January 2012

JANUARY 6th-7th

MELVIN GEORGE
Also featuring Chris Johnston and LaTice

Tall, lean, bespectacled and armed with a brazen sense of "cool", Melvin George II appeals to all audiences. He’s clean enough for the mature folks and cool enough for the kids. “The King of Smooth” has appeared on Fox's "Comic Strip Live", A & E's" An Evening at the Improv", "Caroline's Comedy Hour", HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" and in the movies "Mo' Better Blues" and "Meteor Man". Melvin has toured with such celebrated artists as Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, The Commodores, The Temptations, and The Four Tops. He’s performed in show business cathedrals like Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and Caesars Palace. Melvin has also been nominated for the National Campus Entertainment Award for comedy. So what’s he doing in Springfield N.J.? He LOVES our audiences!!!

JANUARY 13th-14th

MARK RICCADONNA
Also featuring Angela Cobb & Corey Repond

Based out of New York, Mark Riccadonna has played everywhere in the country and around the world. Mark has opened for other Comics, Puppets, Magicians, Rock Bands and Celebrities and now headlines in NYC and on the road. Mark is a gifted storyteller who can transform a crowd into an audience. The minute Mark gets on stage, you’ll laugh and feel like you've known him forever. His unique delivery and voice combined with his likability on stage and off make Mark a favorite in clubs and theatres everywhere. Mark is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, who moved to New York after high school to study at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, at the age of seventeen. Mark continued his studies at The Upright Citizens Brigade, learning from Ian Roberts and Amy Poehler. Mark began stand-up comedy accidentally, as a struggling actor waiting tables at a comedy club in New York City. One night a comic didn’t show, so the host brought Mark on stage to repeat the stories he heard Mark tell earlier. Mark was a success and continued performing eventually getting the chance to work with the legends of comedy, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Dave Attel, Dave Chappelle, Freddy Roman, Chris Rock, Jim Bruer and Carl LaBove.

JANUARY 20th-21st

EDDIE GAMBINO
Also featuring Mike Warsaw & James Hesky

Mountainside N.J.'s Eddie Gambino is like your crazy uncle at Thanksgiving...you never know what he's going to do, or what's going to come out of his mouth next (Food? His teeth? Most likely a laugh-provoking politically incorrect comment!). Eddie has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs including "Opie & Anthony" and "The Imus Show". He performs regularly in clubs across the country including Atlantic City and Las Vegas. He is a ball of eccentric energy with only one goal...make the audience laugh, which is precisely why he's at the Comedy Cove this weekend.

JANUARY 27th-28th

TERRY GILLESPIE
Also featuring Lori Chase & Brendan Eyre

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Comedian / Actor Terry has headlined comedy clubs in Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, New York. The high energy act includes wild characters, animal impressions and facial contortions that bring an audience convulsing in beautiful laughter. Gillespie's resume includes some movies (Tuvalu, Errors Freaks and Oddity's) and several commercials.