The laughs are coming back to the Grapevine Cafe on Dec. 8 as four local comedians stop into the restaurant. Produced by P.S.Y.C.H. 607, Comedy Night at the Grapevine Cafe will feature Mike Peters, Rachel Blithe, James Fedkiw and Taury Seward on Saturday, Dec. 8.
The doors open at 6 p.m., and the show will start at 7:30. Tickets are available for $5 online or at the door. You can call or stop into the restaurant to get tickets, too, and reserve a table.
About the comedians:
Mike Peters, a Binghamton comedian, is a co-founder of P.S.Y.C.H. 607. Peters specializes in self-deprecating, observational humor. He's a regular host at Spotlight in Binghamton and ran the Matty B’s open mic for a year before its close. 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 told jokes throughout New York and Pennsylvania on the Family Circus Comedy Tour and produces shows all over the Binghamton area.
Rachel Blithe is a comedian and actor who splits time between Syracuse and New York City. She took second place at the Who's Got Next? tournament in Rochester, advanced to the semifinals of the Comedy at the Carlson’s Funniest Person in Rochester contest and the Utica Brews Laugh Contest’s final. She's quick, clever, a little bit musical and always entertaining.
James Fedkiw hosts Syracuse's longest-running open mic at George O'Dea's Pub and has performed at the Funny Bone and all around New York. He's a regular in the Syracuse and Rochester areas, placed second in the Utica Brews contest and qualified for the Utica Cup finals.
Taury Seward, a co-founder of P.S.Y.C.H. 607, won the Who's Got Next? Rochester tournament and is a regular at Matty B's and Spotlight. He works steadily around New York and Pennsylvania and enjoys Bob Dylan, spam and amusement parks. He's a crowd favorite and always helpful at the grocery store. Seward runs the successful Laughs with Friends and Black on Black series and lives in constant fear of his grandfather.