Ron McGehee is the world’s funniest “half-Korean, half-Irish” comedian. He started comedy with the Orange County Crazies Improv troupe and later moved to L.A. to pursue stand-up full time. He has headlined at such venues as the World Famous Improv Comedy Clubs and The Comedy Store. He has appeared on Funny Farm TV and was a premier performer honored on KNBC Channel 4 News in Los Angeles for Asian-American History Month.
Ron was a finalist in the NBC Laugh Factory Latino/Asian-American Comedy Showcase and in the 2002 “Orange County’s Funniest Person Contest,” an honor he won in 2003. He also appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing 2 as a finalist, and he filmed a commercial for the international transportation company DHL, which is airing nationally.
Ron has made a number of guest television appearances promoting his brand of innovative, clean comedy, including programs like The Joni Lamb Show on DayStar, JCTV, ABC Family, Comedy Central and TBN. Ron has also written for The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The Carson Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel and spec-scripts for Scrubs and My Name Is Earl. Ron is now a producing co-host of The Family Countdown, a national syndicated radio program, and he contributes regular scripts and articles for many publications, including Brio, Battle, Hope for Women and Chronicle Christian.
Ron made a name for himself as a favorite entertainer in the corporate market with companies such as City of Hope, Toyota, Hyundai, Cisco and many others. He is a favorite at national camps and festivals in the youth market such as Spirit West Coast, Life Fest and Knott’s Berry Farm Youth Nights. He tours throughout the U.S. performing and speaking at churches and colleges, bringing his life lessons and hilarious multi-cultural humor to national audiences. When time allows, Ron and his wife, comedienne Kerri Pomarolli, team up touring the country, performing their unique “He Said, She Said” show where Ron tries to get in the last word.