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COMEDY NIGHT DATES FOR SEASON 16
September 14th,
2024
Ray Harrington is an infectiously charming comedian who performs across the globe with hilariously irreverent material and marvelous improvisational riffing that embraces the uncomfortable and the absurd with a smile. He’s been seen on Conan, and his documentary BE A MAN won the LA Comedy Festival before premiering exclusively on Hulu. His first album from Stand Up! Records, The Worst Is Over, debuted at the top of the comedy charts on Amazon and iTunes. His latest album, Overwhelmed, debuted at Number 1 on Amazon and at the top of the Billboard Comedy Charts. Conan, Hulu, Sirius XM, The Edinborough Fringe Festival.
Linda Belt is a New Jersey native (a comedy routine in itself). She moved to CT in 1987 where she became a suburban pillar of the community attending PTO meetings and baseball games. Linda became very tired holding up that pillar and instead holds her own as a professional stand up comic. Her humor touches on the absurdities of modern life and explores marriage, sex, parenting and social mores, in other words: any subject she feels like discussing! Linda has performed throughout the US and Canada and has been featured in a number of comedy festivals, including the Hogtown Comedy Festival (Toronto) the Detroit Comedy Festival, the Long Island Comedy Festival, The Women in Comedy Festival (Boston), Laugh Your Asheville Off, Asheville, NC and the Boston Comedy Festival. Her many venues have included: The Comedy Stop at the Tropicana (Atlantic City) Mohegan Sun with Tree House Comedy, Turning Stone Casino, Broadway Comedy Club (NYC) & The Laugh Factory (NYC) as part of the "Broads of Broadway" show, The Comedy Cove ( New Jersey), Yuk Yuks International: Toronto & Halifax, Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club at City Steam (Hartford), Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle (Detroit), Magooby's (Baltimore), Snickerz Comedy Club (Ft. Wayne, IN) Bonkerz Comedy Club (Various Locations), Comedy Zone (Various Locations), Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. As a full-time working comic, she can be found at various local & national venues, fundraisers , private and corporate events. Linda was profiled in the Hartford Courant, The Chicago Tribune and The New Jersey Star Ledger. She has appeared on affiliates of NBC and ABC as well as PBS.
November 9th, 2024
Coleman Green who’s known in the Philadelphia comedy scene has quickly increased his comic opportunities nationally and internationally. A rising star, Coleman Green is no stranger to the entertainment world. Gracing the stages of many venues, clubs and corporate events, Coleman has managed to find the common link between all races, ethnicities, cultures, and incomes. He’s a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer of his own animation series. He has the ability when needed, to bring his comedy into the roles that he often portrays. His ability to make you laugh is certainly a talent that can not be taught. One of the fan favorites is Coleman’s portrayal of a pink pixel in the Optimum iO Pixels television commercial. Look out for Mr. Green because he’s coming to a stage, TV or large screen near you!
Gene Norris is a Comedian/Actor from Philadelphia who is a natural to the stage. He has appeared in several Plays and Short Films as the comic Relief. He also performed for Our Troops and several Charity groups such as Mothers in charge, Linda Creed Breast Cancer awareness foundation, National AIDS awareness foundation and numerous private fund raiser events. His story telling of Growing old, Love and Marriage with Kids along with his dynamic energy that he brings to the stage, will keep you in stitches.
January 11th, 2025
Max Dolcelli has appeared just about everywhere and done just about everything a comedian can do, performing in comedy clubs and comedy festivals in the U.S. and Canada, casinos and clubs in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and the Bahamas, at corporate events and on cruise ships, and on television and radio. After nearly 30 years of making people laugh, Max has the experience and repertoire to deliver the kind of show people want, whether it's clean comedy for a corporate, private or other event, or a more risqué, late-night comedy club style. No matter what the type of show, Max's animated onstage presence and sharp material get the audience on board for a wild ride. If you've seen or heard Max, you know how funny the guy is. If you haven't, why not find out . . .
Gene Trifilo Stand-up comedy veteran Gene Trifilo and his high-energy act have been seen at the Tropicana, the Paramount theater, and hundreds of clubs and casinos across the United States. Gene has performed fundraiser comedy shows for various veteran organizations and other charitable agencies Gene has been heard on 101.5 WPDH NY and WHUD 100.7 in Fishkill, NY
February 15th, 2025
Lori Graves From southern Ohio Lori Graves started comedy on a drunken dare. She entered some amateur contests at a couple clubs and (gasp) won. It was then she realized, at 37, what she wanted to be when she grew up...a comedian. As an only child of an overbearing mother she’s worked as a lunch lady, a bartender, and a nanny only to discover they are basically the same job. Lori has developed a unique way of looking at the things around her and has plenty of real life examples about how crazy an average Lori day can be. She has worked with nationally touring comics and also heads the longest running non-club comedy open mic in Ohio. Lori once did a nerve wracking three minutes for the "most critical audience ever" at the Apollo Theater in New York for a group of children age 10-16. Lori works USO events throughout the year and she is on all social media outlets. You catch her on Pandora and Spotify, performing throughout the Midwest, or read her entertainment column for the Gannet Company, Inc. "She is a story teller, a bringer of happiness, and hard working woman. More than just a bartender, and more than just an entertainer. She is all these things, and I doubt she will ever stop being her to please anyone." ~ author/photographer Michael Warth.
Paul Taro is a stand up comedian based in Connecticut and performs all over the tri-state area. He was most recently Funniest Comic in Connecticut Runner-Up. He performs at venues such as Broadway Comedy Club, Greenwich Comedy Club, Banana’s Comedy and Hartford Funnybone.
May 17th, 2025
Luke Thayer’s just a midwest boy dropped into the big city. He is silly, yet biting with unorthodox observations of the world, including childhood, parenthood, and the neighborhood. Luke is a member of the prestigious Friar's Club, and tours comedy clubs, colleges, and theaters worldwide. He has appeared on “Gotham Comedy Live VR”, FOX, TruTV, and The Food Network, to name a few. Luke is regularly heard on SiriusXM Radio, has been their “Comedian of the Month”. You can watch his Dry Bar Comedy Special, listen to his album “Hopes + Dreams”, and keep an eye out for his new special debuting soon on Amazon.
Kathe Farris is a Boston-based stay-at-home mom, stand-up comedian, and snack cake enthusiast. She hit the comedy scene a little late in life with a different point of view and killer material. After becoming a Comic-in-Residence at The Comedy Studio and a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival, she recently released her national debut with a Dry Bar Comedy Special as well as her album “Have you seen this woman” available anywhere you get your music, comedy and podcasts. With an eye for detail and an understated edge that speaks to grandparents and frat bros alike, Kathe performs regularly at everything from corporate events to a basement show full of hipsters (one time, went great). Her weekly show, Farris and Friends Comedy Hour, even became "The Boston Globe's Critics Choice." They didn't give her a plaque so she made one. She'll show you later. For more information about Kathe or just want to chat about snack cakes check out: www.kathefarris.com
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