David Brenner to Play Bay Street Theatre's Comedy Club, 7/22

Bay Street Theatre

$B!G(Bs Comedy Club, sponsored by Madison & Main Restaurant and Bar, continues July 22 with stand-up comedian, author, and founder and creator of funnydeli.com, David Brenner. Tickets are $62 for members or $69 for non-member; available online atwww.baystreet.org or by stopping by or calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500.

Recognized as a political pundit who can be seen regularly on television news shows, Brenner regularly finds humor in current events. Brenner has completed four HBO Specials, the latest being David Brenner: Back with a Vengeance, which he performed live. The show was one of HBO$B!G(Bs highest rated specials and The Hollywood Reporter proclaimed, "He$B!G(Bs edgier and more insightful in his skewering of popular culture than ever before.$B!I(B Brenner is also a successful writer/producer/director of 115 television documentaries and headed the distinguished documentary departments of both Westinghouse Broadcasting and Metromedia Broadcasting. Brenner$B!G(Bs documentary work earned him a total of nearly thirty awards and citations including an Emmy Award. He is also the author of several books, the most recent being I Think There$B!G(Bs a Terrorist in My Soup, a guide on how to use humor and laughter to get through personal problems as well as how to cope with the problems of the world.

Amy Schumer takes the stage on Monday, August 12. This show is sold out.

Paula Poundstone returns to the Comedy Club on Monday, August 19.

Poundstone is legendary for her ability to interact spontaneously with audience members in conversations that garner riotous laughter. She is a regular panelist on NPR$B!G(Bs popular weekly news quiz show, Wait Wait$B!D(BDon$B!G(Bt Tell Me. Paula$B!G(Bs commentaries have been heard on NPR$B!G(Bs Morning Editionand her blogs appear in the Huffington Post, and 23/6, as well as the NPR Opinion Page. Television includes comedy specials (HBO, and Bravo), her own show on HBO and ABC, and all the major talk shows. Her CD: I Heart Jokes is recorded live and features her beloved wit. Her first book, There$B!G(Bs Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say, (with foreword by Mary Tyler Moore) is out in paperback and on audio. Paula was recently inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame and just named to a list of top Unconventional People to Follow on Twitter. She has won an ACE award for Best Standup Comedy Performance and an Emmy and Ace Award for Best Program Interviewer. Poundstone was recognized as one of Comedy Central$B!G(Bs 100 greatest stand ups of all time!

Bobby Collins concludes Comedy Club Monday, August 26. New York native and all around funny man, Bobby Collins has appeared in more than 200 stand-up performances around the country each year. In the 1980s, Bobby left a lucrative position as vice president of Calvin Klein to pursue his dream of stand-up and has worked alongside such comedy legends as Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno. Bobby has hosted VH-1$B!l(Bs Stand Up Spotlight; toured with Cher, Julio Iglesias, Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett, among others; and released six comedy CDs, On the Inside, Out of Bounds, You$B!G(Bre Not Coming With Us, Mr. New York, I Wanna Go Home and most recently I$B!G(Bm on the Boat.

The Comedy Club at Bay Street Theatre is also sponsored in part by The Friars Foundation.

Tickets to Comedy Club are $62 for members or $69 for non-member. A donation to Bay Street of $75 or more qualifies you as a member for Comedy Club member tickets. Call 631-725-0818 or log on to www.baystreet.org to make become a member.

Log on to www.baystreet.org to purchase tickets or call the Box Office at 631-725-9500, now open 7 days a week, 11 am till show time.

Bay Street Theatre is a not-for-profit regional theater presenting new, classic and contemporary works, with a commitment to challenging and entertaining our diverse community. This commitment extends to innovative educational programs that highlight the power of live theater. It is our mission to be an artistic haven for an extended family of artists and audience, while continuing to provide a gathering place to share in the unique collective theatrical experience.