H A Distributors presents Tahoe Comedy North on Thursday, July 2nd at the Crystal Bay Club Crown Room. Doors open at 7:00 and show starts at 8:00. Your headliner for the night is the hilarious Carl LaBove, featuring Leo Flowers, with funny-man Sean Peabody as your host and a guest appearance by Aaron Wilson. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show and are available at the Crystal Bay Club, Incline Cleaners, Grog & Grist, 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.
Headliner – Carl LaBove
Carl LaBove’s unique show centers on an engaging conversation in which he incorporates quick-witted improvisation and physical reenactments of his tales. “I’ve written my show to be like a movie experience. I grab the audience and take them on an action packed adventure.” In the case of Carl LaBove, it can be said that he is a combination performance artist and stand-up comedian. He is definitely in a league of his own.
The night he stepped on stage for the very first time he meet another aspiring comedian, Sam Kinison, who was also performing for his first time. The two bonded and the assault on comedy was on.
Carl and Sam moved from Houston to Los Angeles and worked as doormen at the world famous Comedy Store until Sam got a break on Rodney Dangerfield’s HBO Young Comedians Special. Kinison became a comedy sensation and he and Carl joined forces. Carl became his special guest on all tours and collaborated on three comedy albums and several specials. They also formed the Outlaws of Comedy, a band of comedic outlaws on and off stage, that Carl headlined. Carl lived every comic’s dream, performing three hundred seat rock clubs to seven thousand seat arenas for eight years. The friendship and collaboration tragically ended in April of 1992 when Sam and Carl were in route to a gig in Laughlin. The death of Sam Kinison closed an important chapter in Carl’s life.
After taking a year off to regroup, Carl landed four appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as well as being cast in a comedy sketch that Jay wrote with Carl in mind. Carl was also cast as a series regular on Roseanne’s late night sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Special, opposite Saturday Night Live.
After the show’s run, Carl had guest starring roles on Seinfeld, Roseanne, and The Parenthood, and film roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and independent films.
Feature – Leo Flowers
A Chicago native, Leo quickly worked his way into major comedy clubs and colleges across the country. His delivery has been described as "smooth and deliberate," making observations bordering on "genius and insanity." No two shows are ever alike, as he's always attacking the issues of the day in the news and personally. Infusing stand-up w/storytelling, Leo captivates audiences of all demographics.
Recently, Leo has appeared on "Comics Unleashed w/Byron Allen"; was named the runner-up in the "San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition;" nationally toured on "Shaved and Depraved Comedy Tour" sponsored by Headblade; co-hosted MTV's "Sports Blender;" and cut his acting chops in the webisode "Sorority Forever."
Be sure to catch this rising star at Tahoe Comedy North!
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 – 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.
