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John Branyan is a comedian who engages his audience with improvisational and written material. With his “comedy that won’t leave a dirty residue,” Branyan enjoys making his audience laugh at the oddities of life. He has performed on televised episodes of the comedy show Bananas and in the Jay Leno National Comedy Competition. Banyan was head writer and principle actor in Crazy Love, a stage show that toured for three years. He and his wife, Lori, have four children: Mandy, Tim, Tabby and Andrew.
"...John was hilarious, and connected with people from all generations. Clean, funny, and energetic - John was a highlight that people were talking about for months..." -Keith Parker - Hazelwood Christian Church, Indianapolis IN
"Can a Christian comedian hold his own in a regular comedy club? John sure can! He's made our audiences laugh very hard and there's never a swear word or innuendo...he's welcome at the Improv anytime"
-Rene' Harte - Improv Comedy Club - West Palm Beach, FL
" ...lets loose for nearly an hour with rapid-fire tales of everything from childhood to his grandparents...There is actual knee-slapping going on in the theater...clever, professional and for all ages, reminding one of some of Bill Cosby's comedy albums" -Michael Smith - Tulsa World - Tulsa, OK
“Brilliant...Extremely Funny” - The Washington Post
“Laugh-Out-Loud, One-Man Tour de Force...’ - Edmund Sun
“We have scheduled John for several campus events and he always hits a homerun.” - Keith Keeran, Kentucky Christian University
- The Comedy Festival - Las Vegas
- Featured on televised episode of ‘Bananas’
- Toured with Chonda Pierce
- Gaither Homecoming Cruise (2 years)
- Ken Davis & Friends 2008
- Writer/Performer ‘Hoosier Jubilee’ syndicated radio show
- Writer for American Comedy Network
- Head Writer for Clip-Wit radio humor service
- Performer in Jay Leno National Comedy Competition
- “Club Favorite” at Indy Comedy Connection and Broadripple Comedy Club.
Places he has been:
Improv Comedy Club, Phoenix, West Palm Beach, Dallas
Ceasar’s Palace, Las Vegas
Indianapolis Comedy Connection
Princess Cruise Lines
Holland America Cruise Lines
Crackers, Indianapolis
Broadripple Comedy Club
Wonderama Musical Comedy Theater, Tulsa OK
Old Town Theater, Alexandria VA
Eastern Howard Performing Arts Center
Carlsbad Village Theater, San Diego CA
Phillipe Performing Arts Center
Ball State University
Kentucky Christian College
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