Event: Tahoe Comedy North
Location: North Tahoe Event Center / 8318 N Lake Blvd, Kings Beach, CA
Date: Saturday, February 28th
Time: Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 day of show
Ticket Information: (530) 546-5880
Tahoe Comedy North and the NTBA present a special Snofest Comedy LaughFest on Saturday, February 28th at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. Headlining the night’s event is the hilarious Jim Giovanni, featuring Stephen B with your host Sean Peabody. Filling the guest spots are locals Rowie and Aaron Wilson. Doors open at 7:00pm and show starts at 8:00pm. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show. Tickets are available for purchase at Incline Cleaners, Grog and Grist Deli in Incline Village, Noah’s Video in Kings Beach, C B’s Pizza in Carnelian Bay, and New Moon Natural Foods in Tahoe City and Truckee. For a complete Tahoe Comedy North schedule, go to www.tahoecomedynorth.com.
Headliner – Jim Giovanni
In 1977, talent scouts from Hollywood came to San Francisco and caught Jim’s act at the Holy City Zoo. He was immediately signed (along with Robin Williams) as a regular on the “Laugh In” television show on NBC. Jim also appeared on the “Great American Laugh Off” and “Just for Laughs” and did several guest spots on “The Merv Griffin Show”, both in Merv’s Hollywood studio and at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
During comedy boom of the 80’s, Jim appeared on several episodes of Comedy Tonight on PBS and began headlining comedy clubs nationwide. It was “on the road” that Jim developed his “alter ego”, Buck Butane, a country singer with a knack for writing “laugh out loud” parodies other people’s songs. Word got around and Jim was soon opening for Merle Haggard, Crystal Gayle, Reba McIntyre, Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Rogers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Wayne Newton, Ray Charles, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson, among others. After hearing Jim (Buck) sing one particularly hilarious rendition of a “Willie” song, Willie Nelson said, “He’s usin’ my words against me again.” Willie’s wife Annie said she’d never seen Willie laugh so hard.
Now in his forth decade as an entertainer, Jim’s act is a mixture of stand up comedy, music (guitar, trumpet, squeezebox), impersonations, and song parodies, with bit of magic thrown in for good measure. “I have something for everyone”, Jim says. “Lots of classic impressions: The Godfather, Columbo, Clint Eastwood, Louie Armstrong, Governator Arnold, General Patton. It’s funny and, best of all, it’s all clean, even my Redd Foxx impersonation!”
Jim’s material is “off-beat and very funny”, according to Hut Landon of the Pacific Sun. “An unusually clever, resourceful, and creative entertainer”, wrote John Wasserman of the San Francisco Chronicle.” Gerry Nachman of the San Francisco Examiner said that Jim’s comedy “shows a zany mind.”
Feature – Stephen B
Stephen B began his comedy career in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1982. Within a few years, he was featuring in comedy clubs up and down the West Coast and by 1990, he was headlining clubs across the country and developing a reputation for being a clean high energy act.
After the birth of their fist son in 1991 and their twin boys in 1992 Stephen and his wife agreed that being on the road wasn't the best choice for their new family. He continued performing in local clubs and for corporate clients as he put the comedy career on the back burner.
He worked in Silicon Valley as a recruiter until the dot-com bust of 2000 found him without a job. It was time to get back to comedy.
Now some 26 years after he first took the comedy stage, Stephen B. continues bringing his clean, high-energy comedy to clubs and corporate audiences nationwide. His material ranges from the comical to the absurd, from silly to poignant and always hysterically funny! Stephen's show is based on real life experiences that as an audience we can all relate to and enjoy.
Stephen B has opened for headlining musical acts such as Manhattan Transfer, Al Di Meola, Weird Al Yankovic, Leon Redbone and Michael Bolton.
A finalist in both the San Francisco and the Seattle Stand-Up Comedy Competitions Stephen B. has performed on a variety of Comedy Central's Stand-Up Comedy shows and was featured on America's Funniest People.
Host – Sean Peabody
Sean Peabody is an up and coming comic from the San Francisco Bay Area. Sean was raised in Vallejo California and jumped on the comedy scene in Fairfield California. He has performed in clubs and colleges up and down the west coast and has worked with comedians such as, John Witherspoon, D.C. Curry, Will Durst, Andres Fernandez, John Diresta and more.
Guest Spot – 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.
