Tonight in Burlington, Vermont...Vermont's Best (and maybe only) Comedy Club / Show!!!

Tonight we're going to rock the Burlington and Colchester region...the Hampton Inn, Colchester proudly presents our "semi-new" Bonkerz Comedy Club. With the holiday season in full swing, EVERYONE I know needs to take a break. I don't know about you but some uncontrollable good-natured laughter...couldn't hurt. Tonight (as in Thursday 12/17/09) is a special evening for our comedy club. Tonight, we are giving back to the community, ticket prices remain the same but a portion of the proceeds from tonight's show will go to our local Rotary Club. Rotarian business leaders think locally and act globally. Come out tonight and support Rotary and at the same time enjoy "letting your hair down". Lets face it...you deserve a break!

Carmen Vallone, our headliner, will be on tonight and tomorrow (two shows on Friday). He's been seen on "Last Comic Standing", CBS National Lampoon's Comedy Night, HBO Comedy Arts Festival, and Nick at Nite. He's an exceptional comedian that will take your mind off credit card debit, wrapping gifts, and/or what to do with fruit cakes (speaking of which...did you hear about Artie Fletcher coming back our New Year's Eve event???). Mr. Artie Fletcher is returning by popular demand and its his night to shine. Ring in the New Year with New York's Bad Boy of Comedy. Can't make the big event??? We are also offering a show on NEW YEARS DAY! What's more funny the Artie Fletcher??? Artie Fletcher with no sleep and hung over!!! Cannot wait to see the New Years Eve and New Years Day events.

Click on the link below to get a sneak peak at one of Carmen's performances:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6989773

Hope to see you tonight or at one of the two Comedy shows this Friday evening.

Burlington, Vermont has gone BONKERZ - Awesome weekend of comedy shows!

Remember "Hannibal" from the show A-Team??? For those of you that don't...Colonel John H. "Hannibal" Smith led a band of misfit retired soldiers on mission after mission to help a needy cause. Nothing ever went as planned. Yet, by the end of each show, the team was always successful.

All the pieces of the puzzle miraculously would fall into place, and Hannibal would exclaim "I love it when a plan comes together!".


Our first weekend with the Bonkers comedy club in Burlington Vermont was a tremendous success!!! Hundreds and hundreds of people flocked to the Hampton Inn, Burlington for the grand opening of our Bonkers Comedy Club. The local management team that pulled this off, should be incredibly proud of themselves (Maureen, Jim, Vicky, Darcy, Joe...they're my version of the A-Team...except leave out the part about them being misfits). Another huge thank you to our sponsor's WIZN (Classic Rock that REALLY Rocks) and Bud Light...we could not do it without your help and support.

And as Hannibal would say..."I love it when a plan comes together!"

GREAT JOB!!!

Friday night was our grand opening. We had an acoustic act from 7-8pm. It gave attendees time to have a drink, mingle, grab a bite to eat and settle in for what promised to be a great night of Comedy. At eight o'clock the opening act, took the stage and warmed up the crowd. By 8:30...Artie Fletcher "New York City's Bad Boy of Comedy" hit the stage like I have never seen before. It was obvious from the start that Artie knows the region well and had played the Burlington market in the past. Fans from days gone by, had called in and reserved their seats in advance. You could tell it was special for both them and Artie. Artie was enjoying himself so much that he ran 30 to 45 minutes long. On multiple occasions, he said . "Okay, this is the last one"...15 minutes later he was still up on stage, sharing stories and having a great time. At the end of the show, Artie took time to sign autographs, sell CDs and take pictures with the fans.

Afterwards, we headed over to the Hampton Inn's on-site restaurant T-bones. There we discussed our plans for New Year's. While not all the details are worked out, I am pretty sure we will be ringing in the New Year on "Fletcher Time". We are already planning our own "stimulus packages" for this very special evening.

Always remember..."Laughter is the Best Medicine"

BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB at the Hampton Inn, Colchester, Vermont
(802) 655-6177 call in advance to reserve your seats and/or make group reservations
Our Local Sponsors...WIZN & Bud Light
BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB is located at the Hampton Inn, Colchester, just off exit, I-89, next to Costco (Lower Mountainview Drive)
OUR NEXT SHOW...

HEADLINER CARMEN VALLONE
Thursday, December 17th at 7:30 and Friday, December 18th at 8pm and 10pm

HAMPTON INN & SUITES - BURLINGTON, VERMONT http://www.burlingtonvt.hamptoninn.com/

Bonkerz Comedy Club in Burlington / Colchester, Vermont

Today's the day...I am seriously pumped! Our new BONKERZ comedy club is set to open in just a few hours. In addition to running a large hotel in West Virginia. I also opened and operated my own comedy club for two years. A tremendous amount of work goes into starting a comedy club and I am really proud of my local management team that made this a reality.

Our first show is tonight, with doors opening at 7 PM (and two shows tomorrow night at 8pm and 10pm). In addition to an opening act, we also have some local entertainment. This week's headliner Artie Fletcher... is out of this world. I could not ask for anyone better for our grand opening night. I hear he is already at the hotel, planning his own New Year's Eve celebration in Burlington. It's not set in stone but ringing in the New Year "Fletcher Style" has some merit.

New York City's Bad Boy of Comedy, ARTIE FLETCHER as seen on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The Late Show with David Letterman”. No Stranger to film and television, Artie has been taking the industry by storm. He has been seen in dozens of TV appearances including Law and Order, Third Watch, and NYPD Blue. He has performed his dynamic act in such places as Las Vegas, Atlantic City and even Radio City Music Hall in New York.

BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB at the Hampton Inn, Colchester, Vermont

(802) 655-6177 call in advance to reserve your seats and/or make group reservations

I want to send out a huge "thank you" to our local sponsors...WIZN & Bud Light

BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB located at the Hampton Inn, Colchester, just off exit, I-89, next to Costco (Lower Mountainview Drive)

OUR NEXT SHOW...

Thursday, December 17th at 7:30 and Friday, December 18th at 8pm and 10pm