LAUGH ALL NIGHT at bergenPAC, 10/2
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 24, 2015
Come out and enjoy a night of laughter at bergenPAC's very own comedy series featuring established city comics, but without the hassle of city prices! All our comics have played to club and theater audiences throughout the country - and you never know who may drop by to be part of the show!
Bring your friends and have a fun evening with us at bergenPAC! Shows are suitable for mature audiences 18 and older.
The show's host is:
Sherry Davey is the ultimate bi-coastal lady. She was born in the United States but raised in England. For years her family went back and forth between the two countries, but her parents always made sure she saw American dentists regularly. Sherry's comedic style was influenced mostly by her grandfather, Maxwell Lapham, who was a stand-up comic and night club performer in London during the 1940's and 50's. Sherry is known for her many dialects and characters, from American Valley Girl to impressions of her Hungarian father which has been recognized and honored for their versatility and hilarity.
Sherry was seen most recently on Nick Mom, Nick at Nite, AXS TV, TV Guide Channel, Comedy Central, Tru TV, NBC's The Today Show, and Fox News Channel. She appears regularly in NYC at: Gotham Comedy Club; Broadway Comedy Club; The Comic Strip; and Stand Up New York.
Comedians of the night are:
- Paterson, NJ native Rodney Laney (pictured) has made two appearances on "Gotham Comedy Live," and has been seen on "LOL Lounge" as "TBS Presents A Very Funny Festival: Just for Laughs Chicago," "Comedy.TV," "The Late Late Show" on CBS, P. Diddy's "Bad Boys of Comedy" on HBO, Fox News Channel's "Red Eye," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," in London on the BBC's "The World Stand's Up" and truTV's The Smoking Gun Presents.... He has completed pilots for Comedy Central, A&E and MTV. He has also appeared at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival Montreal.
- Actress, comedian, and writer Gina Brillon was born and raised in Bronx, New York. She's been a standup comic since she was 17 years old. Her first one hour special, 'Pacifically Speaking,' was produced by Gabriel Iglesias and will debut on NuvoTV in Fall 2014. She has a featured role in Gabriel Iglesias' upcoming theatrical film, The Fluffy Movie. She's made appearances on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, E!'s Chelsea Lately, AXS' Gotham Comedy Live, The View, and is the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC's 2012 Stand up for Diversity Showcase. She was selected to be part of Montreal's Just For Laughs New Faces Showcase. Gina sells more tickets as a headliner within the Improv Comedy Club chain than any new artist. Gina is also an accomplished singer, published writer, and poet, her pieces have appeared in the New York Post and Daily News among others.
- Shuli Egar was born in Israel and came to the states when he was 4 years old. He speaks fluent Hebrew and started doing comedy in 1999. He earned his stripes on the Las Vegas strip and has since become a favorite on The Howard Stern Show, as a performer and as a writer and producer. He is an important and versatile member of the Sirius XM family and its channels hosting his own show Miserable Men and as a regular on The Jay Thomas Show for the past 7 years.
Shuli now headlines at comedy clubs, but also continues to perform with some of the best comics working today, including Artie Lange, Jim Norton, Howie Mandel, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Attell, Amy Schumer , Jim Breuer, Judah Friedlander, Jim Florentine, Lisa Lampanelli, and many others.
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area's cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC - the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that reaches more than 30,000 students annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, "hands-on" training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
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