Collin Moulton Headlines at Side Splitters in Tampa, Now thru 7/21

Side Splitters Comedy Club in Tampa, celebrating 20 years of bringing laughter to the Bay, welcomes Collin Moulton this weekend, tonight, July 18-21, followed by Donnell Rawlings, July 25-28, 2013. Details below!

Appearing this weekend: COLLIN MOULTON July 18 - 21
Less than two years after getting started, Collin won his first comedy competition (the 2001 Rocky Mountain Laff-Off), and later that year found himself featured on Comedy Central's "Best of the Improv." 2003 proved to be another successful year for the up-and-comer, as he was a "Best in Fest" feature at the renowned Montreal Comedy Festival.

Flash back eleven years ago to LA's Laugh Factory - aspiring stand-up comic Collin Moulton waits in line 10 hours for the chance to take the stage for three minutes on his first open mic night. Now fast-forward to December 11th 2009. Collin's still waiting around at a comedy venue, but this time he'll get considerably more than three minutes of stage time, and best of all, he's performing his first ever Stand-up special for Television (Showtime).

A 30 minute stand-up special to air on Showtime December 2010.

...300 shows a year around the country, including performances at comedy shrines like Caroline's (NYC), The Funnybones (Columbus, Des Moines, Virginia Beach, Richmond, Toledo, Omaha, Richmond, Hartford etc...), The Improv (LA, Irvine, Brea, Denver, Tampa, etc...), The Laugh Factory, The Icehouse (Pasadena, CA), the Punchline (San Francisco), and Ridley's Comedy Castle (Detroit, MI). When not working the country's glitziest rooms on the coasts, Collin leaves no comedy club stone unturned in the nation's heartland. One week you might find him working a stretch of one-nighters across Texas and Oklahoma; the next week he could be on a four-night stand in Ohio. Or late this fall he could be emceeing Whitey's annual redneck dragqueen show in Burlington Iowa... Maybe you should wait to see that on video.

Shared the stage with Alex Reymundo, Lewis Black and Jeff Garlin, as well as Robin Williams, Jimmy Schubert, Billy Gardell, Marc Ryan and many more, gets regular airplay on Sirius Radio, is a regular on Bob and Tom TV and has been voted one of the hottest new comics for 2011 by CAMPUS ACTIVITIES MAGAZINE.

Appearing next weekend: DONNELL RAWLINGS July 25 - 28
Donnell Rawlings is an overnight success a decade in the making. You've seen him on Comedy Central's award winning and critically celebrated Chappelle's Show as 'Ashy Larry', the 70's jheri curled 'Beautiful', and numerous other characters he's played. Donnell is the franchise player Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan wanted as a writer and prime time player on their team. Since Dave Chappelle had business to take care of in Africa, Donnell was asked to step into the huge shoes Dave left behind, and host the Lost Episodes. "Hilarious" is what Linda Stasi of The New York Post calls Donnell's performance as host.

His unique brand of observational humor earned Donnell co-hosting duties On Power 105's (NY's #1 Hip Hop and R&B radio station) morning show "Egypt and Ashy in the Morning". He is now co-hosting "The Big Tigger Morning Show" on WPGC in Washington DC. Currently, Donnell can be seen regularly on E!'s hit show "Chelsea Lately," MTV's new show "Hatin.'". His new 1 Hour Stand-Up "Ashy to Classy" premiered on Comedy Central October 23, 2010 is also available in stores on DVD. He also enjoyed reprising his character of Day-Day Price on HBO's Emmy-Award winning series "The Wire" during a 3-episode arc, during the show's final season (2007- 2008). In 2007, Donnell co-created and starred in Heavy.com's hit web series "From Ashy to Classy", in which Donnell portrays the loveable yet clueless culture critic, Ashford Lawrence. The series was picked up for a second round of episodes and remains one of Heavy.com most popular shows. Additionally, Donnell has starred in "Reality Bites Back" for Comedy Central and tours heavily with his stand up dates.

Donnell has performed his intelligently bold stand-up throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Caribbean. He has appeared on award winning Law & Order series, Special Victims Unit (SVU) and Criminal Intent (CI) and has also appeared on NBC's Third Watch and the Emmy award winning HBO Special: The Corner. Growing up, this Washington, D.C. native used humor as a means of persuasion with the ladies and whipped out his wicked wit as a weapon of mass destruction in verbal battle. While in the Air Force, Donnell's wordplay shotdown more military personnel than the G.I. issued arms. When Donnell returned to the States and settled into civilian life, he decided to check out the local comedy scene in D.C. He quickly became the "official heckler" as he ate comedians alive from the audience.

One day a local comedian challenged Donnell to bring his act to the stage. Six months later Donnell was performing on HBO's Def Comedy Jam.From his weekly guest appearances on New York's Hot 97 Morning Show, to his role in the blockbuster Spider-Man II and his position as resident "Funny Guy" on the Ricki Lake Show, Donnell rise to stardom may not have been "overnight", but the journey has given him the life experience to keep his humor edgy and relevant. Donnell's peers have noticed his talent and potential. Neal Brennan, co-executive producer and co-head writer of Chappelle's Show: "Whenever we put Donnell in the game he's going to hit a home run." Jamie Foxx says "That guy is a beast!" Wayne Brady commented that Donnell provides "amazing work on the show" and Dave Chappelle feels that "Donnell brings so much to the table...this very funny guy makes it look natural and easy."

Side Splitters is located at 12938 North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, FL. Call 813.960.1197 or visit www.SideSplittersComedy.com for more information.