East Rutherford,  New Jersey,  January 31,  2014. …..Catch a Rising Star at the brand newly- renovated  Victory Sports Bar and Club at the Meadowlands Racetrack on February 14, 2014 at 9 pm – the first major comedy presentation ever at this venue, with many more to come.  Join the world famous Gilbert Gottfried as he shares his exceptional brand of humor with a new audience.

Catch CEO Suzy Yengo says “this is the Perfect spot for Valentines – an exquisite Aphrodisiac Inspired Menu with complimentary champagne, and a comic men simply adore.  Something for every couple!”

After spending several years mastering the art of stand-up comedy, producers of the legendary NBC late night comedy show Saturday Night Live became aware of Gottfried and, in 1980, hired him as a cast member. It wasn’t until a few years later when his true notoriety would begin when MTV hired him for a series of improvised and hilarious promos for the newly formed channel. This led to several television appearances on “The Cosby Show” and “Late Night with David Letterman.”

Gottfriedâ€s many credits include “Beverly Hills Cop II”. Other film credits include “Look Who’s Talking II” and “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.” He was also the host of the very popular late night movie series “USA Up All Night,” “Aladdin.” Gottfried is the voice of DIGIT in Cyberchase.” He is a regular on the new “Hollywood Squares”, “The Tonight Show” and “The Howard Stern Show.” Gottfried recently appeared in the documentary “The Aristocrats,” with Entertainment Weekly quoting “out of the 101 comedians who appear on screen, no one is funnier – or more disgusting – than Gilbert Gottfried.”

“Gilbert Gottfried Dirty Jokes” was recently released on both DVD and CD, featuring 50 non-stop minutes of Gottfried telling the funniest and filthiest jokes ever. At the end of the show, Gottfried tells what is known among comedians as the “Dirtiest Joke of All Time,” which is also the basis for “The Aristocrats.”

Dinner & Show Ticket for Two $149

Ticket includes a 3-course prix-fixe dinner for two with 2 glasses of champagne (one per person), a rose for the lady & admission for two to the comedy show!

*No drink minimum required

VIP Dinner & Show Ticket for Two $199

Ticket includes a 3-course prix-fixe dinner for two with 2 glasses of champagne (one per person), a rose for the lady & admission for two to the comedy show with VIP seating!

*No drink minimum required

Six-Pack Drink Ticket $40

Ticket includes 6 drinks to enjoy during dinner for only $40!

(Tax & Gratuity NOT included)

Already have your meal covered? Join us for the show…

Show Ticket for Two $100

Ticket includes admission for two to the comedy show with a 2 drink minimum (per person) upon arrival.

VIP Show Ticket for Two $140

Ticket includes admission for two to the comedy show with VIP seating & a 2 drink minimum (per person) upon arrival.

Jersey City Native and Catch a Rising Star CEO Suzy Yengo is thrilled to be presenting at the Brooks Art Center.   Yengo, an Entertainment Attorney,  earned her stripes at the world renowned Tavern on the Green and the Russian Tea Room where she was Director of Entertainment for 18 years, working with luminaries from Michael Jackson to President Clinton.  Suzy is an active member of the NY Friars Club, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Hudson County Bar Association, and formerly served on the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. One of her all-time favorite comics is Gilbert, and she defends his right to offend people every day!

Victory Sports Bar & Club is located at 1 Racetrack Drive, East Rutherford, New Jersey.  It is the “new” Pegasus Club at the Meadowlands, renovations completed just one month ago.

Tickets Online at www.catcharisingstar.com. Press information: catchsuzy@aol.com or call 201-433-6705. (Please do not publish that number!) Catch a Rising Star – the Original New York Comedy Club that launched the careers of Jerry Seinfeld, Dane Cook, Billy Crystal, Chris Rock and many others – has been providing Comedy of Legendary Proportions since 1972. www.catcharisingstar.com.  The site for www.iAdventure.com and on facebook Victory Nightclub.

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Itâ€s April and maybe you could use a few good laughs to cheer up those IRS blues. Then why not head over to Art House Productions in Jersey City on Sat, April 27 for a night of stand-up comedy featuring Mike Britt. Host Rich Kiamco, who runs the comedy nights at Art House Productions, promises it will be an evening of topical comedy not “Photoshop commentary”.

“The show is great,” Kiamco says. “This is almost our third year at Art House. The show has a following; itâ€s a good time. Thereâ€s always a headliner from ‘The Tonight Show†or Comedy Central.”

Living in Hudson offers plenty of resources to inspire laughs, Kiamco says, especially when the comedy is based on natural disasters.

“We had two disaster shows, one right after Hurricane Sandy and one after the blizzard,” Kiamco says, “The place was packed.”
Kiamcoâ€s comedy career began with a sewing machine at the Fashion Institute Of Technology and according to his website www.richkiamco.com: “Rich did his first stand-up routine at the dorm talent contest and was hooked. Later that year later he became the costume designer for comedian Judy Tenuta. His one-man show UNACCESSORIZED, an autobiographic romp about a queer Filipino overachiever, received the Overall Excellence Award in Solo Performance at the New York International Fringe Festival and Best Solo Performance at the Montreal GLBT International Theatre Festival.”
Kiamco says the hot topics these days are the same hot topics comics have been addressing for years: politics – the president, of course; marriage equality; womenâ€s rights.
“I canâ€t believe weâ€re still talking about womenâ€s rights,” Kiamco says. “Stand up is like a truth serum of where our culture is at. You can make a joke about the best or the worst of our culture. When you call out that something misogynistic, people respond because we know whatâ€s happening in our culture.”

And even though we turn to the Internet more and more to get our daily laughs, Kiamco says thereâ€s no replacement for live performance.

Itâ€s happening live in front of you,” Kiamco says. “The person in the crowd will say something and the comic will go after that. It will never be on ‘The Tonight Show†– you canâ€t do crowd interactions on TV, but with a live audience anything goes.”

If you go:
Sat, April 27 at 8 pm
The Laugh Tour; Stand Up Comedy
Art House Productions
1 McWilliams Place
Hamilton Square
Jersey City
Tickets $15 online; $20 at the door
www.thelaughtour.com
(201) 915-9911

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