Jimmy Brogan's Page

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Jimmy Brogan is known for his very funny, sparkling clean comedy act. Los Angeles City Beat called him, "the funniest audience interactive comedian in the business."
He has performed his act on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson as well as Late Night with David Letterman.
This bright clean comedian just might be right for your club or next event - Corporate, Charity Fundraiser or College Parents'/ Family/ Alumni Weekend.

Comedy Clubs Performed

Improvisation - Los Angeles, NYC, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, Cleveland, Dallas, Santa Monica, Irvine, Houston
Comedy Store - Los Angeles, Westwood, Las Vegas, La Jolla
Laugh Factory - Los Angeles, Chicago, Long Beach, Hawaii
Comedy & Magic Club - Hermosa Beach
Ice House - Pasadena CA
Catch a Rising Star - New York, Las Vegas
Zanies - Chicago, Vernon Hills
Comedy Castle - Detroit
Crackers - Indianapolis
Cobb’s Comedy Club - San Francisco
Punchline - San Francisco
Comedy Underground - Seattle
Funnybone - St. Louis, Omaha
Comic Strip - New York, Ft. Lauderdale
Comedy Caravan - Louisville
Bear’s Place - Bloomington IN
Jokers - Dayton
Treehouse - Danbury CT

Other Venues / Events Performed

CASINOS:
Dunes - Las Vegas
Excalibur - Las Vegas
Hacienda - Las Vegas
Harrah’s - Las Vegas
Jackson Rancheria - Jackson CA
Landmark - Las Vegas
MGM Grand - Las Vegas
Morongo Casino - Palm Springs CA
Resorts - Atlantic City
Rolling Hills - Corning CA



COLLEGES:
University of Notre Dame
Saint Mary's College
St. John's\St. Benedict
University of Southern California
University of Kentucky
Loyola Marymount University
Missouri State University - West Plains
Vassar College
University of Illinois - Chicago
New York City College
Staten Island College
University of Southern Connecticut
College of New Rochelle
Truman State University
California State University - Northridge
Pittsburg State University


CORPORATE:
Red Cross
California Highway Patrol
Warrensburg NY Firefighters Association
National Auto Parts Dealers
Long Beach Hospital
California Association of Healthcare Workers
Southern California Accountants Association
Colton Piano
Hughes Aircraft
TRW
United States Army – Ft. Leavenworth
United States Air Force – El Segundo


CRUISE SHIPS:
Celebrity Constellation
Celebrity Galaxy
Celebrity Zenith



THEATERS:
ACT Theater - Maple Ridge BC
Barnsdale Theater - Hollywood CA
Carlsbad Theater - Carlsbad CA
Ft. McMurray CC Theater - Ft. McMurray AB
Jefferson Performing Arts Center - Jefferson WI
Lincoln Theater - Belleville IL
Middleton Performing Arts Center - Middleton WI
Monroe Arts Center - Monroe WI
Moore Theater - Seattle WA
Norris Theater - Torrance CA
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall - Seattle WA
Paramount Theater - Austin TX
Pioneer Playhouse - Danville KY
Imperial Theater - Augusta GA
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center - Lenoir NC
Lied Center for the Performing Arts - Lincoln NE
Schuster Performing Arts Center - Dayton OH
South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center - So. Milwaukee WI
The Tassel - Holdrege NE
Throckmorton Theater - Mill Valley CA
Village Theater - Canton MI
Warner Theater - San Pedro CA
Wausau Performing Arts Center - Wausau WI
Westchester CC Theater - Valhalla NY



TEACHING COMEDY:
University of Notre Dame
UCLA Extension
Laugh Factory Comedy Course for Adults
Laugh Factory Comedy Camp for Underprivileged Kids
Standing Tall Comedy Kids


BENEFITS:
Ara Parseghian Medical Foundation - Niemann-Pick Disease - Tucson AZ
Los Angeles Commission Against Assaults on Women - Los Angeles CA
Gilda’s Club - Cancer Survivors’ Support - Seattle WA
Thousand Smiles Foundation - Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery - San Diego CA
Children’s Alliance - Lawyers for Abused Children - Los Angeles CA
Peace4Kids - Abused children - Los Angeles CA
New Hope Recovery Center - Morristown TN
Reach Out Benicia - Teenage Drug Program - Benicia CA
Nicole Parker Foundation for Missing Children - Los Angeles CA
Frontline Foundation - Feeding the Homeless - Los Angeles CA
Hurricane Katrina Benefit - Los Angeles CA
Comedy Relief - Pittsburgh Food Bank - Pittsburgh PA
Goshen Food Pantry - Goshen NY
Red Cross Blood Drive - Los Angeles CA
United Way Benefit - Muskegon MI
US Vets - Los Angeles CA
Theater West - Los Angeles CA
Theater 105 - Ojai CA
Bainbridge Performing Arts Center - Bainbridge Island WA
Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church - San Pedro CA
St. Therese Catholic Church - Alhambra CA
Central Catholic High School - Bloomington IL
Comedians’ Aids Fund - Los Angeles CA
Comedian Phil Perrier Recovery Fund - Los Angeles CA
Feral Cats Association - Santa Monica CA
Cadillac Ball - Lake Tahoe CA
Laugh Factory Thanksgiving for the Homeless - Los Angeles CA
Laugh Factory Christmas for the Homeless - Los Angeles CA


AWARDS:
Association of Comedy Artists – Best Comic Master of Ceremonies

Comedy Rating

G

Venue, Show, Event References

REVIEWS

Time Magazine
“People who go to the improvisational comedy clubs in New York City and Los Angeles know that Jimmy Brogan is probably the best comic to hit that circuit since Robin Williams.”

Los Angeles Times
“...Brogan is an absolute master at interacting with the crowd.”

San Francisco Examiner
“Brogan is bright, funny and absolutely clean in his humor.”

LA Style Magazine
“Folksy and family oriented, like Jay Leno’s,
it’s faster and maybe even funnier...”

Los Angeles Magazine
“...Genuinely witty without being abrasive...
little bit of Steve Allen, little bit of Newhart,
but still his own unique approach.”

Laff Track Magazine
“...A unique combination of self-deprecating charm
and a razor sharp wit.”

Pasadena Weekly
“He plays the audience like an orchestra and he creates a symphony.”

Los Angeles City Beat
“The funniest audience-interactive comic in the business”

Our Sunday Visitor
“Notre Dame’s Funniest Grad…In all his stockpile of jokes there was not one of them which could be called offensive. Brogan’s wit tends to be quick and sharp, but it is never a put-down that could leave you with hurt feelings.”

Time Magazine
“...a stand-up comedian admired by other comedians...”

Muskegon Chronicle
"...Brogan artfully enticed the audience, even the balcony, into an hysterical dialogue that turned into a laughfest..."

Vallejo Times Herald
“…Brogan’s act is cleaner than Adrian Monk’s kitchen table.”

Los Angeles Magazine
"In an age where those seven dirty words are everywhere, this Tonight Show writer promotes the warm, fuzzy and clean side of comedy."

Ventura County Reporter
“…a sharp but clean act…”

Morristown Citizen Tribune
“…had the audience roaring…hysterical.”

Pasadena Weekly
“…amazing ability to riff off of audience members
to produce gales of laughter.”

The Cheers – Online Magazine
“…Jimmy Brogan is still King of ‘playing the crowd.’ ”


Tidings - So. California’s Catholic Weekly
“…delighted everyone with his audience participation humor”

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“Jim Brogan…played the crowd like a pro with some nimble give and take among the audience.”

Glendale News-Press
“Jay Leno said,
‘I’m a big fan of clean comedy…Jim is a master of that.
He can work any kind of audience.’ ”

TV Appearances, Feature Films, and other Media

TELEVISION:

STAND- UP
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with David Letterman
Evening at the Improv
Merv Griffin Show
Wil Shriner Show
Comics Only with Paul Provenza
Hot Country Nights
Comedians Unleashed
The Joke’s on Thee

HOST
You Asked For It Again
Laffathon
The Late Show
The Big Laugh-Off
Comic Strip Live

ACTOR
Pros & Cons
Jerry Seinfeld HBO Special
Out of the Blue
Billy Crystal HBO Special
Just the Ten of Us

WRITER
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Class Clowns
Shaping up


CO-PRODUCER
Supreme Court of Comedy


TALENT COORDINATOR
Tonight Show with Jay Leno


AUDIENCE WARM-UP
Seinfeld
Taxi
Cheers
Newhart
The Golden Girls
Coach
Martin Short HBO Special
Late Night with David Letterman
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno


FILM:
Bridesmaids
The Informant!
Punchline
Jerry Seinfeld's Comedian
Damon Wayans' Behind the Smile
King Kong
My Life is My Act


BROADWAY:

CREATIVE CONSULTANT

Yakov Smirnoff’s As Long As We Both Shall Laugh

Facebook, MySpace, Website, Other Site Links

www.cleancomedian.info
www.thecatholiccomedian.com
www.JimBroganOnLine.com
www.bestcleancomedian.com

Booking Email or Phone Number

Please go to any of my websites listed above and shoot me an email. Thanks.