(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents Manhattan Comedy Night on Friday, November 27 with shows at 6:00pm and 8:30pm. The lineup includes  Buddy Fitzpatrick, Richie Burns and Billy Garan.  Due to the pandemic, MPAC is still allowed to operate with a capacity for 150 people. Tickets are $30. 

Here's an opportunity to get some comic relief with the popular stand-up series showcasing the rising stars of comedy. Mature content, language. Adults only.

A native of Philadelphia, Buddy Fitzpatrick is currently touring the United States sharing his comedy perspective. His act combines the skill of a great monologist with a physical style that brings his observations to life. 

At the age of 18, he left Philadelphia to pursue a career in the arts. He enrolled in the American Academy Of Dramatic Arts in New York City and has never looked back. He went on tour with several theater companies starring in plays ranging from Shakespeare to Neil Simon. His comedy timing was always a bright spot in any production and with a little prodding he took the next step to the comedy club stage. Soon after, Buddy was a regular at all the prominent showcase clubs in New York City honing his craft night after night. The positive response to his work fueling the fire, he has been busy on the comedy circuit the last seven years. His act is made up of inventive material delivered in a self-assured style. Buddy Fitzpatrick has starring roles in the films American Brawler, Hospital Arrest, Blue Lives Matter and Puppets. Comedy appearances include Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and AXSTV. He was a frequent opener for Joan Rivers and currently Joy Behar.

Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) is located at 100 South Street in Morristown, New Jersey.  MPAC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2020-2021 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. Mayo Performing Arts Center was named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres, and is ranked in the top 50 mid-sized performing arts centers by Pollstar Magazine.