Hire a Stand-Up comedian for Your Next School Event
Independence—one of the most coveted parts of being a student. Everyone prizes it, but students especially—for much of their school life, they have little autonomy. High schoolers start to get a taste of newfound freedom: earning a driver’s license, choosing their own classes, curating their schedules, landing their first job, and making their own money. So of course, when it comes to entertainment, they also value the freedom to choose who they want to see perform.
If you’re an event planner, hiring a comedic speaker for your school’s entertainment is a surefire way to reward the student body for all your hard work during the year.
Read on to learn why a comedian is a great choice for both high school and college students.
High School Events
Guest speakers for schools—particularly high schools—often come in the variety that makes students roll their eyes. Do you really want to hear from the theater teacher’s husband, a life coach of questionable merit? Or sit through another lecture on the perils of drugs?
Students get educated enough during their regular school day; they’re not looking for more dubious advice and moral strictures on how to live their lives. A comedic speaker for schools is the opposite of pedantic—they’re pure entertainment.
High school event planning can include prom entertainment ideas, private party ideas, and other school occasions. And any of these events would benefit from a comedian
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How do You Know These Events Would Benefit from a Comedian?
Consider social media. What are some of your favorite things to share on it? According to several statistics, the answer is largely humorous content. For instance, the marketing site Marketing LTB reports that over three billion people use social media, and about 60% of them regularly share humorous posts.
Similarly, the data-gathering site Sonary notes that humor is one of the most effective ways to drive engagement on social media. Other data even suggests that humorous content is the most desired type of content—and the best way to reach Gen Z audiences.
It stands to reason, then, that having a comedian perform at your school event would be a nice reward—something they can share and bond over.
What About Other Guest Speakers for Schools?
Perhaps it’s getting toward the end of senior year and you want someone funny, but you also want to alleviate some of the anxiety that accompanies this liminal state between being a kid and being an adult. In this case, you can’t go wrong with motivational speakers.
And just because their primary goal is to encourage students doesn’t mean the speech has to be as exciting as cold bathwater.
Several comedians, including The Comedian Company’s own Jason Douglas, wear dual hats: comedian and motivational speaker.
A comedic speaker for schools, be they a straightforward comedian or a school motivational speaker that is also funny, is a great choice either way. You want to cut loose or you want to laugh, but you also wouldn’t mind a pep talk at this stage of your life as you venture from the comfort of familiarity to the sometimes anxiety-ridden world of unknowns.
These guest speakers for schools work well for high school, but they may work even better for college students, as you face similar predicaments as your younger brethren—albeit on a larger scale.
College Events
College life is high school life, but magnified. You have much more freedom but also greater pressure. Doing well in high school prepares you for college, and doing well in college should (theoretically) prepare you for getting a job and working.
It’s also no secret that college students like to enjoy themselves. You’re hungry for new experiences. An appetite that can be fed with novel ideas. You’re looking to explore and to have fun. Going to see a comedian is a no-brainer.
Hiring a comedic speaker for schools can be a seamless move. From the ice-breaking of student orientation to social events, which include Greek life, such as fraternity and sorority events, a comedian can amplify the day. They can even be something to plan your week around.
Despite what some comedians will tell you (that you can’t perform for college students because they’re too liable to get offended), you want to laugh like anyone else. The idea that you can’t perform stand-up comedy for college-age kids is as infantilizing as it is ridiculous. It probably also says more about the comedian than the audience.
Moreover, guest speakers for schools, such as universities, can benefit from humorous motivational speakers for the same reasons they’re effective for high schoolers.
Motivational speakers for high school students work because they’re on the threshold of greater independence, but they work just as well for college students because you’re on an even greater threshold: true independence.
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Within 24 hours of receiving your information, one of our agents will send you sample clips of various comedians for hire, suited to your needs and budget.
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At The Comedian Company, we’ve been servicing a multitude of events for decades. We firmly believe that hiring a comedian is more than just a mere business transaction. When you book a comedian, be they a straight stand-up or a funny motivational speaker, you’re buying an experience for your audience.
And high school students and college students are all about new experiences. They’re experiencing all that life has to offer after so much time spent under the yoke of being told what to do.
A comedic speaker for schools should always be at the forefront of your mind when you’re trying to decide how to give people something worth treasuring. And the crux of a joke is surprise. And what is a surprise if not something new?
We’re happy to work with you to find the perfect comedic speaker for your school event. Our roster of entertainers is in the thousands; our territory encompasses nearly every city in the United States.
We’d love to play even a small part in this most formative of times, so hit us up at (407) 728-9035 or shoot us an email at comedianbooker@gmail.com. We can’t wait to hear from you.