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LOOK WHO'S COMING TO BANANAS IN NEW JERSEY! May 17 & 18 JOEY KOLA Joey Kola is hysterical!!! He steamrolls from the moment he steps on the stage to the end of his superbly energetic performance. You've seen him on his Comedy Central special & on Letterman, and he was the audience warm-up comic for The Rosie O’Donnell Show, and currently for the Martha Stewart Show. This guy's a pro, & he's truly funny! Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 8:00 & 10:30 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through Sat., May 18 @ 6:00 JACKIE MASON The comedy legend returns with some new material presented in his inimitable style that has garnered him numerous accolades over the years. If you've never seen Jackie live, treat yourself ~ he's a true joy! Saturday @ 6:00 ($37.50) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through May 24 & 25 JOSEPH ANTHONY What a powerhouse comic! Great material, incredible energy and a personality that just keeps you interested....you'll definitely enjoy this dynamo! He performs regularly in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, or you might have seen him on America’s Funniest People or The View. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 9:00 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through May 31 & June 1 BUDDY FITZPATRICK An energetic comic with a unique perspective, Buddy's act combines the skill of a great monologist with a physical style that brings his observations to life. He's a regular on Comedy Central, and was seen on the last season of The Sopranos. Friday @ 9:00 (SOLD OUT), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through June 7 & 8 DOV DAVIDOFF You may have seen Dov recently on E!'s Chelsea Lately or NBC's Whitney. Combining hyper A.D.D. with an amusing and acute take on things, Dov puts on one of the highest intensity shows in stand-up, making him an audience favorite. Voted Top-10 Comedy Albums on iTunes and by PUNCHLINE magazine, his CD, The Point Is…, is a must have. In addition to performing regularly in clubs and colleges throughout the country, Davidoff was recently named as one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch. Dov has also been seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Lopez Tonight and Last Call with Carson Daly. There’s no doubt that Davidoff has established himself as one of the “MUST-SEE” acts on the scene today. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($25) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through June 14 & 15 LAHNA TURNER You’ll adore this risqué, original, funny and clever beauty. Lahna has performed on Comedy Central and VH-1, and she has performed around the world with Ralphie May. She is memorable and an absolute joy. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through June 21 & 22 RC SMITH RC possesses an ornate ability to work with an audience. His style is rapid-fire, relentless, and non-stop. And, he gets away with it because he’s so gosh darn likeable. RC is currently the warm-up comic for “The Rachael Ray Show” and he is known in the television and comedy industry as one of the best “TV warm-up” guys in the business. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through June 28 & 29 GARY CONRAD Gary has quickly become one of the hottest and most skillful hypnotists working in this country. He has amazed audiences from Alaska to Florida with his hypnotism shows. Gary will have you thoroughly amazed. Volunteer to be part of the show, Gary will put you to sleep and you will become part of a hypnotic adventure. Each show is a different, exciting experience for the audience and as well as the volunteers. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 9:30 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through July 5 & 6 PAUL VIRZI Paul’s clever, fresh, and fast-paced style keeps his audience well entertained! Down to earth and thoroughly enjoyable, Paul is always a welcome performer at Bananas. Intelligent, fun and funny! Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 9:00 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through July 12 & 13 OTTO & GEORGE R-Rated comedy & ventriloquism! Notorious for George's (the non-human) over-the-top raw humor, this show is definitely not for the easily offended. They were a hit in the film "Aristocrats", and are frequently heard on The Howard Stern Show. Vile, vulgar & very, very funny - this is a show that you don't want to bring Grandma to! Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 9:00 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through July 19 & 20 PETE CORREALE Pete's humor connects so strongly because it's reality-based comedy that comes from the laughs he finds in his own life. “If it happened to me, it happened to someone else,” he observes. “I like to tell stories that happen to me and find the joke in it. Whether it's putting together furniture for my wife, or walking my dog at 2 AM. This is one of the top 10 comedians to watch according to Entertainment Weekly. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through Aug. 9 & 10 GODFREY If you have seen him on Chelsea Lately, the hit FX show Louie or caught his one hour special “Godfrey: Black by Accident” then you know why Godfrey’s talent has landed him a deal at Fox to develop an animated sitcom based on his life, and is one of the hottest comedians on the circuit performing all over the country. He can also been seen in 30 Rock, Soul Plane, Zoolander, and many more. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through Aug. 16 & 17 CARLOS MENCIA In the last couple of years, Mencia chose to go back to his comedic roots, performing at a number of comedy clubs throughout the country – allowing him to share his newest material with smaller and more intimate audiences. Carlos has quite a few opinions… on just about everything, from race relations, the police, immigration laws, religion and the mentally challenged. He will either have you wincing or laughing, but either way he doesn’t really care, because as Carlos is quick to point out, if you ain’t laughing, you ain’t living!!! He had the second highest rated program on Comedy Central, “Mind of Mencia” and has also had his own Comedy Central Presents special. Friday @ 8:00 & 10:30 ($30), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($30) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through Aug. 23 & 24 DAN SODER Dan Soder made his first television appearance on “Live At Gotham” on AXIS TV. Originally from Aurora, CO, Dan started doing stand up at 21 while attending the University of Arizona. After two years of playing clubs and casinos all over the southwest, he decided he'd had enough of extreme heat and venomous animals so he moved to New York to get serious about stand-up. When Dan's not napping or being lazy you can see him perform at clubs all over the country. Friday @ 9:00 ($20), Saturday @ 7:30 & 10:15 ($20) Advance tickets available at the club Friday or Saturday night or through 11/12/2002