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Joe Gandelman Reviews

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  • Avg 5.0 | 96 Reviews
  • Ventriloquist from San Diego, CA
  • 202 Verified Bookings
  • Starting at $350 per event

96 Reviews for Joe Gandelman

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Review by Carly H.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on August 28, 2016•From Stanton, CA

Joe was wonderful, kids and adults love him. Very thoughtful, on time, fun, kids learning from his show too (which is the best thing as the feedback from our friends at the party).

Review by Cheryl S.

Sorority Function•Reviewed on May 23, 2016•From Riverside, CA

We were very impressed, amused, and had fun with his performance. Several of my sisters stated that this was different and made them feel very "youthful" ! :-). Its wonderful when you can bring laughter to all. Awesome job! Cheryl Slaughter: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Review by zulfar s.

Banquet•Reviewed on May 17, 2015•From San Diego, CA

All the children (and adults) who watched the performance were fully entertained. He brought hus own sound system, setup early, kept the audience engaged and the variety of puppets kept things interesting and funny! We will definitely hire Joe to return at our school banquet next year!

Review by Steven L.

Corporate Function•Reviewed on December 11, 2013•From San Diego, CA

Joe did an excellent show with a group that I feel is difficult to entertain. We are all tax professionals and many of them are up their in years and not overly out going. We had a good amount of participation from the more out going bunch and made it a really fun show to end the year with. Thank you to Joe for doing a great job and entertaining us at our holiday party.

Review by Sofia B.

Graduation Party•Reviewed on June 21, 2013•From Seal Beach, CA

From the minute that I got in contact with Joe he was not just very accomodating but also very eager to do the best arrangements to make my event successful, he sent me a questionary with questions that made the party more personal, my guests and family truly enjoyed him. I certanly would hire him again.

Review by Shannon O.

Corporate Function•Reviewed on June 21, 2013•From Anaheim, CA

Joe recently performed during our children's program at our annual SMA Conference and he was great with all the kids! His show was wonderful and it kept the kids entertained while their parents were attending workshops! Joe was very accommodting and even taught every kid who was interested how to speak without moving their mouth! I would highly reccommend!

Review by Lisa D.

School Assembly•Reviewed on October 12, 2012•From Ridgecrest, CA

Mr. Gandelman provided my students and their family members with an entertaining and educational assembly. We are looking forward to having him return in the future.

Review by Sheryl C.

Easter Celebration•Reviewed on April 27, 2010•From Ramona, CA

Joe was fantastic very entertaining professional very aware of the time frame for the children, and just loved his way of fitting in education inside the performance as well as fun for the class I will definitely use his talents again in the future, he is worth every single penny !! Thanks Joe Sheryl Cooper event coordinator for James Dukes

Review by Mary Ann J.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on March 22, 2010•From Chino, CA

He is so great!!! He came on time and all guests enjoyed his performance.

Review by Tammy B.

School Assembly•Reviewed on October 26, 2009•From Bakersfield, CA

Our student body truly enjoyed the performances. Mr. Gandelman was able to hold the attention of all students in grades K through 6, not an easy task!

Review by Christine R.

Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on July 21, 2009•From Escondido, CA

Joe made a huge effort to personalize his show for my husbands 50th birthday party. He had a good number of characters, which kept the show very entertaining and interesting. We loved how he brought 5 persons up on stage and interacted with the crowd. It was hilarious. We had a number of different ages there from 3 yrs. old to 60 something and everyone enjoyed the performance. Thank you Joe for making my husbands 50th party a huge success. Christine

Review by Alex Z.

Fundraiser•Reviewed on April 6, 2009•From Lemon Grove, CA

Joe's act was a hit at our Community dinner. He had everyone in the audience laughing form the little kids to the seniors. He's interaction with the audience was great and the variety he had in his acts kept everyone entertained. There was not one dull moment in the show. Apart from his act being great. Joe himself is a great person to work with. Very professional and very accommodating with special requests. He keeps you well informed about his show and works with you to make sure you are getting what you want, and he keeps he's word. We definitely will be using Joe for our next event.

Review by Vicky L.

Easter Celebration•Reviewed on April 14, 2009•From Las Vegas, NV

I was so impressed with Joe! He was a complete joy to work with. He was on time, very professional, easy to work with and very friendly. I was amazed at how he was able to keep all the kids complete attention from start to finish! He had all the kids laughing so hard with all of his wonderful characters! I had many of our younger kids come up to me and say, "He's so funny, he said the word underwear." I couldn't have been more pleased with Joe.... he hit a homerun with us!

Review by Charles G.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on January 10, 2010•From Santee, CA

We would like to thank gig masters and Joe for a great time. Joe was a talent that the kids really enjoyed. Highly recommended for parties with children. All of Joes pupets were funny and we all enjoyed a good laugh and performance! Thanks again!! C. G. family

Review by Jill B.

Fundraiser•Reviewed on April 28, 2009•From Ramona, CA

Everything went great with John at our family focused fundraiser for the preschool. The children, along with siblings and friends of all ages were very entertained. Most parents and grandparents watched the show also and also had great comments regarding John's show. Thank you for providing an opportunity to hire John Gandelman and recommend him to others.

Review by Mathew M.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on April 30, 2009•From San Diego, CA

Joe showed up early to set up. Asked if we had any special request. The scouts loved the show. I will use Joe again in the future.

Review by Virginia N.

Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on March 1, 2009•From San Diego, CA

Joe performed his wonderful ventriloquist act for my son's 9th birthday. He was on time and very easy to work with. Children and adults alike enjoyed his act with lot of laughs. We would definitely hire him again!

Review by Bharathwaj V.

Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on April 28, 2009•From San Diego, CA

Joe Gandelman made my daughter's birthday special. Kids had a blast. Adults enjoyed as much as the kids. All the guests who attended the party said that the show was excellent. I would highly recommend the show to anyone. From water coming out of elephant to smoke coming out of dragon to drawn picture starting to talk to teaching the kids to do ventriloquism were all outstanding. Overall, it was a great show.

Review by Monique D.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on March 19, 2009•From Irvine, CA

We had a party for almost 20 kindergartners and I wasn't sure if they would be able to sit still for an hour long performance. However, Joe really held their attention, made them laugh and even taught them a few things! Joe was easy to work with, professional and talented. I would recommend him for your next event.

Review by Hazel W.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on March 30, 2009•From San Diego, CA

Review by Leah G.

School Assembly•Reviewed on June 24, 2009•From North Hollywood, CA

We had Joe come in for a performance in our summer camp, the kids were on their feet throughout the show! The counselors were even laughing! I can say that this hour was a quite short one! I highly recommend Joe!

Review by Wanda O.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on December 12, 2009•From Escondido, CA

Joe was amazing, I really didn't know what to expect and with kindergarteners you never know, it can be hit or miss. The party was for my 6 year old with younger kids, teens to grandparents he had everyone laughing, the kids were glued to their seats fully interested in his show and with the many puppet friends he had, the kids were very responsive and excited to see what he was bringing out next. Joe's interaction and patience with the kids was great and at the end, showing and teaching the kids how ventriloquism works wow, he is vantastic. Joe helped make my daughters party a great success. Thank you Joe. Wanda, Escondido, CA

Review by Steve J.

School Assembly•Reviewed on June 11, 2009•From Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Review by Jose M.

School Assembly•Reviewed on June 30, 2009•From San Diego, CA

Joe was great. He really knew how to relate to the kids and to our community. We had a large age range and all had great laughs. Thanks!

Review by Melanie R.

Hanukkah Celebration•Reviewed on December 13, 2010•From La Jolla, CA

I was a little panicked when I hadn't heard from him after signing a contract a few weeks before the event. I sent a few e-mails to find out his set up needs and confirm everything, and after leaving a few messages he returned my call the morning of it. At first he seemed a little disorganized w/ his puppets & kept leaving the stage to go get the next one, when I could have put a table nearby or something (this could have been communicated beforehand, thus my e-mails asking for set up needed ahead of time). Overall, the seniors enjoyed his performance and especially that he talked about ventriloquists of "their time". Despite all of this, I would still recommend him.

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I offered to do this show for the Jewish Center at a discount which I was happy to do. This was show was in fact confirmed SEVERAL times via email, contract, my getting a deposit and an email thanking this client when I got the deposit. I told her "We're all set!" by email and got a response. She apparently sent me another email (after this had been contracted, confirmed and RECONFIRMED again) that I never got. 24 hours before the show my phones in my condo were totally OUT and my internet was totally disconnected since my condo is being sold and it was ripped apart. Once back online, the day of the show, I called her immediately and explained what happened and sa