Press, Feedback and Praise for Shaun Eli’s Shows
Over a dozen newspaper and magazine articles about Clean Stand-up Comedian Shaun Eli and The Ivy League of Comedy along with links to audio files- the articles have been narrated for the visually impaired.
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National and Other Media Coverage
“It’s Never Too Late to Quit Your Day Job and Become a Stand-Up Comic” — The New York Times
A profile of Shaun Eli’s transition from a career in finance to full-time stand-up comedy.
“Two Shows, Lots of Laughs” — The Philadelphia Inquirer
Coverage of The Ivy League of Comedy and its clean comedy shows in Philadelphia.
“Second Acts: The Job Shifters” — The Christian Science Monitor
A cover-story feature about people who reinvented their careers, including Shaun, who appears on the cover after leaving finance for comedy.
“Why Aren’t We Seeing More Women in Comedy? The Debate Rages On.” — The Denver Post
An article about women in stand-up comedy that includes Shaun Eli’s perspective and statistical analysis of women and men in stand-up.
“Late-night Comics Make It at State” — Lehigh Valley Press
Coverage of Shaun Eli and The Ivy League of Comedy, including comedians from late-night television appearing at the State Theatre.
“Funny Business” — Westchester Magazine
An article about Shaun’s comedy career and business background.
“Standing Up for Clean Comedy” — Westchester Magazine
An article about Shaun and his approach to clean comedy.
“30 Tweets Posted By People With Impeccable Humor” — AOL
Shaun was interviewed as a professional comedian about why Twitter became a place for comedy and how jokes work.
“Are Female Comedians Finally in Demand?” — Newark Star-Ledger
An opinion piece written by Shaun about improving opportunities for women in stand-up comedy.
“Don’t ‘Knock’ Him” — Asbury Park Press
A feature about Shaun coming to perform in New Jersey.
“Clean Comedy Coming to Riverdale” — Riverdale Press
Coverage of The Ivy League of Comedy and Shaun performing in Riverdale, New York.
“Comedians to Film Live TV Show at Emelin” — Scarsdale Inquirer
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Coverage of Shaun and The Ivy League of Comedy filming a live television special at the Emelin Theatre.
“Comedian Returning to the Emelin for Hometown Show” — Scarsdale Inquirer
A feature on Shaun returning to the Emelin Theatre for a hometown performance.
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Ridgefield Press coverage of The Ivy League of Comedy
Article about Ivy League comedians appearing in Connecticut, including comments from Shaun Eli.
“Students Take a Comedic Turn” — Daily Pennsylvanian
A feature about Penn’s comedy scene and The Ivy League of Comedy, including Penn alumnus Shaun Eli.
“Alum forms Ivy League Comedy Showcase” – Daily Pennsylvanian
A feature about Shaun Eli starting The Ivy League of Comedy.
“The Education of an Ivy League Comedian” — Yale Daily News
A profile of Ivy League-educated comedian Shaun Eli.
“Take a Leap of Faith” — New York Post
An article about changing careers that includes Shaun’s move from banking to comedy.
“The Good Life” — New York Post
A feature on entrepreneurs and their careers that includes Shaun and The Ivy League of Comedy.
“The Ivy League of Comedy Brings Clean Laughs to Park Theatre” — Cranston Herald
An interview with Shaun about founding The Ivy League of Comedy and changing careers from finance to comedy.
Main Street Magazine
A mention of The Ivy League of Comedy and Shaun’s appearance at the Colonial Theatre.
“Class Clown Town” — 34th Street Magazine
A feature on Penn’s collegiate comedy scene that includes Shaun Eli.
Academic Publications
Academic study of human- versus AI-written comedy
An academic study that used almost a thousand of Shaun Eli’s jokes in its analysis of human-written versus AI-written comedy.
Other Press
“Human Collateral: More Tales of Bliss After Wall Street” — Nasdaq
Coverage of Shaun’s career change from Wall Street to stand-up comedy.
“7 Jobs That Pay You To Play All Day” — CNN.com
A feature about unusual careers that mentions Shaun’s career in stand-up comedy.
Westchester Jewish Life — Programs of the Week
A program reference to Shaun and stand-up comedy for Jewish organizations.
The Highlands Current
An article mentioning Shaun’s upcoming stand-up comedy appearances.
The Highlands Current
Additional coverage mentioning Shaun’s stand-up comedy appearances.
Forbes
A Forbes article quoting several of Shaun’s jokes in response to a news story.
AARP
An AARP article mentioning Shaun in connection with the amount of driving he does to perform at comedy gigs.
Corporate and Charity Events
Thomson Reuters: 2026 ACC Annual Meeting
Live comedy from stand-up comedian Shaun Eli Breidbart was part of Thomson Reuters’ 2026 ACC Annual Meeting.
Marathon Center for the Performing Arts: City Mission Stand-Up Comedy Night
The Findlay, Ohio performing arts center presented a charity comedy night benefiting City Mission, with Shaun Eli among the comedians. The venue’s independent biography describes his comedy, streaming credits and Wharton background.
Jewish Events and Organizations
Jewish Federation of Greater Naples: The Sacred Power of Laughter
JCC of Greater Ann Arbor: A Night of Comedy and Fundraising
JCC of Central New Jersey: The JCC Presents The Ivy League of Comedy’s Shaun Eli
UJA-JCC Greenwich: Comedy Night
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
Reform Judaism: Shaun Eli Breidbart
Theatre and Performing Arts Events
Berkshire Theatre Group: The Colonial Theatre
Mar-Va Theater Performing Arts Center
Union County Performing Arts Center
Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum
Other Organizations and Institutional References
Some feedback and praise
“Shaun was SUPER. Not only did he do a phenomenal job emceeing our corporate function but with his corporate background he completely understood our complicated business and what we needed from an emcee for the launch of our unique event. And after the event he took the initiative to stick around and discuss the logistics with our participants so he could make suggestions to make the event even better the next time we do it.”
– Kayvan Farzaneh
Senior Manager
VSC Consulting
“You were the most talked-about part of our group’s trip to NYC- everyone had such a wonderfully hilarious evening. We all appreciated your ability to interact with a very diverse audience, military officers and diplomats intermixed with New Yorkers and visiting tourists from all over, and still keep your material fresh, clever and relevant to everyone. People who’ve made a career out of slogging through mud while under fire aren’t going to be offended by dirty words, but they still marveled at your friendly and professional ability to rock the room without the use of foul language or vulgar content. I would recommend you to any group seeking entertainment.”
– Jiyul Kim
Colonel, U.S. Army
Director of Asian Studies
U.S. Army War College
“You’re wonderful! Bless you for coming! This is the first time in three months I’ve seen my wife smile.”
– husband of a cancer patient after a show at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
(the hospital’s strict patient confidentiality policy prohibits even asking for a name)
Wow! … OMG! …. hilarious!” That’s just a sample of what folks were saying about you as they left the theater. Thanks, Shaun, for a truly awesome show. We look forward to having you back in the very near future!
– Barbara Jurgelas
Comedy Booker
Playhouse on Park Theatre
“We’re always thrilled to have Shaun Eli host our Comedy Fights Cancer shows– he’s warm, hilarious and great with the patients and their families. His professionalism and brilliance always shine.”
– Abby Russell
Founder
Comedy Fights Cancer
“Shaun writes the kind of smart comedy I like to use in my opening monologue.”
– Jay Leno
“Shaun Eli is a smart and witty comedy writer. He is a gifted monologist. He avoids the topics other comedians have burned out. His observations about our society’s insanity are fresh, entertaining and funny. He has a genuine gift to make us laugh.”
– Stephen Rosenfield
Director, The American Comedy Institute
Shaun has become a real asset to the Joey Reynolds Show. We enjoy him so much we’ve made him a quasi-regular. He’s smart, quick, flexible, enthusiastic, professional and is totally there. He also interfaces well with whatever microphone starved maniacs happen to be on the show with him.
– Myra Chanin
Producer
The Joey Reynolds Radio Show (WOR 710 AM in NYC and syndicated to hundreds of radio stations across the U.S.)
“Shaun had our attention from the start. Even our fittest divers were laughing so hard they could barely catch their breath. Shaun was so polished and professional, we still can’t believe he’d been performing for only four months. Our members, and their families, keep talking about the show he put on, and they want him back next year.”
– Dr. Soliman Shenouda
President
The Scuba Sports Club
“Shaun is stupendous! We spent a little over an hour on the phone to come up with some jokes for my company’s e-commerce site. I was amazed at how quickly he thought of funny things for us to put on our website to keep it interesting and draw attention to our novel products. His comedy was not just about the products themselves- he even came up with a joke to boast about the low price we are charging. Shaun’s price for his expertise? Very fair and reasonable. Need original comedy for your business? Hire Shaun.”
-Jacqueline von Edelberg
Founder & Chief Feline Officer
Scratch Out Scratchers, Inc.
“…humor that is smart and wry and a little cerebral.”
– Scarsdale Inquirer
“From your first sentence you had us all hooked, starting with one-liners and building into a routine that made us think while we were laughing, an awesome combination! Come back, we want more!”
– Lesa Pascal
President of the African/Latin Heritage Club and Officer of Student Government Association
Concordia College-New York
“Shaun was a blast to have on. Even though we had some technical difficulties and couldn’t play clips from his performance, he took it in stride and was VERY entertaining.”
– Lou Ruggieri, host of “The Stress Factor” on WMSC radio (Meeker Broadcasting)
Thanks for making such a terrific resource available to anyone who wants it (and for free!). I’m due to perform my first ever stand up routine in a few weeks (at the age of fifty), so I’m voraciously reading anything and everything I can lay my hands on. I really enjoyed your FAQ page and found a lot of the info very helpful.
– Rob Hart
Advertising Copywriter
Adelaide, Australia
Thank you for your monthly dose of humor. I enjoy opening your mail. If you are ever doing a show in South Africa let me know; I would love to see you live.
– Michael Leaper
Software Developer
South Africa
more testimonials
Comedian Shaun Eli is an excellent choice for your corporate event, country club/tennis/flying/yacht club/golf club outing or member/guest tournament comedy night entertainment. Also perfect for your temple, synagogue, church, charity fundraising event. Hire direct– why pay a booker?
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specific information on hiring comedians for temple/synagogue/shul shows and
information on hosting an Orthodox Jewish singles event
And a bit of weirdness: Google has an AI product called NotebookLM that can take information and generate a podcast- it sounds like two podcasters having a conversation.
I fed it the information from my website and the result was equal parts of interesting, impressive and creepy. For some reason it dwelled on Jewish comedy (which is one page out of close to a hundred pages on my website plus a few other minor mentions, but ended up being much of the podcast). It didn’t get everything right- it apparently made some assumptions and must’ve included information from other sources. But then human beings make mistakes too.
Here’s the podcast:
I then fed it my website but excluded the page on Jewish comedy. Here’s that podcast:
For a third try I fed it my other website The Ivy League of Comedy. Here’s that podcast:
To contact Shaun for his 31 flavors of comedy please call or text him at (914) it’s-funny (914) 487-3866 or email Shaun (at) BrainChampagne.com.
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