(CARTERET, NJ) -- Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center presents Rich Francese’s Italian American Comedy All Stars on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 7:30pm. This is a fast paced, unpredictable, and hysterically funny show! The lineup consists of National Headliners Rich Francese, Eric Tartaglione, and Frank Santorelli, who are all our proud Italian Americans.
Join them as they discuss family, friends, things that annoy them (An Italian specialty), growing up Italian, dating marriage, and then raising their own kids. It’s like being at Sunday dinner with 1300 guests, with 4 of the funniest people on Earth stirring the pot. So come on down and enjoy what might be the funniest night of your life.
Tickets are $46 and available for purchase online. Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center is located at 46 Washington Avenue in Carteret, New Jersey.
RICH FRANCESE: Funny how? Rich will show you how funny. A Regular at the prestigious Gotham Comedy Club in NYC, and the world famous Comedy Cellar in NYC, Rich is legendary for his intelligent and well-crafted material and improvisational genius on stage, he’s a killer! Rich also was a writer for Saturday Night Live coupled with an occasional sketch appearance. He also starred in The Italian American comedy touring stand up and sketch show “What Are You Looking At?” which was presented by many of the best theaters on the East Coast. He was also selected to perform at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival.
ERIC TARTAGLIONE: A dynamo on stage, Eric’s high energy and high likability translates into rapid fire laughs. A national headliner, Eric is known for poking fun at his Italian upbringing and his shortcomings dealing with everyday life. A multi-talented artist, Eric co-wrote and co-starred in the award winning Italian American themed play, “Shut up, Sit Down, and Eat!”
FRANK SANTORELLI: A native of Boston, Frank Santorelli has been in the Comedy Scene for over fifteen years. Frank was a regular on HBO’s “The Soprano’s” playing ‘Georgie’, the bartender at the Bada-Bing. He has been seen on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, VH-1, MTV, HBO, Showtime, Comedy Showcase with Louie Anderson, Conan O’Brien, Evening at the Improv, A&E’s Caroline’s Comedy Hour and clubs all across the country. You may also remember him as the “Elevator Guy” from Short Attention Span Theater on Comedy Central.
SPECIAL GUEST, FRED RUBINO: Fred Rubino is a standup comic from Brooklyn New York who performs all over the East Coast from comedy clubs to casinos and resorts. He has been called the “voice of American Italians”.
The Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center is a multi-level, flexible space venue featuring a lower-level comedy/jazz club with a piano lounge; a main floor concert/comedy and entertainment space with luxury theater-style seating that can be easily removed to accommodate a variety of events such as expos, weddings, dinners, and more. The upper-level VIP seating includes VIP Box Suites, private VIP spaces, and a spacious second-floor lobby with a baby grand piano. The rooftop lounge, decorated with high-end furnishings, fire pits, heaters, and bars, boasts its own stage and private cabana-style seating for dining and enjoying the sunset.
