Side Splitters Welcomes Ben Roy July 7-10

Ben Roy comes to Side Splitters this weekend. Ben Roy is one of the fastest up-and-coming comics that the Denver scene has to offer. A native of Maine and now living in Colorado, he is poised to take the entertainment industry by storm with his unique blend of rant, sarcastic, observational, and high-energy humor.

Recently feature in the book "Mock Stars: Indie Comedy and the Dangerously Funny", alongside comedy greats Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, and Fred Armisen, author John Wenzel described him as, "gloriously erratic, mixing Louis Black's quivering indignation with Bill Hicks' vitriol and David Cross' unapologetic misanthropy." The Onion A.V. Club said "he's like a skinny, punk-rock Sam Kinison."

Ben is also a memeber of Wrist Deep Productions, hosts of the wildly popular and controversial show "Los Comicos Super Hilariosos". He has been a finalist in several local and national competitions and was selected to perform at the Boston Comedy Festival, The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, The Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival, the MTV Comedy Showcase, and most recently, The Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival. After his performances on the New Faces show, he was invited to perform as part of the Best of the Fest. In 2011, the Denver Post picked him as one of seven people in the Denver area as a pathmaker for the following year. He is regular headliner at the Denver Comedy Works, husband, and father.

Ben will not speak in third person at the show.

View picture, web site link, and video at www.SideSplittersComedy.com

Appearing Next Weekend
ROY WOOD JR. July 14 - 17
Named by Entertainment Weekly as one of 12 comics to watch in 2009, Roy has been featured on the new season of CBS' THE LATE SHOW w/ David Letterman, HBO's DEF COMEDY JAM, TV One's ‘The Funny Spot w/ Tony Rock', BBC's THE WORLD STANDS UP- LONDON, , CBS' LATE LATE SHOW w/ Craig Ferguson, NBC's Last Comic Standing, and Comedy Central's BOB & TOM COMEDY TOUR. He's also showcased at the prestigious MONTREAL COMEDY FESTIVAL and is a regular guest on the E! Network's ‘CHELSEA LATELY'.

Hailing from Birmingham, AL, Roy's creative writing and dedicated work ethic has since earned him the right to perform his comedy in front of millions of people coast to coast.
The Montreal Gazette called Roy's 2006 festival performance on the ‘New Faces' show "tremendous" and the Hollywood Reporter called Roy a "standout". Roy has also appeared on ‘COMEDY CENTRAL'S PREMIUM BLEND', BET's COMIC VIEW, CBS' STAR SEARCH (2003) where he made it to the semi-finals, ‘IT'S SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO' and LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD w/ KIKI SHEPPARD'.

Steering clear of predictable topics and premises, Roy delivers comedy that gives an honest look at not only his life, but the world in which we live. The universal appeal of his comedy crosses all race and cultural lines which is why he has opened for an array of comedians ranging from D.L. Hughley, Ron White, Monique, Tommy Davidson, Bill Engvall and Katt Williams.

A two-time nominee for APCA's title of ‘Comedian of the Year' Roy works numerous college and university appearances into his schedule every year as well.

Roy has also carved a niche for himself in the world of radio. Until late 2006 he was head writer and producer of the Buckwilde Morning Show WBHJ 95.7 JAMZ- Birmingham, AL He is also a regular guest on the ‘Bob & Tom Radio Show, a syndicated morning show heard by more than six million people every morning. His hilarious prank phone calls are also carried in almost 50 different radio markets including stations in Canada and England.
In addition to terrestrial radio, his prank calls are a main stay on Jaime Foxx's ‘Foxxhole Station' on SIRIUS Satellite Radio.

These same prank calls have been compiled into three nationally released CD's. 2003?s ‘MY MOMMA MADE ME WEAR THIS' , 2005?s ‘CONFESSIONS OF A HIGH SCHOOL BENCH WARMER' and his newest CD, "I'LL SLAP YOU TO SLEEP"

FUN FORECAST
View our full schedule online at www.SideSplittersComedy.com

Appearing September 8 - 11, 2011 is Last Comic Standing finalist TOMMY JOHNAGIN!

Appearing September 29 - October 2 is Last Comic Standing WINNER, the Hemi Guy JON REEP!

Appearing October 27 - 30 is Comedy Central's SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO!

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