Comedy Night: John Fugelsang


Saturday March 28, 2015 @ 8:00 PM




15 DEEPLY RANDOM DETAILS ABOUT JOHN FUGELSANG

1. He once interviewed Paul McCartney in London, and George Harrison in New York – in the same week. And once gave a glass of water to Ringo.

2. He appeared on “Politically Incorrect” more than 20 times, debating Jerry Falwell, David Duke, Erica Jong, Ariana Huffington, Ralph Nader, Michael Steele & Christine O'Donnell; Bill Maher called him ‘one of my favorite comedians’.

3. He recently returned from entertaining US Troops in El Salvador & Honduras, and last year played for the US Troops on their Humanitarian mission in Haiti.

4. His mother is an ex-Nun and his father was a Franciscan Brother. His Drama-League Nominated Off-Broadway solo show “ALL THE WRONG REASONS” was based on their love story. He admires Jesus as any guy would admire mom’s first husband.

5. He's currently performing in the Off-Broadway run of 'Laughing Liberally' featuring some of New York's sharpest political standups

6. He’s been featured on CNN, Fox News, Dennis Miller, Air America, NPR, CNBC & is a regular on HLN's 'The Joy Behar Show' and Progressive Talk's 'The Stephanie Miller Show.' He's a regular guest host for 'Stephanie Miller' and has co-hosted the conservative 'Jay Severin Show;' been published on The Huffington Post, Daily Kos & 'The Final Edition.' Oh, he also once co-hosted “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”

7. “CSI” – Dead Drug Mule/Con Man. “Becker” – Psycopath. “Providence” – Sleazy Lawyer. “Coyote Ugly” – Crooked Club Owner. “Somewhere in the City “- Sex scene with Sandra Bernhard.

8. British GQ & the New York Post call him “Hilarious;” The New Yorker says, “He has the soul of an iconoclast;” and former Klansman David Duke says, “This man hates himself.”

9. He’s appeared at Montreal’s ‘Just for Laughs’ Festival, HBO’s U.S Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and the South Beach Comedy Festival in Miami. He was named 'Outstanding NY Monologist' at Lincoln Center by the M.A.C. He also runs standup/spoken word shows in NYC and LA that combine comedians, spoken-word artists, hip-hop poets, celebrity storytellers and monologists.

10. He's interviewed Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Yoko Ono, Willie Nelson, Tony Bennett, Joey Ramone, Carlos Santana, James Taylor, Bo Diddley, Stevie Nicks, Robbie Robertson, Ravi Shankar, Beyonce Knowles, Olivia Harrison, Garth Brooks, Dave Matthews & Carl Reiner.

11. He co-hosted “America’s Funniest Videos” with Daisy Fuentes. And he did a series for PBS.

12. Although his parents are both ex-clergy he’s come to view Jesus the way he views Elvis – loves the guy, but the fan clubs freak him out.

13. He wrote, developed & hosted 2 highly-rated series for VH1-UK; and co-hosted (first with ‘Mad TV’s’ Debra Wilson, then with Emmy winner Teresa Strasser) “Watercooler,” the only intentionally funny show on TV Guide Network.

14. He plays two roles in the upcoming romantic comedy ‘The Whole Truth’ starring Elisabeth Rohm and Eric Roberts, screening at NYC’s Friar’s Club Comedy Film Festival. He recently wrapped the independent feature 'Price Check' opposite Parker Posey.

15. He's Irish, Danish & German; which means he gets drunk, hides the Jews, and looks for them.


Tickets:

$20, $29