impressive to most people.
I thought I went from finance to stand-up comedy but apparently I’m also a waiter:
About my shows
As a clean corporate comedian I’ve been profiled in The New York Times and my group The Ivy League of Comedy in the Philadelphia Inquirer. My jokes have been published in all sorts of newspapers and magazines and have been in the opening monologues of three late-night TV hosts. If you want more details on that read my biography. It’s not funny. But my stand-up is.
If you want to see what I’m like on stage watch my stand-up comedy videos.
My comedy’s clean and it’s great for corporate and charity events. It’s a combination of stories and shorter jokes. Some of it can be about New York but New York comics if they’re not stupid quickly learn not to talk too much about NYC when they’re not in NYC. You’d think that people not too far from NYC, like on Long Island, would get the references in jokes about subways, but sometimes they don’t.
So I’m not going to go to Albany and do jokes about subways or expensive apartments, because that’s stuff you can’t relate to. You don’t have to be married, or even have parents, to get my jokes about my parents. Everybody can relate to that. And you’ll still love my joke about fighting a Philadelphia parking ticket even if you’ve never been to Pennsylvania or driven a car.
Highlights
- Profiled in The New York Times
- Wrote jokes for opening monologues of three late-night talk show hosts for almost 20 years
- Jay Leno cited one of Shaun’s jokes as the type of smart comedy he liked to include in his opening monologue (Fortune magazine interview)
- Performed on Netflix and Amazon
- Wharton-educated, with a master’s degree in positive psychology
- Tours with Armed Forces Entertainment
- Headlined shows on six continents (so far- if you can book me for Antarctica, please do!)
- Writes jokes and consults on humor for corporations and political candidates (but only the good ones)
Related Links
Biography of clean comedian Shaun Eli
Stand-up comedians and stand-up comedy shows for churches and other houses of worship
Stand-up comedians for senior citizens and 55+ communities
Summary
Clean stand-up comedian Shaun Eli has headlined shows on six continents and he’s great for corporate and charity events. He’s been featured on Amazon and Netflix. His comedy is a combination of short stories and short jokes. Whatever he finds funny, that audiences also like, can end up in his act. It’s a weird world.
How to hire me
Well, that’s pretty easy. You call or write and we talk and work out the few details. Whether you represent a corporation that wants a clean stand-up comedian, or a charity working on a fundraising event, or a synagogue or church or other house of worship, just email Shaun (at) Brain Champagne dot com, or call or text me at (914) it’s-funny (914) 487-3866. Questions? Ask away!