Comedy is King at Jester’s
For the past few years, Corey Rodrigues has been racking up comedy competition victories around New England. Corey’s conversational storytelling tone puts audience members at ease and then, when their guard is down, he pummels them with punch lines. Rodrigues combines comedy from his own life and the lives of those around him. Mix that with a hilarious point of view and he’s able to “talk about just about anything,” he states. Within his first year of performing stand-up, Rodrigues led his own show at Boston’s wellknown Beantown Comedy Vault where he started Wicked Wednesdays. In 2008 he was the winner of the Catch a New Rising Star comedy competition. In 2009 he was a semi-finalist in the New York Comedy Contest. Rodrigues played a major role in R&B singer
Samson’s music video, appeared in a pair of Sam Adams commercials and a variety of cable television shows. Corey was a semi-finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival and was the winner of The Funniest Comic in New England Contest. He was always the center of attention with his impersonation of family members leaving them in tears at every gathering. He would often startle his childhood classmates by imitating a teacher or principal’s voice in the hallways. He became a part of his own short form improv troupe, Flaming Awesome. Referred to as funny, endearing, edgy, quick and exceptionally likeable when he is on the stage, Corey owns the crowd. Come out and see Corey at Jester’s Comedy Club, 109 Brookside Avenue, Chester, on February 8. Doors open at 8:00pm, showtime at 9:00pm. For information, call 845-345-1039.
Comedy & Dinner at the Castle
Jeff Norris has special skills. He can impersonate Archie and Edith Bunker, Joe Pesci, Robert DeNiro, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jack Nicholson. He was the 1997-2000 Black Belt Judo/East Coast Champion. He does stunt work and stage combat. He even owns his own full NYC Police Officer’s uniform.
He loves his pet dog, Takota, and he wants you to bring your pet human to The Castle Fun Center where he is headlining the Valentine’s Day Dinner Comedy Show. Tickets include show, dinner buffet, soft drinks, dessert and coffee; cash bar. All on February 14 at 7:30pm (show at 9:00pm) 109 Brookside Avenue, Chester. For more information: 845-469-2116. Tickets online at www.thecastlefuncenter.com
Downing Screens Borscht History
network television. When Comedy Went to School is a There is even a segment on Mickey documentary presenting an entertaining Freeman, the quintessential Borsch portrait of one of the greatest Belt comedian who played the smallest generations of comedians, including the bungalow colonies to the largest hotels. likes of Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, Jerry Stiller, and Mickey Freeman He was a regular for decades at the comic pre and post-show haunts, Tilly’s host-narrator Robert Klein, all of whom Diner in Monticello (still alive and well) make appearances in the film telling and The Red Apple Rest in Southfields jokes and telling their stories, along with (gone but not forgotten), and achieved commentary by Dick Gregory, Amy notoriety as Private Zimmerman on Stiller, Larry King, Joe Franklin, Tania The Phil Silvers Show. Grossinger, Helen & Mark Kutsher, Amy Stiller “The interviews are saucy and Hugh Hefner and others. spirited, and the history is terrific.” NY The film, which includes a social and Daily News historical perspective, pays homage to The documentary runs from the Borscht Belt masters of disrespect February 15-18 at the Downing Film who brought their tumultuous, Center, 19 Front Street, Newburgh. irreverent clowning into the American mainstream during the early days of Dick Gregory For reservations: 845-561-3686.
Princess’ Comic Spouse at Palaia
Dead. While attaining only minimal “Squeeze Every Last Drop Of Fun mainstream success, it did become a cult Out Of Life With Laughter” (and great classic...though which cult is uncertain. wine)! when The Not Too Far From Dave Cooperman’s brand of Home Comedy Tour comes to Palaia physical yet thought-provoking comedy Vineyards! is tied to his interracial marriage. Dave Aaron David Ward has entertained loves to talk about what it’s like to marry audiences from New Hampshire to a CAP (Chinese-American Princess). California by getting them to laugh The comic triumvirate performs and think at his self-deprecating, socio- David Cooperman at Palaia, 10 Sweet Clover Road in Highland political, and culturally critical comedy. In 2008 Joe Pontillo produced his own Mills on March 1 at 8:00pm. For tickets: www. feature film, a zombie spoof entitled Street of the palaiavineyards.com or phone 845-928-5384.
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