There's a new Thursday night show at the Monroe Center for the Arts.
A city like Hoboken could always use more laughs. Starting this Thursday, and every Thursday night thereafter, Hobokenites can find them at a new comedy club opening at the Monroe Center for the Arts at 720 Monroe St. The club, on the building's second floor, is a joint venture between comedy promoter Bob Gonzo and event planner JoAnn Corso, who organizes entertainment and charity events through her company Heart-n-Soul Events, and also runs a non-profit called the United Miracles Network. Corso is friends with New Jersey based “bad boy” comedian Mike Marino, who introduced Corso to his manager Gonzo. Corso, who lives at the Jersey Shore, said she had been interested in putting together something in Hoboken. When she discovered the Monroe …
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Hobokenites get ready to launch their new sketch comedy Web show, 'Loft in Space.'
The premise for "Loft in Space," an upcoming sketch comedy show based in Hoboken, is pretty straightforward. A bunch of guys live in a loft. It's in space. Hilarity ensues. The brainchild of Bill Hamilton, Dave Calamoneri, Marc Giannotti and Frankie Dave Maggio—who also play together in rock band Nipsey—"Loft in Space" may well be what puts Hoboken on the comedy map. "We've all wanted to do sketch comedy for a long time," said Hamilton, who has a background in television production and editing. Last year, the four guys began throwing around ideas for the show, finding influences in other shows like "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!," "Mr. Show," the movie Spinal Tap, and comedians like Richard Pryor, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis…
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Andrew
1:56 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
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