Who's the hottest political speaker on the corporate circuit? Hint - he's the only man who’s been an advisor to the last 4 Presidents!

Campaign 2012 is officially under way, and you now have the rare opportunity to hire the only speaker who’s been an economic advisor to President Bush Sr., a health care advisor to President Clinton, a defense counselor to President George W. Bush, and a top aide to President Obama.

Each one of these leaders has trusted this one man to be their counsel during good times and bad, and judging by the current state of the country, it should be obvious, that his work is not yet complete. Because when things do go bad, this is the guy that takes the hit, and then figures out how to best spread the blame.

This is a leader who has helped shape history, like when he recently told the secret service to “go out and have a good time in Columbia,” or when he ordered the GSA to hold its meeting in Los Vegas while counseling its top brass, “hey, you work hard - you should play hard.”

Fortunately, for your clients, this incredible individual is now available to discuss his experiences,

He’ll reveal what it’s like behind the scenes when the tough decisions are being made. Find out which president remained the coolest under fire, which got flustered, and which one cries more then John Boehner.

And now, after a wild Republican primary season, find out his predictions for the cataclysmic election of 2012, like where the parties really stand on the issues, or which candidate has the best chance in November, or the actual names and addresses of the 17 undecided voters in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania who will ultimately decide the future of our nation, and why billions of advertising dollars will be spent to sway the only people in the entire country who apparently can’t make up their minds about anything.

Get the inside scoop on just how often Joe Biden falls asleep at his campaign rallies…at the podium.

And learn the truth about Mitt’s problems connecting with regular people, and his secret strategy to go shopping at Walmart right before the election. (and to really, really enjoy it!)

Who is this amazing expert?

His name is Harry Freedman and he is The Nation’s Leading Expert at Corporate Comedy Put-ons! He WILL convince your next audience that he is an actual expert for any industry and on any topic.

So why bring in one of the talking heads or political hacks that are on TV, when you can hire the only expert in the country who has the ability to BS better then all of them put together – Harry Freedman!

Accept no substitutes.

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Here are just a few of his most recent policy statements.

POLITICS

On the right you have the tea party, while on the left you used to have the green party - so as a result, I just joined the green tea party. We’re a small group of angry antioxidants and free radicals.

ECONOMICS

I know there's a lot of concern about the 15 trillion dollar budget deficits in Washington and I know a lot of people say that it’s not fair to our kids...and I agree with that, but I have an 19 year old kid, and he's a pain in the neck, so as far as I'm concerned, let him pay later for his bad attitude now, and I can't wait to see his face when he figures out he’ll be working till he’s 90.                                                                         

Some people blame the current economic situation on greedy bankers. But in my opinion, it wasn't caused by greedy bankers…but rather by careless bank tellers. You see, people often come into a bank with rolls of pennies they want cashed...and sometimes they only put 98 cents instead of a dollar.  Well, You add up a few pennies here, a few pennies there, next thing you know, you're down 15 trillion. It could happen to anyone.

HEALTH CARE

I’m proud to have helped President Obama finally pass a national health care plan that I think will not only save the country a lot of money, but will in fact, revolutionize everyone's health insurance.                                                 

Look at it this way. Right now, when you pay for your typical health insurance - you're covered for every illness. But the reality is that you're not going to get every illness.  So our new policy is that you only pay for the disease you want to be covered for. For example, let’s say you want protection for tuberculosis - that's like $50 bucks a year.  For another $5 bucks a year, you don't have to worry about salmonella. Now, I know some people might argue that nobody gets salmonella, and that’s true, but for 5 bucks a year, are you really willing to take that gamble?        

NATIONAL SECURITY

Even though we got Osama, I’m still nervous about terrorism, so much so, I bought a gas mask, but I filled mine with nitrous oxide. I figure if there ever is an attack, I’m getting free dental work. 

Because terrorism in other countries is much worse then here. In Israel, things are so bad they use pigs to sniff out explosives. How unfair is that? These pigs are basically sitting there thinking, I’m in the one country in the world I thought I was  perfectly safe, and boom - they’re blowing us up! I wish I could turn into a cow and move to India.                                                                                                                                                       

ENERGY

There are a lot of misconceptions about the safety of nuclear power, which is why I think I can reassure everybody with just 2 words - Homer Simpson. Because he's been working in a nuclear plant for 25 years, and there’s been no problems whatsoever.      

The big concern with nuclear is disposing of all the waste, which was supposed to be shipped to Yucca mountain, but got stopped by local opposition. Which is surprising, because frankly, this is the first time I've ever heard Nevada try to turn something down for health reasons.                                             

Let's be honest. There's a state known for booze, women, crime, smoking, and gambling, and the local government's got the nerve to say, "your nuclear waste isn't good enough for us?'                                                                                    

That’s why, I think we need a slogan to get the people of Nevada to get behind it. Something like, "what happens in Yucca - stays in Yucca."

Harry Freedman has performed customized corporate comedy Put-ons and emceed for hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies.

He also does stand-up comedy, personalized toasts and roasts, and creates hilarious biographical tribute videos for landmark birthdays, honorariums, weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs.

For more Information: www.Hfreedman.com 

or HarryFreedman.net (agent friendly)

Giving back and getting back – things I’ve learned doing comedy at a drug rehab center.

One of the most satisfying things about being a comedian is entertaining at charity events and fundraisers to help a good cause. While these are often high-end affairs, and the audiences are very well off, there is another show I do, that in some ways is even more satisfying.

For the last 4-5 years, approximately once or twice a month, I lug my microphone and sound equipment to entertain at a drug rehab center. This is not the Lindsay Lohan - Paris Hilton celebrity type center. This is a bare bones facility for those that have slipped through the cracks. Not a place for the faint of heart.

Just to give an example, I once saw a guy standing across the street in the middle of winter, working up his nerve for over an hour, trying to decide whether it was going to be worse sleeping out in the cold for another night, or entering, and having to get clean and sober.

For those inside, the staff is incredible. They are professional, patient, respectful, caring, and extremely down to earth, in very difficult circumstances. And they always greet me warmly, and frequently tell me how much their patients have asked about me and appreciated my jokes.

I remember the first time I performed there, I wasn’t sure how to start, because I knew that sugarcoated comedy was not going to cut it. They also don't want anybody preaching to them. Recently, at one of my shows, someone revealed they had just gotten out of prison. When I asked if anyone else had ever been incarcerated, nearly everyone raised their hand. So, for my first show there, I was quite perplexed.

As a veteran comedian, I’ve learned to adjust my act for each situation. When I entertain at corporate events, I am clean, politically correct, and I know the rules of engagement. When I entertain at nightclubs, the boundaries are looser, while country clubs, commerce chambers, and other civic organizations, are somewhere in between. But there is always a key that unlocks an audience.

Some groups surprise you. The most extreme example was the night I entertained an audience that consisted of the parents of murdered children. That’s right – the parents of murdered children. I honestly couldn’t imagine them laughing at anything and wondered if it was okay to do jokes about my own kid. I worried that the mere mention of any child, would simply remind them of their own horrific loss. But the second the show started, they were terrific. The laughter was their therapy and a way to help them cope with the unthinkable.

My experience has taught me that the best way to connect to any crowd is to do material specifically about them. So for example, whenever I perform at a firehouse, I open with a joke about how “I got lost looking for the place, because my GPS took me to the town but not to the actual station. So, I set fire to a building and followed the trucks right back in.” When I entertain at fundraisers, I often open with a line about having done an Alzheimer’s fundraiser recently, but, “for some reason, I never got a thank you note.”

Still, my first show at the rehab, I initially wondered what I was getting into, when several of the clients refused to make eye contact, while a few others simply rested their heads on the table and tried to go to sleep. And, as I came to learn later, for some, it was not the first time through.

So, now I often open by saying that, “I see a lot of new faces here tonight, but I also see a few familiar faces, so it’s nice to know, that some of you liked my show so much last time, you decided to come back and see it again.”  I usually follow that with, “I know you're in a rough spot and you don’t want to be here right now, but I hope you can appreciate it isn’t easy for me to be here today either, because I just came from the bank, so I've got a wallet full of cash, and I'm in a room-full of drug addicts, so how great do you think I feel?”

At this point, I've usually gotten them beginning to laugh, or at the very least, picking their heads up off the table, and the rest of my set goes from there. We talk about everything; drugs, politics, family, relationships - you name it. 

Sometimes, it’s like a hilarious therapy session, not only for them, but for me, as well, as I talk about stuff in the world that I find absurd or frustrating.

When I get done and I’m packing up my equipment, I feel a change in the room. Faces that were stone cold and silent in the beginning are now joking and laughing. Most come up to me and shake my hand, thanking me for the entertainment.  

As I leave, I feel pretty good, knowing that for a little while at least, I was able to help take them away from their cares and worries and temporarily lighten their load.

Harry Freedman has performed customized corporate comedy Put-ons and emceed for hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies. He also does stand-up comedy, personalized toasts and roasts, and creates hilarious biographical tribute videos for landmark birthdays, honorariums, weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs.