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John Rathbone |
09/04/2008, 09/05/2008, 09/06/2008 |
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John Rathbone is a comedian who brings a ton of talent and loads of experience to the stage with him every time he performs. And while it may get crowded up there with all that baggage, people have been finding his headlining act exceptionally funny for over 20 years. Charming, funny, experienced… what more could you want in a man that doesn’t look like Brad Pitt, or play QB as well as Brett Favre? John was an actor (at age 6), a debate champion (in college), and has been a successful standup comic since ’81, performing in over 5000 shows all across the country.
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Mike Veneman |
09/11/2008, 09/12/2008, 09/13/2008 |
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Mike Veneman comes to us from Steubenville, Ohio, home of such
greats as Dean Martin, Jimmy The Greek, and Frank Lopatowicz. Being from an
urban setting helped Mike gain an interesting outlook on life. "Most people
have a lawn in front of their house; I had a parking meter - it was my only
toy as a child. I remember, on Christmas, my father would give me five nickels
and tell me to really enjoy myself."
Mike ventured to Wheeling, W.Va. to attend college. He changed his major seventeen times. "Everything looked so good. I thought that animal husbandry would really hold my attention." But that was not the case. Mike graduated from Wheeling College with a degree in public administration. Mike was restless and needed a change of scenery (the fact that he had 267 parking tickets and a warrant issued in his name also had something to do with this). So he headed back to Ohio to be nearer his favorite city - Cleveland. "Its like a big Steubenville !!" He settled in Kent and began working on a master's degree in Sport Administration - "Why not?". Completing his master's, Mike realized that he would never be able to work in the real world; college would be his fortress of solitude - "Great hours, great pay, three months vacation, and a fresh supply of eighteen year-olds every year." He was going to be a college professor. Time for the doctorate. But how about comedy? How did he get into that? "You have got to be kidding! My life is comedy. If you lived my life you would either kill yourself or become a comedian. And since I am an abject coward, I went on stage." TELEVISION CORPORATE CONCERTS |
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Dano Sullivan |
09/18/2008, 09/19/2008, 09/20/2008 |
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Known as the "Bitter Divorce Comic", Dano Sullivan
has covered the USA from coast to coast with his hysterical quips about relationship
woes, men's need for space and the lack of understanding between the sexes.
Women aren't sure if they love him or hate him. Men look to Dano for the definition
of potpourri and tips on how to end a bad marriage. A club favorite across
the country make sure you see Dano live in your home town.
Dano hails from St. Louis, Missouri. With aspirations for Hollywood, Dano has his bags pre-packed for any sitcom or movie offers. He has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Star Search, in corporate training films, commercials and has numerous flattering TV appearances. |
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Mike Armstrong * |
09/25/2008, 09/26/2008, 09/27/2008 |
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Special Engagement  He’s an ex-cop - the kind of cop that most people hope for when they get pulled over. “I’d stop cars and warn the speeding drivers about the speed traps up ahead.”
“I think that when I quit the police department three other cops lost their jobs. They simply didn’t need that many internal affairs officers anymore!” “I’ve been married so long, I don’t even look both ways when I cross the street.”
Mike and his wife have a small herd of children (five). The kids are clones of their father. They’ll say and do just about anything to get attention.
When a teacher asked son Christopher “…is that a lucky rabbits foot?” He responded, “…it was the only thing left in the trap… pretty lucky huh?” When the teacher called Dad to complain about the youngster’s behavior, Mike offered his true feelings… “Shut up! I’m not married to you!”
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Dave Dyer |
10/02/2008, 10/03/2008, 10/04/2008 |
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David Dyer has worked at comedy clubs all over the county and opened for performers such as Drew Carey, Louie Anderson, Lewis Black, Bob Zany, Bobcat Goldthwaite, Mary Ellen Hooper, Kevin Meaney and countless others. All of whom would have absolutely no recollection of David opening for them. He has contributed material for ABC's Politically Incorrect and The Zany Report on The Bob and Tom Show . In the past, he won The Grand Rapids Magazine Comedy Joke Off. A competition that pitted him against several other comedians as well as the top radio talent in West Michigan. He is also an accomplished studio session singer and drummer. His writing ability, energy, and delivery make him a powerful performer who is in increasingly high demand. His parents are very proud of his "hobby" and his wife doesn't mind him not being around a lot. To the best of his knowledge, his daughters, 8 and 5 years old, have not been named yet. |
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Midnight Swinger |
10/09/2008, 10/10/2008, 10/11/2008 |
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Special Engagement Call him cocky, call him confident, but never call him dull.
The Midnight Swinger explodes onto the stage like the volcano in front of the
Mirage Hotel in a fresh, energetic, over the top show that has been called "sharp-witted,"
"clever" and "classy".
Imagine a 30-year-old entertainer dug up in his cryogenic chamber from beneath the rubble of the legendary Copa Room and unfrozen to unleah his hip, retro brand of comedy onto unsuspecting audiences, and you've got the Midnight Swinger in a nutshell.
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Always wearing the sharpest threads and with an oversized pompadour.
the Midnight Swinger will be the first to tell you "Damn, I Look Good,"
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Craig Gass |
10/16/2008, 10/17/2008, 10/18/2008 |
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Special Engagement Celebrity Impressionist, Craig Gass has been performing stand-up comedy since 1993 when he decided to get revenge on a group of comedians who had ridiculed him for attempting to perform at an Open Mic. He acquired his peculiar talent of imitating characters and actors by learning to speak as a child from watching TV. Both his parents and sister are completely deaf. With his family unable to serve as a model for how to speak, Gass grew up imitating the voices on TV. One of his favorite comedians was Robin Williams. You may already be familiar with Craig from his TV appearances including appearing as Miranda's "Glazed Donut Boyfriend" on HBO's "Sex and the City," the comedian known as "The Portland Dangler" on NBC's "Las Vegas," and recently being introduced as "The New Guy" at Kevin James' work on CBS's "King of Queens." |
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Monte Allen |
10/23/2008, 10/24/2008, 10/25/2008 |
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"Comedy is like Viagra, it will help pick you up and never let you down.” You can find Monte performing
all over the
Monte’s rapid-fire comedy stylings are based on an outstanding ability to take everyday dull life and turn it into gut busting laughter. But hold on tight to this ride because his southern point of view and creative imagination will allow you to see life in a skewed and twisted perspective. You can also catch Monte’s new hit song “Better Places” all over the radio from coast to coast. “Better Places,” or should I say “I’ve Been Kicked Out of Better Places,” is a laugh out loud original comedy song that combines true mishaps in this crazy comedians life with a southern twang. This wild man’s show is just good original comedy that will leave you wondering if he is really that screwed up.
CLUBS/CASINOS The Punchline - Atlanta, GA Sir Laughs A Lot – Whiskey River - Macon, GA 2004 Last Comic Standing @
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Tom Foss |
10/30/2008, 10/31/2008, 11/01/2008 |
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Todd Yohn once said, "Tom Foss' laughs per minute are among the highest in the business. There's a joke every two seconds it seems like."
Physical thought provoking comedy that is often compared to George Carlin and Robin Williams. Making his home in West Virginia was not the soundest of desicions for someone in the entertainment industry. "You can't explain the Middle East crisis to someone where I live. If you say this group of people studies the Koran. They're like, Well what color crayon do they like the best."
West Virginia has turned Tom Foss into the consumate outdoorsman." This year I got a 1 pt. buck, it would've been an 8 pt. buck but his head hit the bumper real square. Now I got a deer over the fireplace that looks like he's going to sneeze."
A diagnosed dyslexic, one can see how Tom finds the unusual side of everything. "It's not a bad disease, I can use those handicap parking spaces. I just gotta back the car in." "That book didn't begin like I thought it would. What a page turner."
There isn't a venue that Foss hasn't tackled with success. "From Las Vegas to Norwegian Cruise Lines, people are paying way too much money to see me." Foss loves to talk politics but never dwells on the 'headline joke'. His opinions are often met with applause. "Census, don't you think if they wanted to count the population, they'd count the birth certificates and the death certificates and then SUBTRACT."
Foss has a way of coming up with 5 minutes of material for every town that he works in simpling by taking a ride around town. (Proof in the 'photo of the week' section) " I passed a picnic area, no facilities. How many times have you been driving down the road thinking to yourself...Man have I got to take a picnic."
Foss is welcome at every club he's ever worked at. "So I gotta pay to get in a few of them." Marriage has been the only stable thing in Tom's life. " My wife is kinda famous, she's a fictional writer. Maybe you've read one of her checks."
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