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Comics

Paul Provenza – In The Green Room

by Steven BloomAugust 2, 2010
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An Americas Comedy.Com Interview

Paul Provenza wants to take you behind the scenes where only comedians hang out. He knows that the funniest, most creative material comes after the show.

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Joe Klocek at Luna’s Cafe

by Steven BloomJuly 31, 2010
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Headlines August 4th For One Night Only!

Joe Klocek is probably the funniest comic you’ve never heard of. Hard to put a label on but always the comic you remember, Joe is known for his ability to riff with a crowd as well as his sharp jokes about modern life.

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Howie Mandel – The Real Deal

by Steven BloomJuly 29, 2010
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Thursday night, venerable comedian and OCD-stricken performer Howie Mandel appeared at the California State Fair on the Main Stage. Using his frenetic pacing and ADHD-like changes in subjects, Mandel was able to keep the audience wondering just where he was going to go next.

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Mark Pitta at Tommy T’s

by Steven BloomJuly 29, 2010
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Headlines July 29 – 31

Mark Pitta began his stand-up comedy career on a bet. It was at a comedy club called The Punchline in San Francisco and his college buddies thought the class clown didn’t have the guts to go up on “open mike” night that Sunday. This was 1981. Mark took the dare and hasn’t left the stage since.

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Cedric The Entertainer at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

by lizzieJuly 28, 2010
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Headlines July 29th For One Night Only!
This Show Has Been Canceled!

Cedric “The Entertainer” is best known for his crowd-pleasing roles in the recent hit films BARBERSHOP with Ice Cube, BE COOL with John Travolta, MADAGASCAR (animated feature), INTOLERABLE CRUELTY with George Clooney, and THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY, MTV’S documentary feature directed by Spike Lee. Additionally, in April 2004, Cedric was star and producer of the box office hit JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION (ranked the #1 comedy in America for two consecutive weeks).

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Cedric The Entertainer – Working Hard!

by Steven BloomJuly 27, 2010
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An Americas Comedy.Com Interview

Comedian Cedric The Entertainer is one of the hardest working men in the entertainment business. Perhaps you love him from his roles in Barbershop, Be Cool or The Original Kings Of Comedy. You may have became a fan of his voice-over roles in Madagascar, Charlotte’s Web or The Proud Family. Maybe it was his staring role in the hit Johnson Family Vacation. Anyway you look at it, Cedric IS “The Entertainer.”

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Iliza Shlesinger – Sweet, Smart, Sexy!

by Steven BloomJuly 27, 2010
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An Americas Comedy.Com Video Interview
Iliza Shlesinger is sweet, smart and sexy. In addition to being the first woman winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in Season 6, she is also the youngest person to win that honor.

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John Ross CD Recording At Sacramento Comedy Spot

by AmericasComedyJuly 26, 2010
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Recording July 30th For One Night Only!

Sacramento comedian John Ross will be recording his debut CD/DVD at the Sacramento Comedy Spot.  Armed with only an Omnichord and/or  microphone, John Ross takes the tragic trials of his own life and transforms them into a peculiar, yet genuine presentation.

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John Fox at Laughs Unlimited

by Steven BloomJuly 25, 2010
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Headlines August 4 – 8

John Fox walked onstage for the first time at the World Famous Comedy Store on June 14, 1979. He now travels up to forty weeks a year and has accumulated an impressive number of television credits. He headlines major comedy clubs throughout the country.

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Guy Torry at Punchline

by Steven BloomJuly 25, 2010
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Headlines August 5 – 8

From NBC’s Last Comic Standing! In the tradition of comedians who have made the transition from the stage to the screen, such as Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby, multi-talented Guy Torry has made the leap to comedic actor with great success.

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