Comedians Announced for March Ha! Ha! Hartford!
Join comedians Bob Nelson, Billy Winn, and Chris Monty for an uproarious evening of laughter Friday, March 26, 2010.
Hartford, CT – February 16, 2010 – Join 96.5 TIC’s Damon Scott as he hosts the third installment of The Bushnell’s homegrown comedy series, Ha! Ha! Hartford! on Friday, March 26 at 8:30 pm in Belding Theater. The evening will feature the comedic talents of Bob Nelson, Billy Winn, and Chris Monty. Ha! Ha! Hartford! is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation. Comedians have been booked with the assistance of Treehouse Comedy Productions (www.treehousecomedy.com).
Tickets for Ha! Ha! Hartford! are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting The Bushnell Box Office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.bushnell.org. Groups of 10 or more should call (860) 987-5959. Tickets prices are $18-$25. Ticket prices do not include all applicable fees. This show is not recommended for children under the age of 17 due to some content intended for mature audiences.
Ha! Ha! Hartford! host Damon Scott is also host of 96.5 TIC-FM’s weekday afternoon show “The Damon Scott Show.” He's been in broadcasting for over 18 years. Damon is a regular contributor to the Satellite Comedy Network and operates his own production company producing commercials and imagery for stations all around the country.
Bob Nelson performed his first "stand-up" routine on June 14, 1977. From that day on, he has performed at hundreds of comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, casinos, theaters, and charity fundraisers. He has performed in such well-known places as Radio City Music Hall, Las Vegas, The Ford Theater (for President Ronald Reagan), Carnegie Hall and on Broadway! His television credits range from "The Merv Griffin Show" to "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" where Mr. Carson remarked after Bob's first appearance, "You won't laugh any harder in five or six minutes, then you will at that guy...Bob Nelson!" Bob has many other television credits including an Emmy Award that he received for a children's show which aired in Philadelphia.
Rodney Dangerfield jump started Bob's cable television career by putting him in two of his own HBO specials. "The Ninth Annual Young Comedians Special,” where Bob presented his classic football piece, and "It Ain't Easy Bein' Me," where he introduced us to one of his most popular characters...Jiffy Jeff! Bob went on to do two more HBO specials - this time they would be solo performances, the half hour "One Night Stand" and then his innovative one hour special "Nelson Schmelson."
Bob has even shown up on the silver screen in Ivan Reitman's Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwartzenagger, This is My Life, the Nora Ephron film starring the lovable Julie Kavner, and we can't forget Dennis Dugan's Brain Donors with the great John Turturro, and the incredible Mel Smith.
Recently, Bob had performed and shared at "Come Thirsty," a series of church seminars by Max Lucado and Michael W Smith. He is also being seen regularly on "Banana's," which is a very popular family-friendly television comedy show that currently airs throughout the US and Canada. Bob has planted himself and his family in Branson, Missouri where he has his own show at Clay Cooper Theatre.
Billy Winn has an ornate ability to interact with and jumpstart an audience with his high-energy style and instant comedic likeability. He is an animated storyteller, basing a lot of his material on kids, relationships, and marriage.
Billy Winn started his illustrious comedy career at the original Treehouse Comedy Club in Westport over 25 years ago hosting Connecticut’s first comedy Open Mic Night. He has parlayed that natural comedic ability into a comedy career that spans all major media. His stand-up comedy has been featured on television’s A&E’s “Comedy on the Road,” VH-1’s “Stand-up Spotlight,” along with an appearance on “Regis.” Billy was an integral part of Connecticut’s #1 Morning Radio Show on WPLR for almost ten years and has been a culture in Connecticut radio with a prior stint with KC101. His Connecticut radio experience parallels his longstanding comedy career.
Chris Monty hails from the Island…Long Island that is. His comedy is storytelling and observational. His material is hysterical funny much of it based on family and growing up Italian. His self-deprecation and humor goofs on the fact he lived home way too late in life. He’s extremely likeable and he has a great energy to his act. Chris is a regular at the Borgata in Atlantic City and the Riviera in Las Vegas and has also appeared at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT along with playing major comedy clubs all around the country. Chris has been featured on Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and writes for Joan Rivers.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell is Connecticut’s premier performing arts center, hosting more than 350 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. The Bushnell is home to two theaters- the historic 2,800-seat Mortensen Hall, and the 907-seat Belding Theater, a state-of-the-art performance hall that opened in 2001. The Bushnell’s nationally recognized, award-winning, arts-in-education program, PARTNERS® (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), now in its 17th year, is a cross-community educational effort serving 21 schools and educational organizations in eight districts across Connecticut. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a not-for-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.
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With support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.