* Laughing Stock

AAA Travel Agency

"Your performance at our annual meeting was the hit of the weekend. You captured our Company and Division culture perfectly.... Thank you for adding such festivities to our event."

- Roberta Christman
Coordinator Travel Training and Development

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Allied Domecq

"Everyone thought it was terrific how you could get us to laugh at ourselves without being embarrassing or off-color. You kept everyone involved in the event, which is pretty good for the 900 people we had there. The performance LaughingStock gave was the perfect addition to what can typically be a drier sort of event."

- Todd Wallace
Field Marketing Manager

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American Bankers Association

"Your insight into the culture and climate of our group was incredible. By using the appropriate 'buzz words' and addressing the pertinent issues of today's banking world, you put together a show that each member of our audience could personally and individually relate to."

- Chad Messer

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American Society of Corporate Secretaries

"You did a thorough job of planning and researching your subject matter and it showed in your performance. We cannot thank you enough for your participation in making this year's conference a truly special and memorable occasion."

- Vito Piacente
Assistant Secretary

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American Society of Quality Control

"Your ability to capture the quirks of us quality professionals was incredible. You had us laughing at ourselves as much as we were laughing at your performance. You also helped prove that we are pretty funny folks and not just dry numbers crunchers."

- Jack Quirk
51st NEQCC Vice Chair

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Ameritech

"Your highly professional preparation in planning for this event contributed greatly to the session's success, both from our officer team's point of view and that of the audience. Your questions and insights as we prepared made all involved concentrate that much more on delivering an enjoyable and meaningful experience."

- Jay Batz
Regional Manager, Field Programs, EBS Sales Ops

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Amoco Oil Company

"Thank you for making Customer Focus come to life for Amoco dealers and jobbers at our recent conference in Orlando. I truly appreciated the new ideas and approaches you developed each day. That kind of initiative and commitment is what makes your team so special."

- Lane Coulson
Director, Customer Focus

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Anderson Consulting

"Our group spans a wide range of backgrounds and interests and your improvisations kept everyone laughing. Thanks again for helping to make a very important meeting successful."

- John B. Burke

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Arthur D. Little

"As you were aware, the issues we were discussing during our meeting were complex and difficult primarily because they were unfamiliar to us. Your ability to understand some of those issues and help us to laugh at them and ourselves helped very much in easing the tension. The feedback I have received has been quite enthusiastic and supportive."

- Stephen E. Ellis
Director

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BankBoston

"You once again proved to be an outstanding comedy team combining your improvisational humor with the day-to-day activities of the banking world. From your portrayal of a first-time teller to the details of our e-mail system, you were on target all the way."

- Dona Beck
Vice President

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Barber Foods

"We would like to take this opportunity to let you know just how excellent we found your recent performance at our Broker Meeting. Your portrayal of life on the road and the frustrations that go with it had all of us in stitches. You helped us set just the right tone for our conference and got the first night off to a great start."

- Eric Burkhardt
Director of Foodservice Sales

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Barings

"Return engagements are not always as successful as the original, but your second performance was as huge a success as your first. Many of us are still laughing."

- Jonathan J.K. Taylor
Group Marketing Director

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Bass Shoe

"If you have any misgivings about hiring The Laughingstock Comedy Company, throw them right out the window now. This delightful troupe of three offer a welcome change of pace to any meeting: a chance to laugh at ourselves and make light of the situations that crowd our all-too-serious lives."

- Denise McLeod
Director, Advertising & Promotions

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Bausch & Lomb

"Evidently, laughter and comedy is a good way to neutralize negative feelings and provide a more positive outlook on challenging situations. Your group made a substantial contribution to our meeting and was instrumental in our meeting being the success it was."

- Terry Ferrin
Director, Sales Development

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Bay Networks

"Your promotional video does not do justice portraying how effective LaughingStock is at taking the real life issues from our workplace today and allowing people to alugh at the situations they were swearing at yesterday. Without a doubt the continuous and hilarious laughter that went on throughout your entire performance provided the feedback I know we were all looking for!"

- Carolyn Pund
Manager, Corporate Meetings & Events

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Bay Networks

"You were definitely one of the highlights of the meeting. The responses have been overwhelmingly positive."

- Al Berardi
Sr. Human Resources Representative

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Baystate Medical Center

"It was not an easy task finding ways to laugh at the subject of breast cancer but you put your humor into the skits and everyone enjoyed the show. I do not know how we will top it if we have an annual event. Please find the summary of evaluations enclosed. You got rave reviews."

- Sandra Hubbard
Coordinator, Comprehensive Breast Center

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Bits on the Wire, Inc.

"I must say, I had no idea (and I still don't understand...) how you were going to pull together a show for a group of systems administrators that are notoriously one of the hardest crowds to entertain, let alone get howling with laughter. You did it. It was a blast, and I still get email and phone calls about the conference and they always mention the excellent show you put on for us."

- Stephen Wynkoop
President

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Blackboard

"This was our 16th annual users' conference and we had never ventured out to try something a little different like a comedy show. This was absolutely what we needed this year to set the tone of the conference - a light, positive, humerous one! Your show was the perfect way to start off our conference.

- Alisa Rogoff
Marketing Manager, Client Programs

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Blue Cross/Blue Shield

"Thanks for providing such a focused, helpful skill-building program. The participants are still talking about what they learned."

- Laurie Davis

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Blue Cross/Blue Shield (too)

"I wanted to thank you for the wonderful job you did for us at last Thursday's celebration. I heard nothing but positive comments from everyone I spoke to that night. And several people have told me it was the best 'celebration' they ever attended. We were also impressed at LaughingStock's ability to poke coherent fun at a relatively dry and complex subject."

- Carol Morris
Director, Communications

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Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

"Your marvelous interpretation of life at CPI had people rolling in the aisles and will keep us smiling a long time."

- Christina Cavitt
Corporate Communications Consultant

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Carondelet Health Network Hospice Services

"You did make us laugh at ourselves and at what we do, but remained absolutely respectful of who we are and what we do. This is some task, but you managed it with aplomb."

- Ruth Little
Volunteer Coordinator

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Chinet Company

"What a great addition you were to our recent Vanguard Meeting in Sugarloaf. Your performances helped all the attendees see their company and the new direction we are moving, in a whole new light."

- David Hamann
Director of Marketing, Foodservice Business Unit

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Citizen's Bank

"I had a big time morale issue, and you had the antidote -- thoughtful, insightful humor and laughter. The dozens of calls I got the next day were testament to the wisdom of the idea, and most importantly, your execution."

- Robert Mahoney
President

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Cole-Haan

"Everyone thoroughly enjoyed your customized, humorous look at our company. People were still chuckling days later. The comment that I heard most often was 'how did they know that?' Your homework really paid off!"

- Mary F. Marsh

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Compaq Computer Corp.

"...this means that you are really listening to what we want and expect and you are being proactive to make sure Compaq's message gets out to our audience in a very entertaining way."

- Laura LeRoy
Trade Show Administrator

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Compaq Computer Corp.

"It was remarkable how quickly you established rapport with the attendees. Every moment, every scene was something they could identify with, so they went from chuckling (first 60 seconds) to laughing out loud (second 60 seconds) to guffawing, even roaring by the end. Truly delightful!"

- Sally Charpiot
Market Analysis & Communications

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Computer Center Software

"Our conference was a huge success and LaughingStock played a critical role in overacheiving our goal for a great conference."

- Rob Willey
Migration Manager

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Computer Center Software

"Thanks as well for involving the audience throughout your performance. It's fun to see your peers having so much fun and laughing so hard."

- Rob Willey
Migration Manager

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Computing Technology Industry Association

Once again, you were thoroughly prepared for everything and took the time to learn so much about our industry that it seemed like you lived in it everyday. ...I would be happy to act at anytime as a reference for Laughingstock. It is without a doubt the easiest decision a meeting planner would have to make."

- Debbi Keating
Manager, Conference & Exhibits

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Connecticut Bankers Association

"I have received many calls and notes from my fellow bankers raving about:1. How funny you are. 2. How witty you are. 3. How different you are. 4. How prepared and professional you are. 5. How talented you are 6-10. How funny you are! Many, many thanks!"

- David A. Lentini
President & Chief Executive Officer

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Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland

"...thank you for your participation as emcee for our Annual Meeting this year. Your sense of humor and timing brought a livly spirit and a great deal of fun to what could have been a fairly dry presentation. I appreciate the preparation you did in introducing the many speakers and events of the meetinmg. I especially want to thank you for keeping the whole thing moving without a feeling of the event being rushed"

- Barbara Whitten
President & Chief Executive Officer

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Coopers & Lybrand

"Everyone enjoyed the performance and your ability to utilize our real life examples in your performance was especially great!"

- Jack Fitzmaurice
Director of Recruiting

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Davis & Geck

"Your pre-meeting intake on the nuances of the company was remarkable and your ability to pick up and use the events of the moment was equally as extraordinary. As I said on-site, you truly do understand the balance and boundaries of these kinds of performances in a corporate meeting environment."

- Larry Cronin

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Deknatel

"What can I say? Your performance went beyond all expectation. As I looked around the room during each of your improvisational skits, all I could see was streams of tears and people holding their stomach. These symptoms may sound like food poisoning, but in actuality it was people doubled over with laughter from the humor that you infused into our meeting."

- John J. Welch
Marketing Manager

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Deloitte & Touche

"After the show several of my colleagues thanked me for bringing you to our conference and said it was the most they had laughed in a long time. Thanks for making me look so good. It's great to work with such pros."

- Steve Weylandt
Partner

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Deloitte & Touche

"Our consulting organization has had the pleasure to engage Laughingstock in several recruiting events. These events surely would not have been such a success, or left such a favorable impression on our recruits, without the sharp wit and truly laugh-out-loud humor Lesley, Dean and Tim bring to the stage."

- Danielle Domingue
Recruiting Coordinator

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Delphax

"The feedback I've received from attendees has been universally positive with many calling it the best kick-off meeting they've ever attended...and that's no exaggeration. While I'd like to take some of the credit, those who were there say it's Laughingstock that really deserves the kudos."

- David Crowley
Director, Marketing Programs

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Digital Equipment Corporation

"We were delighted beyond all expectations with the entire cast's ability to transform all the important current issues, events and cultural idiosyncrasies into a tasteful parody that made us laugh at ourselves in a very healthy and therapeutic way. Everyone saw themselves in there somewhere -- and enjoyed it!"

- Karen Davis
Director, Marketing Communications, North America Sales & Marketing

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Eastern Bank

"Terrific! Sensational! Tremendously funny! Your appearance was a big hit and resulted in one of our best sales meetings yet! Thanks so much for your first-class entertainment and providing us with a program which was energetic, participatory, and above all, memorable."

- Ronald Johnson
VP, Director of Marketing

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Eventsource

"What a great show! I couldn't have asked for more. Standing ovations, clients that trust your judgement and of course a cast that could not be beat. You know they want you to reserve (dates) next year for them. It doesn't get better than that, does it? Thanks for doing such a great job. Your cooperation with every aspect of the job was superb. I couldn't have been happier."

- Lynn Jacobs
VP, Business Theater

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Eventure

"We appreciated the level of responsiveness you provided to GenRe and us. Pleasing the producers, the clients and the audience must have been daunting at times. Despite all of that, a seamless show of fun and information was delivered at each and every city, a credit to your experience, ability and adaptability."

- Nancy Sabino
Vice President, Creative Services

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Fidelity Investments

"We measure success by the amount of chatter that continues after an event and I overheard many people telling their associates that they had missed something really special if they weren't there."

- Elizabeth Burkley
Corporate Event Coordinator

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