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Joe Gandelman Ventriloquist from San Diego, CA

Will travel up to 3000 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 88 Reviews
  • 189 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2008
  • 13 Awards & Badges
  • Virtual Services Offered
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $300 per event

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Comic ventriloquist Joe Gandelman does thousands of interactive shows for all ages all over the country and in Canada for audiences of all sizes and in any kind of venue He has also done two special 8 month tours of schools in the United States and Canada and been featured in stage variety shows and variety show tours. No venue is too big or too small. He has performed at corporate shows, opened for national music groups such as the rock group The Eels at The Music Box in Los Angeles, entertained on Navy ships, appeared in stage variety shows on big stages and casinos, performed at Camp Pendleton before a speech by former President Ronald Reagan and was seen on ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. Joe and his dummy, John Raven, appeared on NBC's hidden camera show "SPY TV." He also taught comedian Margaret Cho how to do ventriloquism in a segment on her VH1 reality show "The Cho Show." He was a co-presenter at the celebrity-packed Hollywood Beauty Awards at the historic Hollywood Avalon theater, presenting awards with Carmen Electra, Navid Negahban and radio personality Lisa Stanley. His shows and "walk around ventriloquism" are highly popular attractions at fairs and festivals, where they get -- and retain -- big crowds. And at private parties. All his interaction-packed shows feature a BIG CAST of dummy and puppet characters. He routinely CUSTOMIZES his interactive shows for corporations, parties and in school assemblies schools of all levels where his "learning through laughter" thematic school shows include themes such as no bullying, respect, pro reading, anti-drug, anti tobacco, Internet Safety, stay in school, test preparation -- and he will customize shows for schools with a theme of THEIR choice at no extra charge. His holiday shows are (Christmas, Chanuka and more) are always in great demand. He also does shows for summer camps, scouts, malls, adult parties, kids parties and is a highly popular performer at libraries. Joe does walk around as well as stage shows: at one Gigmasters gig, he used 9 characters during 2 `1/2 hours of walk around.One corporation hired him to do a special three hour how-to-do-ventriloquism workshop with the underlying theme of goal setting and goal achieving. Adult corporate show and party clients can fill out BASIC CUSTOMIZATION FORM -- and Joe will customize the show at NO EXTRA CHARGE. Joe Gandelman is included in The Great Ventriloquists trading cards. NOTE ON ABOVE DEMO: It shows a few bits from Joe's family shows where there are kids or kids and adults in the audience. Adult audience shows are NOT completely the same since all shows are geared to each specific audience mix. Kid and teen shows are adjusted for each age group. The SPY TV bit was a special TV stunt. The lip sync at the end is an optional segment offered to clients. Some shows end with an optional how to do ventriloquism segment where a volunteer gets up and becomes and instant ventriloquist.

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Review by Alyssa E.

School AssemblyReviewed on November 5, 2024From San Diego, CA

Joe responded quickly when we reached out to book him for our elementary school Red Ribbon Week 2024! He had great communication about our expectations of him and the message the show would present to the kids. The kids LOVED him and haven’t stopped telling funny stories about the puppets! We will be bringing him back in the future! Highly recommend!

Review by Danny C.

Birthday Party (Kids)Reviewed on November 4, 2024From Chino Hills, CA

My son had his 12 year old birthday party and this guy was great. He had multiple characters and created great entertainment, all the while, interacting with all the children and our adult guests too. He was a stand up guy at our party. If looking for an entertainment for your party, I fully recommend him. ??????????

Review by george l.

Church ServiceReviewed on September 3, 2024From Hacienda Heights, CA

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Upcoming Events

December 25, 2024 • Beverely Hills Synagogue
Wed6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Beverly Hills, CA
December 26, 2024 • Chanukah Family Festival
Thu5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Calabasas, CA
December 29, 2024 • Carlsbad Premium Outlets
Sun4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Carlsbad, CA
December 30, 2024 • San Diego Metro KOA Resort
Mon2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Chula Vista, CA
January 19, 2025 • Kids Birthday
Sun12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Redlands, CA
January 25, 2025 • Adult Birthday Party
Sat4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Calabasas, CA
January 30, 2025 • Avalon Public Library
Thu4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Catalina, CA
January 31, 2025 • Lagore Elementary School
Fri11:00 AM - 4:00 PM El Monte, CA
May 23, 2025 • Roosevelt Elementary School
Fri8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Bakersfield, CA
June 11, 2025 • Mecca Library
Wed2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Mecca, CA
June 12, 2025 • 29 Palms Library
Thu11:00 PM - 11:45 PM 29 Palms, CA
June 16, 2025 • Apple Valley Library
Mon12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Apple Valley, CA

Past Events

December 18, 2024 • Cougar Academy
Wed2:00 PM - 3:00 PM San Diego, CA
December 17, 2024 • The Chateau La Jolla
Tue2:00 PM - 3:00 PM La Jolla, CA

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