Stand-up comedians Jon Reep and Etta May join forces to bring plenty of laughs to the Performing Arts Center at 两性色午夜 University at Tuscarawas on January 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Winner of NBC鈥檚 鈥淟ast Comic Standing鈥 season 5, Jon Reep is known to millions as the redheaded hillbilly in the Dodge Ram commercials who leans out of a beat-up car and utters the now famous line: 鈥淭hat thing gotta Hemi?鈥 Known for his blue-collar comedy, he has been on Comedy Central鈥檚 鈥淧remium Blend,鈥 the half-hour special 鈥淐omedy Central Presents: Jon Reep鈥 and his own special 鈥淛on Reep: Metro Jethro.鈥 He has also been on TBS鈥檚 鈥淧it Stop Comedy鈥, NBC鈥檚 鈥淟ate Friday鈥 and CMT鈥檚 鈥淐omedy Club鈥 and 鈥淐omedy Stage鈥 among others.
Etta May, winner of the prestigious American Comedy Awards 鈥淐omic of the Year,鈥 is hailed as the 鈥淧olyester Princess.鈥 The reigning Queen of Southern Sass delivers a high-powered, take-no-prisoners performance full of truth, irony, humor and wisdom. This trailer park goddess has appeared on Oprah, Showtime, CMT, CBS Sunday Morning, ABC, Columbia Pictures, and NBC. She headlines the hugely successful Southern Fried Chicks Comedy Tour and touts a huge fan base on SiriusXM comedy channels.
Tickets for Jon Reep & Etta May start at $30 and are on sale now at the Performing Arts Center box office, 330-308-6400 or online at www.kent.edu/tusc/pac. The box office is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Performing Arts Center鈥檚 2018-2019 Season is sponsored by Michael Taylor Insurance and Financial Incorporated, an Allstate Agency.
Free parking is available for all shows. 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas is located at 330 University Dr. N.E. in New Philadelphia.