John Caponera Set For The Improv At Harrah's LV

Budd Friedman and Mark Lonow's world-famous Improv Comedy Club at Harrah's Las Vegas showcases a different marquee of acts each week. John Caponera takes the stage Tuesday through Sunday, with supporting acts Don Barnhart and Debbie Praver. Shows are at 8:30pm and 10:30pm every Tuesday through Sunday. Tickets are $29.05 (plus applicable taxes) or $44.95 (plus applicable taxes) for VIP tickets that include special seating, an Improv t-shirt and post-show meet-and-greet with the comics. Special two-for-one tickets are available for locals for the 10:30pm show. Tickets are available at Harrah's Box Office (702-369-5223) and online at www.harrahs.com.

John Caponera always knew he wanted to be in show business but in what dimension was undetermined until the summer of 1979 when Caponera entered a talent show at a local bar in Chicago. After doing several impressions, he walked away with the $500 winner's pot and a realization that he might have something to offer in the world of comedy.

Caponera's instincts proved right and after two years working the Chicago Comedy Club circuit, he took his act on the road where he was immediately accepted . He has honed his act over a 17-year career performing to audiences all over the world. Caponera is considered a comic's comic, a true professional offering a mix of material from topical to impressions to characterizations to stories and one liners.

You may recognize Caponera as the star of his own sitcom called The Good Life or as the host of Comedy Central's sport show Jocks and ESPN's Talk II. Other credits include guest star appearances on ER, Love & War, Blossom, Tales From The Crypt, The Tonight Show, The Dennis Miller Show, L.A. Law, The John Laroquette Show and The Drew Carey Show.

UPCOMING IMPROV ACTS

May 17-22: Steve White, with supporting acts Tom Simmons and Jodi Borrello

May 24-29: Rock LaPorte, with supporting acts Hank Garrett and Steve Simeone

May 31-June 5: Greg Travis, with supporting acts Tom Segura and Rob Brackenridge

June 7-12: Maryellen Hooper, with supporting acts James Connoly and Flip Schultz

June 14-19: Joel Lindley, with supporting acts Kevin Jordan and Gary Brightwell