Mark your calendars for a January 15th Tahoe Comedy North show on Tuesday night. The January 15th show features Headliner “Chicago Steve” Barkley with Ross Turner and host Grant Lyon.
“Chicago Steve” Barkley
Chicago Steve" Barkley is a 27 year comedy veteran of stage and screen, a high energy comedian that brings an array of accents along with a twisted sense of humor.
He headlines comedy clubs all over the US, Canada, Mexico and even Guam! He's appeared on "Showtime," (five times) "Evening at the Improv," ABC's "Foul ups, Bleeps and Blunders" and was a $10,000.00 winner on "Americas Funniest People."
Chicago Steve was a featured performer in Michael Nesmith’s Grammy Award winning video Elephant Parts ~ Was a featured performer in the Comedy segments on The Playboy Channel ~ Has appeared on ABC’s Foul-ups, Bleeps and Blunders ~ Was the $10,000 winner on ABC’s America’s Funniest People ~ Has appeared 5 times on the Showtime Comedy Club Network ~ A&E’s Good Time Café & Comedy Express ~ Has written and performed in various award winning TV and radio commercials in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas ~ Hosted his own comedy shows in the Monterey area for 10 years ~ Has been a professional comedian for 30 years.
He has opened for Greg Allman, Michael Bolton, Bobbie Brown, Ray Charles, David Crosby, The Doobie Brothers, The Everly Brothers, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, George Jones, Gladys Knight, Kenny Loggins, Ronnie Milsap, Keb Mo, Maria Muldaure, Juice Newton, The Righteous Brothers, Smokey Robinson, Leon Russell and Neal Young.
He has worked with such comics as Jerry Seinfeld, Whoopie Goldberg, Gary Shandling, Kevin Pollak, Dana Carvey, even Sid Caesar, Milton Berle and Danny Thomas!
Ross Turner
Mr. Turner studied acting at New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts where he discovered that putting “Mr.” before his name gave him a great deal of assumed credibility. Founded in 1883, the American Academy is the oldest acting school in the English-speaking world, and the finest institution from which Mr. Turner has ever dropped out.
After years of stage acting, commercials, film, and voice-over, Ross began writing comedy professionally in 1992; creating laughs for radio, websites, graphic novels, and comic books. By combining his stage and writing experience, it was only a hop, skip and a jump to performing comedy himself. Within a few years, the hopping, skipping and jumping had become the bounding, bolting and loping for which he has earned critical acclaim. The press has variously described Ross as “a nimble wit…biting and quirky”, “Woody Allen-esque” and “appearing Friday and Saturday.”
While he has no big television credits, Ross often goes out of his way to mention that he has made numerous guest appearances on QVC's Craftsman Workshop. Between hawking drills and routers, Ross performs across the United States and has shared the stage with Dana Carvey, Sue Murphy, Bobby Slayton, Robert Schimmel, and Last Comic Standing's John Heffron and Dat Phan, among many, many others. When his agent can’t pull in the favors required to get him club gigs, Ross can be seen tearing it up at corporate events of Fortune 500 companies like Comcast, Cisco Systems, and 7-Eleven. He is also the producer of the very successful “Comedy Workout” and “4 Over Forty” comedy tours.
Trying to classify Ross’s style is an exercise in futility. A talented storyteller and mimic, he brings an often-bizarre point of view to his stand-up comedy. Ross is an observational comedian – but he finds humor in the everyday events that only exist in his sad, little mind. Fortunately, his audiences happily go along for the ride. Always clean and very original, Ross uncovers the hidden humor in such diverse subjects as people who talk to their pets, open marriage and vegetarianism, which make him a favorite of vegan polygamist dog groomers everywhere.
Although descended from German nobility (his mother is an actual baroness!), Ross never expects his audience to curtsy or bow, but has no problem with genuflection. If you speak to Ross after the show, please do not meet his gaze.
Grant Lyon
Oscillating between moments of hyperactivity and a laid back surfer attitude, Grant Lyon reveals his sixth grade personality on the stage. Growing up in a strict household with a large group of siblings who are brilliant, talented and great big show-offs, Grant discovered he could seek refuge in silliness. His funny skills, mired in his drive to be the center of attention, now enable Lyon to share the tales of his short life in his refreshingly unique voice.
Though barely an adult, Grant has been around. He grew up in Los Angeles, moved to Chicago, came back to Sacramento, and ended up in Santa Cruz. Moving forced him to be outgoing and make friends easily, and now those experiences help him make friends with every audience. He discovered stand-up while playing collegiate soccer at UC Santa Cruz, and unfortunately for his soccer coach, the passion of his life changed.
Multi
tasking between college, sports, girls, and finally living on his own
gives Grant Lyon more than enough material to keep audiences from all
over captivated and coming back for more.
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