Powell Leonard aka Chuck E. Baby says, "Have a happy holiday season stuffed full of lots of fun stuff!"
The Kong Show Comedy Variety Show Wishes You Lots of Fun Stuff! "Suffering from a case of the Mondays? Laugh your blues away with a slew of hip vaudeville and variety acts sure to keep you in stitches. Don't miss the next Kong Show!" ~ Daily News
THE KONG SHOW: Presidents Day!
We produce 4 Kong Shows a year and we've had some really fun shows this year! The comedy-entertainment writer, Carrie Pretty Penniless Laven (writer for Broke Ass), said that the Kong Show was "Part vaudeville, part stand-up, and all hilarious!" We're looking forward to February 20th! Woo! Hoo!
On Saturdays stop by Cronin & Phelan (38-14 B'way, Astoria, Queens, NY) for some Starlight Karaoke at 11pm plus comedy magic w/ the Kong King of Cards Dave Cremin! Plus once a month, you can come perform at Cronin & Phelan's Open Mic hosted by the Kong Show's own Comedy Magic Irish Dave Cremin!
At Fontana's, 105 Eldrige Street, witness riotous laughter with Jennifer Justice at The Hall of Justice. (You saw Jennifer in the Kong Show! Now check out her show!)
The Kong Show is more than just vaudeville, it's more than you can imagine. It's almost surreal! What's really surreal is Killy Mock Star Dwyer's show Alter Ego Vaudeville Surreal. She rocked her tutu onstage at The Kong Show and she's rocking still every 3rd Sunday at Fontana's in her own show.
Check out the Kong Show fan page on facebook or follow us on Twitter @KongShow for updates on where to see some of the Kong Show's most amazing featured guests in their own shows!
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Monday, February 20th, 2012 @ 7pm
At Cafe Iguana, 240 W. 54th St (B'way)
"It's part vaudeville, part stand-up, and all hilarious!" That's what she said . . .
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Mondays are anything but a laughing matter. I don’t know about you, but after a weekend tarnished by a stormy Sunday, I kind of feel like I got screwed out of my non-work day fun. What’s a girl to do when she has a major case of the Monday Blues? Laugh them off at The Kong Show . . ."
What!? The next Kong Show is not until February 20th 2012!? What is there to do in the meantime? I need a good dose of laughter now! You're in luck. Many of the performers featured in The Kong Show perform in their own shows year round and they also host lots of fun events!
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THE KONG SHOW: THANKSGIVING TOFURKY! 10th Anniversary Show! Monday, November 14th @ 7pm At Cafe Iguana, 240 W. 54th St (B'way) How's this for a mouthful? November 14th - THE KONG SHOW is even better than stuffed THANKSGIVING TOFURKEY! (A pre-Thanksgiving 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Biggest Little Comedy Variety Show in town! It's TOtally Stuffed Full of FUn! It's one wacky wild TuRKEY! It's TOFURKEY!) We produce 4 Kong Shows a year and we've had some really fun shows this year! The comedy-entertainment writer, Carrie Pretty Penniless Laven (writer for Broke Ass), said that the Kong Show was "Part vaudeville, part stand-up, and all hilarious!" We're looking forward to Monday, November 14 for the 10th Anniversary Kong Show! Woo! Hoo!
What!? The next Kong Show is not until Nov. 14!? What is there to do in the meantime? I need a good dose of laughter now! You're in luck. Many of the performers featured in The Kong Show perform in their own shows year round and they also host lots of fun events!
On Tuesday, October 4th, at Fontana's, 105 Eldrige Street, witness riotous laughter with Jennifer Justice at The Hall of Justice. (You saw Jennifer in the Kong Show! Now check out her show!) The Kong Show is more than just vaudeville, it's more than you can imagine. It's almost surreal! What's really surreal is Killy Mock Star Dwyer's show Alter Ego Vaudeville Surreal. She rocked her tutu onstage at The Kong Show and she's rocking still every 3rd Sunday at Fontana's in her own show. Check out the Kong Show fan page on facebook or follow us on Twitter @KongShow for updates on where to see some of the Kong Show's most amazing featured guests in their own shows! |
Powella Productions & The LionHearted Players present
THE KONG SHOW: SUMMER STAYCATION!
The Biggest Little Vaudeville-Style Comedy Variety Show in Town!
Monday, AUGUST 15 @ 7pm
The Iguana VIP Lounge ~ 240 W. 54th Street
(In Manhattan, between 8th Avenue and Broadway)
E train 7th Ave, N or R train to West 57th Street
Hosted by:
Powell Leonard as
Chuck E. Baby
Featuring:
Stand Up Comedy Magic
Irish Dave Cremin
"Suffering from a case of the Mondays? Laugh your blues away with a slew of hip vaudeville and variety acts sure to keep you in stitches." ~ Daily News
Musical Guest: Janene Otten
Burlesque Dancer Sake Fevah Andrew Cordle, Lorraine Klimowich, Cathy Schramm Tickets: $10 in advance/ $15 day of show See clips of THE KONG SHOW on YouTube |
At Cafe Iguana, 240 W 54th St (8th ave) THE KONG SHOW: IT'S TIKI FIESTA TIME! |
Suffering from a case of the Mondays? Laugh your blues away with a slew of hip vaudeville and variety acts sure to keep you in stitches. ~ Daily News
It's Fiesta Time! Get Tickets Now to the deliciously demented comedy variety show:
"THE KONG SHOW!" Monday, June 6
"The show is pure madness! Where else can you go to a Hawaiian Tiki Party held in a Mexican Restaurant (Cafe Iguana) drink a Spicy Diablo Mojito and watch an Irish magician (Dave Cremin) transform a real live audience member into a wooden ventriloquist's dummy. It has to be seen to be believed!!!"
Join Powell Leonard as your host Chuck E. Baby (channeling a hilarious impersonation of a Chuck Barris-like Gong Show 70's TV host) presenting:
the stand up comedy magic of Irish Dave Cremin
musical guest Daniel Tighe "The Sensitive Guy"
plus comedienne Sandy Ehlers
and the sketch comedy antics of the LionHearted Players Andrew Cordle and Cathy Schramm
and more!
Arrive early for Happy Hour in the VIP Lounge and enjoy a pre-show concert by international award-winning musician Andrew Cordle.
"THE KONG SHOW” is vaudeville for the 21st Century live on stage. It’s more than just sketch, it’s more than just stand up, it’s more than you can imagine!
You don't have to wait until show time to check out the Iguana, a spectacular Mexican Restaurant famous for 25 flavors of Margaritas or Mojitos. Stop by any day for a perfect night out! With great drinks, good food and special events, including dance parties and cabaret shows every week. http://iguananyc.com/
THE KONG SHOW: March Madness . . . AGAIN!
The Biggest Little Vaudeville-Style Comedy Variety Show
Monday, March 21 ~ 7pm
The Iguana VIP Lounge ~ 240 W. 54th Street
(In Manhattan, between 8th Avenue and Broadway)
E train to 7th Ave or the N or R train to West 57th Street
Featuring:
The Stand Up Comedy Magic of
Irish Dave Cremin
It's Madness! Dave Cremin will attempt to break Harry Houdini's record of escaping a straitjacket! Not a homemade straitjacket or a trick straitjacket with a secret buckle, but the sort of straitjacket that mental patients really wore in a less-enlightened era of psychiatric care. It’s Madness!
“Suffering from a case of the Mondays? Laugh your blues away with a slew of hip vaudeville and variety acts sure to keep you in stitches.”
~ Daily News
Tickets: $15 day of the show
$10 Advance Tickets online
http://kongshowmadness.eventbrite.com
Powella Productions: 718-482-8790
PowellaProductions@earthlink.net
Hosted by: Powell Leonard as “Chuck E. Baby” and Miss Ella as “Margarita” presenting the stand up comedy magic of Irish Dave Cremin; sketch comedy with LionHearted Players Andrew Cordle Cathy Schramm; musical guests Jennifer “Yo! Snooki” Justice; plus performance artist Killy “Mockstar” Dwyer.
Live pre-show music by Andrew Cordle
“Suffering from a case of the Mondays? Laugh your blues away with a slew of hip vaudeville and variety acts sure to keep you in stitches. Don't miss the LionHearted Players best known for their sold-out variety spoof "American Midol." (Now presenting Powell Leonard as Chuck E. Baby in “The Kong Show.") ~ Daily News
Monday, October 18 @ 7PM
“THE KONG SHOW: FUN and FALLderal!”
FUN FOR ALL
http://funforall.eventbrite.com
The Biggest Little Vaudeville-Style Comedy Variety Show
Fall is here and there’s a forecast of fun for all. Join Powell Leonard as your host Chuck E. Baby (channeling a hilarious impersonation of a Chuck Barris-like Gong Show TV host character) presenting the vaudeville-style comedy variety show: "THE KONG SHOW: FUN and FALLderal!" Monday, October 18 at 7PM, upstairs at the Iguana VIP Lounge, 240 W. 54th Street (Between 8th Avenue and Broadway), featuring the stand up comedy magic of Irish Dave Cremin; the sketch comedy antics of the LionHearted Players: Andrew Cordle, Lorraine Klimowich, and Cathy Schramm; plus special guests, musician Daniel Tighe; comedienne Brooke Hoover; and as seen on “Last Comic Standing” the hilarious comedy duo Rev. Bill & Betty, a.k.a Rik Sansone and Jen Ryan. It's lots of laughs and fall fun for all! "The Kong Show: Fun and FALLderal!"
Arrive early for drinks in the VIP Lounge and enjoy a pre-show concert by international award-winning musician Andrew Cordle.
“THE KONG SHOW” is vaudeville for the 21st Century live on stage. Continuing its legacy of excellence, 8-years of unparalleled success showcasing some of the most talented, soon to be iconic performers, developing their artistic excellence, desired for their legendary appearances, the oft imitated, but never surpassed, “KONG SHOW” is extraordinary! It’s more than just sketch, it’s more than just stand up, it’s more than you can imagine!
On October 18, check out “THE KONG SHOW” at the Iguana, a spectacular Mexican Restaurant famous for its 25 flavors of Margaritas or Mojitos. A perfect place for a night out; with great drinks, good food and a fantastic cabaret room upstairs, the Iguana VIP Lounge. http://iguananyc.com/
(There is a one item food or drink minimum in the Iguana VIP Lounge.)
Monday, October 18 @ 7PM, for One Night Only!THE KONG SHOW: FUN and FALLderal!
Upstairs at the Iguana VIP Lounge 240 W. 54th Street. (Between 8th Avenue and Broadway)BUY YOUR $10* TICKET NOW! (Tickets $15 Day of Show)
http://funforall.eventbrite.com
*Service fees are added to the ticket price and paid by the ticket buyer.
Powella Productions: 718-482-8790
powellaproductions@earthlink.net
The Kong Show!
Monday, March 23rd @ 7PM
Sage Theater, 711 7th Avenue (btwn 47th & 48th St.)
Powella Productions &The LionHearted Players Present:
“The Kong Show: March Madness”
The Biggest Little Vaudeville-Style Variety Show in Times Square!
“Suffering from a case of the Mondays? Laugh your blues away at the Sage Theater featuring a slew of hip vaudeville and variety acts sure to keep you in stitches. Don't miss the LionHearted Players best known for their sold-out variety spoof "American Midol," (now presenting Powell Leonard as “Chuckie E. Baby” in “The Kong Show”) as well as the sketch comic troupe PUNCH 59 and Magician Dave Cremin.”
~ Daily News
Tickets: $15 at door day of the show/ $12 in advance.
For more Info call Powella Productions: 718-482-8790
N/R to 49th St., 1/9 to 50th St., F/V or B/D to 47th-50th St.
http://www.TheKongShowMarchMadness.eventbrite.com
Hosted by: Powell Leonard as “Chuck E. Baby”
Featuring Sketch Comedy w/ LionHearted Players Andrew Cordle & Cathy Schramm,
Out of this World Magic with Magician Dave Cremin,
The comedy of Punch59’s Jen Ryan and Rik Sansone, and
Special guests Ben Lerman, Margot Leitman
The Kong Show!
Monday, September 15 @ 7PM: Powella Productions Presents:
“The Kong Show: The Seven Year Itch Anniversary Special”
The Sage Theater: 711 7th Avenue (btwn 47th & 48th Street)
Tickets: $15 at door day of the show/ $12 in advance.
Buy your ticket online: http://thekongshow7yearitch.eventbrite.com/
Itching for Some Fun?
Check out the Biggest Little Vaudeville-Style Variety Show in Times Square!
“Excellent Show! They were truly nuts . . . and the one who put it over the top
was the magician (Dave Cremin). He was very funny. I can’t remember when I laughed so hard.”
~ Sue Hucko, Freelance Writer, Crossroads Theatre Guild
For one night only, on Monday, September 15 at 7pm, right in the heart of Times Square, at the Sage Theater, located at 711 7th Avenue (between 47th & 48th Street), Powella Productions & the LionHearted Players, the elder statesmen of the live comedy variety show scene, celebrate seven years of bringing to the stage some of the best comedy talent that New York has to offer with, “The Kong Show: The Seven Year Itch Anniversary Special.” Join Miss Ella (as herself) and Powell Leonard (as “Chuckie Baby”) as they host The KONG SHOW (hint: rhymes with the Gong Show) an evening of big-time laughs with the sketch comedy antics of the critically acclaimed Punch59; along with the lion kings of comedy the LionHearted Players; featuring the amazing close-up magic of magician Dave Cremin; plus up-and-coming big-time New York City talents the comedy duo Pembroke and Lu; also featuring the fiery passion of Argentine Tango with international dancer Milly Brig and Seth Asher; and in a triumphant return to the stage Cathy Schramm along with the talented Fannie Plessa for a night of big-time entertainment that would make the great ape King Kong himself proud! A night that would make Fay Wray scream with delight! A night that would make Marilyn Monroe squeal and show her gorgeous gams in that beautiful billowing white dress and coo “Oh, isn’t it just delicious! It’s “The Kong Show: The Seven Year Itch Anniversary Special.” It’s more than just sketch, it’s more than just stand up, it’s more than you can imagine!
Tickets: $15 at door day of the show/ $12 in advance.
Buy your ticket online: http://thekongshow7yearitch.eventbrite.com/
(Get in for $10 if you dress like Marilyn! Guys and Gals, go the whole nine yards or just wear a Marilyn Monroe wig! “Oh, isn’t it just delicious! It’s “The Kong Show: The Seven Year Itch Anniversary Special.”) For more Info call Powella Productions: 718-482-8790
Directions: SUBWAY: N/R to 49th St., 1/9 to 50th St., F/V or B/D to 47th-50th St.
THE LIONHEARTED PLAYERS began as an actor's workshop in the Lower East Side’s Planet One Café in 2001. Since then, producers (and spouses) Powell Leonard and Miss Ella have produced variety, music, and comedy shows featuring some of New York's most talented singers and comedians. Powella productions' The LionHearted Players have performed to packed houses all over New York City including Don't Tell Mama's, Danny's Skylight, the Broadway Comedy Club, and the Undercroft Performance Space. They are excited to be joined by the very talented performers Cathy Schramm and Fannie Plessa!
PUNCH 59 was South Florida's only sketch comedy troupe, logging over 165 performances. The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel calls PUNCH 59 randy, rowdy, scathing satire" and the Miami New Times hailed them as "bold, original, sophisticated sketch comedy." PUNCH 59 recently performed at the Laugh Factory NYC as part of the International Sketch Comedy Festival. PUNCH 59 features Jen Ryan (FringeNYC '04 Outstanding Performance Award) and Rik Sansone (Summer '69).
MAGICIAN DAVE CREMIN puts a twisted spin on old tricks, combining stand-up with magic, illusion, and sleight of hand. You may want to leave the kids - and your larger bills - at home. This ain't your kids' birthday party magic show! www.outofthisworldmagic.com
PEMBROKE AND LU. They’re a Comedy Duo! They’re Political Activists! They’re Pembroke and Lu! Fighting the power through song, strumming the guitar of freedom and blowing the flute of oppression! Get back in the spirit of the sixties with them as they fight the power of today.