BROWSE SPEAKERS by TOPIC

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* Acrobazia , Quebec Canada -- 2.5k to 5.0k

Acrobazia's act is a unique nine-minute display of balancing moves that defy strength and gravity. Choreographed to an original musical score, their graceful movements blend together to create seemingly impossible poses.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

* Raspyni Brothers , California USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Dan Holzman and Barry Friedman are the Raspyni Brothers. Their original blend of variety skills and understated comedy have won them two international juggling championships, multiple appearances on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, and a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

The Water Coolers , New York USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

The Water Coolers specialize in music and comedy about having a job, lightening up any "serious" corporate meeting you might be planning. The founders of this concept all have extensive acting and performing experience as well as experience working in the corporate world. They are ready to turn your sales meeting, managerial conference or annual retreat into something unforgettable.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Jeff Dunham , California USA -- 30.0k to 50.0k

Breathing life into an elderly curmudgeon, a purple creature known as a "Woozle" and a self-effacing jalapeno, among other lovable characters, Jeff Dunham is straight man to some of the funniest partners in show business. His comedic skill and impeccable technique serve as sleight of hand; however, drawing attention away from the fact that Dunham is a ventriloquist extraordinaire. "What makes this performer the best at what he does is the believability factor," one reviewer wrote. "Dunham's characters have more personality than a lot of people I know."
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Pink Flamingos , New Mexico USA -- 20.0k to 25.0k

Your audience is welcomed by the upbeat sounds of a live orchestra accompanied by unique and elaborately costumed characters. It’s an event in itself. Recognizing that each event is special, the Pink Flamingos have choreographed selections and can adapt their format to the mood and demographics of your audience. Remember… they’re live and can change directions on the spot. It’s what they’ve built their reputation on!
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Shao-Lin Kung Fu , USA USA -- Contact for fee schedule

Twenty Shaolin Monks and five young trainees have travelled all the way from China’s fabled Shaolin Temple to demonstrate their martial arts expertise. In a crescendo of Kung-Fu sequences they amaze us with their hypnotic and pain defying moves. The Shaolin Monks are lifted aloft on sharpened spears, break marble slabs with their heads, perform handstands on two finger tips, splinter wooden staves with their bodies, break bricks on their heads and fly through the air in a series of incredible backflips using heads not hands. The mind over matter skills have to be seen to be believed.


Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Andre-Philippe Gagnon , Quebec Canada -- 25.0k to 30.0k

An impressionist with an eye on the world, Andre-Phillippe Gagnon can slip from Joe Cocker's husky croon to Dionne Warwick quicker than most performers can take a curtain call! From Mick Jagger to Vanessa Paradis, Louis Armstrong, Jean Chretien, and Fred Flintstone, Gagnon's impressions of famous personalities are rapid-fire magic. With an engaging blend of comedy and music, his take on the "who's who" of the world is funny and full of delicious detail. But between the jokes, his amazing voice actually delivers the essence of some of the world's greatest singers. Following the 1985 Just for Laughs Festival and his subsequent appearance with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, Gagnon became one of Canada's top comedians - in English and in French. Today, he is internationally acclaimed as "the world's greatest impressionist.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Denis Lacombe , Quebec Canada -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Denis Lacombe, a natural born comedian, describes himself as ''A Living Cartoon''. Visually stunning and totally hilarious as the Mad Conductor, he conducts Tcakowsky's 1812 Overture in his own unique and particular way. Lacombe does not perform from a standard podium, but atop a platform to which his booted feet are secured. A superbly acrobatic sketch acclaimed internationally with the Cirque du Soleil, Denis Lacombe performs solo all around the world, presenting a singular show that cuts across the limits of culture, language, age and even art forms.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Michel Lauziere , Quebec Canada -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Michel Lauziere is a man of many talents. He is a visual humorist, a fantasy artist, a musician and above all, he is a creative performer who gains personal satisfaction in capturing his public's affection. On stage, Lauziere is a master in grasping the audience's attention and drawing them into his world of the unusual. With his incredible talent and imagination, he can make music out of anything.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Ron Pearson , California USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Need a fresh face to share the stage with Bob Hope, Kenny Rogers, Ed McMahon, Earth Wind & Fire or Tony Curtis? Well, Caesar's Palace and many Fortune 500 companies have happily chosen Ron Pearson. A recent show at a CBS sound stage for S.H.A.R.E. inspired "Fashion Guru" and syndicated columnist Mr. Blackwell to write "...a new face to many of us, who seemed to be everything an entertainer should be and certainly was, is a terrific looking guy...he seemed to combine all things that makes a performer a headliner... charm must have been his middle name, talent his first name, it wouldn't be hard to name him 'the entertainer of the year'...needless to say the rest of the show was absolute dynamite..."
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Carlo Pellegrini , New York USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Since 1996, Carlo Pellegrini, motivational speaker, business strategist and master juggler, has been helping corporations communicate a message of accelerating change through his uniquely crafted programs. Attendees around the world at conferences, meetings, executive retreats, training seminars and large scale events (1,000 + attendees) have changed their beliefs about how they can make change happen - on the spot.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

James Van Praagh , California USA -- Contact for fee schedule

James Van Praagh has an incredible gift. He communicates with the spirit world, deceased loved ones....the other side. He has been touted as one of the world's most accurate spiritual mediums providing precise information to those who have lost loved ones giving them a sense of relief and comfort.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Peter Schickele , New York USA -- Contact for fee schedule

Composer, musician, author, satirist—Peter Schickele is internationally recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the field of music.  His works, now well in excess of 100 for symphony orchestras, choral groups, chamber ensembles, voice, movies and television, have given him “a leading role in the ever-more-prominent school of American composers who unselfconsciously blend all levels of American music.” (John Rockwell, The New York Times)
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

* Capitol Steps , District of Columbia USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

The Capitol Steps are a bipartisan comedy troupe composed of both present and former congressional staffers. Spawned at a Christmas party in 1981, the group soon mushroomed our of control ("like most things in Congress"). They have performed their son parodies for four Presidents, recorded 18 albums, appeared on Nightline, Good Morning America, Today, and NPR, and have been regularly featured on CNN's Inside Politics. After a recent performance, Vice President Al Gore said, "A lot of people in Washington are confused; the Capitol Steps are not." Humorist P.J. O'Rourke says, "The Capitol Steps are what Washington would be like if everyone were smarter and could sing."
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Max Winfrey , Florida USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Fasten your seat beats and get ready for the outrageous comedy of Max Winfrey! His brand of fast paced, of the cuff style humor has landed him numerous appearanes on the Disney Channel and the Nashville Network. The only thing more impressive than his circus like athletics is his lightning speed wit.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com