May
3

“Tickle Me Tuesday” Comedy Showcase ft. Ray Zawodni, Joey Zsa Zsa, Matt Light with John “J Saxx” Watkins Nuvo Entertainment presents a special Tuesday night comedy showcase hosted by Earnest Moore, featuring national touring comedians Ray Zawodni, Joey Zsa Zsa & Matt Light - with special musical performance by John “J Saxx” Watkins!

Tuesday, May 3


Join us as we return for our recurring “Tickle Me Tuesday” Comedy Showcase presented by Nuvo Entertainment, featuring some of the most hilarious rising star comedians from around the country! Seating is limited, so get your tickets today and dress to impress for an evening of top-shelf comedy at its finest!
 


 

Matt Light

Matt Light- one of the hottest comedians in the industry today. He takes every topic in life and twists them on their head with the perfect mix of charm and tell-it-like-it-is attitude. Now in remission from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, his new outlook to make people laugh at life and death, and enjoy the silly observations of that comes with it, is contagious when he’s on stage – as told on the front cover of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Matt has his only monthly comedy show case called “Lights out” at the Pittsburgh Improv, he hosts “Man on the street” for WDVE Morning Show and has performed in front of clubs and colleges across the United States.
 


 

Joey Zsa Zsa

Joey Zsa Zsa has reinvented and facilitated his natural raw skills to elevate his talents to new heights. Joey Zsa Zsa performs his own original stand-up comedy, traveling from state to state sharing his ideas, experiences, and views. Whether it’s Stand-Up comedy, acting, or hosting an event, performing is always executed with vigorous energy.
 


 

Ray Zawodni

Ray Zawodni is a stand-up comedian based in the Pittsburgh area. Over the past 4 years, he has used his devilish good looks and boyish charm to entertain audiences all over the east coast. Zawodni is a regular performer at the Pittsburgh Improv and the Arcade Comedy Theater. He also performs at colleges, clubs and bars all across the region and has shared the stage with fellow comedians Ralphie May, Bruce Bruce, Tom Segura, John Witherspoon, Loni Love and Bret Ernst.
 


 

John “J Saxx” Watkins

John “J Saxx” Watkins, born in Cleveland Ohio developed his love for music at the early age of 8 listening to his father Rev. John C. Watkins, his uncle Lamar Gaines and his grandfather Charles Pace. Following in his family’s footsteps J Saxx picked up the saxophone and never put it down. Having the opportunity to enroll into the Cleveland School of Arts, allowed J Saxx to expand his knowledge of wind instruments as well as music theory and music production.
 
Some of J Saxx earlier influences stemmed from local sensations like Russell Thompson, Kenny Legrand and Eddie Baccus, Jr. to National recording artist Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Grover Washington Jr.,Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Everett Harp, Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright, Cecil Rucker, Eric Gould, Michael Becker, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, David Sandborn, Kenny G, and Thelonius Monk. After Leading his band Notes and Sounds performing at several events as well as TV programs like FOX8 morning show, Jazz saxophonist and recording artist John “J Saxx” Watkins is launched his solo career.
 
Johns sound truly represents that common fabric that unifies all music across many mediums, from traditional Jazz to old school R&B, fusion and pop; music that reaches all generations and age groups from both ends of the spectrum. They present new platform laced with a familiar touch of the old, connecting all genres of music through one unified platform. J Saxx has shared the stage with the Whispers, GC Cameron and the Temptations, performed at the Black Heritage Festival in Kentucky, he has also performed musical production play starring movie actor Leon.
 
Ending 2012 on the cover of Lifestyles Magazine, and starting 2013 with his debut Jazz single release “ In My Soul” being aired on 107.3fm the Wave. In 2014, John “J Saxx” Watkins showcased the launch of his solo career at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland Ohio in front of a sold out crowd. J Saxx is set to release his second single “Acid Rain” slated for rotation the beginning of the second quarter laying the ground work for an impressive launch to his career. At the January 2015 NAMM Show in California, J Saxx became an endorser for Antigua Winds saxophone, Theo Wanne Mouth pieces and Legere reeds.

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