What's So Funny? with Joe Matarese & Matt Bellace and special guest Jim Florentine

Florentine will be doing a 25min standup set followed by a live shrink session with a real psychologist and Q&A with the crowd.

GENERAL ADMISSION - $10

Featuring
JIM FLORENTINE
DAN NATURMAN

Veteran Veteran stand-up comedian Joe Matarese hosts this unique show that reveals the truth behind the comedy. Watch the comedians perform and then have their stand-up humorously psychoanalyzed by Joe Matarese and an actual therapist. Joe and the therapist discuss the comedians issues and then lay down the law with some seriously tough-love. This show is a raw and edgy look at comedians and their life problems. 
 “Every comedian I love has issues,” says Matarese. “And I think getting to the heart of what drives their comedy and making them face their issues might help them grow as people. I also want to watch them squirm.”

JOE MATARESE
Joe Matarese grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ and at the age of nineteen moved his standup act from his parent¹s basement to the local Philadelphia clubs. Three years after breaking into the Philly comedy scene, he moved to New York City to pursue his life long dream. He soon became a regular at all the A-list comedy clubs and was paving his path in show business. Joe's completely autobiographical act pokes fun at his subtly dysfunctional Italian family, his own neuroses, life with a newborn baby boy, and his marriage to a psychologist (his perfect match). After 20 years of failed relationships, his main objective is fixing Joe ­ he has to if he wants this relationship to work. Joe¹s talent for turning real life struggles into comedic gems quickly landed him appearances on the most sought after TV and radio shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents (his very own 1/2 hour special), The Howard Stern Show and Breuer Unleashed on Sirius Satellite Radio, Howard On Demand, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, and NBC's Last Comic Standing. You may also recognize him from Bravo¹s reality series Better Half where he teaches his wife to perform standup and she brings home the $20,000 prize. Joe has also hit the stage four times at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival, leading to two development deals with major television networks. Joe's acting resume also recently grew when he landed a guest starring role on IFC's Zrock playing an annoying yuppie with a pet bulldog, and a stand out performance in Howard TV's hit show "Show In The Hallway" playing a cop who becomes obsessed with Robin Quivers. If you want to catch Joe live he now tours regularly with Artie Lange from the Howard Stern Show at world famous venues such as Carnegie Hall. Check him out - within minutes you will feel like your life is perfect!

DAN NATURMAN
Dan Naturman began performing stand-up comedy while a student at Fordham University School of Law. After graduating, he decided to let $80,000 worth of education go to waste and devote himself to comedy full time. Dan’s charming self-deprecating style has since made him a hit with comedy club audiences from coast to coast. He was the favorite of celebrity judges Drew Carey and Brett Butler on Last Comic Standing 2 and has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. He can also be seen on his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special. Dan recently returned from Iraq where he performed for the troops.

MATT BELLACE
Matt Bellace, Ph.D. is a motivational speaker and stand-up comedian living in NYC. Dr. Bellace has unique background - Ph.D. in clinical psychology and over a decade of experience performing at colleges, high schools and comedy clubs across the country. Matt’s credits include truTV's "The Smoking Gun Presents," Howard Stern TV, 2005 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and Sirius XM's Comedy Channels.