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Jon Lovitz 2023 Show Dates

He began taking classes with the famous improv comedy group, “The Groundlings” in 1982. One year later, after being accepted into “The Sunday Company”, Jon got his first acting job on the television show “The Paper Chase: the Second Year”. Thinking he was on his way, he promptly quit his job at a clothing store…and became a messenger. The next three years – nothing!!! Then, in September of 1984, he was accepted into the main company at “The Groundlings”.

On March 28, 1985, “The Groundlings” appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” where Jon premiered his character “Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous”. Following the introduction of this persona, Jon got an agent, and booked a movie, a series, a voice over for a cartoon, and “Saturday Night Live”.

Jon has been working non-stop since. He was nominated for an Emmy his first two years on “Saturday Night Live”. While on SNL, he became known for his characters “Tommy Flanagan of the Pathological Liars Anonymous” (“Year, that’s the ticket”), “Master Thespian”, “Hanukkah Harry”, and “the Devil”. He has appeared in numerous films, including “Big”, “A League of Their Own”, “The Wedding Singer”, “High School High”, “Small Time Crooks”, “Rat Race”, “The Producers”, “Eight Crazy Nights”, “The Benchwarmers”, and “Grown Ups 2”, among many others. He has also worked with acclaimed directors such as Penny Marshall, Rob Reiner, Jerry Zucker, and Woody Allen.

Along with his comedy, Jon is well known for his distinctive voice. He was the lead voice for the character “Jay Sherman” in the acclaimed cult cartoon series, “The Critic”. He has also appeared in twelve episodes of “The Simpsons”, even creating the character of Marge Simpson’s boyfriend, “Artie Ziff” (who sounds suspiciously like Jay Sherman).

Jon has also appeared on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in Neil Simon’s play “The Dinner Party”,  taking over the lead role from Henry Winkler. He has sung (yes, he can sing!) at Carnegie Hall three times (including “Great Performances: Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall) and sung the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium and the U.S. Open. He also sang with English rock star, Robbie Williams at the Royal Alpert Hall and appears on his album, “Swing While You’re Winning!”

Jon has also had an illustrious television career. He was the first famous guest star on the hit show “Friends”. In the same week, he appeared on an episode of Seinfeld. Jon also had a recurring roles on “Hot in Cleveland”, “Las Vegas”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Hawaii Five-O”, and “New Girl”.

For the last ten years Jon has pursued a career as a stand-up comedian. He is one of the few performers to start as an actor and then become a stand-up comedian who successfully headlines nightclubs, theatres, and casinos across the country.

In 2015, Jon is set to appear in “Killing Hasselhoff”, “The Ridiculous 6”, and “Bark Ranger”, as well as headline numerous comedy shows across the country.

Mike Saccone February 6 - 8

Mike Saccone began playing Vegas just after he was crowned the Star Search Comedy Champion of 1989 BY Ed Mcmahon. He has co-starred on several network television shows including "Cybill", "The John Larroquette Show" and "Empty Nest". He has been featured on MTV's "Half hour Comedy Hour" VH1's "Stand Up Spotlight", A&E's "An Evening At the Improv" and FOX's "Comic Strip Live". 

Mike Saccone (Headliner)

Dom Irrera & Friends February 9 - 12

When Dom Irrera takes the stage, he does not simply get on it, he owns it! Dom projects a singular charisma that firmly engages audiences from the opening moment and doesn't let go! His first big break was Rodney Dangerfield's "Nothing Goes Right" comedy special for HBO. Irrera's own HBO "One Night Stand" earned him his first of several Cable ACE awards for Best Stand-Up Comedy Special. Currently a recurring character on Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here”, Dom has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "The View," and made several appearances on "Oprah." Irrera was also  a  guest star on "Seinfeld" , "Becker," "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "King of Queens." His film work includes a featured role in Robert Townsend's "Hollywood Shuffle," a cameo in the Coen Bros. Film, "The Big Lebowski,” & "The 4th Tenor,” starring his old pal Rodney Dangerfield.

Dom Irrera & Friends  
Dom Irrera
Mike Saccone
Traci Skene

Bill Dawes February 13 - 19

Bill Dawes is an actor and an internationally and nationally headlining comic with over 85 credits on IMDB. As a comic, Bill has performed in over 15 countries, including tours of the Middle East with the USO, and 5 different international comedy festivals. 

Bill has been featured on Comedy Central, TRUTV, Vh1, and has performed twice for "Gotham Comedy Live” on AXIS TV. He has also been a writer for several comics and has helped pen hour specials for Jamie Kennedy and Steve-O. Currently, Bill is a regular at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, with a podcast on their network and over 40 videos on their website. Comedy fans might know him from his viral video "How a White Man says the N-word to a Black Man," which has amassed over 200 million views across several platforms. 

Bill has also starred in 3 Broadway plays, over a dozen Off-Broadway plays, and has appeared in over 50 movies and television shows. Currently, he is recurring on Showime’s “City on a Hill” as well as a new NETFLIX comedy series with Mo Amer and Ramy Yousseff. He has 3 feature films coming out this winter, including one this December with Oscar-nominee Riz Ahmed. 

John Mulrooney February 20 - 26

John Mulrooney is a stand-up comedian with more than twenty-five years of television, stage and radio experience. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. John got his first big break in the biz when he was asked to replace Joan Rivers as host of The Late Show on the FOX network. After several roller coaster months the show was cancelled. Later that year FOX called on the wisecracking New Yorker again to host another show that featured night club comedy on television. The show was called Comic Strip Live. During John’s two year tenure on the show, Comic Stripreigned as one of the top ten programs for it’s time period. When the show ended, John turned his sights on writing and acting. He wrote and starred in a sitcom called Midtown North which aired on Comedy Central for two seasons. During this time John continued to appear on television doing his stand-up. His credits include; An Evening at the Improv,  Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Comedy on the Road, Hollywood Squares, Comedy Central, Showtime and HBO. 

Adam Hunter February 27 - March 5

A New York City Native, Adam Hunter is one of the hottest young comedians around today. He headlines all over the country, putting his heart and soul into every performance with an act that is brash, deep and hilarious. Adam was a finalist on season 6 of “Last Comic Standing”, was the last Stand Up Comedian to perform in his second appearance on Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show”, appeared on “Chelsea Lately”, ”The Late Late Show”, MTV, VH1, TruTV, CBS, Comedy Central, “The Real Husband’s of Hollywood”, Nickelodeon’s “See Dad Run.” 

Kev Orkian March 6 - 12

Kev Orkian is a talented pianist, singer, composer and comedian, Kev’s energetic & unique comedy show is a tour de force.

A classically trained pianist, Kev composed and performed from an early age, and has toured the globe. Inspired by his love for comedy and his heroes – the late, great Dudley Moore and Victor Borge – Kev took a leap from repertoires and musicals onto the comedy circuit with his comedy composer show. Born in Essex, Kev takes inspiration from his Armenian mum – to hilarious effect. In 2010, he wowed the audience and judges on Britain’s Got Talent, appeared with Joe Pascale and made his debut at Edinburgh Fringe – where he received standing ovations (a rarity for the Fringe) and was compared to his heroes. Since then he has toured the country and world, to great acclaim, performed for Royalty and played the lead in David Baddiel’s stage version of The Infidel and Dudley Moore in the play Goodbye the After-Life of Cook & Moore.

Tom Rhodes March 13 - 19

Kira Soltanovich March 20 -22

A regular on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Kira Soltanovich currently can be see on Winsanity on Netflix, has her own Showtime and Amazon specials, and you can hear her on her own show on SiriusXM’s "She’s So Funny" channel 771. She’s been on Lights Out with David Spade as well as Last Comic Standing, Hell’s Kitchen and How To Be a Grownup on TruTV. Check out her talk show in a sauna called: Let’s Get Sweat! Where she interviews famous comedians while beating them with branches.

Ocean Glapion March 23 - 26

Pauly Shore March 27 (10:30 Show Special Event)

Pauly Shore tasted super-stardom in 1990 when his precedent-setting MTV show "Totally Pauly" hit the airwaves to major fan approval. The show ran for six years, leading him to numerous television and film roles including the one-hour HBO television special, “Pauly Does Dallas” and starring in the films "Encino Man," "Son In Law", "Jury Duty," "In the Army Now," and "Bio Dome."

Pauly then went on to star and produce in his own projects including "Pauly Shore is Dead" for 20th Century Fox, which is now available on Amazon Prime. He also produced and starred in two comedy specials, "Vegas is My Oyster," and "Pauly-Tics," which are both now available on Crackle.

In 2014, Pauly released “Pauly Shore Stands Alone,” a true-life road documentary that follows him as he performs in obscure towns throughout Wisconsin while dealing with his personal life back home, which is now on Amazon Prime. He is currently producing a six-part documentary series based off of the original documentary "Pauly Shore Stands Alone."

Additionally, Pauly recently debuted the video portion of his podcast "Pauly Shore Podcast Show," on Crackle. Some of his guests include: Judd Apatow (movie director), Irving Azoff (manager of The Eagles), Ziggy Marley (reggae superstar) and many, many more.

Pauly remains hard at work on a historical documentary of his life spanning the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s about his life growing up at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. He recently played Stephen Miller in a viral Funny or Die video and stars in an upcoming Funny or Die sketch with Bobby Lee, Jay Mohr and Richard Schiff from "Ballers" entitled "Silver Lake Vice Squad." 

Tanyalee Davis March 27 - April 2

Shang Forbes April 3 - 9

Bob Zany April 17 - 23

Amir K April 24 - 26

Amir K has been entertaining audiences for years, performing live across the U.S. and on Television. His fun, unique approach to storytelling brings audiences together through his improvisational talent, characters and charisma. Born in Iran and raised in Southern California, Amir offers a unique point of view shaped by his multi-cultural upbringing. Amir was one of the stars of the primetime CW reboot of MADtv and has been seen on Adam Devine’s House Party on Comedy Central, Comedy Knock Out on True TV, NBC’s Last Comic Standing and MTV's Jerks with Cameras . Amir is best known for his stand-up comedy, but is also an accomplished actor. He won a SAG award for his role in the Oscar winning film Argo and recently starred in The FOX feature film The Pyramid opposite Denis O'Hare and Ashley Grace.

Jamie Kennedy April 27 - 30

Actor, producer, and comedian Jamie Kennedy’s recent work includes starring roles in the latest installments of the Tremors film franchise for Universal, as well as Riley’s Peak with Jon Voight, and the thriller, Spinning Man, opposite Guy Pearce and Pierce Brosnan. Prior, he appeared in Chris Carter’s (The X-files) Amazon drama pilot The After, and NBC’s medical dramedy, Heartbeat. He is also voicing multiple characters on the new Comedy Central animated series, Legends Of Chamberlain Heights, and portrayed legendary music manager Jerry Heller in the Lifetime movie Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, & Michel’le. Jamie can also be seen performing his stand up show around the country. Jamie landed his big break when he was cast in Baz Luhrman’s Romeo + Juliet, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio as a punked-out rival to John Leguizamo.  His career soon kicked into high gear as he co-starred in his breakthrough performance as Randy Meeks in Wes Craven’s Scream and its follow-up Scream 2. Jamie has worked alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood like Steve Martin in Bowfinger and Greg Kinnear in the Oscar-nominated As Good As It Gets. In 2002, Kennedy created The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, which became the WB’s highest-rated show. Kennedy portrayed a number of wacky characters, but the audience’s favorite was Brad Gluckman, the white rapper from Malibu. In 2003, Kennedy brought Brad Gluckman to the hit film, Malibu’s Most Wanted. Along with those films mentioned above Jamie has had memorable roles in fan favorites like Three Kings directed by David O. Russell, Enemy of the State directed by Tony Scott, Boiler Room opposite Vin Diesel and over 190 episodes of television under his belt with networks that include CBS, WB, MTV, Comedy Central, Showtime, NBC, Fox, and VH1.

Mike Marino May 1 - 7 "Wise Guy of Comedy"

Mike Marino – affectionately known to millions of his fans worldwide as New Jersey’s Bad Boy – is one of the most loved comedians of our time. He has performed in every major comedy club, theatre, casino and event center from New York to Los Angeles and around the world. Mike has also shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the business.

Mike Marino was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He entered the entertainment industry at an early age and has studied at some of the most prestigious acting schools in New York, the Herbert Berghof Studio and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Mike has appeared in over 200 national television commercials, including many endorsements and has received a Best Actor Clio Award Nomination. He has acted in many Prime Time soaps and television shows including: As the World Turns, One Life to Live, Becker, Nikki, Frasier and Party of Five. His film credits include Crooks, Pizza with Bullets, Hangin’ in Hedo and Steven King’s Lucky Quarter and Criticsized.

Jeremiah Watkins May 8 - 10

Jeremiah Watkins is heralded as the comedian for making Judd Apatow fall in love with comedy again, and that’s a direct quote from Judd himself! His debut 1 hour standup special Jeremiah Watkins: Family Reunion is streaming now on Amazon Prime, and you can hear him as the new voice of the iconic role of The Joker on DC Superhero Girls. You can see him weekly as co-host of the Scissor Bros podcast, and his new hit series Stand-Up On The Spot is streaming free on Youtube. Other credits include Carpool Karaoke, Lights Out with David Spade, Netflix’s Historical Roasts, Nickelodeon's The Casagrandes, Jimmy Kimmel Live & more. Jeremiah’s off-the-cuff and physical standup style guarantees you a memorable show experience like you’ve never seen before.

Dov Davidoff May 11 - 14

Brian Scolaro May 15 - 21

Brian Scolaro is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. He has done stand up on his own half hour special "COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS: BRIAN SCOLARO" as well on "THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON", "LATE NITE WITH CONAN O'BRIEN", COMEDY CENTRAL'S "LIVE AT GOTHAM", and ABC's "COMICS UNLEASHED".

He is most known for being Doug on TBS's new hit series "SULLIVAN AND SON", Stuart on FOX's "STACKED", and Gordon on NBC's "THREE SISTERS."  He has also acted on SHOWTIME'S "DEXTER," AMC's "MAD MEN", ABC's "GREY'S ANATOMY," NBC's "HARRY'S LAW," TNT's "MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE", DISNEY'S "WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE," Bob Odenkirk's film "THE BROTHER'S SOLOMON", and numerous appearances on HBO'S "LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM." as well as many other programs and films.

K-von May 22 - 28

K-von is the most famous Half-Persian comedian in the world. Millions have seen his appearances on NETFLIX, NBC's ‘Last Comic Standing’, and his popular TED Talk. He has also filmed two wildy successful Dry Bar Comedy Specials which introduced him to a global fanbase.

Off stage he is just as busy. K-von's book "Once You Go Persian..." is full of funny stories detailing his upbringing and how he got into comedy. He also recently starred in a hilarious movie alongside Jon Heder (aka Napoleon Dynamite.)

Jackie Fabulous May 29 - June 4

Mark Schiff June 5 - 11

Mark Schiff has been a working standup comedian for over 30 years. He is currently on tour with Jerry Seinfeld and just recently worked with Jay Leno. (markschiff.com) Mark has also headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across the country and has appeared many times on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman. He has had both HBO and Showtime specials, and has been the featured act at the Montreal Comedy Festival. Mark has also written a book called I Killed TRUE STORIES OF THE ROAD which was published by Random House.  Mark is also a playwright and had his first play The Comic produced in Los Angeles and in Aspen Colorado to standing room only crowds. His play The Comic was optioned by HBO to be made into an HBO film. Mark’s latest project is his new play MARRIED PEOPLE: A COMEDY which he has co-written with comedian Steve Shaffer.

Mark Schiff is one of the funniest, the brightest, the

 best stage comics I have ever seen. —Jerry Seinfeld

Eleanor Kerrigan June 12 - 18

Eleanor J. Kerrigan is the latest in a long line of historically funny women who cut their teeth at the World Famous Comedy Store. Starting out as a waitress there, Eleanor learned the ropes of comedy, all the while making the best comics in the country laugh, in the kitchen of the club. It would take several years and lots of pushing from one of her biggest fans, Andrew Dice Clay, to finally get her to take her comedic talents to the stage.Her hilarious take on life comes from her unique experiences growing up street-savvy in South Philly, as one of 10 children in a very Irish-Catholic family. She paints an uproarious portrait of her life experiences, beginning with her childhood in a three bedroom row home and moving to her adventures as an adult living in L.A. She's also made countless appearances on other major networks such as Nickelodeon, VH1, Howard Stern & HBO.

Eric Schwartz June 19 - 21

Brad Upton June 22 - 25

Tony Rock July 13 - 16

Comedian, Actor, Producer Tony Rock is the hardest working man in show business. Born in the same Brooklyn Hospital where most of his eight brothers and sisters arrived into the world, Tony was born laughing and it was quickly apparent that his big brother wasn't going to be the only famous comedian in the family.

Tony has proven to be one of television's best hosts having played the role of ringleader on HBO’s weekly stand-up comedy series All Def Comedy, NBA TV's The Warm Up, along with BET’s Black Card Revoked and Apollo Live, all while co-starring in his first primetime network series - CBS' Living Biblically. 

Performing stand-up comedy continues to be Tony's first love and this year has proven no different.  You can see him on tour in 2018 as one of the featured acts on the Platinum Comedy Tour with Mike Epps, The Festival Of Laughs with Comedienne Sommore, and his own Tony Rock Live club tour!

Outside of the lights-camera-action, Tony works tirelessly as the founder of the MyROCK Diabetes Foundation, a charity organization established in honor of his late father.

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All Def Comedy Awards – Host

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B44xRTkRyvnXa3FvRnI5aWJtbms/view

Deadline

https://deadline.com/2016/12/tony-rock-host-the-game-of-dating-tv-one-1201866385/

NYT Article

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/arts/tony-jordan-chris-rock-brothers.html?_r=1