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Comedian Rich Ceisler
........ well, any Long Island baby with 666 emblazoned on his forehead. His earliest memories were typical, saving the elementary school by throwing himself on a live grenade when the school was invaded by a terrorist from Lebanon and leading a student uprising when the school administration tried to switch from Oreos to Hydrox for cookies and milk time. He had dreams too, even as a Jewish white boy he just knew that someday he would be a member of New Kids On The Block. That dream never realized, he graduated from high school Magna Cum Bribery and continued on to "higher" education. At college in New York he excelled in theater, abetted by his teacher and mentor Stan O. Slopski. After matriculating, he found himself still yearning for "higher" education. He headed to graduate school at Virginia Tech where he was severely and repeatedly beaten about the head and torso by Cadets On Campus and members of the Republican Youth Club.
He moved to Los Angeles to find fortune and fumes, only to get involved with improv comedy. Then in 1980 he began a career in stand up, an epiphany prompted by the lure of half-price drinks offered to the performers. For the last 20 years he has been persuing that lure, drinking half-price cocktails, on a good night sometimes even free ones, and headlining all the top comedy clubs here and abroad including:
BOSTON: Comedy Connection, Nick's Comedy Stop
LOS ANGELES: Comedy Store, Ice House, Improv
CHICAGO: Catch A Rising Star, Funny Firm
NEW YORK CITY: Caroline's, Stand Up New York, Catch A Rising Star
LONDON UK: Comedy Store
MANCHESTER UK:Comedy Store
Plus, hundreds of other clubs, cruises and corporations in between. Perhaps reaching back to his early days of improv, he developed his now acclaimed Corporate Chameleon program, fooling everyone from board rooms full of CEO's to banquet halls packed with middle management-types. He has been an Austrian stress expert, the world's foremost authority on lighthouses, Dr. Richard Clark, internet visionary and a revolving cast of other characters that has had them rolling in the aisles at conferences around the world.
He has lit up the little screen as well, appearing on countless TV shows; Comic Strip Live, Prime Time, David Brenner, Caroline's Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live, Stand-Up Spotlight, MTV - 1/2 Hour Comedy Special, Comedy On The Road, Good Time Cafe, Comedy Tonight, Showtime Comedy Club and Star Search (but don't tell a soul). He has opened for Whitney Houston, Stanley Jordan, Jay Leno, Gladys Knight and The Pips, David Bromberg, George Strait and many others.
Described as a roughened observer who has been around the block enough times to see through society's scams, he prides himself on straight monology using no gimmicks- NO tapes, parodies, sound effects, props, magic, guitar, mime, rap, Nicholson impressions or juggling (although he did once date three women simultaneously). Yes folks he is Rich Ceisler, the world's only Stand Up Chameleon, catch him soon at a comedy club or corporate function near you!
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LocationThe Comedy Connection
16 Custom House Wharf
Portland, ME 04101
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Yarmouth, ME United States
Jun 24, 2011 3:10 PM |
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Yarmouth, ME United States
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Yarmouth, ME United States
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Yarmouth, ME United States
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Yarmouth, ME United States
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Gray, ME United States
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Gray, ME United States
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Wiscasset, ME United States
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Wiscasset, ME United States
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Lee, NH United States
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Lee, NH United States
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Saco, ME United States
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Saco, ME United States
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Saco, ME United States
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Saco, ME United States
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Saco, ME United States
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Peterborough, NH United States
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Peterborough, NH United States
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Peterborough, NH United States
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Peterborough, NH United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Friendship, ME United States
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Portland, ME United States
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Portland, ME United States
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Scarborough, ME United States
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Scarborough, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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Lyman, ME United States
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san diego, CA United States
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san diego, CA United States
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Bath, ME United States
Jun 18, 2011 6:45 PM |
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Bath, ME United States
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