Comedian, Improviser, Emcee, Actor.
I jest concerning family, culture, politics and pharmaceuticals. Most people who see my show agree that my performances are solid; especially when I end with the bit about Viagra.
I'm willing to travel anywhere as long as the fee covers the expenses.
My content rating is PG to PG13 depending on the audience, and if you choose to book me today I'll throw in an optional coupon you can redeem to have me help stack chairs and clean up after the show!
4 reviews
Svetlana C.
January 17, 2023Was pretty embarrassing
Hired as: Comedian
Brett Blackham
This show was a while ago, but I feel at this point I should tell the story. I hope none of my commentary comes across as an excuse - cust clarification on how a private show can go sideways.
Svetlana is a nice lady and she tried to put together a birthday party for her husband.
Before the show, we never spoke on the phone. Communicated was exclusively via text at her insistence. I recommended a shorter show than she asked for because a 90-minute show late at night, after dinner and drinks, in a living room is a tough assignment. She still wanted the full hour and a half.
In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have allowed the drunk friend to sing karaoke on my PA before I started, but I was trying to be nice.
I was also thrown off by learning that most the guests were Israeli and Russian and English was their second to fourth language. The degree of difficulty was even higher because the show was perpetually interupeted by the karaoke enthusiast in the living room. The rest of the guests were scattered throughout the first floor of their starter-castle and outside in separate conversations.
I did stay to the end of the night and helped clean up; again, trying to be nice.
I should have been more assertive in controlling the environment and the inebriated guest.
Painfully-long late shows with guests that aren't sure about the meaning of all the words I'm using isn't something I've practiced, and although I'd be better if I were put in the exact circumstances again she is right, I was in the wrong business. I should have turned the job down and recommended an all-night Israeli & Russian karaoke party.
Anderson
April 10, 2022We had Brett for my son’s 17th birthday party, teenager audience is tough but he managed to keep them entertained.
He is cordial, funny and with great personality.
Love his performance and definitely we will have him again .
Hired as: Comedian
Brent H.
December 3, 2017Breathless engaging and kept our small group laughing the whole time he performed. I personally appreciated the quality of the jokes without the distasteful R rating that you usually get with comedians.
Hired as: Comedy Show
Amanda S.
September 19, 2017Brett was very personable, professional, punctual and most of all he blended in with my family so well. He was very funny, had a great sense of humor, punch lines were awesome. I can't thank you enough for helping me put this whole thing together. I also apologize for a few family members... Brett handled it so well, and was able to throw the situation in with his show making it not awkward or worse... an escalated situation... thank you Brett!!! I will be booking again.
Hired as: Comedian
Price range: $500 to 5,000
Comedy routines that range from 30 to 60 minutes based on need.
Brett was born and raised in small-town Utah; yes you can call it Mormonville. He graduated from high school last century, college a few years later, worked for a while then lost his mind when he decided to pursue film acting and performance at age 28.
Since then he has studied acting with Ty Burrell (Phil in 'Modern Family'), improv with two separate companies and performed in several commercials, films and plays. The comedy aspirations came later when Brett and his wife had three kids before the oldest turned three - in Hockey they call that a 'hat trick'. With three little ones at his house doing hilarious stuff all the time, the universe pretty much assigned Brett to pursue stand-up along with his other endeavors.
Brett retains his employment in pharmacy which he would do even if he didn't need the money; not because he loves the work, but because that place is a comedy gold mine. He does feel sorry for people when he is there. He can't help but wonder why so many former lobotomy patients are employed by the DEA and Utah licensing agencies - maybe there is a schizophrenia quota? The important thing to point out is that at least 10% of all DEA employees can be identified as high-functioning. The Utah division of licensing clearly has some ground to make up to reach that percentage; God bless them and their chaperones.
Brett's show is light-hearted and playful, yet clearly influenced by over-zealous government regulators, a decade of dealing with insurance companies, procreating at what most would consider a ridiculously-high frequency and on most days consuming 10 times the recommended dosage of Diet Soda.
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