Now Appearing

May 13-17

Tommy Blaze

With Kevin Weiland

A veteran of the comedy stage, Tommy Blaze has appeared in every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse in the country.

His comedy is opinionated, thoughtful, controversial and admittedly one sided. If you are married, single, divorced, parents, gay or lesbian, confused, young, desperate, misguided, lost or easily offended then you need Tommy Blaze to straighten you out.

In addition to comedy clubs, private corporate events, casinos, cruise ships and colleges, Tommy was series regular on the nightly comedy series The Newz (predecessor to Mad TV), appeared in the hit television show Friends, and has starred in the movies Rumpelstiltskin and Viewer Discretion Advised.

Coming Up Next

May 20-24

Dale Jones

With Mike Conley

For nearly 15 years Dale Jones has been perfecting his craft, becoming one of the wildest and most energetic comics in the country.

Dale's machine gun style of delivery and animated facial contortions combined with quick improvisations and non-stop physical comedy leaves the audience wishing they had his energy and wanting to give him a dose of Ritalin. A lot of comics are described as "high energy" but Dale's picture should show up next to the dictionary definition!

Dale Jones started his comedy career in Nashville, Tennessee. While working (mostly wasting) his days away in a factory, Dale's co-workers dared him to try his hand at his life long dream, making people laugh. He stepped on stage for the first time at an open mike night and two years later turned a dream into a reality by doing stand-up full time.

Working hard to develop an act that is truly original and non-stop funny, Dale has fashioned a show that reflects the great comedians that influenced him such as Abbott and Costello, Buster Keaton, Jerry Lewis, Tim Conway and Don Knotts. These influences along with Dale's unusual observations only enhance his unique gift for physical comedy and animated facial expressions.

In the past year Dale has appeared on the nationally syndicated "Bob and Tom" radio show, was one of eight finalists in "The Great Canadian Laugh Off" competition held in Toronto, and was invited to perform at The Boston Comedy Festival which is a great honor for any working comedian.

Every Tuesday night the area's top new and undiscovered talent takes the stage to begin the entertainment for that night at the Funny Stop.

The semi-final rounds for the first contest of the year will be held on May 13 and May 20.

Audience memembers should not miss their chance to see the best of the best as they battle for the Funny Stop's title of Ohio's Best Amateur Comedian

If you would like to be considered for participation in the club's next contest and have 5 minutes of clean material, contact Pete at 330-923-4700 to be added to the line-up for the June preliminary rounds.

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