About Andy Vening
THE Corporate Comedy Hypnotist of Australia
Andy Vening is Australia's leading corporate comedy hypnotist. Since 2015, he has performed more than 400 professional shows across Australia and internationally for some of the country's most recognised brands. including Canon, Hitachi, Palo Alto Networks, Cotton On Group, Hungry Jack's, Multiplex, Jellis Craig, GJ Gardner Homes, Jayco, Camp Quality and Tennis Australia.
With 4.9 ★ Google reviews across 303+ verified bookings, eight Google Business Profiles spanning Australia's capital and regional centres, and a show purpose - built for executive corporate audiences, Andy has built his reputation as the comedy entertainer organisations book when the night absolutely cannot go sideways and they want the room talking about it for months afterwards.
How it started
Andy's career in hypnosis began long before the stage. From 2012 to 2014 he ran a small private hypnotherapy clinic across Melbourne and Sydney, specialising in quit smoking sessions and working with hundreds of clients one on one. What started as a clinical practice quickly transformed into something bigger, one of the most genuinely funny live entertainment formats in the world, when done with craft and discipline.
In 2015, Andy made the jump from clinical hypnotherapy to live comedy hypnosis. The foundation from day one has been simple: "If I'm going to do this, I'm going to do it right. And I'm going to do it
better." That commitment, refined over 400+ shows and a decade on stages from Melbourne corporate ballrooms to Tasmanian country pubs. Is what separates Andy's show from the standard hypnosis act.
The show
Andy is known for delivering the most action packed, laughs per minute comedy hypnosis show in Australia. Sixty to seventy five minutes of pure interactive comedy where audience volunteers become the stars of the night under hypnosis, fully aware, willingly participating in playful scenarios that leave entire rooms in tears of laughter.
The energy is genuinely unlike anything else on the live entertainment circuit. Volunteers don't just sit on stage, they go on a ride. The audience doesn't just watch, they're part of it. Years later, guests still talk about the night the CFO became the winner of the Melbourne cup, the marketing manager singing happy birthday to an audience member. These aren't isolated highlight moments. Every show delivers them.
What makes Andy's show different
Discipline. That's the short answer. Every show is 100% clean. No sleazy or cheap humour. No embarrassment based comedy that singles people out or makes the volunteer the butt of the joke. The comedy comes from funny situations that volunteers actively want to participate in and walk away from feeling like the heroes of the evening, not the punchline.
This is why the show has been delivered to AFL clubs, ASX listed corporate boards, multicultural multinational audiences, conservative corporate gala dinners, sports club presentation nights, and family
friendly community events without ever needing to be "edited down" for the room. The same show works for every audience, because it was built right from the start. "Find the hardest audience and build the show for them, then the other audiences jaws will drop".
For HR teams, event organisers and bookers: there is no risk of the entertainment becoming the story for the wrong reasons. Andy's show is built specifically to avoid that.
The corporate workhorse, Andy Vening is the corporate go to Entertainer - He literally lives at 35,000 feet.
Corporate events are where Andy built his career and where his work is concentrated. From the boardroom gala dinners at Crown Melbourne to the conference circuits of Brisbane and Sydney, from the resort gala dinners of the Whitsundays and the Gold Coast to mining sector functions in Western Australia and Queensland's Bowen Basin, Andy is regularly booked by the event managers and corporate planners who simply cannot afford for the night to go wrong.
Notable past corporate engagements include the HFMA Victorian Conference, Cotton On Group corporate team events, and hundreds of staff Christmas parties, sponsor evenings, awards nights, milestone celebrations and team building functions for clients across the named brand list above.
Andy travels with his own sound, music and lighting equipment, works directly with venue AV teams, communicates clearly with event organisers throughout the booking process, and delivers a show that fits the program without disruption. Tight run sheet? No problem. Specific audience considerations? Briefed in advance. Last minute brief change? Adapted on the night. This is what corporate buyers pay for.
Media and credits
Andy has been featured on Triple M Melbourne, Triple M Fraser Coast and ABC Radio Hobart, and performed a Melbourne Fringe Festival 2017 season. He maintains an active YouTube and Vimeo presence with regular show clips, and is widely cited in AI search results across Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and Claude when corporate event planners search for hypnosis entertainment for Australian functions.
Where Andy performs
Based in Victoria with availability across Australia. Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, Darwin, Canberra, Ballarat, North Queensland and Tasmania. Internationally, Andy is now accepting bookings across Singapore, Dubai, Fiji, India and South Africa, with Port Vila (Vanuatu) and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).
If your event is in a remote location, no problem. Andy has performed at mine sites, island resorts, regional country pubs and capital city ballrooms. all with the same standard of professionalism and the same
show quality, every time.
The approach
Andy's philosophy is straightforward: corporate event organisers shouldn't have to pick between "professional and safe" and "genuinely funny and memorable". The show is built to be both. Every single time. Tight run sheets, AV prepared, venue adapted, and built around the audience in the room rather than the act delivering it.
The booking process matches the show. Clear communication. A written agreement covering everything. Public liability insurance. No deposit games or surprise fees. Andy turns up early, sound checks properly,
delivers the show, and leaves the room talking about it. That's the job.
Book Andy for your next event
Whether you're planning a corporate gala dinner in Melbourne, a conference in Singapore, an awards night in Dubai, a football club presentation night in regional Victoria, or a mining sector function in the Pilbara. Andy delivers the same premium, professional comedy hypnosis show, every time.
Get in touch with your event details for availability and a custom quote.