STATEN ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL
2012 SI COMEDY FESTIVAL DATES RELEASED:
SUNDAY, APRIL 15TH – SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST
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4TH ANNUAL STATEN ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 19th – Saturday, June 25th
Start your summer with laughs!
Soul Joel Productions is happy to announce the new (and old) venues for the 4th Annual Staten Island Comedy Festival. This year will feature new venues including The Staaten (Sunday), Full Cup (Monday-the old Muddy Cup-location featured in the first annual Staten Island Comedy Festival), and Gusto Restaurant (Wednesday). Rounding out this year’s venues are The Veranda at Silver Lake Golf Course (Tuesday), Killmeyer’s Old Bavarian Inn (Thursday), and The Looney Bin Comedy Club (Friday & Saturday). All proceeds from this year’s festival will go to support Lifestyles for the Disabled (www.lfdsi.org), an organization that strives to provide the intellectually disabled with realistic work settings and experiences within the Staten Island community.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG PROCLAIMS
JUNE 19-25TH “STATEN ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL WEEK”
Office of The Mayor
City of New York
PROCLAMATION
Whereas: New York City has long been one of the World’s Comedy Capitals. Our inspiring comedy scene is a fertile incubator for aspiring comics and hilarious sitcoms, and no one would dispute that everyday New Yorkers- as well as their Mayor- Also Know a thing or two about humor. That’s why we’re proud to commemorate the 4th Annual Staten Island Comedy Festival. Read more…
COVER STORY – SI ADVANCE AWE
“Staten Island Comedy Festival cracks up for a cause June 19-25″
by Rob Bailey, SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, NY — Four years ago, “Soul” Joel Richardson gave birth to the grassroots laugh-in that’s grown into the Staten Island Comedy Festival, featuring multiple national headliners at numerous venues.
Well, you’ve come a long way, baby.
Proof: In honor of the fourth-annual fest, Assemblyman Michael Cusick and borough council members have declared June 19-25 “Comedy Week on Staten Island.”
“The proclamation is a great honor for me and Soul Joel Productions,” says Richardson. “We have worked hard to make a successful event for Staten Island. I can’t tell you how great it feels to be recognized for our efforts.”
2011 STATEN ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL VENUES:
Sunday, June 19th – Saturday, June 25th
ABOUT THE STATEN ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL:
In August 2008, Soul Joel Productions hosted the 1st Annual Staten Island Comedy Festival that brought four nights of comedy to four different parts of the island. The first three nights brought laughter to Stapleton, Westerleigh, and Great Kills. The excitement grew as Staten Islanders anticipated Thursday night’s Grande Finale at the historic 1,800-seat St. George Theatre. People from all over the Tri-State Area came out to enjoy the night of laughter and fun.
Soul Joel Productions (SJP) raised the bar for 2009. In late June, as schools neared conclusion, SJP offered six nights of entertainment to kick off the summer. Monday and Tuesday played host to the “Big Stage Competition” which saw ten online winners compete for two spots on The Grand Finale. The festival traveled to The Bistro in New Dorp on Wednesday for the exciting showcase of SJP talent as Yannis Pappas and Maddog Mattern hit the stage. On Thursday, SJP added a night of improv at the Muddy Cup as local talent spontaneously joked around with the crowd. Friday’s show featured Last Comic Standing co-headliners Pete Dominick and Joe DeVito at the luxurious Lorenzo’s Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret at the Hilton Garden Inn.
The 2nd Annual Staten Island Comedy Festival concluded the week of laughter with “The Grand Finale” at the Music Hall at Snug Harbor on Saturday, June 27th. The event began with the heartfelt musical talent of Paul Strayfer, continued with “Big Stage Competition” winners Bryan Berner and Nanci Richards, and ended with the hilarious jokes of Last Comic Standing Finalist Gary Gulman. The festival helped brand Staten Island as one of the newest hotbeds for comedy and had people buzzing about the island for months to come.
With comedy shows popping up all over the island, Soul Joel Productions looked to showcase this talent and exploit these fantastic venues in their 3<sup>rd</sup> Annual Staten Island Comedy Festival. SJP added one more night to make it a full week of action packed comedy.
2010 STATEN ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL VENUES:
Sunday, June 20th – Saturday, June 26th
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