The Bradford County Regional Arts Council (BCRAC) presents Wise Crackers Comedy, featuring Jim Dailakis, Mike Eagan and master of ceremonies Scott Bruce, on Jan. 22, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts at the Keystone Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at www.bcrac.org. This show is made possible through the generous support of Henry Dunn, Inc.
If you spend an evening with the Wise Crackers, you’re guaranteed one thing – laughs. With an established club at the Mohegan Sun Casino and touring performances across the region and the nation, Wise Crackers has been delivering those laughs to audiences for years.
Australian Greek actor / writer / comedian Jim Dailakis has been touring the U.S.A. for the last 15 years, headlining in major comedy clubs including Caroline’s, Stand Up New York, Broadway and The Laugh Factory all in New York City. He’s also performed at The Borgata in Atlantic City and in 44 of the United States.
He has performed worldwide in Australia, at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Pilandri International Comedy Festival the Montréal Comedy Festival, all across Canada and in the Cayman Islands. He performed for The IG Corporate 53 City Tour across Canada in sold-out 2000-plus seat theaters. He also performs for English-speaking Greek communities around the world.
Dailakis has worked with the likes of Larry the Cable Guy, Kevin Nealon, Caroline Rhea, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Weird Al Yankovic and alongside Brad Garrett from Everybody Loves Raymond at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mike Eagan has more than twenty-five years of stage experience and has made his mark from coast to coast and beyond. You can catch him regularly in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. He spent years as the mc/host/creative director of famed New York City hot spots like Catch A Rising Star and Dangerfield’s. He has also enjoyed a stellar career in radio where his quick wit and ability to ad-lib earned him the coveted morning show for a number of different stations in the New York metropolitan area. Currently, he is in demand at comedy clubs, corporate events, and anywhere great comedy is available.
Mike has performed professionally at Caroline’s, Catch a Rising Star, The Comedy Stop, Comedy Works, The Comedy Zone, Wiseguys, City Steam, Comedy Cabaret, Comedy Cove, Comix at Foxwoods, Comedy Connection, Rascal’s, Goodnights, Wisecrackers, Borgata and Tropicana, Atlantic City, Cozzy’s Comedy Club, Dangerfield’s, Lake Ontario Playhouse, Georgine’s, Nick’s Comedy Stop, Mohegan Sun, The Turning Stone, Jokers Wild Comedy Club, The Friar’s Club (NYC), EJ’s Landing, Helium, Crackers, Funnybone, Silver Legacy, Las Vegas, and many colleges, bridge openings, and everywhere in between.
If you frequent your local comedy club you may have caught master of ceremonies Scott Bruce. It’s hard to find a venue that has not taken advantage of his many and varied talents. You may catch him on a cruise ship, at a nightclub in Las Vegas, or a Moose Lodge in rural Pennsylvania. The one thing you are guaranteed is a good time and a lot of laughs. His quick wit, adlibbing ability, and natural timing make not just a great comic, but also one of the most sought after MC’s working today.
About the 2015-2016 Nightlife on the Susquehanna Series: Wise Crackers – Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, 7:30 p.m. – Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, Keystone Theatre; The Hickory Project – Saturday, March 5, 2016, 7:30 p.m. – Guthrie Performing Arts Center, Sayre Theatre; Scarborough Fair: A Simon and Garfunkel Experience – Thursday, March 17, 2016, 7:30 p.m., Guthrie Performing Arts Center, Sayre Theatre; Marc Berger and RIDE – Saturday, April 9, 2016, 7:30 p.m. – Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, Keystone Theatre; Kilrush – Saturday, May 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m. – Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, Keystone Theatre.
About the Bradford County Regional Arts Council: Established in 1976, the BCRAC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building and supporting a thriving regional arts community by advocating for the Arts, cultivating quality arts programming and preserving Bradford County’s historic theatres as venues for performances, community events and movies. For more information, visit BCRAC online at www.bcrac.org or www.facebook.com/BCRAC.
