Sonny

Chicago, IL

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Sonny Speaks on Social Networking

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Birthday Parties

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Karitos 2016

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CYC Believe in Kids Dinner 2024

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Storytelling Events

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Love Stories - storytelling event

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The Moth GrandSLAM

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Spill the Beans & Sip the Coffee - male/female relationship conversation

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Mother's Day Brunch

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Mother's Day Luncheon

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The crowd enjoys an evening of comedy at The District

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Hosting Comedy Show at The District

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Doing Comedy

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Doing what I Love!

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Legends of The Fall Storytelling Event

Overview

Sonny has been making people laugh his entire life. He’s just naturally funny! Being the only male sandwiched between two demanding sisters has enhanced Sonny's comedic abilities; it was either laugh or cry. As a teacher/instructor in the urban community he has gained priceless experiences that are incorporated into his material. His experiences have culminated to create a comedic entertainer extraordinaire! Instead of just seeing humor as a hobby, Sonny has fine tuned his comedic gift into a science by incorporating storytelling, games, improvisation, stand up as well as video and computer technology into his routine.
Sonny has performed (stand-up comedy and hosted)


Reviews

8 reviews

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Kiva J.

June 21, 2025
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Awesome!!

He was hilarious, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed his performance.

Hired as: Christian Comedian

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Sonny

Kiva,

Thanks so much for the opprotunity. Feel free to follow me on Instagram (viewsonny), facebook (sonnyspeaks) or visit my website www.sonnyspeaks.com


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Patrice F.

March 18, 2018
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A Delightful Time

I hired Sonny for my 50th birthday party and he was a very pleasant and funny act. Sonny presented an entertaining routine with various anecdotes and jokes that kept my guests interested and laughing. He arrived early and was a perfect gentleman with a mellow vibe. I would recommend this comedian for a delightful time for your guests.

Hired as: Christian Comedian, Comedy Show


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Sandra T.

February 5, 2018
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Great job!

Sonny did a great job for our employee annual party. He was very professional - arrived on time, prepared appropriate material for our group, did a very funny and relevant stand-up routine, and was not deterred by partygoers who were noisy in the back of the room. He is a good choice for a company event.

Hired as: Emcee, Stand-Up Comedian


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Vickie

September 28, 2015

Great Talent and My Patrons LOVED Sonny!

I hired Sonny for The Yaktown Poets Revue: Labor Day Edition. As a Host for this poetry extravaganza, Sonny was funny, witty, charming and a COMPLETE HAM! My patrons loved him and they are STILL talking about him and that was several weeks ago! The Yaktown Poets Revue LOVES Sonny!

Hired as: Emcee


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Stephanie C.

November 20, 2013

Very Entertaining and Down to Earth

Sonny was extremely funny and I think those that attended would say he was the highlight of our event! He not only kept us laughing, but also gave away prizes to some lucky folks in the audience. If you're looking for a Christian comedian, look no further because Sonny will have you laughing hard and enjoying every minute of his routine.

Hired as: Christian Comedian

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 25 - 45 minutes

What to expect

Whether as a host, stand-up comedian or a edu-tainer Sonny will keep the crowd laughing, engaged and entertained. Sonny uses urban culture, storytelling, imagery, and music to engage the entire audience. Sonny has the ability to make any event light and fun!

About

SONNY (Clarence Hogan) has been making people laugh his entire life. Being the only male sandwiched between two demanding sisters has enhanced Sonny's comedic abilities; it was either laugh or cry. As a teacher/instructor in the urban community he has gained priceless experiences that are incorporated into his material. Sonny uses laughter to minister but also to educate and to entertain. As a Christian/Clean comic Sonny believes that we can have fun in the Body of Christ and laughter does the heart good like medicine. Sonny uses his gift to bring healing to all who hear his humor. All of Sonny’s material is original and will reflective of a clean and moral lifestyle and above all funny!

Although he hails from the Detroit area Sonny is now an official Chicago native and uses urban culture, storytelling, imagery, and music to engage the entire audience. For 3 seasons Sonny hosted and performed in a monthly comedy show at The District, a venue with music, and entertainment. In addition to doing stand up, Sonny is an event host and talented trainer; mixing education and entertainment - edu-tainer. Currently Sonny has collaborated with an event planner to develop their own brand of classy comedic events ranging from, one-man shows, speed dating socials, networking events and seasonal celebrations just to name a few.

Additional booking notes

Of course mic's are a standard but I often use music, sound and a multi-media presentation.

Past booked events

June 2025

20

Friday

Religious Celebration

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Chicago, IL

December 2021

19

Sunday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Chicago, IL

December 2019

21

Saturday

Birthday Party

5:00pm - 5:30pm

Chicago, IL

June 2019

29

Saturday

Launch Party

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Chicago, IL

March 2018

17

Saturday

Birthday Party

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Chicago, IL

January 2018

27

Saturday

Corporate Event

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Lansing, IL

August 2017

18

Friday

Nonprofit Event

7:00pm - 7:15pm

Chicago, IL

July 2017

28

Friday

Reunion

8:00pm - 8:30pm

Chicago, IL

May 2017

18

Thursday

Nonprofit Event

7:00pm - 12:00am (Fri)

Alsip, IL

September 2016

04

Sunday

Reunion

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Dolton, IL

December 2015

19

Saturday

Birthday (Adult)

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Chicago, IL

December 2014

12

Friday

Birthday Party

6:30pm - 12:00am (Sat)

Mokena, IL

January 2014

25

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 12:00am (Sun)

Aurora, IL

November 2013

09

Saturday

Anniversary Party

5:00pm - 7:30pm

South Holland, IL

August 2013

16

Friday

Birthday Party

8:00pm - 8:30pm

Elmhurst, IL

June 2013

21

Friday

Fundraiser

8:00pm - 8:30pm

Chicago, IL

May 2013

25

Saturday

Birthday Party

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Chicago, IL

Influences and inspiration

Of course there are a plethora of comedians who have influenced my work range from social comics, cultural comics, clean comics and so on. Some of my influences include Bill Cosby, Sinbad, Bruce Bruce, Kevin Hart, Dick Gregory, Jamie Foxx, Richard Pryor, Katt Williams, Jerry Seinfield, Dane Cook, George Carlin, Chris Rock, etc...

Setup requirements

Screen

Projector

Microphone

Music

AV Equiment

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