Cliff notes

Who could have predicted that an Atlanta-born and raised Southerner would start a new career in comedy at age 83?  Now 84 years old and living in Longboat Key, Florida, Cliff is a graduate of McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre and Humor Institute in Sarasota.  He entered the Third Round at Visani’s Italian Steakhouse and Comedy Theatre, placing First!  This qualified Cliff for the Final Round in September 2023.  After narrowing the field to three, the audience voted him runnerup. Cliff out punch-lined at least 40 more seasoned and younger stand-ups in his first year on the stage. Before comedy, he spent 4 years in the U.S. Navy; received a B.S. from Georgia State University, Atlanta; and graduated from the Georgia School of Banking and the North Texas Farrier School of Minerals Wells, Texas.  He is married, has eight blended grandchildren and three great-grandchildren!  You’d think with all the degrees, he could have coasted quietly in retirement. Not our Cliff.  Only one year into it and he’s already award-winning. After getting bored with retired-type things, Cliff decided he would try comedy because he had not tried that yet.  He is available to perform at neighborhood and condo communities, church gatherings, senior centers, nursing homes, lodges, corporate functions, and private parties – small or large.  With a network of headliner comedian friends, Cliff can arrange shows for major events!  His humor is rated appropriate for all audiences, too.