(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey and Stress Factory Comedy Club present Comedy Night Live! on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 8:00pm. The lineup features top talent including Matt Lopes, Brian Scolaro, Patty Rosborough, and Vinnie Brand.
Matt Lopes is the house comedian at the Stress Factory Comedy Club in Bridgeport, CT and the co-host of the You Should Be Worried podcast. He’s worked in stages at New York Comedy Club, Stress Factory NJ, Funny Bone Comedy Club, and has amassed over 250k followers across his socials.
Brian Scolaro has appeared on Shameless, Abbott Elementary, Night Court, Dexter, Mad Men, Law And Order: SVU, Bones, Castle, Grey’s Anatomy, The Middle, Men Of A Certain Age, Girl Meets World, and has also had recurring roles as Brian on A Million Little Things, Uncle Bill on Ten Year Old Tom, Doug on Sullivan and Son, Sergio on Kroll Show, Goblin on Wizards Of Waverly Place, and many roles on Life and Times of Tim. He is widely known as Stuart, a regular cast member, on FOX’s Stacked, and Gordon on NBC’s Three Sisters.
Scolaro has had three specials. His Dry Bar Special: Trouble, his Amazon special I Don’t Know Who I Am Either, and his half-hour Comedy Central special Comedy Central Presents: Brian Scolaro. He has also performed stand-up on Conan, Gotham Comedy Live, Comics Unleashed, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, Late Nite With Conan O’Brien, and many more.
Patty Rosborough is one of the top headlining comics in the country with her hard-hitting, high-energy style of comedy. She got her start in New York City appearing with the improv troupe Future Schlock and in the Off-Broadway production of Gay Dracula, a campy romp where she bared it all. Her first stint on television was with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s Short Attention Span Theatre. She has been seen on Showtime, Comedy Central, and on BBC’s The World Stands Up. She has also performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and winner of NYC’s prestigious Charlie Award.
Rosborough plays a drunk in Adrien Lynne’s film, Jacob’s Ladder, an angry ex-wife with Kevin Meany on the webisode, "In the Middle" (Salon.com.), and a hard-drinking, nightmare of a mother in Drew Chiminec’s comedy, Raising the Dead.
She is the winner of the Ladies of Laughter Comedy Competition and tours across the U.S. with her standup act. She is also a regular at the Borgata in Atlantic City and performs at New York city comedy clubs. Rosborough was most recently featured on the podcast Babes in Boyland interviewed by her daughter, Molly Kornfeld, and Victoria Hoffman.
Vinnie Brand is the host of the evening and owner of The Stress Factory Comedy Clubs located in New Brunswick, NJ and Fairfield County, CT. He is a well-respected stand-up comedian.
Tickets range from $25-$35 and are available for purchase online or by calling State Theatre Guest Services at 732-246-SHOW (7469) State Theatre Guest Services, located at 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, is open by phone and email only, Tuesday through Friday from 11:00am to 5:00pm. For in-person purchases, Guest Services is open Tuesday through Friday from 12:00pm to 4:30pm. Additional ticket and transaction fees may apply.
After major renovations, State Theatre New Jersey celebrated its 100th Anniversary in December 2021 in a fully renovated theater. Originally built as a silent film and vaudeville palace, State Theatre’s historic significance was honored by PBS by featuring it in its documentary series, Treasures of New Jersey, in the fall of 2018. “Treasures of New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey” can be streamed online.
Today, State Theatre is the largest performing arts center in Central New Jersey and has welcomed more than six million people through its doors since reopening as a nonprofit performing arts center in 1988. State Theatre New Jersey is a cornerstone of the cultural vitality of Middlesex County and averages a total economic impact on New Brunswick and the surrounding area of more than $18 million a year. The mainstage programs have featured high-caliber artists such as Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Kevin Hart, Ringo Starr, Melissa Etheridge, John Leguizamo, Harry Connick, Jr., Diana Krall, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Program offerings include Broadway, orchestra, family, dance, comedy, rock/pop, jazz, Performances for Schools, and Sensory-Friendly Performances.
State Theatre New Jersey’s programs are made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com.
