Tom McCarthy
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Stand Up Comic/Bon Vivant
A Michigan native who cut his chops working the clubs, contests, dive bars, senior centers and ice cream socials of the 1990's Detroit Comedy Scene. He moved to LA with stars in his eyes and loose change in his pockets and soon found himself performing at some of the most legendary clubs in comedy like the Laugh Factory on the Sunset Strip. He has opened for and worked with Comedy Central and Netflix stars Nate Bargatze, Shane Mauss, Chris Porter, and Alonzo Bodden.
After returning to the Midwest he was able to build on his experience from the West Coast and began to feature and headline some of regions biggest and most significant clubs like Helium in Buffalo, NY, and Crackers in Indianapolis, IN. Now a staple on the Midwest club and festival circuit, he has been seen on "Laughs" on the Fox Network, was a regional finalist on National Lampoon's "Comic Search". Recently he was a featured performer at the prestigious "Brew Ha Ha" festival in front of a record crowd of over 1,500 and had is a headliner at the legendary "Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle" in Royal Oak, MI . He also is the host of the weekly " Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Podcast" where he chats up the biggest names in comedy every Tuesday! Recent guests have included Dave Attell, TJ Miller, Shane Mauss, The Amazing Johnathan, and Noah Gardenswartz among many others. A master story teller who has seen it all and remembers some of it, he does not care if you're laughing with him or at him as long as you are laughing. Look for his debut album "Say It, Don't Spray It" available Spring 2019. |
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Check out new episodes of the Comedy Castle Podcast every Tuesday! www.comedycastlepodcast.com Also available on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts & Google Podcasts. UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS December 7th The Hitchin Post Wilton, WI 8:00 December 11th Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Royal Oak, MI 7:30 December 21st Windsor Sportsmens Club Windsor, ON 8:00 December 31st Holly Hotel New Year's Eve w/Norm Stulz Sr Holly, MI 8:00&10:00 January 2nd 2020 The Brass Rail Adrian, MI 8:00 January 11th Dooley's Mt. Clemens, MI 8:00 January 16th 2020 Fischer Hall Frankenmuth, MI 8:00 January 31st Mo Laffs Bus Tour Detroit, MI 8:00 February 13th Club 702 Midland, MI 8:00 February 22nd Adrian Brewery Adrian, MI 8:00 March 19-21 One Night Stan's Waterford, MI 7:30 & 9:30 April 3-4 Big Tommy's Novi, MI 8:00 http://www.comedycastlepodcast.com/ |