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About Paul Mercurio
Paul Mercurio is a Rhode Island-born comedian once featured on Comedy Central Presents. A lawyer by education (graduated from Georgetown University Law Center). After working as an investment banker and merger and acquisitions lawyer, he took up stand-up comedy.
Paul won an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He also is the warm-up comedian for The Daily Show. A national headliner in clubs across North America and in Europe, Paul has performed at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and has made numerous television appearances including his own Half Hour Comedy Central Special, The Late, Late Show on CBS, The Daily Show, ABC's Wednesdays at 9:30, as a political satirist on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn, Shorties Watching Shorties, NBC's Late Fridays, VH-1, and many others.
Paul has shot a television pilot Sports Central, in which he stars, co-created and executive produced. Using a news format, Sports Central is a funny, smart look at the controversial off-the-field issues and player behavior plaguing sports. Paul is a regular contributor to the nationally syndicated, The Bob and Tom Radio Show in a segment called "The Image Makeover Guy," Paul gives tongue-in-cheek image advice to people who have sullied their image in the press. He's also had his own special, Mecurio's Mob Rule, on Sirius Satellite Radio and appears regularly on Sirius.
Paul's short film, Gloves, an off-center dark comedy has been screened at several prestigious film festivals including HBO's Aspen Comedy Arts Festival, The Toronto Film Festival, The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and The San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain.

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PAUL’s BROADWAY SHOW --"Permission to Speak:" An Interactive Team Bonding Show

PAUL’s BROADWAY SHOW --"Permission to Speak:" An Interactive Team Bonding Show

Born from a sold-out Broadway run, Permission to Speak ("PTS") is a superb opportunity for corporate events. It transforms the corporate stage into a vibrant arena of connection and collaboration. Corporate audiences can learn how to communicate effectively, navigate conflicts, and work toward common goals in ways that can be both educational and entertaining, using the key lessons and techniques PAUL has developed from the Show. Using a state-of-the art, customized multimedia presentation, PAUL weaves a cohesive, fun and bonding interaction with audience members in a way that’s never been done before. Blending stand-up comedy, storytelling and audience interaction, the event fosters authentic conversations that dissolve silos and build trust. The Show is guided by PAUL’s quick wit and attendees share stories that reveal shared experiences that cultivate stronger bonds. Audience members share their enlightening and entertaining stories, revealing valuable insights and tools on how humor and personal stories can inspire and motivate each other and their teams.The result is a team and organization that is more unified, more engaged, and better positioned to drive organizational success.

Here is a little background on PTS: Four of the most brilliant minds in TV and movies have come together to present this ground-breaking, emotional live experience. Among the PTS creators, they have been honored with a combined 33 Emmys, 6 Peabody and 2 Grammy Awards, including legendary Director, Frank Oz ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "Bowfinger," "The Score," "Muppets" creator/puppeteer, creator/voice of ‘Yoda’) who is directing and producing PTS.

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