Mo Rocca Guests with 'Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower' 3/21 at The Zipper

Mo Rocca, of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," and Amy Goodman, New York Times best-selling author and host of "Democracy Now!," will be special guests for The Onion-sponsored Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower launching at The Zipper Factory for a 10PM show on March 21.

Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower is written by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Till the Break of Dawn), directed by Darren Katz (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), with music arrangements by Ian Wehrle, and features Colette Hawley (Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn),BrookeIshibashi, Stephen Sheffer, Stephen Reyes, and Nandi Walker. HeathCalvert serves as creative consultant and Kelli Jo Claxton (Countdown with Keith Olbermann) is production stage manager.

"Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower is a multimedia socio-political satire centering on a group of outsourced Japanese Ninjas hired by China to infiltrate the American Psyche by taking on roles in the Media, Pop Culture, and Politics. The savvy show, now at The Zipper Factory, began at Lotus and later moved to Comix andArs Nova, gaining recognition and a cult following in NYC for integrating political pundits, celebrities, journalists, and music from the NYC underground scene into its raw comedy format," describe press notes.

Tickets, which sell out fast, are $20; Call 212.352.3101 or visit www.zippertheater.com for ticket information.

The Zipper Factory is located in Manhattan at 336 W 36th Street.

For more information, go to www.myspace.com/happysunshinekungfuflower or www.KungFuFlower.com

Mo Rocca contributor to NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and CBS' "Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood," is known for his off-beat news reports and satirical commentary. A former correspondent for Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' he can be heard regularly on NPR' weekly quiz show 'Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me' as well as 'All Things Considered.'

Amy Goodman is an internationally-acclaimed journalist and host of Democracy Now!, a daily grassroots global news hour that broadcasts on over 500 radio and television stations and on DemocracyNow.org. Amy has received numerous awards for her work, including the Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Reporting, the George Polk Award, and the Radio/Television News Directors Award, as well as awards from the Associated Press and United Press International. Her latest book "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times" will be out this April.

Mo Rocca

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