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Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Kathy Griffin

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Kathy Griffin on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 7:30pm. Kathy is a two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian, a towering figure on television, on tour and in publishing. She is known globally with her universally recognized brand of pull-no-punches comedy.




 

The Vogel presents comedian Kelsey Cook

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents comedian Kelsey Cook on Saturday, February 10, 2024 with performances at 7:00pm & 9:30pm. Kelsey is the daughter of an International Yo-Yo Champion and a Professional Foosball player, which made for a humor-filled life at a young age.



Holidays with The Flip Side at Vivid Stage

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Kick off the holiday season with Vivid Stage, at their annual Holidays with the Flip Side show. Traditional holiday stories and characters are turned on their heads by Vivid's house improv team, The Flip Side, on December 2, 2023 at 8:00pm at the Oakes Center in Summit.



Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Craig Ferguson

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Craig Ferguson: The Fancy Rascal Tour on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 7:00pm. Ferguson is a multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian with a diverse career that encompasses film, television and the stage. He is a New York Times bestselling author and has recorded numerous standup specials for Netflix, Epix, Comedy Central and Amazon.



Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Fortune Feimster: Live Laugh Love!

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Fortune Feimster: Live Laugh Love! on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 6:00pm. Affable, charismatic and one of a kind, Fortune Feimster is a standup comedian, writer and actor who uses her confessional comedy to bring people together. Through laughter and storytelling, Fortune shows audiences of all ages, backgrounds, and sexual orientations that common ground is only a joke or two away.





Vivid Stage's Improv Team The Flip Side presents The Afterlife

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present its house improv team, The Flip Side, on November 4, 2023 at 8:00pm. The theme of the show will be The Afterlife, as the improvisers take the audience on a kooky and irreverent journey through what lies beyond.



The Vogel presents Gary Gulman's Misfit: Stand Up Comedy & Book Tour

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents Gary Gulman's Misfit: Stand Up Comedy & Book Tour on Friday, February 23, 2024 with performances at 7:00pm & 9:30pm. Through more than 25 years in comedy, Gulman has established himself as an eminent performer and peerless writer. A product of Boston, Gulman has been a scholarship college football player, an accountant, and a high school teacher. He has made countless television appearances as both a comedian and an actor.



State Theatre presents Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood - Scared Scriptless

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood - Scared Scriptless on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 8:00pm. Following the success of Comedy Central's and The CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway? the duo team up to present and evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy



Vivid's The Flip Side to Perform Improv Show at Madison Community Arts Center

(MADISON, NJ) -- The Flip Side, the house improv team of Vivid Stage, will perform at the Madison Community Arts Center on Friday, September 8 at 8:00pm. The Flip Side features Brad Barton, Clark Carmichael, Laura Ekstrand, Noreen Farley, Lulu French, Dave Maulbeck, Scott McGowan, Becca McLarty, David Lee White and Emaline Williams. This unpredictable evening is an affordable, enjoyable evening that is packed with laughs from start to finish.



"Jersey Shore Top Comic" at the Basie

by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-08-10

Stand-up comedy is a captivating and unique craft that has the power to both entertain and provoke introspection in audiences. It requires a mastery of language, performance, and emotional intelligence to connect with audiences, generating a unique energy that binds performers and spectators in a moment of shared laughter and understanding. In this way, stand-up comedy stands as a powerful art form, capable of evoking emotions, igniting conversations and even effecting social change, making it an essential and dynamic part of our cultural landscape.


 

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