TAHOE COMEDY NORTH - PRESS RELEASES

Event: Tahoe Comedy North 
Location: Crystal Bay Casino / 14 State Hwy 28, Crystal Bay, NV  
Date: Tuesday, February 17th  
Cost: $10 pre-sale, $15 Day of Show 
Ticket Information: (775) 833-6333  

H A Distributors presents a special Tahoe Comedy North 2nd Anniversary Show on Tuesday, February 17th at the Crystal Bay Club Crown Room.  Tahoe Comedy North is proud to bring you two of our favorite headliners, Huck Flyn and Johnny Steele with your host, Rowie.  Doors open at 7:00 and show starts at 8:00. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show and are available at the Crystal Bay Club, Incline Cleaners, Noah’s Video, C B’s Pizza, and New Moon Natural Foods in Tahoe City and Truckee. For a complete Tahoe Comedy North schedule, go to www.tahoecomedynorth.com
 

Co-Headliner – Huck Flyn  
Huck was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California in the 70’s…he graduated from Thousand Oaks high school (same class as Kurt Russell)…he went to Moorpark college before graduating from L.A. Valley College with an AA degree in Journalism…He was offered a scholarship to Pepperdine U. but decided to pass to pursue a career performing live…He played in several successful rock bands, playing clubs and various gigs in southern Cal, as well as, opening shows around the southland…places like The Palomino, Central, The Sasch, At My Place, Troubadour, etc…        

It was in the mid-seventies that Huck discovered the Comedy Store in Hollywood…every Monday night he’d go down and hang out for a few hours…it wasn’t long before he started a “comedy night” of his own out in his home town in the L.A. suburb (his first comic was Garry Shandling). He would bring many Hollywood comics to Thousand Oaks and a few years later, thanks to some of his comedy connections like Bruce Baum, Vic Dunlop, and others, he got into stand-up himself…His first gig was opening for The Amazing Jonathon and his second gig was opening for Bill Engvall…not a bad start… Flyn, who brought his guitar and musical talent into the act, was an instant hit…he started working right away and played lots of clubs, a few colleges, and opened some concerts (The Marshall Tucker Band in Roseville, Ca and Spiro Gyra in San Ramon, Ca)…later opening for Lonestar, 38 Special, Sha Na Na, Starship, more…He started getting more calls to work with an array of great performers  in and around the bay area…soon he would venture out on the road, at first doing one-nighters, and later working week-long clubs such as, the comedy underground (seattle), The Tempe Improv, Zanies in Nashville, and many more…                  

Today his resume includes The Medford comedy club, The Improve in Irvine, The Punchline, San Francisco, the Riveria in Vegas, Tommy T’s in pleasanton and many more…he has had the pleasure to work with such stars as, Rob Schneider, Elaine Boozler, Margaret Cho, Vic Dunlop, Brad Garrett, Kevin Nealon, Bobby Slayton, Chris Titus, along with music acts such as, Joe Walsh, Eddie money, Johnny Rivers, Three dog Night, Lone Star & many, more…At present, Huck is working clubs, small concerts, casinos, colleges, and wherever there’s a rockin’ comedy night happening… 

Co-Headliner – Johnny Steele  
Johnny began performing comedy in 1984 after quitting graduate school in a move his parents named: Operation $40K Down The Drain. But Johnny quickly got the hang of the craft and was soon performing - and drinking for free! - at the nation's top clubs.

During the next decade Johnny went on to perform at comedy festivals, win comedy competitions, log over 20 national TV appearances, and did we mention drink for free?

In 1997 Johnny left the comedy scene to host San Francisco's Live 105 Morning Radio Show. Guests ranged from Carol O'Conner to David Bowie to city supervisors, and both the S.F. Weekly's annual readers' poll and the S.F. Publicity Club picked it the city's best show. The Chronicle called it the 'best morning chatter show' and also dubbed it 'clean and smart.' Therefore, it was cancelled in the summer of '98 to make room for the Howard Stern Poop and Wiener Hour.

In 1999 Johnny's career took another turn when he became co-host of KRON/Bay TV's THE SHOW. For three years Johnny's informal interview style and outrageous ad-lib comments kept everyone laughing. The irrepressible Johnny once told feminist photographer Annie Lebovitz that he bought her book Women because he thought it was a directory. Well, he kept almost everybody laughing.

Johnny is currently performing comedy as well as working on a number of web, radio, and TV projects, one of which is bound to take off due to, if nothing else, pure dumb luck. He is also working on a humorous solo show about his journey to find peace in a WalMart America gone mad with mindless consumption, endless sprawl, and bone jarring stupidity. And really, aren't we all? ***

 
 
Host – Rowie 
Rowie has been entertaining audiences with his wit, material and impressions since birth. A multi-dimensional entertainer, Rowie takes the crowd on a ride delivering razor sharp lines of deadpan cynicism with things you’ve thought but never had the guts to say. His clean and current topics are truly a refreshing experience.

Born and raised in Sacramento, Rowie spent his winters skiing and racing in Tahoe at Alpine Meadows. Rowie left Sac for Lake Tahoe in the 80’s to coach for the Squaw Valley Ski Team and chase the extreme skiing scene which was just taking off.  Along with skiing he’s an avid golfer which keeps him busy year round.                                                                     

He has opened for some of America’s biggest comedians. With fans throughout the country, Rowie’s act grabs your attention, keeps it, and makes you want to hear more. 

Guest Spot – Aaron Wilson

Local funny man Aaron Wilson takes making people laugh seriously, "One thing I try to do is make people pee their pants, if I can do that I know I've done well.  Getting his start in Elko, Aaron hosted pig auctions then moved on to funerals and finally got his big break at an open mic in Sparks.  Since then he's appeared several times with Tahoe Comedy North in the Crown Room at the Crystal Bay Club and Tahoe Gal.  "Eventually I'm going to go back and buy that dang pig farm!!"  Look for Aaron on Comedy Central and HBO. 

 

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