Like a good Midwestern boy, I followed in my father’s footsteps and began working as a machinist in a tool and die shop. That was 1988. I knew that life wasn’t for me, but I grew up thinking that that was what I was supposed to do. One day, my boss stopped my my machine and suggested I go to the open mic night at a nearby comedy club. Maybe he was encouraging me, maybe he was thinking of firing me. Either way, that night changed my life. I got hooked and a year later left Milwaukee behind to travel as a stand-up comedian.
Those first few year were spent entirely on the road, going from one club to the next. Since then I’ve done several different shows for Comedy Central,The King Of Queens, Chelsea Lately, and Sports Soup. And Just shot a pilot for a web series called “Dusty Peacock”. I’m also a Voce Over actor. I have voiced almost 100 commercials for companies like Net-Flix, Michelob, Toyota and many more.
I’ve also traveled to 50 different countries, including Afghanistan and Iraq entertaining our military troops with the USO and “Comics On Duty” In addition, I’ve had the pleasure of performing for numerous associations and Fortune 500 companies including Toyota, 3M and Buick.
Seats will go fast book your's today 608-562-5558 Mike Pace A former special education teacher, bartender and recreational counselor, Mike's sense of humor is reinforced with his classic facial expressions. His material runs the gamut from telephone party lines, babies, and even how he used to teach boxing at a nursing home.
Mike's brand of comedy is bound to offer something funny for everyone. Mike has appeared on A & E's Evening at the Improv, Showtime's Comedy Club Network, and is a series regular on the HBO program, Curb Your Enthusiasm.
TELEVISION "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - HBO "Comic Relief" - Emmy Nominated Host "Evening at the Improv" - A&E "Comedy Tonight" - PBS "Comic Strip Live" - FOX "Showtime's Comedy Club Network" - Showtime
FILM "Call Me Crazy" - Dwight "Dual" - Jesse "It Burns When I Laugh" - Lance "Pink Slip" - Senator Meadows "Dick Brothers" - Ben "Road Rage Rob" - Directed and Edit
COMMERCIALS California Lottery Coca Cola Budwiser Lagoon Amusement Texas Utilities
CLUB APPEARANCES ~The Improv - watch a Standing "O" performance. Hollywood, Irvine, Brea, Tahoe, Tempe, Dallas, D.C. & Vegas ~ The Icehouse - Pasadena ~ The Comedy Store - LA, La Jolla ~ The Punchline - San Francisco ~The Funnybone - St. Louis,Chicago,Atlanta,Dallas ~ Laugh Trax - Palace Station, Las Vegas ~ Carolines Comedy Club - NY, NY
CORPORATE EVENTS Building Industry Assoc.,Christermon Foundation Anheuser Busch, St. Louis Cardinals IBM, Partners for Drug Prevention Apple Computers, KMOX, NFL Alumni Special Olympics, US Marine Corps
RADIO Dave,Shelley and Chainsaw - San Diego KGB Mornings The Bob & Tom Show - Nationally Syndicated, INDY The Morning Meeting - KMOX The Frazier Smith Show - LA The Sir Smashinton Breadfast Club - St. Louis
CONCERTS Bob Dylan B.B. King Natalie Cole Jerry Seinfeld Sam Kinison Ellen Degeneres Drew Carey Charo
Oh, come on let's just say it, Frances puts the FUN in FUNNY! She is spontaneous, silly, smart, sarcastic, free and physical. How can you not have fun with that?
Frances is always the life of the party... even when there isn't one.
Just a few of the great places Frances has performed! As you can see what a great pleasure it will be to have her grace our stage!!
T. V. Credits: Inside Joke - Feature - SiTV Funny Money - Feature - Game Show Network Oue Loco's - Feature - Galavision Comic View - Feature - BET Latino Laugh Fest - Feature - SiTV Women's Special - Feature - SiTV Loco Comedy Jam - Feature - Mundo2 Girl's Night Out - Feature - Lifetime What She Thinking - Starring - Pilot Combat Comedy - Starring - Pilot South Coast Review - Host - Cox Cable Lifestyles - Host - Cox Cable Take One - Feature - Pilot Comedy Factory - Feature - Netherlands TV
COMEDY CLUB PERFORMANCES: Catch A Rising Star Comedy & Magic Club Comic Strip Coach House Comedy Nite Comedy Store Ice House Improvisation Igby's Knuckleheads Laff Stop Laugh Factory Laffs Punchline Boston Comedy Club Stanford's Comedy House Tommy T's and more
Rob Brackenridge Always the class clown (and spending most of his formative years in the principal's office), Rob Brackenridge was destined to become a comedian. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Rob has been based out of Los Angeles since 1992 and spends most of the year on the road, "bringing the funny" to audiences around the world. He tours regularly for the U.S. troops on the Miller Lite "Lite Laffs" program, and has performed in 10 different countries and most of the 50 states. www.RobBrackenridge.com
Rob's television credits include Comedy Central's "Make Me Laugh" and "Stand-Up, Stand-Up." He has worked in many comedy clubs, including the Improv in Los Angeles, the Comedy Store in London and Catch a Rising Star in New York and Las Vegas. . WHAT THE CRITICS SAY: . "Rob Brackenridge has a zany, off the wall type of humor, exploring the smallest facets of life through the eyes of a lunatic... Brackenridge is a goofy comedian with an undercurrent of genius." -Las Vegas Today
Doug Stone August 7, singer Doug Stone graces us with his presence - a "can't miss" performance, and this man is a pesonal friend of the owner Clayton McGonigle - aka ":Hollywood Clay" more events to follow as they become available .........
Doug Stone Takes His Turn Defining His Music
When Doug Stone first impacted radio back in 1990 with his debut single, “Better Off in a Pine Box,” listeners were introduced to one of the most distinctive traditional voices ever to hit country airwaves.
Now – 17 years, a dozen hit singles and millions of album sales later – the singer of timeless country hits like "A Jukebox With a Country Song" and "In a Different Light" emerges with My Turn, a project that lives up to its title and reunites Stone with the A-team Nashville players that lit up his classic hits. But make no mistake; this ain't no oldies collection. Produced by the artist himself, My Turn presents 11 new Doug Stone classics, each song reflecting a different chapter from the singer's incredible career journey and every performance reaffirming his status as one of country music's true stylists. "This is a real Doug Stone album, and it's something I've always wanted to do," Stone declares. "I've been looking for these songs for years. I've had 'You Were Never Mine to Lose' forever, and I wrote another one on the album called 'Right Side of Lonesome' just about 17 years ago.
Both of those songs are the kind of steel guitardrenched, tear-in-your-beer ballads that Stone can deliver like no one else, and the passion he pours into every track on My Turn – from country-rocking redneck anthems "The Hard Way" and "That's How We Roll" to r&b inflected, slice-of-life snapshots like "Nice Problem" and "Let's Take This Thing to a Better Place" – is positive proof that, whether he wrote them or not, every one of these songs is carved from Stone's own experience.
"There's a whole lot of how I live on this album, because that's how I picked the songs," Stone says. "They're all about living life on a country boy's terms. I love to party, light a campfire, and go out and have a good time. Even though I didn't write some of it, I cut these songs because they were all about me."
When he was six years old, Chris Barnes already knew he wanted to be a stand-up comedian. In 1980, he made his first appearance on stage at Sardino's, a local nite club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ever since then, this native Milwaukeean has been making his mark on the comedy scene throughout the Midwest, the South, and the East Coast with his storming style of humor. He was chosen to perform on the "Pops Talent Jubilee" on WMVS-Television in 1982. Barnes can be best described as a high-energy comic that will take an audience and keep them laughing as he interprets his experiences of life. Barnes is also the man of many faces; his personality and facial expressions will bring an audience to life. In 1993 Barnes was the Young Artist Grant winner awarded by the Performing Arts Center (PAC) in Milwaukee. Barnes has worked and laughed with such people as John Mendoza, JJ Jimmy Walker, Andrew Dice Clay, Sinbad, Bill Cosby, and many others. It's no surprise Barnes has become a national headliner, working in such clubs as Dangerfield's in New York City; Rascal's in New Jersey; Zanies in Chicago; Chaplin's in Detroit; Comedy Cafe in Milwaukee; and many others throughout the country.
Heroes and Legends Grand Opening Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11. Fridays events include "Let's Make A Deal" chance to win cash and prizes, DJ for music. both events start at 800 pm
Saturday features lots of live entertainment including music with "Mr Lucky", Blues singer Barbara Carr, Al Paris, former lead singer of "Kool and the Gang", karoake by "Schmidty, other singers possible, all events start at 8:00 pm. No cover charge, more chances for give-aways and prizes. Volley ball court open, for anyone wanting to have some outdoor fun!
DON BARNHART Award winning comedian Don Barnhart is one of the top comedians working today. A regular headliner at all the top comedy clubs across the country, Barnhart combines well written, topical material and delivers it with a fast paced, high energy and animated improvisational flair that keeps audiences of all ages howling with laughter and coming back for more. Audiences say that Barnhart reminds them of a young George Carlin with the energy and characters of Robin Williams making Don funny on so many different levels...
"Hysterical" - NY Times
"One of the best" - LA Times
"This guy is funny" - Howard Stern
"A pleasure" - USO Celebrity Entertainment
"One of our top performers" - Comics On Duty
"Someone to look out for" - South Bay Magazine
"Best emerging arttist" - American Idol Underground
Barnhart is also an accomplished actor, writer and director with numerous television and film credits. He can be heard regularly on Bob and Tom, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio and is a veteran performer for The USO and Comics On Duty entertaining the troops around the world. Don is an alumni of The Second City Conservatory program in Los Angeles and is currently developing , "The DeEvolution of Man" a one man show based on his successful stand up tour. Barnhart is also in pre-production on his second feature film, "Freeloader" a comedy which he wrote, will direct and star in "The DeEvolution of Man"
We are proud to have him Booked on June 27th at Heroes & Legends, make sure you get your seat today before all the tickets are gone!!
Mike will openly admit that sometimes the weakest part of his act, is his act. He loves to play off the crowd and you never know what's going to come out of his mouth, for the simple reason that he doesn't know either. Always finding a way to incorporate the audience into his show, makes them feel as if they're now having their own personal performance. A regular performer at Improv's around the country make sure you to see Mike and be prepared for the unexpected. Mike started standup comedy 17 years ago in Chicago, since then he’s appeared in 45 States, none of them altered. He’s also appeared in over 40 countries most recently, two tours to Afghanistan, which landed him the role as host of the new upcoming TV series, “Dog Tag Comedy, Live from Afghanistan”. He’s been seen countless times on CBS’s The King of Queens, a regular on Comedy Central and NBC’s Friday Night Videos. You may also have seen him in the movie Stuck on You. Mike has appeared regularly on Galavision and SI TV and over 40 National Television Commercials. His ability to adapt to any situation and involve the audience into his act has made him a very sought after Corporate Comedian as well.
Tim Clue’s unique brand of humor and communication insights are what first gained him attention from the white collar crowd and made him one of the most requested corporate acts in the country. Tim has earned a reputation as a direct and creative presentation humorist who tailors specific, inventive content and entertainment for the unique tone of every client’s event. Tim’s directing, writing and performing experience has made him a sought-after triple threat and a one-stop shop for high-powered, big-time events, as well as more intimate gatherings. This problem-solver has over 20 years of experience producing effective, humorous, resonating content for his clients. Tim has performed at the Microsoft Office Conference, "wowed" the top brass at Caterpillar and several of their dealers with his signature PowerPoint satire, and he has repeatedly consulted for Bombardier, makers of Ski-Doo watercraft, helping bring their product line to an international clientele at their annual conference at Disney World. Tim’s double Masters of Communication and Performance along with 10 years of college teaching and his stand-up experience has also made him a "go-to" humor consultant for clients such as WGN Radio in Chicago, Culligan and Boeing, among many others.