Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center Announces Comedian Series 2010-11

Merrimack Hall is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to provide educational and
performance opportunities to the area's emerging and established performers.

Henry Cho
November 18-19, 2010
Henry Cho is "an Asian with a Southern accent. To a lot of people, that right there is funny." Always making the most of who he is, Henry recently inked a deal with CBS and Paramount Studios to co-create and star in his own sitcom based on his life as a Korean-American born and raised in Tennessee. In 2006, Henry had his own Comedy Central special, What's That Clickin' Noise? on Comedy Central. WB Records released the DVD and CD of the show in May 2006. You can catch Henry on the big screen as well, starring opposite Hilary Duff and Angelica Houston in Material Girls.

Jon Reep
January 19-20, 2011
Does Jon Reep's face look familiar? Maybe you've seen him on NBC's "Last Comic Standing", Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" or the half-hour special "Comedy Central Presents: Jon Reep". Maybe you've seen him on TBS's "Pit Stop Comedy", NBC's "Late Friday", or the ABC Sitcom "Rodney" as Officer Gerald Bob the dim-witted cop. If not then you probably know Jon from Dodge's popular ad campaign as the "Hemi guy". Jon is known to millions as the redheaded hillbilly in the Dodge Ram commercials who leans out of a beat-up car and utters the now famous line: "That thing gotta Hemi?"

Etta May
May 5-6, 2011

Etta May is bringing her new one-woman show to Huntsville! Dr. Etta, Family Specialist is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the breakdown of the American family. It's common sense for The Common man. The star of the sell-out tour Southern Fried Chicks, is a regular on CMT and winner of the prestigious Female Comic of the Year award. Etta May is a seasoned performer with a huge fan base, and is a favorite of XM and Sirius radio's comedy channels.

 

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