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Jay Leno Performs For Corporate Event | Chicago

Jay Leno performing at the field museum in Chicago.

I was asked to provide Jay Leno for a corporate event performance at The Field Museum in Chicago.

Jay Leno Performs His Best Lines

“How many are worried about a government shutdown?…How many are worried about it starting back up?”

“The crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue of Liberty had both hands up.”

“How come you never see a headline like, ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’?”

“Yesterday morning Facebook was temporarily offline, leaving millions of workers unable to do anything except their jobs.”

Jay Leno on stage at the field museum In Chicago.
Jay Leno On Stage At The Field Museum In Chicago

Jay Leno performs for a few select private corporate events nationwide each year, but when not entertaining audiences nationwide, he is host of Jay Leno’s Garage on NBC. 

The TV series explores our obsession with all things automotive. From classic cars to supercars and everything in-between, Jay is hitting the road to discover the most exciting, weird and wonderful vehicles ever made and meet the passionate people behind their wheels. Whether he’s exploring the story of an iconic brand, road-testing the newest supercar, or investigating the latest automotive innovations, there is no wheel Jay won’t get behind to tell the story of our love affair with the car.


As a full service celebrity talent buyer consultancy and entertainment production company, my company Celebrity Direct enables the corporate or nonprofit event planner the ability to acquire celebrity impact for events never before thought possible. No other tool available to event professionals has greater impact communicating a message and having that message retained better than the power of celebrity.

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Celebrity Direct Inc. is always positioned as the buyer’s advocate throughout the process and we never let our client overpay. Our expertise will help negotiate, contract and produce a Celebrity Music Concert, Comedy Performance or Celebrity Speaker exclusively for a corporate event, nonprofit event or private performance.

SEE How to Produce a Show with a Celebrity Comedian

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