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The Middletown Arts Center and Ugly Pancake Productions present Comedy Night at the MAC

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 04/09/2024

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center and Ugly Pancake Productions present Comedy Night at the MAC on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:00pm). This second collaboration with the comedy group stars Tim Rager, winner of 2023's Jersey Shore Top Comic, alongside his fellow New Jersey's own The Garden State Guyz (Chip Ambrogio, Donna Lloyd, Andrew Rich), and hosted by Joe Borzotta and Angelo Gingerelli.

Tickets are $25 ($20 for MAC Members) and can be purchased online at middletownarts.org or at the door. Beer and wine will be available for purchase for those over the age 21.

The Middletown Arts Center is located at 36 Church Street in Middletown, NJ (next to the Middletown train station). Free parking is available onsite with additional free parking available in the station-metered lot on weekday evenings after 6:00pm and on weekends.

TIM RAGER - As winner of 2023’s Jersey Shore Top Comic, and 2024’s Good Karma Comedy Festival, Tim Rager is making his mark on the comedy scene. He can be found most nights on stages across the East Coast or in a Wawa wondering if that is the sandwich he ordered.

ANDREW RICH - Performs regularly at Broadway Comedy Club in NYC, The Comedy Cove in Springfield, NJ and Rhino Comedy in Suffern, NY. He is also the co-host and co-producer of Bingomedy, a show where Comedy meets Bingo.




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CHIP AMBROGIO - Chip’s twenty-five plus year comedy career includes performing on the road, the major city clubs, Atlantic City and Las Vegas. He was a contributing writer for The Friars Club Roasts, the Hulu Plus project “Don’t Know Jack” and  is co-creator of “Room for Improvement” , a reality show pilot selected as a finalist at the New York Television Festival Through his comedy classes, he has taught over 700 people the art of standup comedy. 

DONNA LLOYD - Performs all over the tri-state area including Gotham, Comic Strip Live and Uncle Vinnie’s Comedy Club. 

The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is an award-winning, state-of-the-art facility in Middletown, New Jersey that offers performances, exhibits, classes, demonstrations and camps centering on the arts. Its convenient location across from the Middletown train station on Church Street enables easy access and its expanded MAC Annex is minutes away at the Middletown Reformed Church’s Education Building. The MAC is operated by a non-profit 501c3, the Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council which is dedicated to bringing quality arts programming and events to Middletown and surrounding communities.




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