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Chicago Magazine calls Greg Schwem “America’s favorite corporate funnyman.” Indeed, Greg’s client list includes such corporate heavyweights as McDonald’s, Microsoft, Motorola, IBM, Verizon Wireless, United Airlines and Cisco Systems. If your company or association wants to laugh at today’s fast-paced business world, look no further than Greg Schwem and Comedy With a Byte.

He began his career in Florida, becoming an award-winning reporter for NBC-affiliate WPTV in West Palm Beach. But the comedy bug bit Schwem hard and he returned to his hometown of Chicago, where he honed his act in clubs. When he began inserting material about business and technology into his nightclub act, audience members approached him and said, “you really should come down to my office and tell those jokes.” And in that instant, Comedy With a Byte was born.

Schwem’s show provides a hilarious look at today’s corporate environment and the latest tools used to conduct business. What sets him apart from other corporate comedians is his ability – and willingness – to customize material for his audience. When Schwem hits the stage he already has perused the company’s website, combed the internal message boards, and even sifted through numerous PowerPoint presentations. “There is no such thing as too much information,” he says. “I know corporate audiences like to laugh at themselves so the more ammunition I get, the funnier it will be. Just don’t give me a 10-K report. There is NOTHING funny about that.”

Some customized material from past shows:

For Citrix Systems: "I just looked at your breakout list. You’ve scheduled ‘Advanced Dial Plan Design’ AND ‘Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Call Manager and Call Manager Express’ in the same day? Ladies and gentlemen, spread the FUN out!"

For the Society of Actuaries: You use something called “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” Generally accepted? Does that mean you can fudge once in awhile? Try giving your kids a generally accepted curfew of midnight and see what time they come home!"

Besides customized material, Schwem entertains audiences with stories about tedious business meetings, Blackberry addiction, “frequently” asked questions, and his embarrassing experience with the American Girl Doll company.

Today, he performs close to 100 corporate dates a year. In addition to corporate stand-up comedy, Schwem emcees multi-day events and writes custom videos for clients. Back home he coaches softball for daughter Natalie, and cleans up after daughter Amy. In his precious spare time, he enjoys tennis, golf and any music from the Counting Crows, Coldplay and Death Cab for Cutie.