Clean Comedians

Clean Comedians
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryEntertainment and speakers bureau
FoundedLos Angeles, California 1990 (1990)[1]
FounderAdam Christing[2]
Headquarters
La Mirada, California
,
United States[3]
Websitecleancomedians.com

Clean Comedians is a comedy booking agency,[4] entertainment bureau,[5] speakers bureau, and event-planning company[3] that represents comedians, speakers, magicians, jugglers, emcees and entertainers who avoid using profanity and other objectionable material in their performances and speeches.[6] The company was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1990 by comedian and author Adam Christing.[7] Clean Comedians is known throughout the United States[3] and has been profiled in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News,[1] Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, and Chicago Tribune.[6] The organization works with over 100 performers[3] and operates under the motto "It Doesn't Have to Be Filthy to Be Funny."[6] The company provides meeting and event planners with "Laughter You Can Trust."[8][9]

  1. ^ a b Bravin, Jess (May 12, 1992). "Clean Comedians Do Away With the Unspeakable : Stand-up: Their performance to benefit Garden Grove High School's drama department, however, fails to draw a big audience". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Levine, Michael (2003). A Branded World: Adventures in Public Relations and the Creation of Superbrands. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471263661.
  3. ^ a b c d Schick, Dennis. "Adam Christing – The Clean Comedian". The Funny Paper.
  4. ^ Ross, Michael E. (March 2, 2006). "Life's age-old mystery: What's it worth to you?". NBCNews.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ChicagoTribune02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Leader, Jody (September 30, 1992). "Good, Clean Fun". Chicago Tribune via Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Olson, David (October 17, 2012). "REGION: Keeping comedy clean". The Press-Enterprise. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Leopold, Todd (June 26, 2013). "What's so funny about rape jokes?". CNN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  9. ^ Weingarten, Gene (October 23, 2005). "There Once Was a Man From Nantucket..." The Washington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2014.