The Cabaret Theatre Presents

Tickets On Sale: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 10:00am

Currently starring in the Disney XD show, LAB RATS, actor/comedian Hal Sparks began his professional career as a teenager in Chicago. As a member of the famed Second City Troupe, his quick wit and affable personality quickly gained him recognition and acclaim and he was named the "Funniest Teenager In Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times. Sparks went on to host the Emmy Award-winning Talk Soup on E! Entertainment Television, winning rave reviews from fans and critics alike. He starred for five seasons on Showtime's hit series Queer As Folk and appeared in the films Extract, Spiderman 2 and Dude, Where's My Car? Sparks recently starred in his own one hour Showtime comedy special, Charmageddon, which is now a best-selling DVD.

Since Mike Burton has been in New York, he's been in the music video "Softly" by Noelle Noelle, the independent film In 21 Days and was also featured in the TV variety show the Fringe that features up-and-coming comics and bands. He has been seen at film festivals all over the country as Frank, who turns into a werewolf, in the independent feature 4 for Dinner, a comedy-horror from the award-winning director of The Risen, Scott Klein. He also has been featured in an episode of Law and Order: SVU; he was awesome as "Extra #187."

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Tickets On Sale: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 10:00am

Rich Vos is an incredibly gifted comic who not only has sharp, insightful material, but he is also a master at working the crowd. His ability to perform in front of any audience has landed him television shows as varied as being the first white comic on Def Comedy Jam to performing on The View. Rich was the breakout star of NBC's Last Comic Standing seasons one and three, was a regular guest on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and wrote for Chris Rock when he hosted The Academy Awards in 2005. He also played Lenny Bruce on NBC's American Dreams and is a regular on The Opie and Anthony radio show. He has one of the highest rated half hour specials on Comedy Central.

For the past 20 years, Mike Siscoe has been entertaining crowds, first with improv, then sketch and finally stand-up comedy. When not performing across America, Mike enjoys working the many New York comedy clubs with his beautiful, funny and talented wife and fellow comedian Jenn Palumbo. Comedy clubs, audiences and bookers will agree that Mike Siscoe has always brought his 'A' game, always left them laughing and always has the crowd cheering for more.

Hailing from Long Island, but now residing in a far away land known only as Roosevelt Island, New York, Brian McGuinness burst onto the comedy scene in November of 2004. While he was already a comedy writer in college for 4 years (1998-2002), it took him a while to finally make the decision to get on the stage and tell jokes. After his first successful New-Talent night at Rascals in Montclair, NJ, Brian was hooked and started to go to more and more clubs in NJ and NY to get his name out there. Now, over 5 years into his career, he performs at numerous clubs on a weekly basis.

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Tickets On Sale: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00am

You don't have to like football to love "The Coach," comedian Tom Whiteley's raspy-voiced, bug-eyed other self. Whiteley scores laugh after laugh with his carefully crafted monologues and high-adrenaline performance. Wildly unique and consistently funny, Whiteley is the special comedian audiences will remember for the rest of their lives. "The Coach" has been featured on television's ESPN and ABC's Good Morning America (ABC).

In 2003, Keith Anthony reemerged as a voice of reckoning. Within a year he was on the NYC circuit and on the air. From AOL to XM radio, Keith is once again emerging as a force to be seen. Featured in two comedy festivals and performing nightly on the circuit, it is hard not to catch his show. Keith offers a point of view that is alternative, yet not off the path of entertaining. He has verve for life and a care for his culture and country that he conveys through each performance. Keith delivers a show that is not recommended for people seeking juvenile talk about sex and the difference between men and women. Also, if you are one of those people who can't turn off your electronic devices when going out for the evening, the Keith Anthony show is not for you either.

Peaches Rodriguez is a Latina stand-up comic from Connecticut who was a world-class break dancer before busting into the comedy world. Her mix of twisted perspective and edgy humor has won her a place in the Annual Jack Daniels Latino Comedy Festival. Peaches has also done three U.S.O. tours of duty including the most recent, where she traveled to five countries in the Middle East; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

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Tickets On Sale: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00am

Nick DiPaolo is probably one of the most authentic voices of comedy, whether on or off the stage. He's referred to as a comic's comic because there are no facades, no act. It's all Nick DiPaolo, all the time.

Nick started his illustrious comedy career after appearing on HBO's Young Comedian Special, where his innovative and no-holds-barred comedic approach stood out from the crowd. Since Nick's humble beginnings, he was a regular on Tough Crowds with Colin Quinn, many Comedy Central Roasts and appeared on numerous television shows and films such as Louie, Beer League, The Sopranos, Leno, Letterman, Conan and The Chris Rock Show.

In the fall of 2007, Joe List was featured in the prestigious HBO comedy festival in Las Vegas to outstanding reviews. As well as being a regular favorite in clubs and colleges in New York and New England, in the last 2 years Joe has also been seen at many of the best comedy clubs across the country as the preferred feature act for Comedy Central's Nick DiPaolo. As well as all his successes as a stand-up comedian Joe has also recently written a short bio for himself in which he chose to use the words 'Joe' and 'he' instead of the word 'I' as if someone else wrote it for him.

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Tickets On Sale: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 10:00am

Billy Gardell stars in the CBS hit television series, Mike and Molly. Mike and Molly garners approximately 13 million viewers every week and is the number one new series of the year. Gardell co-starred in the critically acclaimed television series Lucky. His other television credits include Yes Dear and Judging Amy, on the Network, My Name is Earl, The Practice, Monk and Gary the Rat. As a stand-up comic, his comedy specials, Billy Gardell: Halftime, premiered on Comedy Central and Billy Gardell Presents Road Dogs premiered on Showtime. In addition he makes regular appearances on NFL Today on CBS Sports.

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Tickets On Sale: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00am

Johnny has shared the stage with many of the top acts in comedy such as Andrew Dice Clay, Mario Cantone, George Wallace, Jay Mohr, Tommy Davidson, Martin Lawrence, Colin Quinn, Paul Rodriguez, Caroline Rhea, Dom Irrera, Richard Jeni, Bobby Slayton, David Alan Grier and Jerry Seinfeld. His comedic sense brought him success in other entertainment genres as well, and he co-created the television show Let's Get Stupid and sold it to Telepictures.

Goumba Johnny has appeared on various television shows such as Growing Up Gotti, The Weakest Link, The Montel Williams Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The CBS Early Show, The Ricki Lake Show, The Queen Latifah Show and Who Wants to be a Millionaire .

Perry Gardner is one very funny guy. Besides being a regular at America's top resorts such as Caesars Palace and The Tropicana in Atlantic City, Perry is also a favorite at New York's prestigious Friars Club where comedy legends like Carl Reiner and Alan King constantly ask for him after seeing him "kill" at the Soupy Sales Roast. In Connecticut, Perry made a splash as the winner of CBC's Funniest Man in Connecticut Competition hosted by Gabe Kaplan.

Comedian Vinnie Mark's best trick is to change traditional magic into non-stop laughs before your very eyes. Mark delivers joke after joke, gag after gag and leaves audiences on their feet with a real, live straightjacket escape. Las Vegas slick and Sunday school proper, alchemist Mark transforms audience participation, one-liners and a few surprises into pure platinum.

Mark's television appearances include The Rosie O' Donnell Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, VH1's Stand-up Spotlight and Fox's Comic Strip Live. He can also be seen in the film Grown Ups.

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Tickets On Sale: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00am

Mike Britt's dedication and passion for comedy have landed him appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Def Comedy Jam and his own Comedy Central special. In addition to bringing down the house at Just For Laughs in 2001 & 2005, "Mike B." has also had the pleasure of entertaining comedy fans on the 2004 Just For Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour, all over the United States and as far away as Jamaica and Holland. The Brooklyn, New York native's greatest joy comes from being able to make people of different backgrounds, races and religions all laugh at the same time.

Jordon Ferber started his stand-up comedy career in 1999 at the age of 21. While majoring in film at Occidental College, he became a regular host at The Garage in Los Angeles. For the next two years, he honed his skills and ultimately decided to pursue stand-up in the big city, moving back to New York in 2001. As a native New Yorker, he had no trouble getting on the circuit and has since performed in almost every club in Manhattan, including Caroline's, the Gotham Comedy Club and even Madison Square Garden. His unique delivery and ironic take on life is always funny, and has made him a favorite on the NY scene. He is the producer of a weekly stand-up comedy showcase called "Straight Up Stand Up" in the West Village. He has been seen on NBC's Last Comic Standing, NBC's The Restaurant and is a regular on The Joey Reynolds Show on WOR. He was featured in the New York Underground Comedy Festival's Emerging Comics Contest.

As a professional stand-up comedian and actor, Joey Novick has appeared on MTV, One Life to Live and Comedy Central. He's featured regularly at Catch A Rising Star, The Comedy Zone and Dangerfield's and at scores of comedy venues across the country. He's opened in concert for comedy legends Jerry Seinfield, Ray Romano, Paul Reiser, Chris Rock, Robert Klein and Rosie O'Donnell. He is an award-winning public speaker and as an improv actor, he's had the privilege of appearing with Robin Williams at the Comic Strip in NYC, and studied with Chicago's famed Second City improvisational theater with director Del Close. He was also hired by The Ricki Lake Show as a comedy coach for young comedians.

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Tickets On Sale: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10:00am

Greg Vaccariello realized that he was funny in the third grade. Appearing in the school play, Greg made the entire audience laugh without saying a word. To this day, Greg doesn’t know what he did that day, but it worked and he was hooked. Because Greg can't sing, he never appeared in another school play because they were all musicals, so he didn’t think that he could ever act again until he saw Jackie Gleason in The Honeymooners and Greg knew that there was hope! His next influence was Steve Martin and Greg saw stand-up as another avenue to express his humor.

The Bronx native went to high school on Long Island and then college in Oneonta, NY. After graduating from college, he worked in the corporate world and got his teaching degree. Greg took acting classes with John Monteleone and starting doing stand-up in 1989. Soon, Greg was on the road, making people laugh from Florida to Maine and Arizona to Michigan.

Greg took more acting classes with Joanna Beckson, Alice Spivak, Marci Phillips and Dani Super in New York and with Zora DeHorter and Nick Anderson in Los Angeles, and he has appeared on such hit TV shows as ED, Law and Order: SVU, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The King of Queens and Hope and Faith. Greg has also appeared in the independent movies Hung Up, No Money Down and Under Budget. The diversity of characters he played in these programs shows us Greg’s tremendous acting range.

Smart, sexy, savvy and funny, Leighann Lord’s “heads up humor” is stand-up comedy at its finest. Inspired by the brilliance of George Carlin, the smooth Jazz style of Franklyn Ajaye and the elegance of Rita Rudner, Leighann has crafted her own unique brand of Thinking Cap Comedy. It's no wonder she received the NYC Black Comedy Award for “The Most Thought Provoking Black Female Comic.”

A New York City native who's entertained around the world, Leighann Lord's stand-up style is not urban; it's urbane. She has performed for audiences in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and for U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Billy Winn has an ornate ability to interact with and jumpstart an audience with his high-energy style and instant comedic likeability. He is animated and a storyteller, basing a lot of his material on kids, relationships and marriage. Billy started his illustrious comedy career at the original Treehouse Comedy Club in Westport over twenty-five years ago hosting Connecticut's first comedy Open Mic Night. He has parlayed that natural comedic ability into a comedy career that spans all the major medias. For seventeen years, Billy was an integral part of Connecticut Radio with prior stints with WPLR and KC101. His stand-up comedy has been featured on A&E's Comedy on the Road, VH1'S Stand-up Spotlight, along with an appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly.

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Tickets On Sale: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10:00am

Jessica Kirson's unique style and captivating stage presence captures the attention of audiences and club bookers everywhere. Her wide variety of characters brings a diverse energy to her routine. It is easy to understand why she was selected to perform at Comedy Central's South Beach and HBO's Las Vegas comedy festivals. Jessica has been featured on NBC's Last Comic Standing seasons 2 and 3, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central's Premium Blend and Fresh Faces, Nickelodeon's Sixth in the Suburbs, Noggin's LOL, VH1's Awesomely Bad shows, Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood, Oxygen's premier game show Can You Tell?, Bravo's Great Things About Being, The Women's Television Network's She's So Funny and NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly.

Jessica performed at The Stockholm Comedy Festival in the fall of 2009, and her character voices can currently be heard in Nickelodeon's Bubble Guppies.

Jessica appeared in her own LOGO Special, My Cookie's Gone and LOGO's New Now Next Best of 2009. In late 2009, Jessica starred in a television pilot, considered to be a new breed of entertainment – the reality talk show, entitled The Jessy K Show, executive produced by Zach Braff.

Coming from small Rhode Island, Brian Beaudoin is probably the only comedian who is bigger than his state. Brian has developed the ability to read and work with a crowd like few comics can, from ages eight to eighty, from clean sets to dirty. Brian will leave any audience wanting more.

Brian uses his life observations as fuel for his comedic fire. From store greeters, to his family, to himself - nobody is safe. In addition to his written material, Brian has been known to engage the crowd, keeping everybody on their toes and in stitches for a non-stop, wild night of hysterics that will never be duplicated.

Steve Lazarus has shared the stage with the likes of superstars Ray Romano, Robert Klein and Kevin James, has been featured on Last Call with Carson Daly and was featured in news articles in the New York Daily News and The Village Voice. He's also appeared on many New York news shows and, last year, during the Major League Baseball playoffs, was featured on FOX 5's Good Day New York.

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