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Salami's East Coast Comedy Presents Gemini & Friends

Friday, November 25, 2022 @ 8:00pm



Hopewell Theater
5 S. Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, NJ 08525

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Comedian, ventriloquist, and magician John “Gemini” Lombardi is a high energy, fast-paced visual comedian with a quick-hit sense of humor who does fun-loving standup of relationships, marriages, and everyday life.

Gemini is armed with a slew of hysterical puppets that are all artistically made after actual people, some that Gemini had just met or hung out with, even some from his crazy Italian family. Gemini has worked with the likes of Jeff Dunim, Ray Romano, and after twenty-six amazing years of performing the list goes on and on.

Performing with Gemini tonight are "Jersey Boy" Steve Trevelise of 101.5 FM Radio and New York City's talented Lana Siebel.

Advanced Ticket Price: $30-35 plus tax and fees

Day of Show Ticket Price: $40 plus taxes and fees

JOHN "GEMINI" LOMBARDI

John "Gemini" Lombardi is a regular at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, Carolines in New York City, and Parx casino in Philly. He is a Las Vegas style performer you do not want to miss.

Gemini was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. With his quick sense of humor and witty personality, Gemini decided to start performing at the young age of eleven. He took his act to streets of New York City, where his only audience was a crowd of passersby and neighbors. With his energetic charisma and quick wit, he brought the crowd to tears of laughter. It was then he began his professional career in comedy.

Today, Gemini has performed on Fox5, NBC, Showtime, and at hundreds of comedy clubs, casinos, resorts, and theaters across the country!  Gemini is now a top headliner at The Borgata Casino, Dangerfield's, The Parx Casino and Caroline's on Broadway! 



STEVE TREVELISE

A “Jersey Boy,” Steve Trevelise was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Union City.

Steve is the host of 101.5 FM Radio (weekdays every night at 8:00pm), where he talks to the celebrities and personalities who make living in the Garden State so interesting.

When not on the radio, he spreads his New Jersey home style standup comedy throughout this state. Steve has worked standup with Artie Lange, Pat Cooper, Robert Klein, Gilbert Gottfried, Louis Anderson, Elayne Boosler, Richard Jeni, and now, Gemini Lombardi.



LANA SIEBEL

Lana Siebel is a New York City based comedian who has been headlining shows across the US. Recently, she performed at Bananas Comedy Club (New Jersey), Atlantic City Comedy Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey), The Howlin’ Wolf (New Orleans, Louisiana), Fairfield Comedy Club (Fairfield, Connecticut), Caroline’s Comedy Club (NYC), and Punch Line Comedy Club (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). 

You can catch her regularly in NYC at Broadway Comedy Club, The Tiny Cupboard, The Comedy Shop, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, and Eastville Comedy Club. Lana has also acted in many independent films such as The Businessman, currently streaming on Amazon Prime. 

She was very recently featured on the site, Comics that Kill, along with Kevin Hart, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jim Gaffigan, and other great comedians. In a former life, she was ranked 7th in the United States in International Latin Ballroom Dancing.




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