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Thank you for supporting The Children's Workshop!

 The Children’s Workshop has been providing high-quality early education in historically underserved Rhode Island communities for over 32 years. Join us for a night full of laughter, prizes and supporting our wonderful educators and children. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit our 5 TCW schools, (located in Central Falls, Providence, Pawtucket, Rumford, and Warren) our young learners, and the communities we proudly serve.

Hundreds of families rely on The Children's Workshop, by helping them access needed resources, reliable care and to affordable or state subsidized early childhood education throughout the year. Every cent raised helps support essential classroom supplies, diverse learning materials, upgrades to outdoor play spaces, and more! Early childhood education is a critical part of Rhode Island’s infrastructure – both in that it allows families to have a safe place for their children to thrive while they are at work, and because it serves to lay a solid social, emotional, and academic foundation for our next generation. We are driven to fulfill our mission of sparking confidence, joy, and the love of learning in each child. 

Please don't hesitate to email development@tcwri.orgwith any questions about sponsoring the event, donating raffle items, purchasing tickets, or volunteering on the night of.

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Joe Dombrowski (aka Mr. D) took the world by storm in 2017 with a viral April Fools’ Day spelling test prank that landed him multiple appearances on the Ellen Degeneres show. Don’t get it twisted though! It takes at least 20 years to be an overnight sensation! Joe has been doing stand-up comedy since he was eight years old in his third grade talent show. He’s never stopped! Since Joe’s rise to fame, he has been traveling the globe with his stand-up comedy which often highlights his crazy life as an elementary teacher. When he’s not getting creative on screens and stages, Joe spends his time in Seattle, Washington producing his podcast, “Social Studies” where he recaps absolutely insane stories from teachers all over the world. See more of Joe on many forms of social media using the handle @mrdtimes3 or catch him live at one of his shows!

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Come see some of the best new and working comics around!

This Week:

Headliner: Josh Day

Host Liz Moniz

Dan Gilbert

Jack Hall

Kevin Gullens

Tyrone Jones

Harry Gregory

Dave Thomas Jr

Kristen Wallace

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Jenny Slate is a critically-acclaimed actress, comedian, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author known for her starring role in OBVIOUS CHILD and as the co-creator and voice of MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, the widely popular online short film from 2010. Slate will next be seen in A24’s feature length film adaptation of MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2021. A few of Slate’s major starring film credits include A24 and AppleTV’s ON THE ROCKS, Amazon’s comedy LANDLINE, FOX Searchlight’s GIFTED, and Netflix’s POLKA KING. Well known for her voice work, some of Slate’s major voice credits include Disney’s “Muppet Babies,” FOX’s “Bob’s Burgers,” Fox’s “The Great North,” Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” and Disney’s “Star vs. the Forces of Evil.” In film, Slate’s major voice credits include Illumination Entertainment’s THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS and THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 as Gidget and Disney’s ZOOTOPIA as Assistant Mayor Bellwether. On television, Slate has guest starred on many shows including NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” as Mona Lisa-Saperstein, ViacomCBS’s “Kroll Show” as Liz B., and HBO’s “Girls” as Tally Schifrin as well as being a starring cast member on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Slate’s comedy special JENNY SLATE: STAGE FRIGHT is on Netflix and was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award. Slate’s latest book, LITTLE WEIRDS, was an instant NEW YORK TIMES best seller. Most recently, Slate was seen starring in Amazon Prime’s I WANT YOU BACK opposite Charlie Day which was released on February 11th, 2022 and in A24’s EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, which was released on March 25, 2022. 

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Ryan Kelly is a stand up comedian from St. Louis, MO. He's gone viral on Tik Tok and Instagram under the handle of Youth Pastor Ryan garnering well over 1 billion views. Whether you're curious how he survived a plane crash or got mistaken for a gang member, his absurd life sure will keep you interested. If you aren't one of the millions he makes laugh every day, you sure will be the next too.

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Ryan’s one-hour Netflix stand-up special, Happy Face, has been reviewed as “the special you can’t watch enough times.” This has been followed by a wealth of television appearances and a nonstop headlining tour. Armed with the unique perspective of growing up in rural Idaho to become a favorite in the New York stand-up comedy scene, he’s one-of-a-kind. He’s been named one of Rolling Stone’s Five Comics to Watch; and his recent appearances include The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Conan, as well as opening spots for Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan. 

“One of the most reliably funny regulars at the Comedy Cellar, an observational comic who often riffs on the absurdity of his own wholesomeness.” –The New York Times 

“It was fresh, poignant, and light-hearted without sacrificing depth.” – Forget The Box review of Ryan’s show 

“Edgy, Boundary-Pushing Comedian” at the 2017 Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival

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Eric Neumann is one of the fastest rising standup comedians in the United States. In February 2022,he made his late night debut onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon NBC. He has recordedthree albums/specials, Nervous Lover, Just A Phase, and, most recently,But Enough about Me: ACrowd Work Album.All three reached number 1 on the iTunes Comedy charts and are currentlyplaying on Sirius XM Radio. He has appeared on Season 3 of Comedy Central’sThis Week at theComedy Cellar, as well as Season 1 ofThe Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Showon Netflix. In 2021, he wasfeatured inThe Jerusalem Postas “one of the Jewish comedians who stayed relevant during theCovid-19 pandemic.” He is currently on a headlining tour performing at major comedy clubs acrossthe country. When not touring, Eric lives in Manhattan, where he is a regular at the Comedy Cellar.

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Originally from Maine, Bob Marley began performing stand-up comedy in his hometown of Portland. He moved to Boston early in his career, gaining experience in a city known for spawning comedy all-stars. He now has a weekly radio call in segment with several radio stations around the country called “The World According to Bob.” Winner of this year’s XM/Sirius ‘Super Bowl of Comedy’, he continually makes new fans around the country.

Making his first television appearance on Comedy Central, he is now one of the few comics to do the complete late night circuit including The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn. He has also appeared on 100 Television shows including VH-1’s “Super Secret Movie Rules”, Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend,” “USO Comedy Tour" and most recently "Comedy Central Presents Bob Marley," Bob’s half-hour special.

Many movie fans will recognize him from his appearance in the cult favorite movie,Boondock Saints and the highly anticipated sequel released in fall of 2009, All Saints Day. Bob co-stars with Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus (as the McManus brothers), Billy Connolly ( ll Duce), new female lead Julie Benz (Rita on Showtime’s ‘Dexter’) , brat packer Judd Nelson and film legend Peter Fonda. His comedic take on “Detective Greenly” inspires fans to constantly approach him and quote lines from the film. Bob Marley brought back the always funny and incredibly wrong Detective Greenly, in a much larger role in the second film. Audiences are in for a treat whether they catch this Mainer’s act on stage or on screen.

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Wolf has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the comedy landscape with the Village Voice calling her “the voice comedy needs right now” and The Daily Beast declaring, “Michelle Wolf is the future of stand-up comedy.” Her most recent Netflix special, MICHELLE WOLF: JOKE SHOW received high praise and her first hour-long stand-up special, “Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady”, which premiered on HBO in 2017, garnered rave reviews and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special.

In 2018, she made international headlines as the much buzzed-about headliner of the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner. Wolf’s other television credits include being an on-air contributor and writer for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” and a writing supervisor and performer on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

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Dan is a comedian, writer and actor best known as the voice of Tina Belcher on BOB’S BURGERS. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Dan started his stand-up career in Boston and has gone on to appear on shows such as “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” and “Comedy Central Presents: Dan Mintz.”His stand-up album, “The Stranger,” was called one of the year’s best by New York magazine’s Vulture.com. 

Dan started his TV writing career on Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS. He was both a performer and writer on Comedy Central’s IMPORTANT THINGS WITH DEMETRI MARTIN and FOX’s MULANEY. Dan has written for shows such as Comedy Central’s NATHAN FOR YOU, MTV’s HUMAN GIANT, the HBO series LUCKY LOUIE, and FOX’s SON OF ZORN, where he earned a 2017 WGA Award nomination for his script “A Taste of Zephria.” Most recently he wrote on the Emmy Award winning series VEEP for HBO. 

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Born in the Philippines and raised in California, JR De Guzman began performing comedy while working as a music teacher, which he quickly learned just meant teaching Taylor Swift songs to teenagers. He has entertained all over the world, having performed for Stand-Up Tokyo and ROR Comedy in Japan, the Jokers Ball in Indonesia, the Badaboom Comedy Series in Amsterdam, and countless other international shows. Winner of 2016 Stand-up NBC & named as a prestigious "New Face" at Just for Laughs 2017, you can catch his quarter hour NETFLIX special on The Comedy Lineup. You can also see him on COMEDY CENTRAL’s Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City. Check out his debut album on SIRIUS XM Radio's Laugh's USA which debuted #1 on iTunes and Billboard.

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Comedy Night to support Special Olympics RI and the Penguin Plunge. Comedy, Libations and Raffles.

Robert Kelly’s comedy is deeply rooted in his own life and relationships which makes it honest, abrasively funny, yet refreshingly vulnerable. He has been winning over audiences for years touring clubs, colleges and theaters, including repeat performances at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival.

Robert is most recently seen on Netflix The Degenerates season 2 and on a successful comedy tour Kreeps With Kids, touring now. Robert is also recurring on This Week At The Comedy Cellar, a Comedy Central Series. His one hour special Robert Kelly: Live at the Village Underground debuted on Comedy Central and Netflix and is now available on Amazon Prime. Besides being a fixture in Comedy, Robert played Bam Bam in Denis Leary’s FX show Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. He can also be seen as Louie CK’s brother Robbie on the hit series Louie. His other acting credits include roles in Trainwreck, Maron, Benders, Nurse Jackie, Inside Amy Schumer and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Robert currently hosts the top rated podcast “You Know What Dude?” that can be found on iTunes. Robert is also the co-founder of the RiotCast podcasting Network. 

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Native Rhode Islander Doug Key is proving to be one of the best new headliners along the East Coast. He’s been touring the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and cult meetings for over a decade and has 

been seen on MTV, ABC, VH1, and Comedy Central Digital. In 2019, Doug had the honor of headlining the world famous Caroline’s on Broadway in Times Square after being selected as one of their “Breakout Artists” of the year. Making a name for himself in the New York City comedy scene, Doug gained some attention and experience regularly working the road with national headliner Mark Normand and is a frequent guest on bonus episodes of his popular podcast “Tuesday’s with Stories!” Doug has performed in the Boston Comedy Festival, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, and twice in the renowned New York Comedy Festival. Doug is also the founder of the very first comedy festival in Rhode Island, The Rogue Island Comedy Festival, which takes place annually, every May and October in historic Newport, Rhode Island. 

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Hunter Hill is a storytelling comic from Los Angeles.

Hunter started out by creating Super Secret Comedy Show and since then, has performed on numerous festivals including Just For Laughs in Montreal, Sydney, Northwest, and more. Hunter can be seen on Netflix with a principal role on The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show as well as a role in Netflix’s feature film, GOOD ON PAPER. Working both in front and behind the camera, Hunter also worked as a Producer on HBO Max’s FBOY ISLAND, and has produced and consulted on numerous standup specials and pilots.

Bringing heart and storytelling together with non stop laughs, He can be seen Headlining clubs around the country, and featuring on Iliza Shlesinger’s 2021 International Tour.

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Brendan Schaub is an American stand up comic, podcast host, and TV personality based out of Los Angeles, California. He currently cohosts two hit podcasts with his best friends/fellow comedians. He began his podcast career with the hit show The Fighter and the Kid along side Mad TV’s very own Bryan Callen. Together they created a hit show that garners over 10 million downloads a month. The podcast quickly acquired a cult following by consistently being a staple in the top 5 rankings on iTunes under the sports/comedy category for the last five years. Schaub recently developed his newest hit podcast, the King and the Sting, in collaboration with his good friend and stand up comic Theo Von. The show has skyrocketed to a level of unprecedented popularity by debuting as the number 1 podcast in the world on iTunes its premiere episode. Below the Belt is Schaub’s third show within his podcast empire that he hosts by himself, which is the number 1 combat podcast in the world. Below the Belt is consistently in the top 5 iTunes rankings for the sports/comedy category and debuted as the 2nd largest podcast in the world. The Fighter and the Kid podcast eventually led Schaub to fulfill his childhood dream of being a stand up comic. He is now a regular at Los Angeles’s most prominent comedy clubs such as the Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, and Improv. In 2018 Schaub travelled around the world for his “Stay in Your Lane” tour with sold out shows in Australia, London, Ireland, Canada, and all over the United States from LA to New York. He most notably sold out the Wilbur theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. After two years of headlining sold out shows worldwide on January 19th, 2019 Schaub recorded his first one-hour comedy special, “You’d Be Surprised”, with Showtime. In addition to his successful career in comedy Schaub is also on Bravo’s “Play by Play”, E!’s “After Party”, Showtime’s “Below the Belt”, Comedy Central’s 7th season of “This is Not Happening”, David Ayer’s upcoming film “Tax Collector”, and Joe Rogan’s Fight Companion podcast.

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Kevin Ryan and H. Foley bring you a night of Are You Garbage, featuring stand-up comedy and a chance for you to ask your Garbage questions! Come join us and find out if you're trash!

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Josh Adam Meyers is a comedian, host, writer, actor, producer, and musician from the Washington D.C. area.

He is the creator and host of The Goddamn Comedy Jam, a live comedy and music show that continues to be one of the most popular live shows in Los Angeles at its base, The Roxy. This show inspired a TV version that ran for a season and a special on Comedy Central. The show’s live festival appearances have played to up to 15,000 people.

Josh can also be seen voicing ‘DJ’ Howlin Hank’ on Bill Burr’s Netflix show F is for Family. In 2020, Josh was featured on Comedy Central’s Bill Burr Presents The Ringers, closing out the first episode. Josh tours festivals and clubs around the country as a stand-up, and has appeared at JFL Montreal as a New Face in2013, JFL Toronto, Moontower, Bonnaroo, New York Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot, Madison Square Garden, Kennedy Center, Blue Whale, Outside lands, RIOT, Bridgetown, Life is Beautiful, and Clusterfest amongst others.

Josh is currently the host of the podcast “The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers” where he is going through Rolling Stone Magazines 500 Greatest Albums List, which was a Spotify Original from 2019-2020. 

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​With a BFA in musical theater and a masters in imagination, he made his television debut on CBS’ Blue Bloods playing Tom Selleck’s waiter, a role he prepared for by actually becoming a waiter for twelve years. Now a nationally touring stand up comedian, Gianmarco is waiting for Jeff Goldblum to get canceled so he can portray him on Lifetime. 

Gianmarco’s stand up has been featured on Comedy Central, Netflix’s Bonding, PBS’ Stories from the Stage, SeeSo’s New York’s Funniest, Real Housewives of New York (really), NY1, New York LIVE, Vanity Fair, George Takei Presents and he was the winner of Amazon’s Comics Watching Comics Season 8.

While it’s embarrassing to use the word storyteller, Gianmarco has also told tales on the RISK! podcast, The Moth (StorySLAM winner), Suitcase Stories, PBS’ Stories for the Stage (add link), Story Collider and his autobiographical play, Less Than 50%, premiered at the New York City Fringe Festival before being accepted into the Fringe Encores Festival and then receiving a full Off-Broadway run at 59E59 produced by Tony-winner Michael Rubenstein and Robin Milling and directed by Jen Wineman.

Gianmarco has been paid to pretend he’s someone else in the movie Hustlers with Jennifer Lopez, Here Today with Billy Crystal, TBS’s The Last OG with Tracy Morgan, Apple’s Little Voices, CBS’s Blue Bloods, ABC’s Deception and What Would You Do?, A&E’s Unforgettable, Lifetime’s I love You But I Lied, and TruTV’s Hack My Life. He was also the former spokesman for General Electricand Baby Bottle Pop and has done voice over work for GE, Coca-Cola, Audible, and is willing to go on nearly every podcast that asks him.

Gianmarco is a member of the sketch team Uncle Function, which was recently granted a monthly show at the Upright Citizens Brigade that ran for three sold out performances before the entire theater shutdown forever. He’s also the creator of the sketch series Matza Pizza, which lead to Funny or Die greenlighting one of his pitches as an FOD original. 

His sketches, tweets, and other writing has been featured in Esquire, The Atlantic, The AV Club, ABC News, The Huffington Post, The Daily Dot, Perez Hilton, Laughspin, Splitsider, Tubefilter, Metro NY (made the cover), Fast Company, and will most likely end up costing him a job at some point in the future. He’s also written branded content for spoiledNYC, Hyperbolic Audio, and South Eastern Washington Help. 

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