Gross National Product

Biography

The GNP Comedy Revue comes complete with a 60-90 minute show. Two or 20 parties, it doesn`t really matter to Gross National Product (GNP), Washington, D.C.`s "Comic Monument." For 20 years, GNP has been skewering whichever party is in power - as well as those that aren`t - and "making headlines hilarious" (San Francisco Chronicle). If it`s political, it`s been fair game for this political satire group, dubbed a "comedy feast" by the Wall Street Journal. Gross National Product was picked as a top D.C. attraction by both Fommer`s and Fodor`s Guides. The Washington Post called them "breathlessly fast and funny...the longest running, most successful sketch troupe in Washington." GNP delivers "sharp impersonations...This zippy group sends you smiling into the late evening air" (The Los Angeles Times) with customization, technical expertise and hilarious send-up`s for your group or convention.

GNP has built a rousing reputation from such hilarious past revues as Clintoons (1992), A Newt World Order (1994), Hell to the Chief (1997), and All the Presidents Women (1999). They`ve captured the hearts of San Francisco, where the previous revue (Sex, Lies and Zippergate or Yet Another Vast Right Wing Conspiracy) ran for over six months. And San Diego took them to its big heart during the 1996 Republican convention and Los Angeles for the 2000 affair for the other side of the aisle. They`ve performed for the presidents, are a regular at the Smithsonian Institute`s Resident Art Series and have starred in five national PBS specials.

Political and News Impersonators: Can`t get the real one? Let one of our presidents roast your company president, CEO, or meeting attendees with a customized appearance by George W, Al Gore, Bill Clinton or Hillary! They`re all here, right down to news breakers and newsmakers. Or have your favorite news personality such as George Stephanopoulos make a surprise visit.

For a less expensive alternative, GNP`s "Unofficial Debate" is an interactive 30-minute political duel, complete with candidates & news impostors!

In 1988, GNP launched Scandal Tours, an insider`s bus tour of the sites that have made Washington infamous, which highlights the lowlifes, such as Monica Lewinsky, Gary Hart`s and Donna Rice`s backdoor debut to the Miami Herald, the White House that JFK practically turned into a Motel 6, the Watergate where some C.R.E.E.P.S. bungled a break-in and the Vista Hotel where Mayor Marion Barry`s career went up in smoke. Scandal Tours is for groups interested in seeing the genuine side of Washington.