Volunteers are dear to my heart. Selfless acts like taking care of others should be rewarded. Luckily for me, I had a chance to bring laughs (and Barney Fife) to an appreciation banquet for just those kinds of folks. What a fun time!
“Rik Roberts understood our audience. He worked the room as “Fife” and raised the level of engagement and participation from everyone. Rik’s material is genuinely funny and appropriate for all ages. We are glad we found him.”
“Rik Roberts was the spotlight for our bi-annual sales event. His humor was well received by our diverse crowd of sales people from all over the US and Canada. I was concerned about hiring a special person from out of state, but he was worth it. He kept the audience laughing from the beginning until the end.”
– M. Krembel, Columbia Marking Tool
My favorite gig of the year was visiting my sweet baby girl’s pre-school for career day. The kids asked lots of great questions. The pureness of it all was so refreshing.
I’m blessed to follow the career path God has laid out in front of me. I love to share laughter and these kids made my day. And, doggone it, I love my little girl She’s a nut!
For the second time in three days I was able to “fool” the audience as a fake speaker. This time, I was speaking on the coal industry to commercial explosives and blasting systems provider Orica.
As I explained how windmills were reversing the Earth rotation, I got a few puzzling looks …
And then, when I informed them that a solar energy expansion pilot program in Seattle was a major failure I won them back.
There was just enough “true” mixed in with the “false” that it made for a great surprise.
Here is what the client had to say …
“Rik was a great addition to our conference of joint ventures & independent distributors. He had great ideas on how to trick the audience into believing he was an industry expert who we soon figured out knew very little about our industry. He was responsive to my communications, punctual at our event & everyone really enjoyed his comedic routine. His timing was spot-on, the topics were universal and he did a great Barney Fife!!
– Patty Poole, Orica
What do you get when you cross a stand-up comedian with false credentials? A fake expert on weather prediction! I recently had the opportunity to speak to a group in Palmyra, MO for B. & S. Insurance.
They wanted to through a curveball to the farmers attending the annual meeting. Buy, were they surprised when the “Current Al Roker Award Winner” told them solar energy was burning the paws off of baby squirrels!
Frank Burch had to approach the “expert” and ask him to step aside while he introduced the “comedian” who had just arrived.
This is what the client had to say about the experience …
Rik Roberts was the entertainment for our two annual farmer meetings. His clean comedy was funny and engaging for our diverse group of farmers. In the days since his performance, we have had many calls and compliments thanking us for having such a good speaker. He was wonderful to work with, and our customers enjoyed the show. Rik was probably the nicest speaker on and off stage that we have had in the past 15 years. I would recommend Rik Roberts for any event that wants a truly entertaining comedy show.
– MICHAEL MEYER, LICENSED PRODUCER, B & S INSURANCE
What a fun group and great time we had in Northern Indiana!
I love performing for Chambers of Commerce. Being around business leaders is inspiring. And, I know they always can use a good laugh. Here is what Steve Kimmel, Executive Director of the Huntington County Chamber had say afterwards.
“I’m sending you a big “thank you” for the hilarious night of comedy you provided at our Annual Dinner. Your sense of humor is spot on with the folks of Huntington County, Indiana. I heard from several people that the entertainment was one of the best the Chamber has had in years. Thank you for driving up from Nashville to spend the evening with us. We certainly plan to have you back.”
I hope to return sometime down the road!
Growing up I had the privilege of helping my father out on his Tobacco farm in Lexington, Ky. When that was slow, I took care of the grounds on Dan Issel’s Thoroughbred farm “Cortland”. On both farms John Deere had a hefty presence. So, it was a great feeling to share some laughs and a little “patrolling” with Hiawatha Implement in Mound City, MO and Hiawatha, KS recently.
“Recently, I had the honor of performing for the customers of Hiawatha Implement in KS & MO.
Here is what they had to say about my show, “It’s Funny Now”:
“Rik Roberts was very professional, but also personable. He is a fun guy off stage, too. His Barney imitation was a hit and entering the audience area in an old Cop car let everyone know he arrived. During his stage performance, many folks laughed non-stop. He was a HIT. Later in the show, Rik started some audience participation which was hilarious. We were very well pleased and would recommend Rik for very clean comedy.”
I recently had fun performing my “It’s Funny Now” program at the Brokers Financial retreat in Panora, IA.
Last year I presented my “Mayberry Method Program” and this year we followed up with a straight ahead fun and clean comedy show.
It is always an honor to be asked to return by a client. Often times, it’s even more fun the second (or third) time back.
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