"Wickedly funny! The program's only problem was that it should have run the rest of the summer! Astonishing juggling and unicycling feats… a sharp-witted ingenuous buffoon!"
- Jennifer DunningNew York Times
Frank Olivier: Comedy Juggler
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When many Fortune 500 companies want comedy, they turn to Frank. They know that in addition to being outrageously funny, the interactive nature of his shows brings teams together and helps unite co-workers through laughter.
Frank Olivier creates unique shared experiences while literally placing your guests center stage.
His show combines clean national-headliner comedy, with skills that are second to none: award winning juggling, magic, unicycling, prop comedy, and more.
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Completely delight your crowd with an upbeat hilarious top-tier, self-contained, and clean comedy show with world-class skills including award-winning juggling, magic, unicycling and more. The thrills can even be interactive to literally bring your guests centerstage. We can create customized comedy to enhance your message or theme and the "outrageousness" factor can be adjusted to suit your event.
Frank is available for:
- Headline Comedy - Frank is predictably unpredictable and consistently inspired featured entertainment.
- Emceeing - Unify all the elements of your program and keep things moving. Frank sets the pace and keeps everyone laughing.
- Spoof Speaker Presentations - Frank is introduced as an expert on a pertinent subject. Sit back and watch the fun begin.
- Morning Meetings - Get the morning started with Funny Frank. He will energize the room, focus attention and raise productivity.
- Product Launches - Frank will work with you to create a unique and quirky customized launch.
- Trade Shows - Bring in Frank to attract big crowds and hundreds of qualified leads.
With over 20 years in the business and literally thousands of shows, Frank delivers a memorable and one of a kind event.
A typical show includes:
- Juggling – building up to as many as 7 balls and 5 clubs
- A unicycle ballet parody – often followed up with a volunteer ‘Pas Des Deux’ – Dance for Two
- A volunteer bringing torches (or 600K volt stun guns) to Frank while he’s on his tall unicycle
- Comedy magic – including the head-winder, the head-drop, and the world’s most dangerous card trick
- Mouth juggling with ping pong balls
- Machete juggling
- And non-stop sight gags
Other skills include:
- Close-up magic
- Fire eating
- Knife throwing
- Telepathy
- Stilt walking
- Sword swallowing
- Body magic
- Illusion design
Frank’s comedy show fits virtually any venue.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 8’ x 12’ stage, or stage area. 8 ½ ‘ vertical height.
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Frank Olivier developed his unique off-beat brand of humor in San Francisco starting off on the streets entertaining tourists, and quickly moving into the Bay Area's numerous comedy clubs. He was soon sharing the bill with Dana Carvey, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and others.
While on his first trip to New York, planned as a vacation, theatre producers spotted his talents, and quickly signed him. He performed his act for the next three years in the Broadway touring hit show 'Sugar Babies' (a variety and burlesque musical, starring Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller).
Olivier has a growing number of television appearances including The Tonight Show, HBO's 'Just for Laughs', Comic Strip Live, and shows for PBS, HBO, BBC, Disney and more. He also headlines Las Vegas, comedy and theater festivals, and performs countless corporate shows.
Frank is also well known for his grace in handling volunteers onstage, and has brought up such luminaries as Henry Kissinger, Bill Murray, Sandra Day O'Connor, Kid Rock, Clarence Thomas, Jim Belushi, George Shultz, and hundreds of CEOs. He'll handle your people with the same ease and humor, and have everyone cheering. Cheering not only for Frank but your company's new "stars".
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"When Frank Olivier is juggling, no one can touch him, not just for his mind-bending skill, but for his perfectly honed awkward-guy appeal which gets audiences roaring. It's a delightfully wild ride."
- Brad RosensteinS.F. Bay Guardian
"Devastatingly Funny!"
- Larry KatzBoston Herald
"He's Dynamite!"
- Johnny Carson
"Insanely Funny! Olivier turns traditional vaudeville on its ear."
- Adam SandelSan Francisco Examiner
"An absolute riot!"
- Carol BeersSeattle Times
"A showstopper!"
- Helen SmithAtlanta Journal
"The audience went crazy! Juggler comedian Frank Olivier had the theatre-goers in absolute hysterics!"
- Sandy NeiseThe Tennessean
"Comedy at its absolute best! Olivier is an energetic, multi-talented, masterful comedy performer who can do it all…The funniest show I've ever seen. It's unbelievable!"
- Jerry FriedmanKGO Radio
"Certainly the funniest juggler you've ever seen! The rightful heir to the comic tradition of vaudeville. A showstopper!"
- Washington Weekly
"The fans roared with glee responding to his every move… his timing whether verbal or juggling is exquisite… He's wonderful!"
- Joe Pollack-St. Louis Post
"About the most entertaining 40 minutes you will ever see - and still not believe. Frank Olivier is a juggler the way Laurence Olivier was an actor, for he's also a comedian, unicyclist, and altogether astonishing performer. Even if you hate magic, and especially if you hate juggler, you must see Olivier. The man is clearly and wonderfully crazy. An endlessly inventive performer who is blessed not only with astonishing physical dexterity, but better still, with the inner magic of personality, wit and charm."
- Gerald NachmanSan Francisco Chronicle
"Your off the wall antics make for memories that last a lifetime. When you stole Justice Clarence Thomas' watch the entire crowd was in hysterics. And nobody there will ever forget you balancing Harlan Crow's Stradivarius on your chin. I know of no other artist who has left his mark so indelibly on my mind. You're absolutely wonderful, creative and off the wall"
- Event ProducerFred Wicknick
"Certainly the funniest juggler you've ever seen, and I don't care how enamored you are of the Flying Karamazov Brothers. He's the rightful heir to the comic tradition of vaudeville. A showstopper!"
- Bob MondelloWashington Weekly
"Unhinged effervescence. This is a man of enormous talent. He turns juggling into the best stand-up comedy around. It's good time theater, and no one seems to be having a better time than Olivier himself. And he juggles so many objects you'll think gravity has given him a special dispensation."
- Chad JonesOakland Tribune
"You, my friend, are a national treasure! You really made the event a pure delight! It takes a deft diplomat to poke fun at my old pal the Vice President of the United States in his presence, and you rose to the occasion without flinching. And the jokes about the secret service were priceless; I saw one of them almost smile! You are a joy, and a consummate performer."
- Alan K. SimpsonU.S. Senator
"Olivier, like a slightly bent variety arts chef, cooks up a blend of entertainments into a wildly funny show. It's one of those shows that works so perfectly wonderfully you're surprised no one had come up with it before."
- Pat CraigContra Costa Times
"IBM has an in-house rating system for all their events, and the Florida circus theme event, with Frank Olivier, was one of the very few shows ever to rate a perfect 10."
- IBM
"Comedic genius throws another Frank on the grill. Olivier gives audiences a hilarious look at the inner workings of his mind. If you know comedy, you'll recognize him from his appearances on The Tonight Show. Let Olivier convert you!"
- Nina KingLas Vegas Magazine
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In addition to his national-headliner comedy, Frank is an award winning close-up magician with many original eye-popping magic you won't see anywhere else. His walk around magic is fun and engaging, customized to fit each audience and venue. Olivier has performed for many of the top tech companies including Apple, Wells Fargo, HP, Chevron, Franklin Templeton, Morgan Stanley, Prudential, Gap Inc., Allstate, Sony, Adobe, and hundreds more!
A five star rating on Yelp. Over 1000 endorsements on LinkedIn, Frank has appeared on "The Tonight Show", “Ellen”, “America's Got Talent”, “Last Comic Standing” and played New York's Lincoln Center, as well as shows for president's and royalty. Three standing ovations at Montreal's “Just for Laughs” Festivals led to countless shows around the world.
"An endlessly inventive performer who is blessed not only with astonishing physical dexterity, but better still, with the inner magic of personality, wit and charm." - San Francisco Chronicle
"Wickedly Funny!" - NY Times
"Comedic Genius!" - Las Vegas Magazine
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Frank Olivier
Frank is represented by the better meeting planners, agencies, speakers bureaus and event producers across the U.S..
Please contact your meeting professional for information about bookings.
