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Tom Arnold: May 15 at 8PM and May 16 at 5PM & 8PM

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Tom Arnold: May 15 at 8PM and May 16 at 5PM & 8PM
As a writer, comedian and actor Tom Arnold has established himself to both television and film audiences worldwide having won such awards as the Peabody Award for writing and a Golden Globe Award for writing and producing. Additionally he helped put Fox Sports Network on the map with his hosting duties on “BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD.” Currently he’s on the Netflix series Fubar with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold cornered the market on playing the resident comic relief in films like “NINE MONTHS” with Hugh Grant Julianne Moore and Robin Williams James Cameron’s “TRUE LIES” with Arnold Schwarzenegger “HERO” with Dustin Hoffman and “AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY” with Mike Myers. Other film credits include “SOUL PLANE,” “CRADLE TO THE GRAVE” and “EXIT WOUNDS.” Arnold also starred in “THE KID & I” an action comedy he wrote for a 16-year-old family friend with cerebral palsy. The film was directed by... More

Mike Ball: May 22 & 23 at 8PM

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Mike Ball: May 22 & 23 at 8PM
Mike Ball is a nationally touring comedian and the producer of “The Future of Comedy Show” which is featured at the Chicago Laugh Factory, San Diego Comedy Palace, and venues all over the Midwest. The show was named 2019’s Best Event in Midland, MI by the Midland Daily News. He has also opened for the legend Ralphie May and been featured on the #1 comedy show in Vegas “The Dirty at 12:30”. His act has been described as spontaneous, fun-filled crowd work and guitar improv. More

Yakov Smirnoff: May 29 & 30 at 8PM!

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Yakov Smirnoff: May 29 & 30 at 8PM!
Yakov Smirnoff is a Soviet-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the Soviet Union, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English. He reached his biggest success in the mid-to-late 1980s, appearing in several films which include Moscow on the Hudson with Robin Williams, The Money Pit with Tom Hanks, Heartburn with Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, and Brewster’s Millions with Richard Pryor. He was a star of the television series What a Country! and was a recurring guest star on NBC’s hit television series Night Court playing the part of Yakov Korolenko. His comic persona was of a naive immigrant from the Soviet Union who was perpetually confused and delighted by life in the United States. His humor combined a mockery of life under Communist states and of... More

Manny Acosta: June 5 & 6 at 8PM

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Manny Acosta: June 5 & 6 at 8PM
Growing up in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, Manny Acosta found that being funny came natural to him. Not only was he the class clown, taking it even further as he got older, Manny became a professional clown alongside his father. Now, the proudly unique Dominican and Puerto Rican young man is making people laugh in a different way, on a stage sharing his sarcastic wit, edgy observations and unique views on anything and everything his hyperactive brain can think of! His energy and charm win over crowds as he explains his story of never fitting in because he always knew he was born to stand out. In his first few years as a stand-up comedian, Manny has been fortunate enough to have learned from and performed with incredible veteran comics such as: Vince Acevedo, Joey Villagomez, Calvin Evans, Kevin Farley, Alex Ortiz, Josh Blue, Damon Williams and more! Recently Manny has... More

Emo Philips: June 19 & 20 at 8PM

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Emo Philips: June 19 & 20 at 8PM
Described by Jay Leno as “the best joke writer in America” and by British comedian Gary Delaney as the best joke writer in the world, Emo Philips has performed over seven thousand stand-up shows in comedy clubs, colleges and theaters, including a multi-week run at the Playhouse Theatre in London’s West End. In 2018 & 2022-23, Emo toured with “Weird Al” Yankovic (over two hundred concerts across three continents); Emo will forever remember the standing ovation he received at Carnegie Hall. Emo has released comedy albums on the renowned Epic label; has had numerous cable specials (including an hour-long one on HBO); has performed stand-up many, many times on network television in America, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the UK; has appeared in films (most notably as the table-saw demonstrator in UHF and as Salvador Dali in Weird: the “Weird Al” Yankovic Story); has lent his distinctive voice to audio books... More

Jamie Lissow: June 26 & 27

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Jamie Lissow: June 26 & 27
Actor and comedian Jamie Lissow is currently a regular weekly guest on the #1 rated late night talk show, Gutfeld! on Fox. Jamie is best known for his starring role in two seasons of the Netflix Original Series “Real Rob”, alongside SNL alums Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, Norm MacDonald and David Spade; a show Jamie co-wrote and co-produced. Jamie has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, has his own half hour Comedy Central special and a Dry Bar Comedy Special with over 20 Million views. Jamie recently wrapped his first movie, Daddy Daughter Trip, where he appears alongside John Cleese, Rob Schneider, and Michael Bublé – a movie he co-wrote and produced. Jamie is currently working on the feature film, The Animal 2, for Fox/Tubi and continues to headline comedy clubs across the country. More

Taylor Mason: July 10 & 11 at 8PM

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Taylor Mason: July 10 & 11 at 8PM
Taylor Mason loves to make people laugh, and is blessed to be able to perform 200-300 dates every year. Ever since he won Star Search (the predecessor to America’s Got Talent for those of you too young to know, or too old to remember), he’s been in great demand all across the US and all over the world. He combines comedy, ventriloquism and music to provide appropriate entertainment to the masses. More
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