Rich Vos
Rich Vos’ has four specials on Comedy Central and over 100 television appearances. He has been seen on HBO, HBO Max, Netflix, Showtime and Starz. Rich also produced and starred in the documentary “Women Aren’t Funny”, and appeared in Judd Apatow's “King of Staten Island."
He’s a two-time writer for the Academy Awards. Rich hosted Woodstock 99, The Virus Tour, and the Washington Monument Drug Awareness Concert. Vos can be heard on numerous top podcasts such as WTF with Marc Maron, The Church of What’s Happening Now with Joe Diaz, and The Joe Rogan Experience.
Along with his wife Bonnie McFarlane, Rich has a hit podcast “My Wife Hates Me” that looks inside the marriage and day-to-day life of the two comics. Rich has also been clean and sober for 35 years, leading to performances at countless 12 12-step conventions. He has 6 albums in rotation on Sirius XM. He has the best Roast in the history of Roasts on YouTube Vosroast.
Jake Iannarino is a comedian, actor, improvisational artist, and musician based in Columbus, Ohio. Jake’s career began at the age of 17 when he was the youngest person admitted into Midwest Comedy Tool & Die, a nationally touring improv group.
Jake has toured the country as a headlining and feature stand up act, has been in two feature films produced by Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions, and recorded two CD’s for Laughing Hyena Records.
Funny Stop Comedy Club welcomes TOM E. THOMPSON!!
Tom E. (pronounced ‘Tommy’) is an international headlining comedian with 13 years of experience. Regarded as a big kid who works hard at ignoring adult responsibilities, Tom E. refuses to believe that he actually grew up. His act is often a mix of jokes, crowd work, and sharing stories of balancing his previous party life with his newfound role as husband and stepdad to two teenage daughters. His style has been described as "very casual like he's talking to old friends." Come listen to him explain that he has no idea what he’s doing, but he’s laughing all the way through it. Tom E. has opened for Dave Landau, Jeff Dye, Jay Mohr, Jay Chandrasekhar, Norm Stulz, and many more notable names.
Tyler Ross returns to our stage!
Tyler Ross is a Chicago-based comedian by way of Cleveland. His silly
and playful style of comedy has entertained audiences throughout the
US and Canada. His comedy has had him telling jokes at venues ranging
from a smoking room of a casino to the famous Zanies Comedy Club in
Chicago. In 2022, Tyler performed over 150 shows across 26 states.
Tyler has been selected to perform at the Cleveland Comedy Festival,
Fountain City Comedy Club, Stand U.P Comedy Festival, and Tower City
Comedy Festival and the Whiskey Bear Comedy Festival.
Tyler got his start at the Funny Stop Comedy Club.
"Born in New York, but raised in Florida, Lynne Koplitz never lost her Long Island bite. After graduating from Troy University, Lynne began following her passion fir comedy and has experienced a whirlwind of success on both stage and television. Lynne was a regular on Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best and also starred on the IFC cult favorite Z Rock. Lynne has been featured on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Comedy Knockout, and had her own special: Comedy Central Presents Lynne Koplitz. She is also a featured comedian in Jenny McCarthy’s Epix comedy special “Dirty, Sexy, Funny,” and her 2016 Netflix special “Hormonal Beast” is getting rave reviews! She is one of the most respected comedians in New York, and has recently opened for both Chris Rock and Louie CK."
Hilarity ensues at Funny Stop Comedy Club featuring comedian Tom Cotter!
Comedian Tom Cotter has taken the comedy scene by storm since finishing as runner-up and becoming the Breakout Star from Season 7’s "America's Got Talent." He lost to a dog act, but don’t hold that against him; Tom was the first comedian ever to be a finalist on the show and was the highest finishing human being on the show that year.
In August 2013, AGT asked Tom back to perform as a special guest star (along with Train) and then again to host “The Season 8 AGT Snapple Viewing Party.”
In January 2019 Tom was again invited back to the AGT stage - this time to perform against the best of the best “Got Talent” performers from other years and around the world in “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” In one the most talked about sets of the entire competition, Tom received a STANDING OVATION from the adoring crowd.
Tom's other numerous television and radio credits include "The Tonight Show,” “Last Comic Standing,” his very own "Comedy Central Presents... Tom Cotter,"The Howard Stern Show, Comics Unleashed, multiple appearance on CBS’ "The Late Late Show" and Celebrity Host of “Gotham Comedy Live” on AXS-TV.
You can find Tom headlining all of America's most famous comedy clubs including: The Comedy Cellar, The Improv and Caroline's On Broadway just to name a few. Tom has also been featured at the Montreal "Just For Laughs" Festival, the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and headlining "America's Got Talent Live" show at the Palazzo, Las Vegas. And recently, Tom was on the dais and took part in the Friars Club Roast of Boomer Esiason at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Tom is also a regular on Fox News Channel and co-starred on an episode of CBS’ “The Good Wife.”
In addition, Tom has performed in a wide variety of venues from Alaska to China. His appeal is truly international as he was summoned to London to tour and perform on British Television, and won The Seattle International Stand-Up Comedy Competition and Boston Comedy Festival as The Boston Herald noted “winning by the largest margin of victory in the history of the event.”
Tom came out with his first book, “Bad Dad: A Guide to Pitiful Parenting” (Willow Street Press) in February, 2016 which is a collection of jokes, gags, one-liners and pithy bad advice for fed-up parents everywhere. It is this kind of versatility has allowed Tom to excel in other areas of showbiz as well. So whether it be comedy, voice-overs, or acting, Tom Cotter gives it everything he's got. "If laughter is the best medicine, I yearn to be drugged."
Welcome to the annual Rubber City Comedy Festival!
The Festival will include the best comics from around North America and shows will be held across the city of Akron. Don't miss a thing with the All Access Pass which gives you a ticket for EVERY Rubber City Comedy festival show and a festival t-shirt!
The All Access Pass and other tickets for other Rubber City Comedy Festival shows are purchasable at FunnyStop.online.
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The RubberCity Comedy Festival is the 4th annual comedy festival in Akron, OH, and will be held on May 1st -4th, 2024. Showcases will be held at Funny Stop Comedy Club which provides comics exposure at a highly regarded comedy club and satellite shows will be held in various locations around Akron, OH.
The City of Akron boasts a vibrant comedy and arts scene that features multiple performance venues and centers around the Funny Stop Comedy.
As Northeast Ohio’s premier comedy showplace, the Funny Stop Comedy Club provides the best comedians available on the circuit today. Repeatedly voted as the “Best Venue for Live Comedy in Northeastern Ohio,” the Funny Stop Comedy Club featured many different comedians over the years including Seinfeld, Dennis Miller, Steve Harvey, Tim Allen, and many others performed at the old Hilarities. The Funny Stop has helped continue the tradition with regular appearances from comics like Ian Fidance, Kyle Ayers, Joe Machi, Pablo Fransisco, TJ Miller, Jim Florentine, Don Jamieson, Basile, John Caparulo, Pauly Shore, Carlos Mencia and Rich Vos, among many others, as well as Cleveland comics including Mary Santora, Tammy Pescatelli, Mike Polk Jr., and Bill Squire.
Aside from the comedy scene, Akron is surrounded by abundant greenery, featuring multiple outdoor entertainment venues, and adjacent to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Akron is a playground for active travelers.
The festival will be headlined by some of the best up-and-coming comics touring today and includes featured acts from all around North America.
2024 Headliners
Miki Janosi is a Cleveland comic who started in 2017. After winning the Ohio Amateur Comedy Contest, he became a regular act at Funny Stop and Hilarities. Miki has performed all over the country and opened for Dan Soder, Gianmarco Soresi, Yamaneika Saunders, Ali Macofski, and many other hilarious comics. His jokes have also been featured on Joke World and have gotten him fired from corporations.
Mike Head started as a stand-up comedian in 2005 on a dare. His co-workers and family members thought his foolishness needed some sort of platform. He performed for the first time at the Cleveland Improv on amateur night and has been doing stand-up comedy ever since. He has been featured at clubs such as Hilarities Pickwick and Frolic (Cleveland), The Cleveland Improv, The Funny Stop Comedy Club, a host of churches, colleges, and a number of other venues all over Northeast Ohio. He is also an aspiring actor who has been seen performing in plays at local theatres in Ohio in the Cleveland and Akron area. He has also participated as an actor in some independent film projects.
Amber Autry is an internationally touring Comedian hailing from Nashville TN. She has been featured on Peacock TV, Drybar Comedy, and Don’t Tell Comedy. She is the co-host of the podcast I’m Fine, It’s Fine where Comedians share stories with a Trauma Therapist. Amber’s relatable observations and electric energy make every audience feel like they are her best friend. Said to be universally funny, get ready to meet your new favorite Comedian! Follow Amber on all socials @amberautrycomedy for show dates, sketches, and more.
From the Sunset Strip’s World Famous Comedy Store to three seasons on Comedy Central, the original Roast Battle insult competition launched “Roast Battle League (RBL) in 2023. The “Fight Club for Comedians” has expanded worldwide in a league format to discover the best roast writers in the world.
The league consists of 8 US cities and 8 international cities, one of which is right here in Cleveland, Ohio. Roast Battle Cleveland, which was previously known as The Ad Hominem Attack Show, is the longest-running Roast Battle showcase in the Midwest, starting shows in 2016. Now rebranded, it truly is Cleveland vs. The World.
Ryan Dalton is a humorist from the magical playland to the wealthy, Cleveland Ohio. He has blessed many media outlets with his jokes such as COMEDY CENTRAL, AXS TV, TBS, SIRIUS XM, DRY BAR COMEDY, and less! Be sure to gaze into his eyes as he performs because he has been known to make dreams come true! Whatever you do, DON’T google him. It will embarrass you both!
Mike Polk Jr. is a Cleveland-based writer and comedian whose self-produced videos have more than 50 million combined views on YouTube alone. He is responsible for such viral hits as “The Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video” (which appeared in the Michael Moore documentary Capitalism: A Love Story), “The Honest R&B Song,” “The One Semester of Spanish Love Song,” and the award-winning internet series “Man In The Box.” Polk has been performing sketch comedy with the group “Last Call” for over nine years, young throughout North America. The troupe won “Best of the Festival” in Toronto in 2011 and Seattle in 2010 and regularly performs at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square Theaters. Polk has been named Cleveland’s best comedian by Scene Magazine and Cleveland Magazine on several occasions. His work has also appeared on TNT’s Inside the NBA and on FunnyorDie.com. For all of his bluster, Polk is a huge advocate of the Northeast Ohio area and is happy to call Cleveland his home.
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Funny Stop Comedy Club welcomes back Nathan Timmel!
Not as serious as Plato, but lighter than Socrates. Livelier than Nixon, but not as edgy as Clinton. Not as heavy as GWAR, but deeper than Culture Club.
Nathan Timmel is a stand-up comedy veteran, masterful storyteller, and headliner with years of experience behind the mic. Nathan finds the absurdity in everything from making babies to overcrowded prisons, creating comedy that’s intelligent, fun, and engaging (with a sprinkling of raucousness).
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Nathan started his comedy career in the Big Cheese State. After graduating from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in English, Nathan realized he was unemployable. One open mic later and a career in the business of laughter began.
Nathan has recorded six albums (and receives regular airplay on Sirius/XM radio), been a guest on the Bob & Tom Show, and traveled overseas to perform for American troops—including stops in Iraq and Afghanistan. He performs at comedy clubs around the country, from Buffalo to Albuquerque and Colorado Springs to Baltimore.
“When one of my doormen has to leave the showroom because he’s laughing so hard, I know I’ve got a good comedian on stage.”
About - NathanTimmel.comDave DeCaro, Manager—Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, Royal Oak, Michigan
Matt Bergman realized his love for comedy in his last year of college where he was pursuing a degree in criminal justice. After graduating he realized he was afraid of criminals and decided stand-up comedy was the way to go.
It was a wise move. Bergman is easily relatable and versatile, a skillset that has opened the door to TV appearances on Gotham Comedy Live, Comedy Central Live, and a Dry Bar Comedy Special.
His recent album “Between You and I” was called “really tough to purchase” by his mother who still doesn’t understand how iTunes works. It was released on Helium Records and can be heard on Sirius/XM
Contact Matt for more info or follow him on Instagram for comedy videos and photos of his dog, Wilma.
Don Jamieson
Don is best known as co-host of VH1 Classic’s hit heavy metal talk show series, ‘That Metal Show’ where legends of rock hang out to discuss their past and current projects in front of a live studio audience. Rolling Stone Magazine dubbed the program one of the 50 Best Reasons To Watch TV! He also co-hosted ‘Beer Money,’ a fast-paced, non-traditional sports quiz show airing on SNY (SportsNet NY). He is currently co-hosting a new rock web-series with former Fox News correspondent and fellow rock fan, Juliet Huddy, on BlondeandCrossbones.com.
Amongst his many accomplishments, Jamieson’s 2 stand-up CD’s ‘Live & Hilarious’ and ‘Hell Bent For Laughter’ on Metal Blade Records hit the Top 20 on iTunes and Top 10 on the Billboard comedy charts and his third for the label, ‘Communication Breakdown’ drops April 21st. He is proudly sponsored by Monster Energy Drinks and Coldcock Whiskey.
Jamieson’s proudest moment is becoming an Emmy Award-Winner for his work on HBO’s ‘Inside The NFL’. Don and long-time comedy partner, Jim Florentine, lent their brand of humor to the popular sports show; writing, producing and performing sports-themed comedy sketches.
The two have also collaborated on the hidden-camera DVD and Comedy Central web series, ‘Meet The Creeps’ as well as a series of prank call CD’s, ‘Terrorizing Telemarketers’, heard regularly on the Howard Stern radio show. He is also a joke writer for the country’s best celebrity roaster, Lisa Lampanelli and spent many years as Andrew Dice Clay’s steady opener.
Don’s stand-up act brings his everyday take on life with an added dash of sarcasm for good measure. He’s able to make people laugh at things they wouldn’t normally laugh at and then laugh again at that realization. Besides performing in clubs and theaters all over the country he also performs stand-up at rock festivals such as Rock On The Range, Monsters Of Rock Cruise and Metallica’s Orion Music + More Festival where he was introduced by drummer Lars Ulrich.
Don started his career as one of the young and talented comedy minds at MTV helping to launch the careers of comics like Jon Stewart, Kevin James and Jay Mohr, But unbeknownst to many, Don was spending his nights on the local comedy scene developing his own comic style.
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