Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

After dinner speakers

MrOneLung
MrOneLung Posts: 26,827
in Fun, Jokes & Captions
Been asked for ideas for our annual conference.

Any experience of particularly funny speakers at corporate events ?

Have previously had speakers such as Gyles Brandreth, Katherine Ryan , will greenwood, Karen Brady (awful) , etc
«13

Comments

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,587
    Julian Clary
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    Jim Davidson
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,908
    Roland Duchatelet
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,956
    Barry Cryer. Very funny and made it look effortless
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Rob Brydon
    John Bishop
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    Neil Ruddock
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Brandreth is about the best on the circuit currently. I've heard that Bill Bailey, Rory Bremner, Al Murray and Dara O'Briain are all pretty good value.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,430
    We had Rory Bremner at a do many years ago and he was very good. 
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    Bob the cat Bevan. (No idea who he is, just remember him advertising in the programme in late 80s)
  • Justin20474
    Justin20474 Posts: 756
    edited February 2020
    I went to an event a couple of years ago and Peter Shilton was the speaker, he had some great stories especially around THAT Maradona goal.` 

    Oh, I remember him being a lot smaller that I imagined him being. 
  • Sponsored links:



  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    Bob the cat Bevan. (No idea who he is, just remember him advertising in the programme in late 80s)
    I think he's a Nigel.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,820
    happyvalley said:
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    Bob the cat Bevan. (No idea who he is, just remember him advertising in the programme in late 80s)
    I think he's a Nigel.
    And not a very funny one
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,671
    Give me Aggers everyday of the week
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,103
    what industry do you work in? What's your budget?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,203
    Clive Harris, good on WW1
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,453
    Just out of interest. How bad was Karen Brady?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,827
    _MrDick said:
    what industry do you work in? What's your budget?
    foreign exchange up to £20k max.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,827
    carly burn said:
    Just out of interest. How bad was Karen Brady?
    I didn't go to that one but everyone said it was a car crash.
    Stilted telling of stories, jokes that fell flat, and felt more like a business presentation apparently.
  • Spitfire76
    Spitfire76 Posts: 1,136
    Going to see Rob Beckett host the publican awards at battersea evolution next Wednesday heard he’s good & will let u know 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,827
    thanks for all the suggestions.
  • Sponsored links:



  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,222
    My old man said Stuart Pearce was brilliant 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,614
    Recent ones (that I can remember - usually too pissed) are:

    Rob Andrew
    James Nesbitt 


  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    MrOneLung said:
    _MrDick said:
    what industry do you work in? What's your budget?
    foreign exchange up to £20k max.
    Rory Bremner would fit into that budget - he is hilarious as an after dinner speaker. Jimmy Carr is pretty good as well.

    But as others have said - Gyles Brandreth is the pick of the crop.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Looks like Harvey Weinstein is out the question for a while.....
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,827
    Yeah, everyone said Brandreth was the best out of those we have had previously.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    Another shout for Rory Bremner. Went to an industry awards presentation a few years ago which he hosted. He was hilarious. It also clashed with a major England World Cup game so everyone in the room voted to watch the game on the big screens so the awards got put back to 1030 pm. Bremner willingly went along with it despite the inconvenience and was outstanding. Also by 1030 everyone was arseholed which made us a more challenging audience but he was brilliant. 

    Have also seen Dame Kelly Holmes who was lovely but forgettable and Sir Clive Woodward who was crap. From a few years ago, Max Boyce was very good if a slightly acquired taste. Also saw Ricky Gervais at about the time the Office was big. He wasn’t funny. 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,842
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    Bob the cat Bevan. (No idea who he is, just remember him advertising in the programme in late 80s)
    Palace
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,842
    Its also important what they are like in the "green room" and how they behave.

    From what I hear:-
    Nice / engaging / accommodating; Richard E Grant; James Corden (though now a bit more than £20k); Rob Brydon
    Rude / unengaging /Diva; Michael McIntyre, David Walliams.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,272
    Depends on the audience.  I work in a very Corporate job, which sadly suffers from a massive lack of diversity (although fortunately not with my actual employer)... Jo Brand not surprisingly bombed whereas Jack Whitehall went down very well.  Rob Brydon was surprisingly meh.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    I suspect Jo Brand bombed because she's shite.

Categories

“Marketplace”