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A funny thing happened on our way to bring you entertainment. With all our music and glitz; someone said Why Not Shtick” so why not
From standup to slapstick, comedy teams to headline comedians we can supply the acts to make you fall off your chair. Whatever your need we’ll match the comic to meet your needs. |
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ROCKY LAPORTE
Rocky LaPorte has appearanced on Cheers, Caroline's Comedy Hour and his very own The Rocky LaPorte Show, a pilot for CBS. Rocky utilizes his clean material and likeable style to win-over all audiences.
Rocky LaPorte's family came to this country from Brooklyn, when his father was deported for drag racing midgets. The family then moved to Chicago so Rocky could play for the Chicago Cubs during their champion-ship reign in the early 70's. While playing for the Cubs, Rocky pitched twelve no-hitters and maintained a batting average of 700. During baseball's off season, Rocky served in Vietnam and was highly decorated with Agent Orange. After returning from the war, the Cubs traded Rocky to the New York Knicks for six hot dogs and a VCR. There he played center for nine and a half years shattering, many records and tapes.
He now tours the country as a stand-up comedian because he loves people.
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MIKE MARINO
Mike Marino – affectionately known as New Jersey’s Bad Boy – is one of the most unique comics of our time. He has performed in every major comedy club from New York to Los Angeles including: The MGM Grand, Catch a Rising Star, The Comic Strip, and The Icehouse. Mike, who has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, can be seen nightly as a top headliner at both the world famous Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Mike has appeared in over 200 national television commercials and in the Fall of 2008, Mike was inducted into the New Jersey Comedy Hall of Fame. He has headlined several USO Comedy Tours and the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada.
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ROB MAGNOTTI
Rob Magnotti is an amazing impressionist and a funny, multi-talented comedian who intermixes his stand-up comedy with a vast range of on the money celebrity impressions! Rob made a spectacular appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman”.
He completely transforms into Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Nicholas Cage, Ray Romano, John Travolta, Bill Clinton, and Michael Jackson just to name a few!
His other television credits include: TV Land’s “Top Ten Show”, Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Rob was the special guest performer for Michael Buble, Susie Essman, Dennis Miller, and Olivia Newton-John who loved his John Travolta impression!
Rob Magnotti is a crowd favorite from the comedy club scene of New York City to the Casino-Theatres in Atlantic City and the Vegas strip.
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ALYCIA COOPER
Stand-up Comedienne, Alycia Cooper, is a force to be reckoned with. She is a headlining comic who performs on national television shows and is a huge hit on the college circuit. For the past 11 years, Alycia has also ghost-written for some of the biggest comics in the business.
Alycia recently became the first female comic to perform on “The Mo’Nique Show,” hosted by Oscar Award winner, Mo’Nique. She has been a featured comic on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” "BET's Comicview," Comedy Central's "Wanda Does It," “Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed,” “The Gossip Queens” on Logo, several VH-1 clips shows, and BET's "Oh Drama."
She recently played a feisty bus driver in the short, independent movie, "Knocked Down,” and appeared as Dana, the corrections officer, in the pilot episode of the hit NBC comedy, “Raising Hope”. She is currently touring the country performing comedy, while trying to sell her version of Kathy Griffin’s D List, about her life as a struggling comic trying to “make it” in the rough and
tumble world of entertainment.
Alycia has written for The Steve Harvey Morning Show, TV One’s hit sitcom, “Love That Girl” (Executive Produced by Martin Lawrence and Bentley Evans), and UPN’s hit sitcom, “The Parker’s.” She holds the title of the "first female audience “warm-up” person for several sitcoms; including "The Parker's," “Girlfriends,” “Wanda at Large,” and “The Tyra Banks Show.” In May of 2004, she was featured in “Essence Magazine” as one to watch! She also performs for the troops overseas.
Alycia is multi-talented and an asset to any team with which she works. Her background has created relationships with people in the record industry, television, film, radio, comedy circuits, public relations and casting. Her tenacity and work ethic inspires and brings out the best Cooperin those around her.
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MICHAEL WINSLOW
Actor and comedian Michael WInslow is known worldwide for his wacky role as officer Larvelle Jones in the “Police Academy” movie franchise. When "Police Academy" became a smash success, his celebrity status was all but assured. He then went on to play a part in Mel Brooks' "Spaceballs", a film that helped to further spotlight his unique style of comedy. He was also heard, but not seen, when he supplied the voice of Stripe , the evil little creature, in the hit movie "Gremlins".
Michael, a master of vocal gymnastics, can imitate over 1,000 sound effects using his voice alone. Whether he is recreating the frenzy of Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar, or the roar of a jet plane, his versatility is truly remarkable.
Michael Winslow is unforgettable in "Police Academy 1", "Spaceballs", "Cheech and Chong", "Gremlins", "Back to the Future 3", "Extra Large" and the list goes on.
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BOB NELSON
His television credits include “The Merv Griffin Show” and “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”... where Mr. Carson remarked after Bob's first appearance, “You won't laugh any harder in five or six minutes, then you will at that guy... Bob Nelson!” Bob has appeared in “Kindergarten Cop” and “This is My Life”.
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STU MOSS
His name may not ring a bell, but his face may look
familiar to you. Stu has toured with some of the biggest
names in entertainment, Air Supply, The Beach Boys,
The Bee Gee’s, George Benson, Michael Bolton,
Peabo Bryson, Chicago, Gregory Hines, Kenny G, Patti
La Belle, Johnny Mathis, Jeffrey Osborne, Dolly Parton,
and for the past 9 years, Engelbert Humperdinck. You
may have seen him performing on the biggest cruise
line vessels in the industry, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe,
and Atlantic City. His television credits include
Showtime, Comedy Central, Chicago Hope and NYPD Blue.
So fasten those seat belts and get ready for Stu Moss.
It’s comedy at it’s best. |
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PETER
FOGEL
Peter been a stand-up comedian for the last 18 years
performing in LA, NY, and Chicago. He has appeared
on numerous programs such as EVENING AT THE IMPROV,
CAROLINES COMEDY HOUR, COMEDY TONIGHT, HBO’S
COMEDY CENTRAL, RICK DEE’S - INTO THE NIGHT. |
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PAT COOPER
Pat Cooper continues to enthrall standing room audiences with his loveable “comedic anger”. For nearly four decades Pat has appeared on many stages, from comedy clubs to major theaters. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films. Simply put Pat Cooper is funny. |
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SHARON DANIELS
Sharon Daniels is an unusually talented and versatile
impressionist. At an early age she exhibited the
ability of vocal mimicry by duplicating the voices
of teachers, parents and friends. Honing her skills
in stand up comedy clubs, Sharon has developed a
wide range of hilarious impersonations of comedians,
actors, vocalist, and well known personalities;
both female and male .Her range includes not only
celebrity voices, but the duplication of foreign
or regional accents. She has a successful show of
impersonations, comedy and singing dos radio and
TV. spots …… and was featured on the
Oprah Winfrey Show, was a finalist on 30 Seconds
To Fame, and had a recent spot on the Tonight Show.
Sharon was awarded the “Cloney” for
the Best Female Celebrity Impressionist by the International
Guild of Celebrity Impersonators and Tribute Artist
in 20003 and 2004.
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ANDRE & CIRELL
Every once in a while comes along an act that stands
out from the rest. Talented performers that make
the stage come alive and the audiences follow them
wherever they go. Bob Andre and Frank Cirell got
together in 1974 and have performed in, Las Vegas,
Atlantic City, Cruise ships and more. They were
voted Best Comedy Act in Atlantic City three years
in a row. They haven’t been together for over
thirty years for nothing. They’re on par with
the greatest comedy teams of all time. One thing
is certain though, their impressions are dead on,
and the laughs never stop.
Yes, these guys are funny, but their training is
no laughing matter. Bob Andre graduated from the
Academy of Dramatic Arts in NY in 1956 and went
on to record the hit “Darling Lorraine”
with the group “The Knockouts”. He’s
been in several movies including Chaz Palminteiri’s
“A Bronx Tale”. Frank Cirell performed
a 3-year stint with the original Dupress. In 1974,
the two got together and have never looked back.
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JOHNNY ROBERTS
Utilizing his “Southern Fried Comedy” accent to deliver a barrage of one-liners, ad-libs, and jokes, Roberts prides himself in presenting a hard driving, laugh-a-minute show, totally free of profanity! Johnny has appeared on over 300 television shows, and is in syndication nationwide.
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BOBBY KELTON
Comedian Bobby Kelton has accomplished what most stand-up comics could only dream of: he's performed on America's premiere comedy showcase, "The Tonight Show", twenty one times! In addition, Kelton has racked up dozens of other television credits, and has performed with Tom Jones and Aretha Franklin.
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