DOORS 6:30PM • SHOWTIME 7:30PM
The Vogel • Basie Center Campus • 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank

RICH FRANCESE’S ITALIAN AMERICAN COMEDY ALL STARS!:  FOR THE FUNNIEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE!

RICH FRANCESE

Funny how?  Rich will show you how funny.  Known for his intelligent and well crafted material and improvisational genius on stage, he’s a killer!  It didn’t take long for him to get noticed by the television industry.  Rich has hundreds of television appearances, including Conan, where he was also a recurring sketch player, The View, where he had the honor of being brought back to the show faster than any other comedian in the history of the show, Celebrity Apprentice (With you know who), Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn where he was a recurring guest, Showtime, and many more.  Rich also was a writer for Saturday Night Live coupled with an occasional sketch appearance.  Rich’s recent special, “The Best Comedy Special Ever” was just released by DryBar comedy.  Rich also starred in The Italian American comedy touring stand up and sketch show “What Are You Looking At?” which was presented by many of the best theaters on the East Coast. He was also selected to perform at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival.  As an actor he’s appeared on Law & Order, and over 20 national commercials.

TONY DARO

With dozens of television appearances under his belt, including The View, and Comedy Central, and his most recent DryBar special.  Tony Daro is a true master of his craft.  A regular at the world famous Comedy Cellar in NYC, Tony is one of the few comedians is gut busting funny and inoffensive.  Tony has spread the his comedy gift headlining over 200 dates a year in some of the best venues in the world.  Tony’s accomplishment’s don’t stop there.  As a staff writer for Saturday Night Live, Tony is a 3 time Writer’s Guild Award winner, and Emmy nominee, and has also written for the some of the most famous comedians in the world including Jay Leno and David Letterman.  If you are a fan of stand up comedy, Tony is a must see!

ERIC TARTAGLIONE

A dynamo on stage, Eric’s high energy and high likability translates into rapid fire laughs.  A national headliner, Eric is known for poking fun at his Italian upbringing and his shortcomings dealing with everyday life.  A multi-talented artist, Eric co-wrote and co-starred in the award winning Italian American themed play, “Shut up, Sit Down, and Eat!”  Eric recently taped his first stand up special which is set for release later this year.

Presented by Count Basie Center for the Arts