"LAST COMIC STANDING" WINNER

JOHN HEFFRON

Winner of NBC's hit reality series "Last Comic Standing," comedian John Heffron has become the comic to watch and love. The Detroit funnyman, who Phyllis Diller referred to as "the cute one," has won a talent contract with NBC as well as other great opportunities. When asked about his experience on the show, John said "It's a lot like high school… there are good and bad memories, in the end, I think I will only remember the good ones." The newly married 33-year-old comic is already seeing the payoffs. He is about to start traveling and touring for more than 7 months straight, performing in comedy clubs, colleges and theatres across the country.
John Heffron started his comedy career as a student at Eastern Michigan University, skipping night classes to perform stand-up comedy. He got his first gig as an emcee at the Main Street Comedy Showcase, located on the University of Michigan Campus. After making his way to graduation, he immediately began working in the field of his choice. He started touring the college circuit, performing at over 80 colleges a year. By that time he was already a seasoned comic with over four years of experience. The college audience related to his type of humor, which talked about his days in college, the retro music that he and his classmates listened to, and the pop rocks that he played with as a kid. This material made him a hit on college campuses where he recorded his first comedy CD, "Kid With A Cape."

 
By the age of 25, John Heffron was a successful headlining comedian who decided to also put his degrees in communications and psychology to work by taking a job as radio sidekick to Danny Bonaduce on the highly rated Detroit morning show. He worked for 5 years before making his way back to Los Angeles. Since arriving in LA and making his home in Hollywood, he has made numerous television appearances including NBC's "The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno," "The Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn," his own half-hour "Comedy Central Presents" special, and many others. Last year he landed the lead role in the VH-1 sitcom "Smash." The show was created by one of John's biggest music idols, Gene Simmons from Kiss. In addition, he has also performed at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal as well as the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen. Last year he landed the lead role in the VH-1 sitcom "Smash." The show was created by one of John's biggest music idols, Gene Simmons from Kiss.

Also the entrepreneur, John Heffron (along with partner Joel Zimmer), created a card game called the "That Guy!," game which put girls on a scavenger hunt for guys. According to InStyle, Entertainment Weekly, and Glamour magazines, it became an immediate hit when celebrities Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore and SNL's Rachel Dratch were spotted buying the game. Entrepreneur magazine even featured them in their Hot 100 issue in 2001. John took the idea a step further by developing a pilot based on the concept, which received a lot of industry attention. "The idea took nearly three years to come to fruition," says John. "It was while we were both recovering from breakups that we decided to really focus in on it."

Recently, John Heffron released his second comedy CD, "Good Kid, Bad Adult,". He is planning to record a third in the near future. With his recent television success, John is well on his way to being that guy who has his own show.

ONE NIGHT ONLY

WEDNESDAY JULY 15th

Showtime at 7pm, doors open at 6pm

Tickets Only $20.00

A high energy and clever comedian, D.S. has appeared on the last five seasons of BET’s Comic View. Best known for his “Rules of Life,” he has performed at comedy clubs and colleges across the country.

L.A. Hardy's reality-based comedy will make you laugh at events that have taken place in his life and might happen in yours. A young dad with a strong family base of operations in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, he headlines regularly at clubs, colleges, corporate events and cruise ships.  A natural actor, L.A. has been seen on MTV, VH1, and ABC's According to Jim, to name a few.

In 1986, Ken Evans won the “Funniest Person in Florida” award. Since then, he has performed at the Punchline, Improv, Funny Bones, LaffFactory, and other clubs throughout the United States. His command of the stage, energy, and observational-style comedy make him instantly relatable to every member of his audience.  Evans has appeared on NBC's Ed, Law and Order, and Last Comic Standing.  He has also opened for Joan Rivers and Weird Al Yankovich.

Janet Williams, a.k.a. the “Tennessee Tramp,” has entertained all over the nation.  Her high-energy show is packed with jokes about men and women issues, menopause, dating, prejudice, weight, love and sex (and a lack of it).

The Weazil

PAULY SHORE

Pauly Shore knows a little something about the fleeting nature of fame and fortune. Despite overwhelming popularity during the early '90s, he has been slapped around by the media, one relatively gracious journalist dubbing him "the dethroned king of dumb-ass comedy."

As an answer to his critics and a step toward getting his career back on track, Pauly produced, wrote, directed and starred in Pauly Shore Is Dead, a semi-autobiographical mockumentary in which he satirizes the perils of Hollywood . In the film, Pauly loses everything and decides to fake his death in a quest for post-mortem adulation. He called in a lot of favors to get the project made and managed to wrangle big-star cameos from the likes of Sean Penn, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Dre, Clint Howard, Perry Farrell, Fred Durst, Verne Troyer, Andy Dick, Mark McGrath, Jerry Springer, Montel Williams, Sally Jessy Raphael, Kurt Loder and Paris Hilton, to name a few.

An entertainment career was virtually pre-ordained for Paul Montgomery Shore . At age 4, he sat on the lap of The King himself in the company of his father, comedian Sammy Shore, who opened for Elvis during the early '70s. Around the same time, Pauly's mother, Mitzi, and father opened The Comedy Store on Hollywood 's Sunset Strip, giving their son the rare opportunity to hang out with such rising talents as Robin Williams, David Letterman and the late Sam Kinison, who became his mentor. At 17, Pauly began writing and performing his own material, creating the persona of "The Weasel," a character that quickly appealed to young audiences. While playing small roles in such movies as 18 Again and Phantom of the Mall, Pauly honed his comedy routine to a frenetic level, gaining the attention of MTV, which, in 1990, gave him his own show, "Totally Pauly." Pauly rose to national attention during a strong four-year run on MTV, also revealing his comedy chops on the 1993 HBO special "Pauly Does Dallas." His initial success on television led to a three-movie deal with Disney, beginning with the box-office hit Encino Man, co-starring Sean Astin and Brendan Fraser.

Pauly followed up Encino Man with the comedies Son-in-Law, In the Army Now, Jury Duty and Bio-Dome. In 1997, FOX cast him as the freeloading son of a wealthy businessman in the sitcom "Pauly," which unfortunately lasted only six episodes.

Shore's first comedy album, "The Future of America", was named Best Comedy Album by the College Music Journalists, while his second album, "Scraps from the Future", earned a Best Comedy Album nomination from The National Association of Record Merchandisers. He followed those up with "Pink Diggly Diggly" and "Hollywood , We Have a Problem".

Keeping busy over the years, Shore recently headlined the Montreal Comedy Festival and has completed a myriad of movie and television projects. Last year, he was seen as comedy legend Lenny Bruce in the television movie "Hefner: Unauthorized." His other television movie credits include "Red Letters" for HBO and "The Princess and the Barrio Boys" for Showtime. He also made the unpredictable documentary "Spooge: Two Months in the Life of...", best described as Roger & Me meets Truth or Dare , and appeared in the spoof The Bogus Witch Project and in D.J. Pooh's The Wash , starring Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. In addition, Pauly has used his versatile voice to great effect in such movies as Casper: A Spirited Beginning , A Goofy Movie and the upcoming An Extremely Goofy Movie .

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Wednesday August 19th

Shows at 7:00pm and 9:15pm

Tickets $25.00

No Comps - No Discounts

Michael Mack’s songs and song parodies have played on radio stations across the country including The Bob and Tom Show.  He has twice appeared on ABC’s Americas Funniest People.  He brilliantly uses music, light, impressions, and parodies to produce a show that will have the crowd coming out of their seats in amazement.

"In Living Color" & "Dancing with the Stars"

David Alan Grier

Although David Alan Grier has been known for his ability to create comedy and humor, the graduate of the Yale School of Drama has successfully made the diverse jump from theatre to television to film and still alternates between all three.

Trained in Shakespeare at Yale, Grier began his professional career on Broadway as Jackie Robinson in “The First,” for which he earned a Tony nomination in 1981. He then joined the cast of “Dreamgirls,” went on to star opposite Denzel Washington in “A Soldier’s Play,” and both actors continued their roles in the film version, “A Soldier’s Story.” Grier starred on Broadway in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” He has also performed at the New York Shakespeare Festival in productions of “Richard III” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at Central Park.

Grier’s television credits are abundant. Grier is well known as being a principle cast member of the acclaimed television series “In Living Color,” where he helped to create some of that show’s most memorable characters, and also as a co-star on Bonnie Hunt’s hit ABC comedy “Life With Bonnie.” He also starred on the hit NBC show “DAG” where he played the title character, as well Keeping his close comedic relationship with the Wayans’ brothers, he co-starred with Damon Wayans in “Damon.” He also starred in the television miniseries “The 60s,” and “King of Texas” for cable television.

In addition Grier has gained recognition for his numerous feature film roles, including “Baadasssss!” for director Mario Van Peebles, “The Woodsman” opposite Kevin Bacon and Mos Def, “15 Minutes,” “Boomerang,” “Bewitched,” “Jumanji” and Robert Altman’s “Streamers,” for which he won a Golden Lion Award for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. David also co-wrote, produced and appeared in the independent film “Poker House,” Lori Petty’s directorial debut.

David is currently in production on a series called “The Chocolate News” at Comedy Central, which he is executive producing as well as host and write; The series, which will premiere October 15th after the season premiere of South Park, is a mock newscast featuring African-American anchors and issues.

Re-scheduled from April 19th.

Tickets only $25.00

Any tickets already purchased will be honored at this date,