Why is Sunday, September 7th so special? Because not only is it the birthday of Gloria Gaynor (singer of "I Will Survive," the best break-up song EVER and my favorite karaoke pick), but it is also the night of some of the shiniest rising stars around---Jeff Applebaum, Kevin Munroe, and Big Al Gonzales!
New York City native, Jeff Applebaum examines his life experiences, which include being the only white kid on his Little League team in Queens, having a Chinese wife who orders from take-out menus in fluent Mandarin, and raising a pre-teen son who calls himself “Jewnese,” because he says it sounds better than “Chine-ish.” Jeff recently made his national TV debut on CBS as a comedian on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." Jeff also played the principal role of Joey Bishop in the long-running musical tribute "The Rat Pack Is Back," in San Francisco, Chicago, and Las Vegas. Jeff is also credited and appears in the blockbuster film "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring Will Smith. Jeff has been entertaining people all around North America for over 12 years, including audiences of more than 10,000 people at the ARCO Arena (in Sacramento) and the Anaheim Convention Center. Jeff won the "Comedian of the Year - 2003" in the SF Bay Area Cabaret Competition.
Kevin Munroe is a very tall and very funny comedian originally from...well...we don't know exactly where he's from because he won't exactly say. But he has a Carribbean accent and listening to him reminds you of a lazy, tropical beach and one very, VERY potent tropical drink. Kevin was a finalist in this year’s Rooster T. Feathers Annual Comedy Competition and he's a favorite in the SF comedy scene. Kevin also produced the long running “Ebony & Irony” show. He's an amazing talent and also just a really cool person. You can catch Kevin at all the major comedy clubs in the area and he makes regular appearances at the SF Punchline on Sunday nights.
Finally, we welcome back another very funny and popular comedian and a regular guest on the John Miller Program, Big Al Gonzales. If you are a comic in this area, you know that everywhere you go, you're gonna run into Big Al Gonzales and he's gonna be working his ass off. He has a great work ethic and everyone can learn something from him. Big Al produces, books, and performs in some of the biggest and best comedy clubs in the SF bay area, including the San Jose Improv and Club Deluxe. Big Al is also a regular at the SF Punchline and Rooster T. Feathers in Sunnyvale, he performed with Big City Improv for four years and was voted Best in the Bay (2002). Recently Big Al featured with with Rich Vos at Rooster T. Feathers and he produced and headlined the popular Fiesta de Comedy Show at the San Jose Improv.
We're going to be asking Big Al questions about the Do's and Don'ts of the comedy business in this area and gain some valuable insights into what it takes to succeed at the best clubs around. Call in with any questions.
Tune in!
Listen to the John Miller Program with Susan Maletta this Sunday night at 10pm to midnight!
87.9 FM in San Francisco and Los Angeles or PIRATECATRADIO.COM, FCCFREE.COM and THEJOHNMILLERPROGRAM.COM every Sunday night at 10pm!
Call in (if you have any balls at all) 415-341-1199.
(Coming soon to the JMP... favorite celebrity guest of the JMP... Robert Hawkins!!! Mark September 14th down on your calendars.)
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