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Comedian Paul D'Angelo has been headlining A-List comedy clubs around the country for over forty years, entertaining hundreds of prominent corporate clients and opening for over sixty international stars, such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Tony Bennett and Tom Jones, while performing in famed entertainment venues ranging from the legendary Friar's Clubs in NY and LA and the Waldorf Astoria's main ballroom in New York City, to the main showroom at Harrah's Casino and Caesar's Palace. He co-starred in the acclaimed Showtime movie, The Godfathers of Comedy and is the author of several award-winning comedy books.
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Comedian Paul D'Angelo is a former assistant district attorney and criminal-defense trial attorney who simultaneously became one of the country's top stand-up comedians.
Paul has been headlining A-List comedy clubs around the country for over forty years and has been the opening act for more than sixty internationally known acts, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, The Beach Boys, Chicago, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lyle Lovett, George Carlin and Dennis Miller, performing in famed entertainment venues ranging from the legendary Friar's Clubs in NY and LA and the Waldorf Astoria's main ballroom in New York City, to the main showroom at Harrah's Casino and Caesar's Palace.
He has also entertained hundreds of prominent corporate clients including Ford Motor Co., Sony Music Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp., Nike-Bauer International, Fidelity Investments, Bike Athletic Corp., CVS/Caremark Inc., American & Delta Airlines, and the Burger King Corp.
Paul co-starred in the popular Showtime movie The Godfathers of Comedy and is the author of several award-winning comedy books.
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Who is the comedian/writer/actor that the Los Angeles Times calls “… quite likely the funniest entertainer you've never heard of… yet”?
Paul Murphy spent eleven as an assistant district attorney supervising several of Massachusetts' busiest courthouses before becoming a successful criminal-defense trial attorney. The unexpected twist to this story is that, under the pseudonym Paul D'Angelo, Paul was simultaneously becoming one of the nation's top stand-up comedians.
Paul has been headlining A-List comedy clubs around the country for over forty years and has been the opening act for more than sixty internationally known recording acts, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, The Beach Boys, Chicago, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Jerry Lee Lewis, Huey Lewis & The News, Lyle Lovett, George Carlin, Joan Rivers and Dennis Miller; performing in famed entertainment venues ranging from the legendary Friar's Clubs in NY and LA and the Waldorf Astoria's main ballroom in New York City, to the main showroom at Harrah's Casino and Caesar's Palace.
He has entertained hundreds of prominent corporate clients all over the country, such as Ford Motor Company, Sony Music Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp., Nike-Bauer International, Fidelity Investments, Bike Athletic Corp., CVS/Caremark Inc., American & Delta Airlines, NFL Charities, General Electric, Goldman-Sachs, UPS, the American Bar Association and the Burger King Corp.
Paul was a national finalist in the Johnny Walker Comedy Search; a national finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition; a national finalist representing Boston in the Laughs Across America comedy search; a national finalist in the Sierra Mist/Improv Next Great Comic search; and was named Boston's Best Comedian by Boston Magazine.
Paul co-starred in Showtime's popular stand-up comedy movie, The Godfathers of Comedy. He has also released three DVDs and four critically acclaimed comedy CDs that are played regularly on national radio.
Paul's hilarious book, Stories I Tell, was voted a global Gold Medal Winner of the 2015 eLit Book Awards; named a Finalist in the 2015 International Book Awards; earned Honorable Mention in the 2015 New York Book Festival; and was voted Comedy Book of the Year in the 2016 L.A. Awards. The sequel, More Stories to Tell, was also named a Gold Medal winner of the 2016 eLit Awards and a finalist in the 2016 International Book Awards. He has since had four other comedy books published, including three volumes of his hilarious L.A. Misérables series of diaries.
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Feedback from event planners, corporate clients, and venues Paul has worked with.
"Thank you for all the laughs you brought to our General Electric co-workers today. Your high-energy performance earned a lot of laughs from our audience and resulted in a standing ovation."
Ellen Sen, Senior Staff Engineer, GE Aviation
"Hands down, funniest comedian we've ever had at CityStage Theatre."
Tina D'Agostino, President, City Stage Theatre
"You were amazing, Paul! I can honestly say we have never had a standing ovation at any of our events before. Awesome show!"
Barbara Zaenglein, Director of Executive Relations, Boardroom Events
"To date, you have been the best comedian they have ever had, and I've been with them for over ten years."
Dave Pujals, President / CEO, T³ Corporation
"Your comedy is definitely my favorite of all the comics we've had. I enjoy the intelligence and thought behind it."
Louanne Lewit, Executive Director, Claremont Opera House
"You give us instant credibility whenever you perform with us. I truly have never met anyone who is more professional, more courteous of others or more talented."
