Thor Ramsey is a nationally known standup comedian and one of the most recognized names in Christian comedy. Since 1987, Ramsey has performed in comedy clubs and churches across the country. Ramsey was featured in four of the “Thou Shalt Laugh” comedy movies, which sold more than a half million DVDs and were seen on cable television nationally.
He has been seen on several national comedy shows aside from his own television series, “Comedy At Large with Thor Ramsey,” which aired for one season on the i-Life Network. “Bananas” the family-friendly comedy series that he hosts is now seen in over 90 million homes and was recently purchased by Sony Television.
Thor has three solo standup projects, “Square” (2010), “Smart Mouth” (2008) and “Brimstone & Punchlines” (2006) in addition to producing and hosting the “The New Comedy Revolution” (2010). If there is a DVD featuring family-friendly comedians, Thor is probably on it (i.e. “The Clean Standup Comedy Tour” in 2004). His first book, “A Comedian’s Guide to Theology” was published in 2008 and has been widely praised by readers for its theological insights and humor. His second book, Thor Ramsey’s Total Money Meltdown, is due for release July 2011.
REVIEWS
His smart, sometimes loud and often opinionated brand of comedy has made him an audience favorite nationwide.
“…kept a crowd of hundreds rolling.”
— The Los Angeles Times
“…hilarious…”
— The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“…clever and pointed…”
— The Washington Post
TV CREDITS
- The Comedy Shop—Featured Comedian—PBS (regional), 1990
- An Evening at the Improv—Featured Comedian—A&E, 1993
- Bananas—Comedy Special—GTN, 2004
- Top3—Weekly Segment—JCTV, 2004, 2005
- Comedy At Large with Thor Ramsey — Weekly Show — iLife, 2004
- Bananas—Weekly Host—GTN, 2003
- Bananas—Weekly Host—GTN, 2004
- Bananas—Weekly Host—GTN, 2005
- Bananas—Weekly Host—GTN, 2006
- Top3—Guest Star—JCTV, 2006
- Thou Shalt Laugh, Featured Comedian, TBN, 2007
- The 700 Club—Guest Star—Family Channel, 2007
- Rock the Boat—Host—Gospel Music Channel, 2007
- Dove Awards—Segment Host—Gospel Music Channel, 2007
- Smart Mouth—Comedy Special—JCTV, 2009
- Right to Laugh – Featured Comedian – Right Network, 2010
FESTIVALS
- Montreal Comedy Festival—”Just For Pitching”, 2004
- Vancouver Comedy Festival—Letterman Showcase, 2004
- Spirit West Coast—Del Mar, Featured Comic, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
- Spirit West Coast—Monterey, Featured Comic, 2005, 2007, 2009
- Lifefest, Appleton, WI, 2009
- Gospel Jubliee Weekend, Cherokee, NC 2009
- J-Fest, Chattanooga, TN 2010
CONFERENCES
- Contagious Church Conference – Seattle, WA; Orlando, FL; Irvine, CA
- National Pastor’s Conference – San Diego, CA
- Youth Specialties – Anaheim, Los Angeles, Sacramento, CA; Austin, Dallas, TX; Nashville, TN; Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Pittsburgh, PH
- Celebrate Your Marriage – Fort Wayne, IN; Mackinaw Island, MI
- UMC Pastor’s Conference – Indianapolis, IN
- AOG Pastor’s Conference – Salem, OR
CLUB APPEARANCES
- Improvs—Ontario/ Irvine/ Brea/ West Palm Beach/ Cleveland/ Tempe/ Miami/ Chicago
- Caroline’s (Midwest Meets Manhattan)—New York
- Funny Bone—Omaha, Naperville, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Omaha, NE , Des Moines, IA, Sioux Falls, SD
- Zanies—Chicago/ Nashville
- Stanford & Sons—Kansas City
- Funny Farm—Louisville
- Comedy Off Broadway—Lexington, KY
- Crackers—Indianapolis, Broad Ripple, IN
SPECIAL EVENTS & TOURS
- Outrageous Comedy Tour—with Mark Lowry and Chonda Pierce, Featured Comic, 2003
- Pure Comedy Tour — with Leland Klassen and Daren Streblow, 2004
- Disney Cruise Lines—featured performer, 2005
- Piece of My Mind Tour—with Chonda Pierce, 2006
- David Phelps’ Christmas Tour—featured comedian, 2007 & 2008
- Mason/Ramsey Comedy Expedition—with Taylor Mason, 2008
Trackbacks/Pingbacks
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