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Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Presents: What Am I, Chopped Liver? (Dan Ahdoot/Scott Blakeman/Lisa Geduldig)
Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Presents
What Am I, Chopped Liver?
(A night of Jewish Comedy in NYC with Dan Ahdoot, Scott Blakeman, & Lisa Geduldig)
Friday, Oct 9 @ 7:30pm AND 9:30pm (TWO SHOWS)
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Grand Theater @ The Producers' Club
358 W. 44th St. (btwn 8th & 9th Aves), NYC
Tix: $20. $25. $30.
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SEATING IS GENERAL ADMISSION.
San Francisco-based comedian and comedy producer, Lisa Geduldig, known for creating and producing San Francisco's Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant (now in its 17th year) returns to The Old Country (New York) to produce a one-night Jewish comedy night, "What Am I, Chopped Liver?"
Geduldig and her comedy production company, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Presents, strive to produce unique multicultural, multi-everything comedy shows with a variety of annual shows: Kung Pao Kosher Comedy; Funny Girlz: A Smorgasbord of Women Comedians; The Color of Funny: A Multi-Culty Comedy Show, A Muslim, A Mormon, and A Jew Walk into a Bar: The Comedy of Religion: The shows are out of the norm, the line-ups are always a diverse cultural, gender, and sexual orientation mix, showcasing some of the country's funniest and most intelligent comics.
"What Am I Chopped Liver? features two New York-based Jewish comedians: Dan Ahdoot (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central), Scott Blakeman (Just for Laughs, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), and Lisa Geduldig at the 99-seat Grand Theater at The Producers' Club.
DAN AHDOOT went to Johns Hopkins University and graduated with honors as a pre-med student. Shortly thereafter, he decided to take the secure route and ditch medicine for comedy; his parents are still thrilled. Dan has been featured on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, was a guest at the Comedy Central South Beach Comedy Festival, and was a finalist on Season 2 of NBC's Last Comic Standing. He has written for MTV's Short Circuits, Comedy Central's Crank Yankers, and A&E's Gene Simmons Roast. He has opened for Lewis Black, Jay Mohr, and Patton Oswalt,has been featured on ABC's 20/20, and is a regular on Jim Brueur's radio show Unleashed on Sirius Satellite. Dan is one of the highest booked college acts in the country, performing at well over 300 colleges. He also performs at corporate events for a variety of companies and organizations. His stage presence blends charm, likeability, and wit in a way that keeps crowds in stitches and at the same time, very comfortable. Dan's stand up act is based on his hilarious observations
about everyday life as a young, hip kid, coupled with his upbringing as a 1st generation Jewish Iranian American in Great Neck, LI. www.danahdoot.com
SCOTT BLAKEMAN has performed his progressive political humor from a liberal Jewish point of view around the world including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the Bar Mitzvah Show at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and The Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam. Scott has made more than 30 national TV appearances and can be heard regularly on NPR. He performs regularly at Laughing Liberally political comedy shows, was featured at Arianna Huffington's Shadow Convention in Philadelphia, and headlined Politics on The Edge, an evening of political humor as part of the Toyota Comedy Festival. Scott is the most sought after Jewish comedian for shows at temples, JCCs, Jewish organization fundraisers, and other private events. Scott performs regularly at comedy events sponsored by the New York Friars Club, of which he is a member. The Brooklyn-born comic co-created Standup for Peace: The Two Comedian Solution to Middle East Peace with Palestinian-American comedian Dean Obeidallah; they perform their evening of Jewish and Arab-American comedy at theaters, colleges, JCC's, and temples across the country. www.scottblakeman.com
LISA GEDULDIG is a San Francisco-based lesbionic comic and comedy producer. Shes originally from Plainview, Long Island where her entire suburban block was Jewish except the Mazzolas next door who had on their lawn the largest Nativity scene in the history of the world. Lisa is the creator, producer, and MC of a variety of annual comedy shows: Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant (now in its 17th year; written up in the NY Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, covered by NPR...), The George Bush Going Away Party: An Evening of Political Comedy; Funny Girlz: A Smorgasbord of Women Comedians; The Color of Funny: A Multi-Culty Comedy Show; A Muslim, A Mormon, and A Jew Walk into A Bar: The Comedy of Religion. Henny Youngman, Shelley Berman, and David Brenner have graced the stage at Kung Pao. Lisa has also produced Charo & Her Las Vegas Show.
INFO:
(415) 522-3737
www.koshercomedy.com
www.whatamichoppedliver.com
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LocationGrand Theater @ The Producers' Club
358 W. 44th St. (btwn 8th & 9th Aves)
NY, NY 10036
United States
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