Wiseguys
Prepare to awaken the Italian within as the talented paesanos of Wiseguys like The Tonight Show’s Joey Kola and Canadian Comedy Award nominees The Doo-Wops dish out a night of hilarious comedy. A pinch of sarcasm, a dash of honesty, a bunch of hot Italian talent and you’ve got all the right ingredients for a hilarious comedy show. Now that’s an offer you can’t refuse!
Host: The Doo-Wops
Special Guest:Dom Irrera
Line-Up:
Joey Kola
Cris Nannarone
Mike Marino
The Doo-Wops
Canadian musical-comedy duo, The Doo Wops, are wise guys indeed. Winners of the Homegrown Comedy Competition at Just For Laughs 2001 and standouts in their gala performance at the 2004 Festival, for which they received a Gemini nomination, the talented twosome has also toured throughout North America with the Just For Laughs Comedy Tour, the Monsters of Comedy Tour and the Wiseguys Tour. Made up of David Mesiano and John Catucci, the Doo Wops discovered their harmonious talents and quickly translated their musical talents and comic timing into hilarious parodies and clever original compositions that struck a chord with crowds wherever they performed. Honing their skills on the stages of Toronto, the Doo Wops have since gone on to perform to rave reviews at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and in The World Stands Up Show in the U.K. Don’t miss your chance to laugh and sing along with the Doo Wops as we welcome them back to Just For Laughs this year!
Joey Kola
Born and raised in New York, Joey has been making audiences laugh in comedy clubs, colleges, theatres, and on many television shows for over 20 years. Joey worked on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and is currently working on The Martha Stewart Show. Joey has performed stand-up on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and Comedy Central Presents.
Mike Marino
Mike Marino – affectionately as New Jersey’s Bad Boy – is coming to Montreal. Mike has a tongue like a razor but a heart of gold. He use both in act that ranges from cutting edge to poking fun at his Italian family roots. His unique comedy style has allowed him to perform in every major comedy club in the United States and he has headlined several USO Comedy Tours. He's also an accomplished actor, having received a Best Clio Award nomination and having appeared in both television soaps like "As the World Turns" and popular sitcoms like "Frasier". Mike performs for many charities including Aids Project-LA and the Eric Davis Cancer fund proving that this bad boy has done a lot of good. For a great time this summer, check out Mike Marino.
Cris Nannarone
Chris Nannarone is a hard working Italian guy. (In case you didn't notice the last name that sounds like a type of pasta). For 18 years he has enthralled audiences with his crowd pleasing personality and his non offensive material about his own life, filled with numerous misunderstandings and confusing episodes. Listening to Chris is like listening to an old friend. (Okay, an old misunderstood and confused old friend). Like any hard working guy, Chris does more than one job. In addition to being a top notch stand-up he has built a solid reputation as a versatile and dependable character actor. His film credits include, The Rise & Fall of Heidi Fleiss’, Honey I Shrunk the kids, Scar, Sureshot Drumbrovski, and Blind Love.
Dom Irrera
To call Dom Irrera a “Just For Laughs favourite” is just not enough. Crowds here constantly ask us to bring Dom back and he has graciously made time to return to Montreal more than almost any other comedian. A multiple award-winning comic, Dom credits his friend, the late, great Rodney Dangerfield with giving him his career start and lucky for us there is no end in sight. He is a regular on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Oprah (with Oprah). His television credits include Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond and most recently his own Comedy Central Presents which debuted in the summer of 2006. He has also appeared in King Of Queen’s, Becker and voices Ernie the demolition expert on the popular Nickelodeon animation “Hey Arnold”. Feature film credits include The Big Lebowski, The Aristocrats and the hit animation Barnyard. This just to name a fraction of his featured roles. He is also a crowd favourite at comedy festivals around the world including the Kilkenny Festival in Ireland and the Melbourne Comedy festival. Yet for all he has accomplished Dom never forgets where he came from; a multi-generational Italian household in South Philadelphia where, through Dom’s irrepressible personality we are transported to with each and every performance. We simply can’t get enough of Dom Irrera, so don’t miss your chance to get tickets to one of Just For Laugh’s absolute favourites!
