Long Island Comedian Paul Anthony announces the launch of the all NEW Hamptons Comedy Festival!
"We are very excited to be producing the Hamptons Comedy Festival this year. It's been in the works for a while and the timing is right!" said Paul Anthony. He added: "We've got an amazing partnership with Bay Street Theater, the premier live entertainment venue in the Hamptons. Their location in Sag Harbor is ideal for the Hamptons Comedy Festival. The bottom line is, people really need to laugh more, and our goal is to bring them top quality comedy showcases through the festival. The comedians we'll be featuring are all tops in the world of comedy. They've been featured on late night TV, streaming platforms, Atlantic City, Vegas and top venues around the country. The line-ups are going to be incredible. You would not see this level of comic talent all on one stage at other comedy shows. That's what will distinguish the Hamptons Comedy Festival. For the past 16 summers we've produced the annual Long Island Comedy Festival using the same formula. It works! Audiences get to see an awesome comedy show, the venues we partner with are proud to present our quality shows, and all the comedians have the opportunity to perform for great audiences at beautiful theaters. It's a win-win-win! Future plans for the Hamptons Comedy Festival include expanding performances as well as developing other events around the festival tied to the Art of Stand-Up Comedy. At the end of the day we are out to make audiences laugh, forget about their worries for a little while, and feel good about themselves! And that's what keep us motivated. It's an incredible feeling to meet audience members after a performance and have them tell us how great they feel after laughing so hard. It is extremely rewarding and we are very grateful to be able to do this!"
Press Passes are available for ALL media upon request.
Hamptons Comedy Festival, Saturday, April 15 features:
Bryan McKenna:
Bryan is a Stand Up Comedian from NYC. Bryan has been featured in the LaughYourAshvilleOFF Comedy Festival, a finalist in the Caroline's on Broadway March Madness Competition, as well as a finalist at The Boston Comedy Festival in 2021. He has been seen touring nationally opening for Jim Breuer and in March 2020 Bryan’s 1st album, Jim Breuer Presents Bryan McKenna “The Fight is Never Over” under the label Virtual Comedy Network debuted at #1 on iTunes. When he isn’t touring Bryan performs nightly at various NYC comedy clubs such as Broadway Comedy Club, Caroline's on Broadway, and Eastville Comedy Club. The weirdest part about this bio is that Bryan wrote it, yet he still wrote it in the 3rd person.
Rich Walker is a long time veteran of the Long Island comedy scene, and one of the most versatile comedians performing today. Voted "1st Place WINNER" of the BEST OF L.I. 2011 & 2012 by the Long Island Press. Rich has been seen performing at some of the Country's top comedy clubs, colleges, venues & benefit events, and has shared the stage with some of show business's biggest names such as Ray Romano, Kevin James, Dom Irrera and Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Kendra Cunningham:
Boston bred and Brooklyn based, Kendra Cunningham has been named as a comic to watch by Time Out New York and has been compared to Groucho Marx and Mae West by the UK’s Chortle. A regular on the New York and Boston comedy scene, she has previously been in the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, The Glasgow Comedy Festival, and was a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival for two years in a row. She has twice appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing gaining two spots in the top 100 jokes of the season. Her solo show “This Could be You” had a 7 show sold out run at Don’t Tell Mama in NYC. Her debut album, Blonde Logic, was released in 2016 by Rooftop Comedy and in 2017, Blonde Logic a book of comedic essays was released on Kindle. Her first comedy special “On My Best Behavior” was released by DryBar comedy in 2018. Her second album “Less Bitter, More Glitter” was released in October 2019.
Chris Roach:
Chris Roach is a comedian/actor born and raised on Long Island. He’s brought his unique sense of humor to some of the biggest and best-known stages in the country including Gotham Comedy Club, Comic Strip Live NYC, The Borgata in Atlantic City and The Paramount in Huntington, NY. Chris has toured with comedian Kevin James as his opening act all over the northeast. Chris is best known for his major recurring role of Mott in the hit CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait. His viral video ode to his beloved hometown, Ronkonkomo has nearly two million views. Chris is now a national headliner performing all across the country.
Plus Surprise Guest Comedians too! (If we told you who they were it wouldn't be a surprise)