My Bio

n., "something that jars the mind with unexpected force."
American Heritage Dictionary

"A CLASSIC...
HIS LIFE IS A VIRTUAL
PARADE OF REMARKABLE
TALES."
Bob Weider,
San Francisco Chronicle

"A NATIONAL TREASURE...
THE FUNNIEST MAN EVER."
Guy Richardson,
Reno Gazette

"A RARE BREED...
AND REAL FUNNY, TOO.'
Ernest Tucker,
Chicago Sun Times

"ONE OF THE HOTTEST COMICS
IN SHOW BUSINESS."
Entertainment Tonight

"THE NEXT SUPERSTAR OF COMEDY."
Joan Rivers

"THE GREATEST AMERICAN STORYTELLER."
Las Vegas Review Journal

Comedy from a life fully lived

Short Bio (in Sequence):

* Studied for the Priesthood

* Been on a Chain Gang in Louisiana

* Unsuccessful Jewel Thief ( Which led to...)

* Invited guest at a Maximum Security Penitentiary

* VP of a Fortune 500 Company

* Inventor with 3 patents in Electronics

*At age 40, while at the top of his profession, quitting the corporate world to become a stand-up comic.

RON SHOCK'S NUMEROUS TELEVISION APPEARANCES INCLUDE:

"The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson
"The Joan Rivers Show"
His own ShowTime special "Bad Gig Blues"
"Into the Night" with Rick Dees
A&E's "An Evening at the Improv"
Fox's "Comic Strip Live"
ShowTime's "All Stars"
"Caroline's Comedy Hour"

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