Based in Clarkston, Michigan · Traveling nationwide
Michigan Ventriloquist Richard Paul
Family friendly entertainment in Michigan for libraries, schools and active adult communities — clean comedy, life-sized puppets, music and magic.
- 40+ years on stage
- Clean, all-ages comedy
- Life-sized puppets
- Music, magic & audience volunteers
Pick your show
One Michigan ventriloquist, a whole cast of characters
Every program is built for its room — a summer reading crowd, a school gym, a community room full of active adults, or a family night audience.
Library Shows
Summer reading kickoffs and family programs that fill the room and keep kids talking about books and puppets on the way out.
SchoolsSchool Assemblies
Kindness, empathy, anti-bullying and reading assemblies that land the message through laughter, not a lecture.
Active adultsActive Adult & Senior Shows
Clean comedy built for retirement communities, senior centers and 55+ clubs, with nostalgia, songs and plenty of banter.
FamilyFamily Shows
Festivals, church events, banquets and family nights. Grandparents laugh as hard as the kids do.
SeasonalHoliday Shows
Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's programs for libraries, communities and company family parties.
ThemedBosco's Trainload of Fun
A full-throttle themed show for younger audiences. Also ask about Donny the Dino's prehistorically funny family show.
Straight from the audience
What Michigan crowds say
“Richard was fantastic! The boys called it the highlight of the show, and the parents were blown away with the lessons he was imparting during his very engaging, interactive performance.”
SonnyHanukkah Extravaganza, Oak Park, Michigan
“It was great having you at New Year's Fest and First United Methodist Church again. Everyone really enjoyed your shows. Hope to see you again in December 2025!”
Dan B.New Year's Fest, Kalamazoo, Michigan
“The kids cannot stop talking about how much fun they had and HOW FUNNY the show was! Overwhelmingly, the response to ‘What was your favorite part of the weekend?’ was … THE PUPPET SHOW!”
Sarah BarnettContract Search Services, Michigan
Meet Richard
Clean, family friendly entertainment — for more than twenty years
Richard Paul is a Michigan ventriloquist and comedian known for a colorful cast of life-sized puppets and a high-energy, improvised style that pulls the whole room into the act.
He ventriloquizes with props, his own hands and ordinary household objects, then hands the microphone to audience volunteers for the show's biggest laughs. The humor stays clean, so the show works for a first-grade assembly and a 55+ community room alike.
Based in Clarkston, Michigan, Richard has performed across the state and around the world — Tokyo, Orlando, Fairbanks, New York City and Saskatchewan among them — at conventions, fairs, youth conferences, school assemblies, libraries and family events.
More about Richard
Watch the show
See the puppets in action
A few minutes of the family friendly ventriloquist show Michigan libraries, schools and active adult communities book again and again.
Who books this show
Built for libraries, schools and active adult communities
Libraries
Self-contained sound and set-up, a 45-minute run time, and a program that fits summer reading themes for all ages.
Schools
Assembly programs on kindness, empathy, respect and reading, sized for K–5 or the whole building.
Active adult communities
Clean comedy with nostalgia and singalongs for retirement communities, senior centers and 55+ clubs.
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Richard Paul in the press
Let's get your date on the calendar
Tell Richard the date, the room and the audience. He'll tell you which show fits.
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