Events of Interest:

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 8:30 p.m.

Riot Act Comedy Theater, 801 E St NW, Washington DC

Gay-larious!

It's back! Co-founders Chris Doucette and Zach Toczynski along with the hilarious Claudia Cogan and Brad Loekle make up our brilliant opening lineup for a bigger, more fabulous version of Gay-larious at Riot Act Comedy Theater. The first Wednesday of every month is dedicated to Gay-larious and will feature gay and gay-friendly comics from all over the world.

The lineup for the first show September 7th is tremendous:

Brad Loekle - He hit the scene in recent years as one of the freshest and wildest gay comedians in America. He can currently be seen weekly on TruTV's new original series The Smoking Gun Presents... This "Best Week Ever" style show features celebrities and comedians giving their take on some of the most outrageous criminal video footage there is. Mr. Loekle is enjoying two seasons of success with TruTV and is currently signed on board through season 3 of this series.

Claudia Cogan - (pictured) A fixture on the New York comedy scene. She has appeared at Gotham, Comix, Stand Up New York, M Bar, UCB and multiple comedy festivals and colleges throughout the US. She took her act all the way to broadcast tv on Last Comic Standing 7 as semi-finalist. Claudia has been nominated for "Best Female Stand Up" three years in a row in the ECNY (Excellence In Comedy NY) Awards and in 2008, Claudia won the first ever Time Out New York "Joke of the Year." She made her cable tv debut in 2009 on Here tv's Hot Gay Comics.

Chris Doucette - Won 1st place at the Snubfest Comedy Festival in Chicago. Chris was selected as a feature comic at the Charleston Comedy Festival, Baltimore Comedy Festival, Baltimore Artscape Festival, and headlined the Ganymede Arts Festival. He has performed on FOX, NPR, The Joey Reynolds Show on WOR 710AM and Comedy Nonsense on WJFK 106.7 FM. He has appeared in The Washington Post Express, Miami Sun-Sentinel, Metro Weekly, Time Out New York, Next Magazine, New York Post and the Village Voice.

Zach Toczynski - Crowned first round winner of the 2004 and 2005 "Baltimore's Funniest Person Contest" at the Baltimore Comedy Factory. Zach has been featured in the DC-based "Metro Weekly Magazine" as one of DC's best new comics. Zach has performed at clubs around the country - from DC to Detroit to San Francisco. With an over-the-top personality and a compelling style, Zach wows the crowd every time.

Visit Riot Act Comedy Theater's website, www.riotactcomedy.com, for more information and to purchase tickets - $15.

Oct 13-16, 2011

Riot Act
Comedy Theater
801 E Street NW
Washington DC

Judy Gold

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She is great at everything she does, and we are lucky to have her. Emmy Award winning actress and comedian Judy Gold struts her stuff at Riot Act Comedy Theater Oct 13th thru Oct 16th. There are not many things Judy has not accomplished in her career, including winning an ACE award for her 1/2 hour HBO special and winning two Emmy Awards for writing and producing "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." She has appeared on everything from "Ugly Betty," "Law & Order," "Law & Order SVU," "Hollywood Squares," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "The Conan O'Brien Show" to even hosting her own show on HBO "At the Multiplex with Judy Gold." Judy can also be seen regularly on Tru TV's "The Smoking Gun Presents" and she recently guest-hosted ABC's "The View." Judy Gold is a blast.

Featuring for Judy is Jeff Kreisler....a modern day Bill Hicks...who even won the prestigious Bill Hicks Spirit Award for Thought Provoking Comedy. Jeff is also the author of the bestselling HarperCollins satire "Get Rich Cheating" (see Oct 12th at Riot Act). He is a brilliant comic and a wonderful addition to this show.

Visit Riot Act Comedy Theater's website, https://riotactcomedy.com, for more information and to purchase tickets - $17-$20.

A talented comic and actor of stage and screen Jason Stuart makes his triumphant return to DC in the form of Riot Act Comedy Theater November 17th thru the 20th.

Jason is a comic's comic and one that other comics enjoy and appreciate. They also love to put him on their shows....hence his appearances on "Will & Grace", "George Lopez", "Everybody Hates Chris", "House, M.D.", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and "Charmed", to name a few. He was also appeared on "The Closer" and received rave reviews for his work on HBO's award winning drama "Gia". One of Jason's most memorable and hilarious characters was 'Dr. Thomas', the gay family therapist on "My Wife and Kids".

Visit Riot Act Comedy Theater's website, https.//riotactcomedy.com, for more information and to purchase tickets - $17-$20.