Testimonials
TESTIMONIALS
"Thank you so much for your great help with emceeing at our Kick-off. You did an amazing job! I hope you enjoyed yourself as much as we enjoyed having you. The feedback was great from everyone.
Thanks again!"
Debbie Dixon, National Event & Marketing Manager
Ride for Sight / Foundation Fighting Blindness
www.rideforsight.com
"Just a much belated “ thank you” to you and yours for the tremendous job you did for Oirman
Communications. I know I can always count on you to deliver a fabulous
show - and the process of working with you is always top notch.
That means a great deal to the corporate market. Reliability and
talent - great combo!"
Sincerely, CAROL PRIEST ENTERTAINMENT, www.CarolPriest.ca
"Thank -YOU- Rick! The performance was fantastic and I got many kudos for hiring you guys! The whole troop was hilarious. Jon (the big boss that you met) almost cut out after dinner but said he was very glad he didn't - he especially enjoyed the "Gorgeous George" bit!"
Andrea Muzzi, brokerlink.ca
"Rick, Rick, Rick...Thanks again for a wonderful job...lots of great feedback on the game show and your performances in Ottawa and Toronto."
Ray Luke, Pizza Pizza, HEAD OFFICE
"The event went very well. You and your team were
great. We will be keeping in touch FOR SURE."
Wendy
Dempsey ,Director, The Event Bureau, www.eventbureau.ca
"THANK YOU....you were a fabulous host and did a wonderful job keeping the show moving."
Debbie Slade, Brock Centre for the
Performing Arts
"We have had the pleasure of working with Rick Wharton and his team of Improv Players. In fact, we have worked very closely on a large project with Rick. His Team exceeded our clients expectation. Rick took the time to do research on our client and determined the vision for the event and conveyed it perfectly to his team. The Improv Players went the "extra mile" by creating a comedy song, which enhanced their usual custom comedy performance."
Randy R Stratton, President, elevations experiential event marketing
"What a night at Casa Loma. Everyone enjoyed the show and told me "the comedians were
funny" which may seem obvious but it is a true compliment as we have all sat through
comedians who are not funny. YOU GUYS WERE FUNNY. On behalf of the Orpheus Choir of Toronto I would like to thank you, Albert
Howell, Terry Hart and Rob McClean for agreeing to perform at our annual Your performance and
professionalism guaranteed this success, and working with you certainly made
my job easier."
Jane Michel, Chair Fundraising Committee,
Orpheus Choir of Toronto Gala Fundraiser.
"Thank You... your group made the evening."
Diane Baxter, SR VP Operations, Chubb Insurance
"Once again Rick you did a great job – given the really tight timeframe – everyone enjoyed! Again – bravo!"
Wendy Dempsey, Director, The Event Bureau www.eventbureau.ca
(2006)
"I wanted to thank you and your 'team' for doing a great job on Thursday
night. The performance was enjoyed by all! The feedback I have received today was very positive.
THANK YOU!"
Susan Anderson, Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd.
"I just wanted to send you a quick email to tell you what a success our
Teletoon 5th Birthday Party was...and you were certainly a huge part of that. The whole
committee would like to thank you for all your hard work especially coming
in to meet with us to gather information. That is the kind of special effort you don't see too often.
The improv was great! Believe me when I say it was a lot of fun. Anyhow, I just wanted to make sure you knew that the whole staff really
enjoyed the performance...it was a great way to wrap up a fun day! Thanks again."
Mari-K Kerr, Teletoon
"During my recent lecture series at the Ryerson School of TV & Radio Arts in
Toronto, I had the pleasure of hosting Rick as a Guest Speaker. He was most eloquent and thoroughly engaged the class of mature students in the "art of the TV pitch" and the importance & role of publicity & promotions to support established shows/stars. Having known & worked with Rick for some 15 years, I was confident he would enlighten as well as entertain the somewhat jaded group of students, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself hanging on his every word; this old dog learnt several new tricks that evening! Thanks, Rick, you were great and the students all commented very favourably on your breadth of knowledge and professional demeanour...as well as the jokes and insider comments. You definitely get an A+ for that effort."
Glenda Fordham and Associates, President
"Our sincere appreciation for the fantastic performance orchestrated by you and your colleagues. The celebration of our CEO's special birthday was enjoyed by all, even John, being the subject of the "roast." Many people dropped by to express their appreciation and admiration of the work done by you and your fellow comedians. I was completely amazed how you were able to take such bare bone facts and turn them into truly funny and memorable scenes."
Nancy Wood, MDS Inc.
"For the last celebration we booked a comedy show through Mr. Rick Wharton. All we asked of Rick was that it be entertaining and fun. The group consisted of 3 comic actors and 1 musician and the interaction with the employees was unbelievable. The actors had a way of making everyone feel comfortable and at ease. They had no problem getting people up to take part in the skits, in fact, a lot of people were hoping they would be asked to participate. The audience couldn't believe that it hadn't been rehearsed in advance. I felt the quality of the performers was well worth the price we paid and I would not hesitate to hire Rick and his comedy troupe in the future. Everything was taken care of. All I had to do was sit back and enjoy the show."
Donna Trafford, Milltronics
"We laughed, we cried, we got our money's worth! That's how we feel about the 2 occasions we've had to enjoy the fun and laughter of Rick Wharton. We wanted to liven up an event to mark our newly merged company. Having you act as our MC meant that we had someone on stage who could deal with the duties in a light and upbeat manner. You and your posse then entertained us with hilarious, appropriate, audience-involved comedy. People still talk about how much they enjoyed the humour. Both times you have found the right balance between having fun and making fun, and involving our employees including our vice-presidents and CEO. We appreciate the professional manner in which you have worked with us, incorporated our needs into the shows, and helped us to accomplish our goals."
Sara Taylor, AstraZeneca Canada
"We just wanted to take a minute to thank you again for a job well done at the Christmas Party. Your contribution was very well received and added a whole new dimension to the party."
Eric Pertsch, President, Universal Studios
"It was a great honor for our school to have yourself and your talented colleagues perform in support of the charity foundation. The professionalism, skillfulness and distinctly unique humour of your presentation were a pleasure to be a part of."
Andrew Yeung, AC Intramural Council Reps
"Thank you for being a part of our Annual Gala Dinner-Dance. Your comedy sketches were a pleasant diversion from the normal wining and dining and it was equally for us up-towners to enjoy the company of familiar
TV. faces. Rick if I may, I would like to confess, that I had my doubts as to the attention span of people in a ballroom of that magnitude, but your kindly whisper to me of "it's gonna be fine, you'll see" prior to the show was so appropriate and it was proven that you certainly know how to work a room professionally, as evidenced by the eager audience participation."
Pat Smith,
Executive Assistant, UNI-SELECT Inc.
"Our goal at the hockey championship was to improve the entire experience surrounding the tournament to relieve player stress during a tension filled week and explore the "fun side" of sport. The cast planned out a performance based on my audience's needs and desires, they were interactive and explosive on stage. They created an atmosphere of friendship for 300 coaches, athletes and parents. When I saw them on stage, making my athletes laugh and smile, I realized the true meaning of production. Each of them has a commanding control of humour, but their ability to motivate 16-20 year olds was outstanding. The cast takes pride in their work, they were very professional and this desire to achieve success is remarkable. We have had countless letters of praise for this one event. It is important to note that many people can do a production but Rick Wharton will make it come alive. They love what they do!"
John Curtis, OFSAA Convenor
"Rick was not only willing to be involved with the charity benefit, but also committed to provide and produce an entertaining evening. All I can say is that it went beyond the call of duty. The evening was nothing short of spectacular! Rick's improvisational talents included active audience participation which allowed many to be "actors" themselves. The show was hilarious and the feedback for the evening was very positive."
Ms. B. Bawks, Brother Andre Catholic High School
"Your improv act was a wonderful climax to the day's activities. You and your group were very successful in interacting with the audience in a meaningful way, maintaining a spontaneous repartee while providing humour that was appropriate to our firm. The feedback we received from the attendees rated the evening's entertainment tops."
Valerie
Vollenweider, Lucent Technologies
"A crowd of actuaries, lawyers, and their spouses is probably not the ideal comedy audience, but you and the other comics quickly broke the ice and had everyone laughing hysterically. The high energy, warmth and improv talents of your comics and the research you did into our firm really showed in your professional, very funny show. Rick Wharton
(aka) The Conspiracy Guy, was a particular favourite with our crowd, many of whom recognized him from
t.v. Enthusiastic comments on your comedy night are still coming in - thanks again for a great event!"
Angela Finlay, Dion Durrell
"We've done a lot of sound for many corporate shows in the U.S. and in Canada. Wharton and his comedy troupe are always top notch, classy, entertaining, and have the audience on the edge of their seats laughing."
Martin Anderson, Midnight Hour Productions
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