He’s a comedian, speaker and consultant. As a comic he specializes as host and emcee for corporate events. His crowd work skills have earned him warmup jobs for Netflix specials as well as network talk shows.

His work has been seen live on stage by millions of people.  It appeals to Manhattan’s tourists, flyover country folks and urban audiences alike. He’s toured with the USO to entertain The Troops overseas and toured massive arenas  like Barclay Center and Staples Center with Katt Williams.

Richie’s comedy has been seen on HBO, AXS TV, Amazon Prime Video, Fox, NBC, Gotham Live, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, Sirius XM, JFL Montreal, Next VR and Food Network.  He’s also a writer and producer for TBS’ Surviving Bear Grylls and Roku’s America’s Real Deal.

He has a degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania and over 20 years of professional standup comedy experience.  As a former All-Ivy League MVP athlete, and two time US Junior National Rowing team member, he has a keen understanding of team psychology and group-minded motivation.