Final Ha! Ha! Hartford! of the Season - Girls Gone...Funny!
Laugh it up at The Bushnell with three hysterical women – Maureen Langan, Michele Balan, and Shelia Kay.
Hartford, CT – May 5, 2008 – Ha! Ha! Hartford closes out its 07-08 season with some wildly funny ladies you won’t want to miss. Join host 96.5 TIC’s Damon Scott at The Bushnell’s final Ha! Ha! Hartford! of the season on May 16, 2008 at 8:30 pm in Belding Theater. The evening will feature the comedic talents of Maureen Langan, Michele Balan, and Shelia Kay. The Ha! Ha! Hartford! series is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation. Comedians have been booked with the assistance of Treehouse Comedy Productions (www.treehousecomedy.com).
Tickets for Ha! Ha! Hartford! are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting The Bushnell Box Office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.bushnell.org. Groups of 20 or more should call (860) 987-5959. Tickets prices are $15-$22. This show is not recommended for children under the age of 17 due to some content intended for mature audiences.
Ha! Ha! Hartford host Damon Scott is also host of 96.5 TIC-FM’s weekday afternoon show “The Damon Scott Show with Jeannine Jersey.” He's been in broadcasting for over 18 years. Damon is a regular contributor to the Satellite Comedy Network and operates his own production company producing commercials and imagery for stations all around the country.
Maureen Langan is co-host of Greenstone Media’s “Radio Ritas” talk show. She performs at the Tropicana in Atlantic City and Las Vegas, Caroline's on Broadway, The Comic Strip, and the esteemed NY Friars Club. Maureen was also a winner of the Bud Lite Ladies of Laughter Funniest Women Contest and has appeared on TV’S Comic’s Unleashed With Byron Allen and is a reoccurring correspondent on Dan Abrams on Court TV. Maureen often tours with Joy Behar as her opening act. Her stand-up is perky, with great energy, and leaves you with a gusto of laughs. Her material touches on her Irish heritage and the stereotypes associated with being Irish, marriage and, relationships. She's a bit of a storyteller and doesn't leave much time in between laughs. www.maureenlangan.com
Michele Balan launched into the national comedy spotlight as a finalist and 4th place fininsher in Season 6 on NBC'S long running comedy series Last Comic Standing. She's witty and articulate, and as soon as she opens her mouth you know she's from the Big Apple. Big attitude and all. She's clever and her material always seems to be evolving. Backstage Magazine called her "One of the Top Ten Stand-ups. " She has appearaed in the famed Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and has also appeared on Comedy Central. She recently relased her second comedy dvd entitled "Live...Just Barely" which follwed the very successful "Nerotic by Nature" CD relaese. www.comicbalan.com
Shelia Kay is a comedy veteran of over twenty years. She recently relocated from LA to the sunny confines of New Jersey. What exit do you say? Exit stage FUNNY! She’ s a one women laugh riot. She has twice been nominated for an American Comedy Award for Funniest Female in a Club. Sheila has appeared on a comedy special for the Playboy Channel along with numerous appearances on A&E, HBO’s Not Necessarily the News, Girl’s Night Out on Lifetime (twice), Showtime and FOX TV. She’s regular in Atlantic City and Las Vegas and has also appeared on NBC TV’S Providence. Sheila’s material touches on topics ranging from sex, to dieting, to life in general.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell is Connecticut’s premier performing arts center, hosting more than 350 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. The Bushnell is home to two theaters- the historic 2,800-seat Mortensen Hall, and the 907-seat Belding Theater, a state-of-the-art performance hall that opened in 2001. The Bushnell’s nationally-recognized arts-in-education program, PARTNERS (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), now in its 14th year, is a cross-community educational effort serving 22 schools in 12 districts throughout the Greater Hartford area. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.