Is the show appropriate for a college audience and campus standards?

Yes — the show is 100% clean and fully customized to your institution's standards. No suggestion is ever demeaning to a volunteer, participation is completely voluntary, and any student can step down at any moment.

How many students actually participate?

Typically 8 to 15 student volunteers take the stage, drawn entirely from the audience. The show works for crowds as small as 30 and as large as several thousand.

Does Randy Andrews travel to campuses nationwide?

Yes. Randy is based in the United States and travels nationwide for college and university programming, corporate events, and high school assemblies. Travel is factored into your custom quote.

Randy Andrews performing a college comedy hypnosis show for a packed campus auditorium during Welcome Week.

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College Entertainment — Comedy Hypnosis, Mentalism & Keynote Speaking for Campus Events

Randy Andrews is a nationwide comedy hypnotist, comedy mentalist, and keynote speaker delivering clean, high-energy entertainment for colleges, corporate events, and high schools across the country. Ninety minutes. Zero drift. Your students are the stars.

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Trusted by campus programmers nationwide

20+ Years on Stage

10-Year Campus Partner — Iowa Central Community College

4.9 Stars · 186 Reviews

Fully Insured Professional

Travels Nationwide

What Makes Randy the Right Choice for Campus Programming

You have probably booked a hypnotist before. Most campuses have. What programmers remember afterward is usually the same handful of bits, run the same way, on a hundred other campuses that semester. This is not that show.

Custom-Built for Your Campus, Not Recycled From the Last One.

Randy learns your traditions, your rivalries, and the running jokes your students actually share — then builds the show around them. The room laughs harder because the show is about them.

The Room Stays In It — All 90 Minutes.

No mid-show drift, no phones coming out at minute forty. The pacing is built to hold a student audience from the first volunteer to the final ovation.

Volunteers Leave as Heroes.

Every student who takes the stage comes off it celebrated by their peers. Participation is 100% voluntary, and no suggestion is ever demeaning. This is the standard, not a disclaimer.

One Professional, Start to Finish.

The person you email is the person on your stage. No agency layer, no substitutions, no surprises at load-in.

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Show Options for Colleges & Universities

Comedy Hypnosis

The signature campus crowd experience. Student volunteers become the stars of a fast-paced, 100% clean show their classmates will quote for the rest of the semester. Best for Welcome Week, late-night programming, and any event where filling the room is the win.

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Comedy Mentalism

Sharp, interactive mind-reading and impossible predictions blended with clean comedy. Perfect for smaller venue formats, residence hall programming, and Greek Life events where the audience sits close and the reactions carry the room.

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Keynote Speaking

Leadership, mindset, and human potential delivered with the engagement of a headline entertainer. Built for student leadership summits, orientation, and honors programming where you need substance students will actually sit still for.

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Built for CAB, Perfect for Any Campus Audience

One show. A dozen slots on your programming calendar.

Welcome Week

The first big memory of the year — and the easiest attendance win on your calendar.

CAB & Late-Night

Programming that competes with everything else happening at 9pm on a Friday.

Greek Life

Chapter events, recruitment, and philanthropy nights that need real energy.

Family Weekend

Clean enough for parents, genuinely funny enough for students.

Homecoming

Alumni and undergrads laughing at the same thing at the same time.

Orientation

New students meeting each other while laughing — the fastest icebreaker on campus.

Leadership Summits

Keynote content with the engagement of a headline show.

Finals De-Stress Week

Ninety minutes where nobody is thinking about their exam schedule.

Randy Andrews performs clean, high-energy comedy hypnosis and comedy mentalism for colleges and universities nationwide, including Welcome Week, campus activities board programming, Greek Life events, family weekends, and student leadership conferences. Every show is customized to the campus, and student participation is always completely voluntary.

What Campus Programmers Say

"If you are looking for the best college comedy hypnotist for Welcome Week, look no further. Our student activities board needed an act that could pack our 600-seat auditorium and keep students engaged without crossing any lines. The show was completely hilarious, safe, and respectful. Our students were talking about it for weeks. Easy to work with from contract to stage!"

— Laura Cahill

Director of Student Life & Orientation

"Booking Randy Andrews and his comedy hypnosis show for our late-night programming was the best decision of the semester. We had standing-room only attendance, and the audience participation was off the charts. As an advisor, I appreciate a professional entertainer who handles all the technical details seamlessly and delivers massive ROI on our student programming budget."

— Nate Hancock

Advisor, Campus Activities Board

"We brought Randy Andrews and his interactive comedy mentalism show to campus for Family Weekend, and it blew everyone away. It bridged the gap perfectly between college students, parents, and faculty with sharp humor and mind-bending interactive mind reading. A fresh, modern campus entertainment option that stands out from typical college acts."

— Ashley Marsh

Assistant Director of Campus Engagement

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Easy to Book, Easy to Promote, Easy to Love

Check Your Date

Send your date and event details. You get a real answer on availability, usually the same day, and a custom quote built around your audience size and format — not a rate card.

Promote It

High-resolution photos, promo video, ready-to-post social graphics, and a stage intro script are all waiting in the media kit. Your marketing team does not start from a blank page.

Show Up and Watch

Randy handles the stage, the volunteers, and the pacing. Your team enjoys the event they planned instead of running it.

What You Provide

A clear performance area or stage
15–20 armless chairs for volunteers
A standard PA system with a microphone
That is genuinely the entire list

What Randy Brings

20+ years of professional stage experience
A show customized to your campus in advance
Full insurance documentation and paperwork on request
One point of contact from inquiry through load-out

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Campus Programming — Frequently Asked Questions

The standard campus show runs 60 to 90 minutes. Shorter 30 to 45 minute formats are available for orientation blocks, assemblies, or conference schedules with tighter windows. Randy will recommend a length based on your venue and time slot.

More questions about safety, participation, and how the show runs? Read the full FAQ and safety details

QUICK ANSWERS FOR EVENT PLANNERS

What is the best entertainment for Welcome Week?

Comedy hypnosis is the most-booked format for Welcome Week because it fills the room, holds student attention for 90 minutes, and creates a shared memory new students bond over immediately. Student volunteers become the stars of the show, the content is 100% clean, and the energy is exactly what a kickoff night needs.

How much does a college comedy hypnosis show cost?

Investment varies by event type, audience size, show format, and date. Packages are designed to work within campus programming allocations, and you receive a clear, all-in number after a short conversation about your event. Travel is factored into the quote — there are no surprise line items later.

Can a comedy hypnotist perform at a campus Greek Life event?

Yes. Comedy hypnosis and comedy mentalism are both popular for Greek Life philanthropy nights, chapter events, and recruitment. The show is customized to the audience, participation is always voluntary, and the content is clean enough for any campus standards review.

How long is a college comedy hypnosis show?

The standard campus show runs 60 to 90 minutes. Shorter 30 to 45 minute formats are available for orientation blocks, assemblies, or conference schedules with tighter windows. Randy recommends a length based on your venue, time slot, and audience.

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WHAT IS COLLEGE CAMPUS ENTERTAINMENT?

College campus entertainment is live programming booked by campus activities boards, student life offices, and Greek organizations for events like Welcome Week, late-night programming, homecoming, and family weekend. Randy Andrews performs clean, high-energy comedy hypnosis, comedy mentalism, and keynote speaking customized to the campus audience. The best campus entertainment fills the room, holds student attention for 90 minutes, and creates a shared memory students bond over immediately.

Serving Campus Markets Nationwide

Based in Iowa and traveling to colleges and universities across all 50 states, Randy Andrews serves campus events in major college markets including Des Moines, Iowa City, Minneapolis, Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Nashville, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, Phoenix, and 95+ cities nationwide. See all service areas.

Corporate Events

Conferences, galas & holiday parties

High Schools

Assemblies, after-prom & leadership

Fundraising Galas

Galas, auctions & benefit events

Book Campus Entertainment

Welcome Week and fall programming dates fill first. Send your date and get a real answer — usually the same day.