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“Riotously funny.” Austin Chronicle
“Les is the BOMB!” Wayne Brady
“In a word, incredible. Amazing events.” Jim Schnyder, Pepsico
“The best I’ve ever read!” Jim Griswold, Improviser, Guadalajara
“Les has made me a believer.” Dr. Chris Bacorn, U.S.VA Hospitals
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I’m Les McGehee. I’ve been performing and directing comedy since I was a teenager. I am not a teenager now. In between I’ve had the good fortune of laughing while making people laugh. I have done comedy in clubs, theaters, airplanes, ships, on TV, radio, and under a table (read the book). And I wrote this funny cool and useful book.
Audiences like my playful and thoughtful style so I get Keynote Speech and Workshop requests from great clients of all sizes that I am proud to work with. So I lead a funny life, where I make people laugh it up at comedy shows, but also at Speaking events and Professional Development workshops. Improvisation is an amazing school of thought and my fascination with it has taken me to many beautiful places and amazing laughing clients. I don’t really advertise anywhere but I work frequently because of word-of-mouth and repeat clients.
Now comes my Bio, where Les talks about himself objectively.
BIO – Les McGehee
Les is an author, a working comedian and an improvisation pioneer who has entertained and trained millions of happier people. Les’ National Comedy Theatre and ComedySportz teams have toured around the US and 14 other countries and performed thousands of shows, including winning a National Championship of Improv Comedy and performing two Tours for the Troops.
Les’ book Plays Well With Others (A Grown-up Handbook of Improvisation and Play) is a unique success story. It is popular in stores, schools, and libraries, and is a text at many Universities and Business Schools. The comedy show of the same name is an audience and critical favorite in regional theaters, Special Event rooms, and other environments of all types.
Les has performed for, been hired, commissioned, or contracted to help many of the most exciting and top companies in America, about 20 Graduate Schools, and a great many non-profits, orgs, associations, and governmental agencies. Les has been featured on the major TV and radio networks, and has worked with lots of famous and not-so-famous stars such as the casts of Whose Line is it Anyway?, Saturday Night Live, and The Simpsons. Les continues to perform on land, in the air, and on the seas, but works near home in Austin TX when he can.
