How Much Does Holiday Party Entertainment Cost?
Every holiday party budget conversation hits the same wall: someone asks how much holiday party entertainment costs, and “it depends” is the only answer anyone gets back. That’s not much help when you need a number for finance by Friday. After booking corporate holiday parties across every budget tier since 1995, we can tell you […]
The Psychology of Connection: Human Skills AI Can’t Replace
Guest post by Joshua Seth Joshua Seth is an award-winning mentalist, keynote speaker, and emcee presented by Funny Business Agency. In this guest post, he shares his experience presenting his signature keynote at MPI’s World Education Congress. Earlier this summer, I had the privilege of presenting my signature keynote, The Psychology of Connection: Human Skills […]
When to Book Holiday Party Entertainment
The acts you want for your company holiday party are being reserved right now. Live bands, corporate comedians, dueling pianos, casino night packages — top performers commit to December dates months before the season feels anywhere close. If you’re reading this in the spring or summer, you’re in good shape. If it’s September or later, […]
Ryan Hamilton’s New Netflix Special This Just Hit Me Is Out Now
Ryan Hamilton got hit by a bus, broke ten ribs, and turned the whole thing into one of the more genuinely funny comedy specials to land on Netflix this year. This Just Hit Me premiered June 23, 2026. Here’s the teaser: It’s exactly what you’d expect from Hamilton if you already know him, and a […]
9 Clean Comedians Who Set the Stage for Bargatze, Gaffigan, Leanne Morgan, and More
Some of the best corporate comedians working today aren’t headlining arenas. They’re opening for the people who are. Opening for a major touring act is one of the harder things to do in comedy. You’re performing for a sold-out room that came to see someone else, and your job is to warm them up without […]
Comedians Featured on Nateland Presents: The Showcase
Nate Bargatze has been quietly building something beyond his own career. Nateland Presents: The Showcase is where he and the Nateland crew put their credibility behind a rotating cast of up-and-coming comedians, filming live sets at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville and releasing them on YouTube for anyone to watch. The result is a growing […]
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Just Released Her Best Special Yet
Seven specials in, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes is still sharpening her material. Ugly Baby, her latest hour, is as personal as anything she’s done. Released on YouTube on May 10, 2026, it covers territory that’s both specific to her life and immediately recognizable to anyone watching: becoming a mother in her 40s, navigating fertility, adjusting to a […]
Sheng Wang’s Purple Is a Clean Corporate Comedy Pick
Sheng Wang’s second Netflix special arrived April 7, 2026, and it carries the same quality that made his first one travel so well: you can send the trailer to anyone and not worry about what they’ll find. Purple — directed by Ali Wong and filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. — runs about […]
Graham Kay’s “Pete & Me” Is a Comedy Special With Something to Say
A full-hour stand-up special is a meaningful thing to put your name on. Graham Kay’s Pete & Me, which premiered April 17, 2026, on Nate Bargatze’s Nateland Entertainment YouTube channel, is something rarer: a full hour that earns every laugh it gets while also meaning something. The special was taped at SoHo Playhouse in […]
Francesco De Carlo Just Made History on The Tonight Show
On April 28, 2026, Francesco De Carlo became the first Italian comedian to perform in the Stand-Up on Fallon segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His set covered the experience of being an Italian navigating American audiences — the accent, the cultural gap, the stereotypes — all delivered in English, all landing clean. […]
Josh Johnson’s HBO Special: What Event Planners Should Know
If you’ve been watching comedy closely, Josh Johnson hasn’t been a secret for a while. But a lot of event planners are about to find out who he is — and Symphony, his debut HBO special premiering May 22 at 8 p.m. ET, is the moment that closes that gap. The announcement came during Johnson’s […]
Vince Carone on Nateland Presents: What Event Planners Should Know
Nate Bargatze doesn’t put just anyone on his stage. The Nateland Presents: The Showcase platform is built around clean, broadly accessible comedy — the kind that works for a wide room without feeling neutered. When Chicago comedian Vince Carone got the call, it wasn’t just a career milestone. For anyone evaluating him for a […]