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Live at the Orinda: Friday, March 2nd, 2012
DOORS OPEN AT 6:45 P.M. - OPEN & VIP SEATING A
VAILABLE
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AGE 17 & OLDER
$40.00
AT THE EVENT


"VIP" Champagne Tickets
limited seating while available
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$60 VIP Ticket
Enjoy a complimentary glass of Champagne & seating in rows 2-4.

$100 VIP Ticket - SOLD OUT
Enjoy two complimentary glasses of Champagne & Front-Row seating.
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Laugh 'Til Your Sides Hurt

3rd Annual “Live at the Orinda” Champagne Comedy Event
Launches March 2nd

Will Durst Headlines Acclaimed Comedians to Deliver Side-Splitting Laughs

Orinda, California (January 15, 2012) – For the third year, San Francisco's lovers of laughter will have the renewed opportunity to enjoy a champagne-filled night of comedy at the landmark Orinda Theatre on Friday, March 2nd. The Orinda Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Tommy T's Comedy Clubs and The Lamorinda Film & Entertainment Foundation, today announced plans for the third "Live at the Orinda" event. Past events gained rave reviews, perhaps topped by "Orinda ain't Borinda anymore."

The fun evening will start at 6:45 p.m. with a lobby reception featuring full no-host bars. Champagne, wine and mixed drinks can also be purchased during the open seating performances, starting at 7:30 p.m. with a brief mid-show intermission. Master of Ceremonies, local favorite Michael Fender, will sing, entertain and introduce each comedian. This year's slate features Kabir Singh (Kabeezy), Dan St. Paul, Johnny Steele and headliner Will Durst, who The New York Times calls "possibly the best political comic in the country."
 
"This show should be one of the best," said Rick Kattenburg, Chamber Director and its originator. "We have award-winning comedians, and Tommy of "Tommy T's Comedy Clubs" has again been indispensible in helping us put together a great slate of comics. This year we’ve also added live music. This will be the perfect date night, so come on out and laugh 'till it hurts!"

Discounted performance tickets at $35.00 may be reserved in advance until March 1st using a major credit card at the Orinda Chamber of Commerce web site or at First Republic Bank, 224 Brookwood Road. Tickets at the door (if available) will be $40.00 per person.

A portion of any profits from this event will benefit local non-profit organizations as well as the on-going community work of the Chamber. Advanced reservations are limited to 700 ticket holders, so attendees are encouraged to reserve early.

The Chamber's goal is again to delight more than 700 guests – aged 17 and older - as they enjoy the classic surroundings of an Art Deco Masterpiece Theatre and an evening of friendship rediscovering the magic of laughter.


Sponsorships for area organizations are available for this event, featuring a listing in the event program and visual big-screen rotating exposures of the sponsor's message prior to the performances and during each of the intermissions. Sponsors may reserve their sponsorships at $100.00 online using a major credit card at the Orinda Chamber web site – at http://orindachamber.org/memberpayments.htm.

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The Cast of Performers


The Orinda Theatre, Orinda, CA

 

 

 
 
 


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ABOUT THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Michael Fender: The four ingredients that really insure success for the Michael Fender Show are:  1) Massive Musical Variety from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett to Lady GaGa and The Black Eyed Peas, and everything in between. Seeing the Michael Fender Show is like taking a fun ride on a Musical Time Machine. His show satisfies the musical appetite of virtually every age group.  2) Priceless Audience Interaction.  Michael Fender get the crowd going!!!  He makes his way around the entire event room with wireless microphone technology and really gets the crowd involved, making them feel extremely special and gives them a well deserved night off from their everyday stresses, challenges, and woes, particularly in this challenging economic time  3) Michael Fender does a masterful job at serving as Master of Ceremonies for events that really adds a dynamic spark of energy to the event which keeps the event on track  4) Maybe most important, Michael Fender never personally takes a break the entire length of his show. He builds a Momentum and keeps that Momentum at a Maximum the entire length of the event.  There are too many acts performing today that take long breaks which is not conducive for a successful event. Michael Fender builds entertainment excitement and keeps the event fire burning. He has been referred to at "Fundraising" events as the ultimate "Fun-Raiser" for the "Fund-Raiser."

As the entertainment director from Harrah's Lake Tahoe and Reno was quoted saying, "Michael Fender is a never miss, sure to please, consummate professional. For a unique evening of quality entertainment you can't go wrong with Michael Fender."

ABOUT THE COMEDIANS

Will Durst: As the sacred cows routinely paint targets on their foreheads practically begging for someone to puncture their pomposity, America cries out for a man with the aim, strength, and style to hit them where it hurts the funniest. Will Durst is that man. Sweeping both sides of the aisle with a quiver full of arrows dipped in common sense, Durst transcends party ties, having performed at events honoring former Presidents Bill Clinton and George HW Bush as well as acclaimed appearances at both a Mayors Convention and Governors Conference.

Outraged and outrageous, Durst is as current as today's headlines, as accurate as a sniper, and universally acknowledged by even his peers as the nation's foremost political comic.

A Midwestern baby boomer with a media- induced identity crisis, Durst, according to the New York Times is “quite possibly the best political satirist working in the country today.” This equal opportunity offender is exceptionally adept at swatting both partisan political pinatas upside their heads.

Reigning as C-SPAN's favorite comic (8 appearances,) Durst is a 5-time Emmy nominee and recipient of 7 consecutive nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand Up of the Year. He is the first comic invited to perform at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the first American to be nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the show “Myth America.” He has racked up more than 400 television appearances in 14 different countries while slinging jokes around the globe in his one man crusade to make people laugh out loud on purpose against their will.

Kabir Singh (Kabeezy): Kabir Singh is the 2009 winner of the Rooster T Feathers Bay Area Stand up Comedy Competition and the 2010 Winner of the San Jose Improv Bay Area Stand up comedy Competition beating over 180 of the finest comics in Cali in impressive fasion by coming in first place in all 3 rounds in both competitions!! Since then Kabir has become a regular at every major comedy club in the Bay Area working weekends and headlining off nights at the SF Punchline, Sac Punchline, SJ Improv, Tommy T's in Pleasanton, Rooster T Feathers and Headlining his own full weekend at Pepperbellys Comedy Club in Fairfield. Kabir Singh has also preformed at every major comedy club in California and has been apart of 3 National Comedy Tours. Kabir has also shared the stage with some of the best comics around opening for legends including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Damon Wayans JR, Anjelah Johnson, Bobby Slayton Dat Phan and many more! Kabir Singh has quickly become one of the fastest rising comics in California and is a must see any chance you get!

Dan St Paul: After a seven-year stint of headlining San Francisco clubs in the comedy duo Murphy-St.Paul, Dan launched out on his own with a solo act that was to land him in the finals of the nation's toughest comedy competition, The San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition.

Soon after, Dan moved to Los Angeles and appeared on several episodes of "An Evening at the Improv", plus numerous shows on VH-1, MTV, and Comedy Central. Since then, he has opened for such superstars as Jerry Seinfeld, Natalie Cole, Dwight Yoakum, Smokey Robinson, and Vince Gill. In a testament to the class of his act, Dan even opened for the San Francisco Symphony ("These guys are great! I knew them back when they were just a garage band.") .

He appeared in the movie "Flubber" with Robin Williams, and signed a recording deal with MCA records. His CD, "Natural and Good for You" contains one the most requested comedy pieces on radio, "The First Baseball Game". He also is the star of his own one-man play, "Outer Mission, Middle Class - The Comic Diary of an Immigrant's Son".

The Los Angeles Theater and Entertainment Review said about Dan, "Combining a sharp, clean wit with an outstanding talent for creating characters, Dan's show appeals to audiences of all ages...what sets Dan apart is that he doesn't just tell jokes, but rather creates a series of comedic events."

Armed with a Bachelors Degree in Italian from UC Berkeley, a teaching credential from San Francisco State, and a Masters Degree in special education, the majority of Dan's material comes from being a suburban husband and father and dealing with the frustrations of everyday life.

Corporate clients include Hewlett Packard, National Semiconductor, IBM, Intel, Nations Bank, Philips Magnavox, Chevron, Blue Cross, and many, many more. He customizes his material for each client and event.

Dan lives in Foster City, CA with his wife Cara and his son Roy.

Johnny Steele: Johnny began performing comedy in 1984 after quitting graduate school in a move his parents named: Operation $40K Down The Drain. But Johnny quickly got the hang of the craft and was soon performing - and drinking for free! - at the nation's top clubs.

During the next decade Johnny went on to perform at comedy festivals, win comedy competitions, log over 20 national TV appearances, and did we mention drink for free?

In 1997 Johnny left the comedy scene to host San Francisco's Live 105 Morning Radio Show. Guests ranged from Carol O'Conner to David Bowie to city supervisors, and both the S.F. Weekly's annual readers' poll and the S.F. Publicity Club picked it the city's best show. The Chronicle called it the 'best morning chatter show' and also dubbed it 'clean and smart.' Therefore, it was cancelled in the summer of '98 to make room for the Howard Stern Poop and Wiener Hour.

In 1999 Johnny's career took another turn when he became co-host of KRON/Bay TV's THE SHOW. For three years Johnny's informal interview style and outrageous ad-lib comments kept everyone laughing. The irrepressible Johnny once told feminist photographer Annie Lebovitz that he bought her book Women because he thought it was a directory. Well, he kept almost everybody laughing.

Johnny is currently performing comedy as well as working on a number of web, radio, and TV projects, one of which is bound to take off due to, if nothing else, pure dumb luck. He is also working on a humorous solo show about his journey to find peace in a WalMart America gone mad with mindless consumption, endless sprawl, and bone jarring stupidity. And really, aren't we all?

 


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