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Stand Up Gals
Lakeside
7:30 p.m., May 24
In the male-dominated world of Stand-up Comedy, these women have shattered the glass ceiling. Have a great night of laughter with some of the funniest females on the comedy scene today. |
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Insane and Sober
Lakeside
9:30 p.m., May 24
These guys do not drink, but after you see them, you may want to start. Rob Sector presents a case of loveable miscreants trying to stay on the straight and narrow. This show is hilarious and appeals to young and old, sober and not so sober alike. Support these comics as they live one day at a time and hopefully do not die one joke at a time. |
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Tony Vicich
Lakeside
7:30 p.m., May 31
Veteran comic Tony Vicich has been making people laugh or demand their money back since 1985. As a national touring stand-up comic, Vicich has made crowds laugh in clubs and theaters in every state in the country and in two cities in Canada. his television credits include A&E, Showtime, MTV, Comedy Central, Fox and TNN (and a bunch of other stuff that isn't on the air anymore). Vicich has written for and guided the careers of many comics who have not gone anywhere and a few who have.
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Kevin O'Dea
Lakeside
9:30 p.m., May 31
Kevin O'Dea is the host of the wildly successful Comedy Circus playing at the TCA. See him leave the hosting duties to someone else and headline the show. No one engages an audience better than this New Jersey put-down artist. Most people hate it when the comic makes fun of them. The way O'Dea does it, they love it. |
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Hypnotist Pattie Freeman
Lakeside
9:30 p.m., June 7
Freeman is one of the top-rated female stage hypnotists in the United States. Her shows are high energy, fast paced and full of laughter. The shows are age-oriented and filled with audience participation with updated music and skits. Freeman has performed at NBA halftime shows and was an Expert Guest on Fox Sports' The Best Damn Sports Show Period. Freeman has appeared on numerous television and radio talk shows. |
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The Return of Chris Bennett
Studio
7:30 and 9:30 p.m., June 14
Chris Bennett has been seen on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show and at numerous clubs and festivals around the country. His unique style of comedy has awarded him the title of the Funniest Actor in New York at the then-named New York Improv. He also won the Funniest Person in the Valley Contest, the 2006 Southwest Comedy Festival and the HA HA comedy Cafe's contest in North Hollywood, Calif. |
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Jon Jesmer
Lakeside
7:30 and 9:30 p.m., June 21
John Jesmer is one of the original members of the Arizona comedy scene and a man who rocked the Comedy Store in L.A. Jesmer is a TCA favorite and the funniest father and husband you will ever see. |
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Best of the West
Lakeside
7:30 p.m., June 28
Five top touring headliners take to the stage. Some you have seen on TV; others you have seen lurking in the bushes in front of your house. On this night, you see them live on the best stage in Arizona.
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Kirsten Alberts' Dirty Hippie Show
Lakeside
9:30 p.m., June 28
Fresh from her appearance at L.A.'s famed Laugh Factory, 22-year-old comedy phenom Kirsten Alberts brings the best of Arizona's alternative underground comedy scene to the TCA. |
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Jason Love
Lakeside
7:30 and 9:30 p.m., July 5
Jason Love's credits include Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, Bob and Tom, TBS, Sirius XM, Rooftop Comedy and HBO's Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman. He has performed standup at venues the world over, including the Improv, Laugh Factory, Comedy Store, Punchline, Zanies, Hard Rock and many more. |
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Funny Times 10
Studio
9:30 p.m., July 12
Arizona is known for having the funniest local comedy scene in the country. Ten of the best show their stuff in a no-holds-barred standup comedy showdown. The best handpicked comics perform in a high-speed round robin. Every show is different and showcases different comics. Do not miss this show; it is packed with laughs. |
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Jonathan Gregory
Studio
7:30 p.m., July 19
Jonathan Gregory's comedy, although unique, has been well received by a variety of audiences. He broke onto the scene at the age of 19 as a punching dummy in a Mike Tyson promo, which aired on Showtime. he later portrayed the victim of a crazed fraternity in E! True Hollywood Story Investigates: Hazing. In 2008, Gregory's talents were highlighted on NBC's Last Comic Standing. |
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Funny Times 10
Studio
9:30 p.m., July 19
Arizona is known for having the funniest local comedy scene in the country. Ten of the best show their stuff in a no-holds-barred standup comedy showdown. The best handpicked comics perform in a high-speed round robin. Every show is different and showcases different comics. Do not miss this show; it is packed with laughs.
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Kris Royer
Lakeside
7:30 p.m., July 26
Kristofer Royer is one of the Valley's hottest emerging stand-up comedians. His brutal honesty is in constant demand at every club in town. He is left-handed, and his dream is to start the world's first-ever Sasquatch refuge. |
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Funny Times 10
Lakeside
9:30 p.m., July 26
Arizona is known for having the funniest local comedy scene in the country. Ten of the best show their stuff in a no-holds-barred standup comedy showdown. The best handpicked comics perform in a high-speed round robin. Every show is different and showcases different comics. Do not miss this show; it is packed with laughs. |
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Bob Kubota
Lakeside
7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Aug. 2
Bob Kubota's penchant for dry wit, lighthearted sarcasm and deciphering life's ironies has led him to the majority of the contiguous 48 states, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. In 1996, he became an international performer when he joined the USO, and he now tours regularly with the "Comics on Duty" (Davis Entertainment) providing comic relief to American military troops stationed around the globe. Kubota has appeared on programs from Comedy Central to A&E and MTV. |
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Bruce Baum
Lakeside
7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Aug. 9
Bruce Baum has appeared on The Simpsons as himself and is the creator of the comedy web-destination TheOuterNet.com. He has appeared on Hollywood Squares, Full House, Growing Pains, Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. Baum served as a creative consultant on ABC-TV's popular "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and spent two years at Fox-TV as resident short-film-maker and sketch comedian on "Sunday Comics" and "Comic Strip Live." He appeared for two years on ABC-TV's "America's Funniest People. He regularly headlines in Las Vegas and top venues around the globe. |
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Future Shows
Aug. 16*, 23 & 30
Sept. 6, 13, 20* & 27
Oct. 4, 11, 18 & 26*
Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29*
Dec. 6, 13, 20 & 27 |