Joplin, Kansas City, Lake Ozark, Kirksville, Boonville, Cainsville, New Haven, Fort Leonard Wood and Branson. Jody Fuller is Alabama-based and nationally touring — but Missouri is not a state he is merely willing to travel to. It is also where his Army career started: he shipped to Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood in 1992 and later came back to the same post as a professional comedian.
Selected Past Performance Locations & Supporting Evidence
Below are some of the places where Jody has performed in Missouri. These are actual past performance locations—not simply cities where he is available to travel. Supporting material includes recommendation letters, verified five-star client reviews, event photographs and booking records.
Jody is based in Opelika, Alabama and tours nationally. His documented Missouri clients run from corporate and banking audiences to a statewide corrections association, an Army installation, a veterans’ reunion, churches, nonprofit fundraisers, community events and a comedy festival — a range that goes back to 2009 and continues through 2026.
MultiplePerformances across Missouri
5.0Rating on every review shown
2009–2026Years performing in Missouri
45States performed in nationwide
Missouri
Selected Missouri Engagements
Organization, event, date and proof, city by city, for a selection of Jody’s Missouri engagements. Click any photo, letter or review to enlarge.
Joplin, MO
Soroptimist International of Joplin — 10th Annual Comedy for Camp & S’more
Nonprofit fundraiser, featured comedian
February 20, 2026
More than 200 guests
On the program with Kevin Farley
From start to finish, Jody was hilarious, personable, and a true crowd pleaser. His comedy was clean, family-friendly, and perfectly suited for our audience… One of the most unique and impactful things about Jody is the time he takes to personally visit with guests before the show. He genuinely connects with people, and it made a noticeable difference in how the audience responded.Courtney Barnard & Amanda Mitchell, Comedy for Camp & S’more Co-Chairs, Soroptimist International of Joplin · official recommendation letter, February 25, 2026
Recommendation letter
Proof: a signed recommendation letter on Soroptimist International of the Americas letterhead from the event co-chairs, plus a photo from the night with fellow comedian Kevin Farley.
Jody Fuller is a fantastic comedian. He performed as part of a gratitude celebration for employees. It is hard to find talent that can present clean, funny material. Jody was hilarious. Employees laughed and de-stressed. They talked about it for days after. We are so grateful to him for making our gratitude celebration something special to remember!Cheryl Kendrick, SVP, Operations, Central Bank · recommendation letter, November 18, 2025
Proof: a signed recommendation letter from Central Bank’s SVP of Operations, written six days after the performance.
Santa Fe Trail Baptist Church — Church Comedy Event
Church comedy event
September 27, 2025
Christian comedian & speaker
You really get a treat when you book this guy! Amazing man with a heart for the people and for Jesus. Best bang for your buck! Hope to have him come back! Wish I could give 10 stars.Aaron · verified 5-star review, event date September 27, 2025
5-star review & event photos
Proof: a verified 5-star review naming both the clean comedy and the way Jody worked the room before and after the show, with photos from the event.
Kansas City, MO
Society of the Fifth Division, United States Army — 104th Reunion
Military reunion, featured comedian
September 20, 2025
Vietnam veterans & Fifth Division families
Jody Fuller entertained a group of Vietnam veterans at the 104th reunion of the Society of the 5th Division on September 20, 2025. Everyone laughed, had a good time listening and the guys really related to him because of his time in the Army. Poor guy had a hard time getting to his car to leave! Safe to say that everyone had a good time and we loved Jody!Larry Burnett · verified 5-star review, “A laugh a minute!”
5-star review
Proof: a verified 5-star review from the reunion organizer and a photo with Fifth Division veterans at the event. Jody is a former U.S. Army Major, which is why this room works the way it does.
We thoroughly enjoyed having Jody at our church’s 25th Jubilee! He was exceptional! His humor was clean and hilarious and when he was not performing he was friendly and sincere. I would recommend him to anyone looking for someone who can really bring the laughter to their group.Richard Rogers · verified 5-star review, “Excellent”, event date August 23, 2025
5-star review & event photos
Proof: a verified 5-star review from the church, with photos of Jody performing in the sanctuary.
Kirksville, MO
B4 Outdoors — Fundraiser
Nonprofit fundraiser, featured comedian
January 25, 2025
Booked for about 45 minutes — went nearly an hour
Jody performed his comedy routine at our fundraiser and said he’d talk for about 45 minutes but he went almost an hour! He had the room rolling the entire night and it was such a pleasure to have a clean family friendly show! Can’t wait to book him again for next year!Kevin Rhodes, President, B4 Outdoors · verified 5-star review, “Jody was on fire!”
5-star review & event photos
Proof: a verified 5-star review from B4 Outdoors’ president, photos of the room during the show, and a photo with the client after it.
New Haven, MO
New Haven Community Comedy Event
Community event
April 19, 2024
Booked through The Comedian Company
A community comedy event in New Haven, booked through The Comedian Company — the kind of small-town evening where the whole room shows up and the material has to work for every age in it.
Lake Ozark, MO
Missouri Corrections Association / Missouri Probation & Parole Officers Association — Annual Fall Conference
Association conference, lunch presentation
September 22, 2022
About 200 correctional professionals
One hour
Getting 200 correctional professionals to pay attention to anything during lunch is a tough ask but he was fantastic and kept the crowd’s attention the entire time. The feedback from the conference showed that Jody was by far the most popular session and several folks asked us to have him back. I would strongly recommend him for any event. The material is funny (and who doesn’t need a laugh right now) but with an underlying message that is impactful.Scott Chenault, PhD, President, Missouri Corrections Association · written recommendation
Recommendation
Proof: a written recommendation from the association’s president stating that Jody was the highest-rated session at the conference, plus a photo from the conference site at the Lake of the Ozarks. Audience: prisons, jails, probation and parole.
Fort Leonard Wood, MOFull circle · Basic Training 1992
Fort Leonard Wood — U.S. Army Installation
Military installation performance
December 14, 2012
U.S. Army
Jody’s Army career started in Missouri. He shipped to Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood in 1992 and twenty years later came back to the same post as a professional comedian, performing for soldiers on December 14, 2012.
It is the reason military rooms in this state are not a stretch for him: he has stood on both sides of that formation.
The earliest Missouri engagement on record: a festival set in Branson in 2009. Everything above it on this page happened after — which is what a seventeen-year run in one state looks like.
Selected Missouri Client Feedback
Missouri feedback on file comes from several different kinds of rooms, which is the point:
Missouri Corrections Association — written recommendation from Scott Chenault, PhD, President.
Central Bank — recommendation letter from Cheryl Kendrick, SVP of Operations.
Soroptimist International of Joplin — recommendation letter from the Comedy for Camp & S’more co-chairs.
B4 Outdoors — verified 5-star review from President Kevin Rhodes.
Zion Baptist Church — verified 5-star review from Richard Rogers.
Society of the Fifth Division, United States Army — verified 5-star review from Larry Burnett.
Santa Fe Trail Baptist Church — verified 5-star review.
Corporate and banking, military, veterans, corrections, churches, nonprofits, fundraisers, community events and comedy. Same comedian, same clean show, seven different kinds of audience.
Missouri Footprint
Multiple Performances Across Missouri
Documented stops include Joplin · Kansas City · Lake Ozark · Kirksville · Boonville · Cainsville · New Haven · Fort Leonard Wood · Branson — among others.
Documented Missouri audiences include a bank’s employees, a statewide corrections and probation association, soldiers on an Army post, Vietnam veterans at a division reunion, churches, nonprofit fundraisers, a community event and a comedy festival.
Yes — repeatedly, and since 2009. Documented Missouri stops include Joplin, Kansas City, Lake Ozark, Kirksville, Boonville, Cainsville, New Haven, Fort Leonard Wood and Branson. The list above is a selection of Jody’s Missouri work, not a complete record of it; new engagements are added as proof comes in.
Does Jody work with Missouri corporate and banking audiences?
Yes. Central Bank booked him for an employee gratitude celebration on November 12, 2025 and its SVP of Operations, Cheryl Kendrick, issued a signed recommendation letter afterward. Employee appreciation events, service awards and workplace-culture celebrations are a regular part of his calendar.
Does Jody perform at Missouri fundraisers and nonprofit events?
Yes. He was the featured comedian for the Soroptimist International of Joplin 10th Annual Comedy for Camp & S’more fundraiser on February 20, 2026 in front of more than 200 guests, and for the B4 Outdoors fundraiser in Kirksville on January 25, 2025. He is comfortable performing before a pledge appeal and handing a warm room back to the organization.
Does Jody work with Missouri military, veteran and public-safety audiences?
Yes, and Missouri is where his Army career began — he attended Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood in 1992 and returned to the installation as a professional comedian on December 14, 2012. He was also the featured comedian for the Society of the Fifth Division’s 104th reunion in Kansas City on September 20, 2025, and delivered the lunch presentation at the Missouri Corrections Association / Missouri Probation & Parole Officers Association annual fall conference at Lake Ozark.
Is Jody based in Missouri?
No. Jody is based in Opelika, Alabama and tours nationally, flying from Atlanta (ATL) and Columbus, Georgia (CSG). Missouri is one state in a 45-state performance footprint. See the map.
Clean comedy, leadership keynotes and emcee work for Missouri employers and banks, associations and conferences, military and veteran groups, churches and fundraising galas.
