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Comedian Tom Ryan's Biography:
People often ask
comedians if they got started as the Class Clown. Usually the answer
is "no". However in the case of Tom Ryan it turns out to be
true. When he was in eighth grade, his classmates actually voted him
the class clown. "I would have preferred the term 'class
comedian'." All the time, his favorite comedians were Bill
Cosby, David Brenner, Woody Allen and George Carlin. He listened to
Carlin's " AM/FM" album over and over again until he had it
completely memorized. One day during recess he recited the entire
album for a crowd of about 40 classmates. It was at that moment that
he realized that he wanted to be a stand-up comedian.
At 26, he left an
insurance job in his hometown of Philadelphia to move to Florida and
work at a golf course. The job lasted only 3 weeks. Ryan says,
"Losing that job was the best thing that ever happened to me
because it forced me to confront exactly what I wanted to do with my
life." It was not long before Tom made his stage debut. Within
two years he as working full time as a comedian. Since then Tom Ryan
has worked steadily at comedy clubs, concert venues, corporate
functions and colleges across the U.S.
His original style
makes it easy for him to write for specific events. He has contributed
monologue jokes to the award winning "Politically Incorrect with
Bill Maher" and regularly headlines corporate events for
companies ranging from Coca-Cola to Church and Dwight.
Tom believes that the
best comedy comes from the most unlikely sources. Here is an example
from his act: "I was driving around the other day and my oil
light came on. But that little symbol looks nothing like an oil can.
When it first came on I thought well, apparently my car is low on
gravy."
Television:
Late Night with David
Letterman - Premium Blend - Comedy Central - Improv. Com Webcast
Comedy Club - Showtime's Comedy On The Road
- Caroline's Comedy Club A&E
Corporate:
Compaq - Continental
Airlines - Comedy Central - Morgan Stanley - Time Warner - Knight
Ridder - Broad & Cassell - Coca Cola Inc. - Carnival Cruise Lines
- Digital Equipment - Miami Police Dept - Dean Whitter - Rexall Drugs
- Unify Corp. - Waldec Computer Group...plus many more!
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