Billed as ‘the comedy master of the corporate function’ and ‘the giant of corporate entertainment’, Adrian Walsh has spent his entire professional life as a stand- up comedian and has taken his act around the globe. He is an entertainer with a sharp wit and endearing charisma. He sculpts perfect shows with his signature style, involving audiences with an expert deliverance. From the outset, Adrian Walsh relaxes guests and makes them feel at ease as the jokes pour in. And the jokes, stories and observations are fresh and clean - he becomes a friend to the audience.
As a corporate entertainer, Adrian is firmly of the belief that happy workers are productive workers. He uses humour to boost morale, self-esteem and confidence while encouraging creativity and inspiring open-mindedness and improved communication. Major corporate clients that have benefited from the services of this superb comedian include British Gas, Lloyds Bank, BMW, Rank Xerox, British Aerospace, Volvo, BUPA, IBM, British Airways, Chase Manhattan Bank and many more.
As well as corporate functions, Adrian specialises in after-dinner speeches, sports-based dinners, awards ceremonies, product launches and private functions. His amazing talents as a comedian have seen him work extensively throughout the UK as well as the USA, Europe, Africa, Canada and on countless cruise liners. Adrian has worked with some of the biggest stars in the world of entertainment, including Shirley Bassey, Neil Sedaka, Barry Manilow, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Petula Clark and Glen Campbell. The comedian has also appeared on television and radio more than 300 times as well as in cabaret shows and on the theatre stage. Adrian took to comedy as a schoolboy, skipping homework to entertain at pubs and clubs in Belfast.
He has always revelled in the thrill of standing in front of a live audience and continues to adore the acclamation he receives. His love and passion for performing have no doubt impacted his longevity in showbiz. With years of experience at all levels of comedy and at a variety of venues. Adrian has appeared several times on daytime television series Today with Des and Mel and made an appearance as a stand-up comedian at the hugely popular, prestigious variety show Live from her Majesty’s at the London Palladium. He featured in BBC Radio 4’s Act Your Age at the dawn of the 2000s. He has bolted himself a reputation as a stand-up gentleman as much as a stand-up comedian and is admired and renowned within the industry as a true sensation.
