The laughs are coming back to Johnson City when Comedy Night at The Beagle Pub brings in Mike Peters, Jen Stephenson, Andrew Newmark, Russell Austin and Bryan Walsh on Thursday, Oct. 2.
Tickets are $8 and include a free well drink or draft beer. Tickets are available online now and at the door, which opens at 7 p.m.
About the comedians:
Mike Peters, a Binghamton comedian, specializes in self-deprecating, observational humor. A contributor for Funny or Die, Peters performed at the Funny Bone in Syracuse, the Greenwich Village Comedy Club in New York City, won the Utica Brews Laugh Contest and opened for Super Troopers’ Rabbit, Erik Stolhanske and Gilbert Gottfried. Peters produces shows all over New York.
Jen Stephenson is a hard-working, far-traveling comedian from Syracuse who enjoys taking shots at herself. Stephenson hasn't met a mic she could turn down and has performed all over the state, including the Helium Comedy Club in Buffalo and the Greenwich Village Comedy Club in New York City. She took first at the CNY Playhouse Clash of the Comics and spends hours envisioning the perfect kiss -- or tacos. Whichever comes first.
Andrew Newmark is a Rockland, N.Y., native, lawyer and comedian who specializes in seeing how far he can push the audience. Newmark uses clever wordplay and a quick wit to pull in the crowd and keep the people listening until he issues his gracious goodbye.
From just south of Scranton, Russell Austin has a high-energy and angry act that's earned him the reputation of a "chaos comic." Russell has performed all over Pennsylvania and has opened for Gilbert Gottfried and Comedy Central personalities Ben Kronberg, Chris Lamberth and Louis Ramey.
Bryan Walsh, from Scranton, will keep the audience's attention because everyone is a potential target. Armed with a quick wit, a sharp tongue and no remorse, Walsh wins over a crowd by taking shots at its collective self-esteem. He's performed at Wisecrackers in Scranton, the Helium and Trocodero comedy clubs in Philadelphia and the New York Comedy Club, Walsh is a two-time winner of Matty B’s Roast Battle.