Comedy Routines

Carmen Ciricillo has been touring nationally since 1990 as The Construction Comic®. He has created a humorous routine about life as a contractor which everyone can understand. "My act plays well for every group" says the comedian. In fact, XM Radio just started playing Carmen's debut CD to their audience of over 4 million subscribers. In 2003 Carmen received rave reviews after performing with Richard Lewis at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts for the Gilda Radner charity, Gilda's Club. His act plays well for all groups because anyone can relate to it, but his core groups are those affiliated with the construction industry.

In 1986 Carmen won a comedy competition at The Cleveland Comedy Club and started to receive bookings at clubs nationally. In 1989 Carmen had the opportunity to stay at the home of Bob Hope's business manager Mark Anthony, a friend of the family. Carmen quickly caught Hollywood fever and moved there in 1990, where almost immediately he was cast on the television game show "Hold Everything" with Pat Bullard. He also became a regular at the Santa Monica Improv. After being encouraged by Mark Lonow, one of the clubs' owners, Carmen wrote a unique routine on his family's construction business which propelled his career to a new level.

In 1991, after an appearance at the Laugh Factory near Chicago, Carmen was asked to perform for the Northern Illinois Home Builder's Association. That's when the word spread about The Construction Comic®. Since that day Carmen has performed for thousands of construction-related groups doing everything from stand-up, emcee work, keynote, motivational and more.

Carmen has performed for every major construction association in the U.S. including The National Association of Home Builders, The National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, The American Subcontractors Association, The Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors, The Painting and Decorating Contractors Association and many more.

In 1999 Carmen appeared on The Discovery Channel's "Your New House" television show and by 2000 he was a regular. Carmen portrayed the humorous tool man and went on to travel with NASCAR that season with the show's main sponsor.

In 2005 Bill Grundfest, a writer and producer on the NBC sitcom "Mad About You", wrote a pilot for a sitcom based on Carmen's Construction Comedy routine. In July of 2005 Carmen went out to L.A. and shot the pilot. "Bill has been shopping it around to CBS, NBC and the other major networks" says Carmen, "We're hoping for the best!."

2006 looks phenomenal for The Construction Comic®! His family life is wonderful - three awesome kids, Shannon, Stephanie and Domenic and his beautiful wife Kelly of 13 years who has been with him and encouraging his career since 1987. "Kelly is my sounding board" says Carmen, "No joke ever hits the stage without first being tried on her!"