Wilshire Comedy Group

Hauppauge, NY, December 21, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Comedienne Gina Scarda opens this great night of comedy.

After retiring from the NYPD, Gina Scarda announced that she was going to be a standup comedian. Her Very Italian family thought she was insane. They attributed this fanatical change of careers to her midlife crisis. They considered the time she used jarred "gravy" on her ziti as part of the same crisis. The humorist is married 21 years (to the same man) and is the mom of 2 teenagers. Since her retirement, the funny lady performs every chance she gets. She has been making audiences laugh with her stories of "The Job", marriage, and the many joys of being Italian. She is currently touring with the Italian Chicks and a member of the See Saw Comedy Troupe. Gina has opened for comedy greats like Adam Ferrara and Dave Attell. Gina was featured on Discovery Health channel’s Fit Family in April 2006 and Bravo’s Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style in November 2007. And since her retirement, has appeared in 3 feature films. On December 20 ,2008 The "Infamous Regina Marie", won the "Long Island’s Funniest " competition held at McGuires Comedy Club in Bohemia, and was named one of the 2008 Top 50 Most Influential Women on Long Island by Long Island Business News. She was recently featured in the December 2009 issue of MORE magazine. In addition, she was voted funniest mom in the world by her teenage kids and their friends. Unfortunately for Gina, none of the titles came with a tiara or a sash. well.... until now.

Also appearing is Stevie GB. Known as "The World's Funniest Accountant", Stevie GB is refreshingly clean on stage. His approach to comedy involves how we deal with everyday life. From working for a living, to voice mail, HMO's, married life and owning a home on Long Island. His well received off-Broadway play, Vampire's Suck, the Musical was also performed at the Vail Leavitt Music Hall in Riverhead.

He also wrote, directed and produced plays in NYC. Six one-act plays were produced at Theatre Studio, Inc.in NYC. (Death Here, Cheeseburger Deluxe Please, What's With Walter, Action Figure, Number One With A Bullet, Benchmarks)

He recently produced and hosted Stevie GB’s Great Big Variety Show held at McGuires Comedy Club.

Headlining this show is Harry Freedman. Harry is a regular opening act for Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), and has worked with some of the top names in show business including Jerry Seinfeld, Tim Allen, Paul Reiser and Drew Carey. Harry’s clean and clever material has consistently won him raves in the comedy industry and he has performed on such shows as “Carolines Comedy Hour,” Stand-up Spotlight with Rosie O’donnel, and “Comedy on the Road.”

This great night of comedy takes place Sunday February 28th at the Paradise Diner, 579 Vets Highway (Rte 454), Hauppauge, NY. Seating starts at 6:30pm, and tickets are $29.95 per person, which includes a 4 course dinner, tax and gratuity. Tickets must be paid in advance. Call 631-724-1778 for reservations.

Wilshire Comedy Group has been producing quality stand-up comedy shows throughout Long Island since 2008. Other fine Long Island restaurants where you can see stand-up comedy produced by Wilshire Comedy Group include Palmer’s American Grille in Farmingdale, Popei’s Restaurant in Sayville, and Oysterman’s Restaurant in Sayville.

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