‘Politics is not a laughing matter.’ Or IS it? Come to Joe Shaw’s fundraiser Saturday.

By
Vern Nelson
– June 24, 2010Posted in: "The OC", 2010 elections, COMEDY, Fresh Juice, huntington beach, Joe Shaw

Dancin’ off the transom was this note from HB Council candidate Joe Shaw:

‘Politics Is No Laughing Matter’

Comedy Show and Fundraiser
Joe Shaw For City Council

Join us for a night of comedy and politics featuring five stand-up comics – Katsy Chappell and Friends – at a fundraiser for Joe Shaw for City Council.

Hosts: Former Huntington Beach Mayors Jill Hardy, Debbie Cook & Connie Boardman, Chairman of the DPOC Frank Barbaro, Costa Mesa City Councilwoman Katrina Foley, and Fullerton City Councilwomen Sharon Quirk-Silva & Pam Keller

Saturday, June 26, 2010
4 – 6 PM

Headliner $500
Stand-up $250
Sketch comic $100
Open Mike $25 – minimum

Home of Jill Hardy
19082 Hamden Lane
Huntington Beach 92646
RSVP 714-858-0599

Pay or donate here:
http://www.joeshawforhb.com/joeshawforhb/Contribute.html

appetizers, wine &  beer bar

Our Comics:

Diane Kawasaki – a Japanese-Korean-American Little Person with a mission to confront stereotypes and ignorance through comedic performance. She performs stand-up comedy at comedy clubs in Los Angeles and is part of the Preferred Parking Comedy Tour.
Rudy Boehmer – A regular at the Ice House and Comedy Store. Rocket Scientist by day, Rockin’ comic by night.
Kito Robinson – Newly Barred in Southern California, this counselor knows all the rules of funny! She brings intelligent and funny together for a perfect balance of humor.
Steve Bruner – is always in demand. He works clubs, colleges all over the country. He’s a favorite on cruise ships. His unique slice of life observations leave audiences in stitches begging for more.
Katsy Chappell – She has opened for Howie Mandel, Judy Tenuta and was Patti Labelle’s opening act for two years. She has just returned from entertaining the troops in Iraq and Kuwait. Voted Entertainer of the Year by the Bob Hope USO SHOWS – our Nations Armed Forces have called her ‘Vivacious Bodacious and Outrageous.’


If you can’t attend this weekend, please consider making a donation to the campaign.
http://www.joeshawforhb.com/joeshawforhb/Contribute.html

Paid for by Joe Shaw for Huntington Beach City Council ID # 1318702.
9114 Adams Ave. #292
Huntington Beach CA 92646
714-858-0599

www.joeshawforhb.com

About Vern Nelson

Greatest pianist/composer in Orange County, and official political troubadour of Anaheim and most other OC towns. Regularly makes solo performances, sometimes with his savage-jazz band The Vern Nelson Problem. Reach at vernpnelson@gmail.com, or 714-235-VERN.