Comedy Night 

Friday, January 10th

Starts at 8 pm

Headliner – Rocky LaPorte

With his unmistakable accent and his hilarious yet endearing delivery, Comedian Rocky Laporte is becoming more well-known by the day. His performance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” brought him a standing ovation, and he’s been featured on his own “Comedy Central Presents” special which is currently running on Comedy Central. Rocky’s opened for the likes of, Louie Anderson, Garry Shandling, Drew Carey, Tim Allen, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Righteous Brothers just to name a few. He’s done an enormous amount of charity work also. For St Jude’s for Children, N.F.L. Charities, Homeless shelters, cancer research and Police and Fire Dept. fundraisers.

Rocky’s appeal comes from his everyman, streetwise style of comedy. Delivering laughs in his trademark Brooklyn accent, he has become one of the most sought after comedians in the country, and he just recently appeared on the season 8 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing! Rocky received 5th place out of 10 contestants. A former Chicago truck driver and dock worker, Rocky has accumulated a slew of performances throughout his career. He’s been in films too such as The Shaggy Dog by Disney and the Patriot Act by Showtime.

Rocky traveled with Drew Carey to Iraq to entertain the troops and was seen on the Showtime special Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie. Rocky has filmed his own Comedy Central Presents special and was voted the network’s second most popular comedian in a nationwide poll. He has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and appeared on A&E‘s Evening At The Improv and VH1‘s Stand-Up Spotlight, along with sitcom appearances on Cheers and his own NBC pilot called the Rocky LaPorte Show.

Opening act:

YER MOM’S COMEDY SHOW 

“Yer Mom’s Comedy Show” is aimed at “Keeping Parents Sane One Punchline at a Time!”  Standup comic moms-Kendra Karbowski, Patty Fanciullo & Anneliese Wright bring the laughter with their MomTime fun!  Their combined standup comedy experience of over 20 years has taken them all over the Midwest & California!  From “Good Morning America” to the LA Comedy Store, they’ve spread laughter wherever they go.  Performing in comedy clubs, community events, or wherever there’s wine or beer, you’ll find Yer Mom’s Comedy Show!