
For more than forty years, Robert Klein has entertained audiences, and he continues to have an acclaimed career incomedy, on Broadway, on television, and in film.
Born in the Bronx, he was a member of the famed “Second City” theatrical troupe in Chicago. He was nominated twice for Grammy Awards for “Best Comedy Album of the Year” for his albums “Child of the Fifties” and “Mind Over Matter.” He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit Neil Simon musical, “They’re Playing Our Song.” In 1993, Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Wendy Wasserstein’s, “The Sisters Rosensweig.” In 1975, Klein was the first comedian to appear in a live concert on Home Box Office. He has done seven one-man shows for HBO, and is currently preparing his eighth. Among many starring roles in television, he co-starred in the hit NBC series, “Sisters,” and regularly appears on talk-shows, making more than 100 appearances on “The Tonight Show” and “Late Show with David Letterman” alone.
Klein has also appeared in many notable films including, “Hooper,” “The Owl and the Pussycat,” “Primary Colors,” “People I Know,” “Two Weeks Notice,” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” Currently he can be seen in “Reign Over Me” and the upcoming, “Ira and Abby.” “The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue,” his recent first book for Simon & Schuster, is an affectionate comingof-age memoir about growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s before embarking on a show business career. In it he recounts his journey from an apartment in the Bronx, developing his talent in Chicago and the beginning of his show business stardom. The book is pure Robert Klein: witty, honest, self-questioning and always contagiously funny. Publishers
Weekly writes: "...he unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes, writing with wry wit and honesty." Robert, a lifelong New Yorker, makes his home in Westchester and New York City.
Jesse Joyce started his comedy career in
He attributes his comedic instincts to growing up with his entertaining family. By following the example of his Uncle Michael, a former clown in the Ringling Bros.& Barnum and Bailey Circus and his great uncles, founders of the International Juggling Association, Joyce developed his own unique brand of comic charisma without throwing or balancing stuff or getting in or out of a tiny car.
Jesse has been seen on the inaugural season of Comedy Central’s Live At Gotham, and his Live At Gotham segment on Comedy Central’s Motherload website remains in the top most watched clip for the season. Jesse was also invited to be part of the Comedy Central on Campus College Tour throughout all of 2007. He's been the host of AMC's Date Night, as well as appearing on Entertainment Tonight, and Lifetime. He was a contributing writer for Comedy Central's Roast of Flava Flav and was proud to have made fun of Ice-T to his face from the comfort and anonymity of his living room. His debut CD Joyce To The World has been well received and is played regularly on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. In addition, Jesse can be regularly heard on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom morning show and The Montreal Comedy Hour on the CBC in
Jesse has entertained audiences all over the
Vince Maranto has been performing at comedy clubs and colleges from New York to L.A. for over 25 years. Some of the over 15,000 shows that he has performed at, include, Zanies, The Funny Bone, Catch A Rising Star, The Improv, and Funny Business. He has opened for such acts as Drew Carey, Roseanne, Jackie Mason, David Brenner, Jeff Foxworthy, Martin Lawrence and Craig Ferguson, as well as many others. Vince has been seen on Superstation TBS and PBS, as well as local Fox, ABC, and NBC stations. Vince is also in the book, “ I KILLED, (stories from the road featuring
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Matt Braunger was born just outside of Chicago. An actor since childhood, Matt studied theatre in