Who else will be in the show? Who cares!? Oh you do... Also witness Daniel Garcia, Marc Mason, Jay Mattioli, Scott Francis, & John Ferrentino! It is sure to be a good time with this killer line-up. Hope to see you there!
Every so often we are asked to sign autographs, sometimes we don't have anything to sign, so we sign whatever they have (Show Tickets, Posters, Body Parts, etc). We've never really thought about where they end up until we stumbled upon this photo...
We're in a movie! It opens in Michigan in January and then in select cities. Details below. Also, look for us to return to Detroit's Comedy Castle in June 2010.
Check out 1:30 "Nailed It."
The World Premiere is set for Jan. 5, 2010 at the Emagine Theatre in Novi, MI. The movie opens in theatres Jan. 8, 2010 in the Detroit area. The event took place March 16-21, 2009 at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle. This Jim Dudek Film captures what it was all about not only for the audience but also for the comedians. For more Information or for tickets to attend the World Premiere Event, Visit: ArkDistribution.com
We are off to the "Great White North" (Canada) this week for the Kingston Buskers Rendezvous! We invited our good pal Dave Cox to join us (check out Dave's Pants Trick Below).
Check back soon for photos, road stories, anecdotes, fables, and MORE!
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A little danger, a lot of comedy add up to 'The Showoff Show' By KATHLEEN DAMINGER, Staff Writer
Jonathan Burns was that kid at the family reunion with his hand in his armpit, flapping maniacally and cracking up at the vulgar sound.
"I kind of like the attention," he says.
Today he gets plenty of it performing on the stages of college campuses across the country as half of the comedy duo called The Showoff Show.
This weekend, they're bringing their show, which has been described as "Cirque du Soleil meets Saturday Night Live," to the showroom of the Lancaster Host Resort.
"We travel so much and we're all over the place," says Burns, who grew up in Johnstown but now lives in Lancaster.
"Sometimes it's one night in one state, the next night in another. We really wanted to do something for our friends in Lancaster."
Don't expect any armpit humor at this weekend's show, but there will be plenty of physical comedy.
Burns is somewhat of a contortionist. He manages to get into —and out of — some very tight spaces. He also enjoys magic, and has entertained peers with his tricks since his middle school days.
His partner, Evan Young, originally from Missouri, juggles a lot. But forget about balls and apples and such. He juggles things like fire and knives.
Together they interact with quick wit, knowing looks and circus-like timing.
"We usually tell people it's an interactive comedy show," says Burns. "There are elements of vaudeville, elements of sketch comedy, elements of standup. It's a blend of styles."
Joining the team at this hometown show are opener musician Mark DeRose, who according to Burns is a funny guy himself, and comic Jay Black, a former teacher turned stand-up comic from the Philadelphia area.
The performance is for ages 18 and over, but not because The Showoff Show isn't family friendly. It is. The showroom location and the serving of alcohol determines the age constraints.
Burns and Young have been performing together since 2006. The two met online when mutual interest in circus school got them chatting. Young had attended such a school in England. Burns, who had graduated from Millersville University with a major in art education, was interested in going.
Turns out Young talked him out of it, but the two ended up becoming friends and attending a conference together.
"People kept asking us if we worked together, because we had this sort of back and forth stuff going on," says Burns. "By the end of the weekend, we'd heard the question so many times, we said 'yes, we do."'
And they have since.
"I love to laugh," says Burns. "I guess it's another one of my hobbies. I've always been drawn to it and I love to make other people laugh.
"There's an optimism in me. I'm always excited and happy." LIVE in Lancaster 2009!
The SHOWOFF Show with Mark DeRose and comic Jay Black Fri. doors and drinks at 7:30 p.m. show at 8:30 p.m. 18 and over. $7 Lancaster Host Resort Showroom 2300 Lincoln Hwy. East, 299-5500 www.showoffshow.com
Ya'll want some sweet tea? This week we were in Georgia & North Carolina.
It all started on Tuesday, March 24 at Middle Georgia College (the oldest 2 year college in the US according to Wikipedia). Great show and thanks to Melissa for having us!
March 25th we performed at a really great club in Raleigh, NC, Goodnight's Comedy Club. It was Fajita & Margarita night, so lots of people came out to hear the sizzle of meat and some great jokes. Sorry, we weren't able to record the show, but trust me it was muy great (both the food & comedy [Be sure to check out Mary Kate Wise & Matt Bergman])!
Ray Wagner, Matt Bergman, and Kenney after some delicious $2 burgers & root beer!
March 26th we were at the University of North Carolina Pembroke. Lots of students came out to see our little show. Jonathan even got a $1 tip during the Hoop of Destiny. Plus, we unveiled the Official SOS! Headbands (For Sale Online VERY SOON). BIG Thanks to Chris, Symphony, 6 month old Sonata, UNCP Crew!
At the end of the trip we decided to start "Trillionaire Magazine", the only magazine for trillionaires. If you are a million, billion, or trillionaire reading this subscriptions start at $10,000,000/year.
More adventures to come... we'll be in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Virginia next week!
Saint Patrick's Day: Shamrocks, Leprechauns, Stand-up Comedians?!
This year's Saint Patty's day we got our "Potato Famine" on at the Detroit International Comedy Festival at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle. It was a day of firsts for us. Our first time performing in Detroit, first time performing at a comedy club, and our first time performing on the Irish holiday.
March 3rd was an Awesome show at Ferris State! Our good buddy Michael Kent picked us up from the airport the night before and we got to do another show together! We have pictures to show and Michael edited a couple videos to share. Enjoy!
The next video is posted on Facebook. To view it click here
We were asked to perform at the 2009 Detroit International Comedy Festival (We said "YES", obviously). We are on March 17, 2009, Best of the East Coast.
In the last week of January we logged two more shows into the SHOWOFF Show! archives. On Monday the 26th we performed at SUNY Plattsburg to kick off the first night of their "Freakin' Funny Comedy Carnival". Getting there was pretty special; we flew into Burlington VT, and then had to take our rental car across lake Champlaine on a ferry. The lake was totally frozen over except for the ferry path, which had so much floating ice that it looked like a drink.
On the ferry we noticed a license plate that could be interpreted a couple different ways; "paint it" or "pain tit"
The show was fun, and before the activities board got to launch rubber chickens and t-shirts at the audience.
Our second show of the week was on Friday at Grand Valley State University near Grand Rapids Michigan. This was our second year performing at their "Kids and Sibs Weekend", and it was a blast! We filled the house and it rocked!
On Jan 13, we logged our first show of the year at Mt Union College in Alliance OH. They booked us and our good friend Michael Kent on the same night, which is pretty fun for us. It happened to be the night before Michael's birthday, so we threw in a special little birthday bit into the show at the last minute.
The theater at Mt. Union is a beautiful old movie house with the original projector and some old movie reels still intact. While we were there they were in the process of updating it with a digital projector, and a nice surround sound system. Turnout to the show was decent even though it was snowing pretty hard outside, which made the walk to the theater a little slick.
After the show we all went out to dinner with the Mt Union activities board.
