Make Them Laugh. Keep Your Reputation Intact.
Al Getler brings fast-paced ventriloquism and genuinely funny, clean comedy to company events and conferences—backed by the perspective of someone who spent 35 years in media leadership and knows exactly what is at stake for the person who booked the room.
Al understands the person responsible for the evening.
Before making his living onstage, Al spent decades leading people, managing organizations, speaking to professional groups and navigating high-stakes rooms. He knows an entertainment decision can reflect on the planner, the leadership team and the company.
That is why he arrives prepared, respects the schedule, works easily with production teams and reads the audience before asking them to follow him anywhere.
You are not booking a performer who merely promises to “keep it clean.” You are booking an experienced executive and television veteran who knows how to be funny without making anyone in the room collateral damage.
No profanity. No humiliating audience work. No generic motivational lecture wearing a comedy hat.
Al delivers character-driven entertainment with a quick pace, strong audience awareness and the confidence to let everyone relax.
Reads the room
Al adjusts naturally to the company, industry, age range and energy in front of him.
Works the schedule
Opening, closing, after-dinner or conference reset—the show is shaped around the job it needs to do.
Protects the host
The comedy includes the audience without embarrassing the people who trusted you with the microphone.
Professional event. Unpredictable personalities.
Al is the straight man. Paul Donnelly, Muddy Paws and Miss McNeely have other plans.
Floyd L. Smith
Al’s sidekick and the purveyor of snappy comebacks and hysterical premises. Floyd brings the laughs at Al’s expense.
Muddy Paws
A dog who mispronounces “ventriloquist,” questions Al’s competence and remains extremely focused on tennis balls.
Eleanor Paterson
A spicey gal who never met a dispensary she didn’t like as she makes up for missing her hippy days!
Al helps lead the international community behind the art.
As Executive Director of the Vent Haven International Ventriloquist ConVENTion, Al brings together celebrated performers, working professionals, young artists and fans from around the world.
That role calls for the same qualities corporate planners value: leadership, judgment, hospitality, timing and the ability to keep a complicated live event moving.
- Television-tested presence
- Executive-level professionalism
- Comfortable interviewing, hosting and emceeing
- Minimal-staging, production-friendly performance
Where Al fits in the program.
End the evening on a high
Give guests a shared payoff after awards, remarks and a full day of business.
Bring the room back together
Replace screen fatigue with live energy before the next session or closing message.
Reward people without risking the culture
Create a memorable experience colleagues can discuss comfortably the next morning.
“You brought down the house!”
Copperweld, Inc.
Annual Company Dinner
Three steps from inquiry to laughter.
Describe the audience
Share the company, event purpose, group size, schedule, room and any sensitivities.
Choose the right format
Al will recommend timing, show length, interaction level and technical needs.
Relax on event day
Al works with the team, respects the run of show and takes responsibility for the room.
Before you put Al on the agenda.
How clean is the comedy?
Al avoids profanity, sexual material and mean-spirited audience work. The show is created for adults but remains comfortable for mixed professional and multigenerational groups.
Can Al incorporate our company or conference?
Yes. Al can include appropriate names, themes and observations gathered in advance, while keeping the show natural and protecting employees from embarrassment.
Can Al serve as an emcee or host?
Yes. His executive, television, interviewing and convention experience makes him comfortable guiding a live program as well as performing a featured show.
What technical setup is required?
The act is intentionally production-friendly. Exact microphone, sound, lighting and stage needs are confirmed in advance with the planner or production team.
Does Al travel?
Yes. Travel, lodging, routing and schedule requirements are included in the booking conversation.
Book the performer who understands both sides of the microphone.
Tell Al about your event, audience and the result you need from the room.
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