Stand-Up Comedy in NYM
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Laughs Begin @ 7:30 PM
The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center’s 2024 Performing Arts Series continues on Saturday, February 10th with a night of comedy featuring Jason Schommer & Jodie Maruska at 7:30 p.m. in the Cultural Center’s visual arts gallery space.
All are welcome at this stand-up comedy event (best for ages 16 and up). Snacks and a cash bar will be available. Doors open at 7:00 and the laughs begin at 7:30!
Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. You can buy tickets by clicking below, calling the Cultural Center at 218-385-3339, or stopping by after we re-open on February 1st.
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Jason Schommer is a standup comedian and storyteller who spent two years as the opening act for comedy legend Louie Anderson in Las Vegas and toured with Louie regularly. Comedy icon Louie Anderson said, “Jason is funny, clever, smart, and on his way to the big time!”
As a stand-up comic, Jason has performed in clubs and theaters all over the USA as well as Canada and for the US Military in Japan. A regular performer at The Moth, Jason has won numerous Story Slam competitions and was invited to perform at the GrandSlam at The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul in 2016 and 2023 and in 2018 at The Guthrie Theater and The Pantages Theater in 2022.
Jason has been heard nationally on The Moth Radio Hour as well as featured on the podcast. Jason has worked in New York City for The Rosie O’Donnell Show and has worked behind the scenes in Hollywood as a stand-in for Louie Anderson on the FX television series Baskets. In 2017 Jason released his first live comedy album “Confessions of a Local Celebrity”. Most recently Jason went viral on TikTok by starring in a video with Dave Ryan from KDWB and hitting over 5.3 million views.
“Nobody tells a better story than Jason Schommer. A long-time opener for the legendary Louie Anderson, Schommer is a multi-layered talent who combines stand-up, storytelling, acting, and improv to create a unique experience every time he’s on stage. Jason is a true performer in every sense of the word, and one of the most engaging personalities in all avenues of Twin Cities comedy.” — Patrick Strait, MN Comedy
Jodie Maruska may have grown up in Minnesota, but using the restroom at Cabella’s is as close to camping as she gets! After being asked for her autograph the first night she performed standup, she knew she had found her calling.
20+ years later, Jodie is a comedy veteran who has performed across the country in clubs, events, theaters, casinos, colleges, and yes, even a couple of backyards. In the Twin Cities, she can be seen regularly at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy and the Comedy Corner Underground and some of her favorite recent appearances include co-headlining the Joke Joint Comedy Club and One Man Minneapolis at the Pantages Theater.
Jodie made her debut appearance at the 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival in 2017, where she was thrilled to be a part of the “Best of the Festival” show. Jodie appeals to audiences of all ages and uses her familiar “Minnesota-nice” demeanor to great, unexpected comedic effect. Just don’t ask her to go fishing!
Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door ($2 discount for members).
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Call the Cultural Center at 218-385-3339 with any questions.
