Tom McCarthy
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 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Detroit, MI, 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. 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, Chris Kattan, and Mick Foley 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. Make sure to check out his new album "Say It, Don't Spray It" available on I-Tunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon. |
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 September 23-24, 2022 Traverse City Comedy Club Traverse City, MI October 8, 2022 Paw Paw Playhouse Paw Paw, MI 8:00 October 13, 2022 Bus Stop Bar Birch Run, MI 8:00 October 30, 2022 313 Shipping Co Detroit, MI 7:30 December 3, 2022 Whole Hearted Winery New Hudson, MI 6:45, 8:30 December 4, 2022 313 Shipping Co Detroit, MI 7:30 December 7, 2022 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Royal Oak, MI 7:30 December 10, 2022 Sheraton (private event) Saginaw, MI January 11, 2023 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Royal Oak, MI 7:30 January 20-22, 2023 One Night Stan's Waterford, MI 7:00 and 9:30 January 26, 2023 Detroit House of Comedy Detroit, MI 7:30 February 3, 2023 Portofino Wyandotte, MI 7:30 February 25, 2023 Boot Jack Tavern Manitou Beach, MI 8:00 March 4, 2023 The Laughter Machine Westland, MI 7:30 June 8-10, 2023 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Royal Oak, MI 7:30 http://www.comedycastlepodcast.com/ |