(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Lots of Laughs @ bergenPAC Vol. III on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8:00pm. Hosted by New Jersey native Maureen Langan, the show is the third installment of a night of laughter at bergenPAC’s very own comedy series featuring established city comics, but without the hassle of city prices! The comedians scheduled to perform include Jacob Williams, Jon Laster, and Rich Vos. Shows are suitable for mature audiences 18 and older.
All the comics have played to club and theater audiences throughout the country - and you never know who may drop by to be part of the show.
Maureen Langan is one of the smartest, most fearlessly funny comics working today. Her exceptional wit and honest rants on life’s absurdities make her a comedy standout at clubs, theaters, and festivals across the U.S, Canada, and Europe. She is a MAC Award Winner, was named Best of the Fest at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and was named one of the “Ten Standout Stand-ups Worth Watching” by Backstage Magazine. The British press calls Maureen “condescendingly brilliant.”
Maureen has opened for Joy Behar, Steven Wright, Dennis Miller, Jordin Sparks, and has performed at Town Hall on Broadway with Rosie O’Donnell. She is a regular at Caroline’s on Broadway, one of the country’s premiere comedy clubs. Her TV and film credits include Gotham Comedy Live on AXS TV, HBO, Red Eye, Comics Unleashed, Cozi TV, Taxi TV, the Paramount Pictures film “Marci X,” and numerous national commercials.
Maureen grew up in Lake Hiawatha, NJ – where there is no lake.
Jacob Williams’ comedy covers his awkward misadventures in dating, day jobs and dining alone. Jacob made his national television debut as a stand-up comedian on NBC's American’s Got Talent and advanced to the Semifinals. Howie Mandel described him as "The Best Act of the Night!"
Jacob is currently a cast member on the newest seasons of MTV's Wild ‘N Out with Nick Cannon. He was also just named one of Comedy Central’s 2015 Top 10 Comedians To Watch.
The winner of many comedy contests, Jacob was also the warm-up comedian for two stand-up specials on Showtime. He is currently based in New York City and can often be seen performing there or at comedy clubs, colleges and theaters across America.
Jon Laster With skill and determination, Jon Laster swiftly paid his dues and worked his way to now being one of Americas leading comedians.
After leaving a lifetime of basketball, including High School All-American status and Division-1 college basketball, Jon jumped into comedy. In less than 10 years, he has worked some of the most popular and well-respected rooms across the country, including New York's Caroline’s, the Boston Comedy Club, and Comedy Works in his hometown of Denver. He was the winner of NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity in 2012.
Jon also hosts his own weekly comedy night in Brooklyn, NY, where he currently resides. He was the winner of NBC's nationwide search for its best comedian, Stand Up NBC and was chosen as one of four to perform in HBO'S Comedy Wings nationwide search and showcase. Jon is currently looking to expand his producing wings after having a taste of producing, writing and starring in a show that aired on BET in 2011 entitled 'Busted', where he played a fake cop scaring spring breakers at Spring Bling!
Jon is currently closing out the major comedy clubs in New York City every night and about to release a number of webisodes that he will be writing and starring in. If the past is any indication of the future, he will be a smashing success at these endeavors as well!
Rich Vos Best known from NBC’s hit reality show Last Comic Standing, Rich Vos is one of the most exciting and broadest headlining comedians in the country. The excitement of a Rich Vos show stems from his unique, no-holds-barred perspective on relationships, divorce and parenthood. Vos pulls no punches when it comes to comedy. On many occasions, he will deliver some of the quickest crowd banter, leaving audiences not knowing what to expect next.
Vos is a “comic’s comic” who is quick, off-the-cuff and appeals to all types of audiences, best represented by his extensive resume of television and radio appearances. He has two Comedy Central Half-Hour Specials and appeared in two other Comedy Central specials. He was a regular guest on “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,” and has been a regular guest on “The Opie and Anthony Show” on Sirius XM for the past 10 years. Vos has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Starz, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, NBC’s American Dreams, and The View. He was a regular on the Joy Behar Show on HLN, made three appearances at the Apollo, four appearances on BET, and was the first white comic to perform on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam. He also wrote for the 2005 Oscars, and has appeared on, and has written for many celebrity roasts.
Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, Vos struggled to beat drug and alcohol addictions. He now celebrates his victories on stage with stories about kids, divorce, marriage and recovery. Besides being a proud parent of three beautiful girls, he just celebrated 25 years, clean and sober.
His strength as a live performer comes from years of headlining clubs across the country and performing shows for colleges, corporations and charities. He is inundated with letters of thanks and gratitude for the good work he has done. When he is not on the road, he can be seen regularly at Caroline’s and The Comedy Cellar as well as other clubs all over New York City, which he calls home.
