CANCELLED – Wise Crackers All Stars

Wise Crackers All Stars Comedy Show in Powers Theater Thursday August 20, 2026 8:00pm Recommended for a mature audience. Running Time: Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes plus intermission. Share: Questions? Contact our Box Office: Monday-Friday 11:30 am – 5:30 pm 607-734-8191 or 800-724-0159 [email protected] Visitor Information> Due to unforeseen circumstances, Wise Crackers All Star Comedy Show has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Ticket holders will be contacted regarding their purchase. For questions, please contact the box office at 607-734-8191 or 800-724-0159, or by email at [email protected]. Get ready for a night of nonstop laughs as Wise Crackers All Stars Comedy Show takes over Powers Theater at the Clemens Center. This high-energy showcase brings together an incredible lineup of comedic talent, featuring Tommy Gooch, Ruperto Vanderpool, and Sheila Kay, all hosted by Scott Bruce, with headliner Brian Scott McFadden closing out the night. From quick-witted observations to laugh-out-loud storytelling, each performer brings their own unique style to the stage, creating a comedy experience that’s fresh, fast-paced, and unforgettable. Make a night of it with two ways to enhance your experience: General Admission Ticket – Includes entry to the show, plus access to the lower lobby lounge before the performance, featuring drink specials. VIP Add-On Upgrade (must be purchased with a General Admission ticket) – Upgrade your night with an exclusive catered pre-show party in Mandeville Hall, early seating 15 minutes before general admission, and two included drink chips. Whether you’re planning a date night, a group outing, or just need a good laugh, Wise Crackers All Stars delivers big talent, big energy, and big laughs all night long. Comedian Bios Tommy Gooch has headlined the Borgata Comedy Club at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. He’s been a guest on SiriusXM Satellite Radio & Time Warner Spectrum TV. Tommy is a regular at the world famous Broadway Comedy Club in New York City. Tommy Gooch was born in Brooklyn, was raised and still resides in Staten Island, NY. His ranting self-deprecating, family-oriented style of comedy has traveled & made him a crowd favorite for years. Tommy’s natural loveable off the cuff comedy is a popular choice to headline any show. Ruperto Vanderpool is a Dominican comedian known for his many characters and accents. He is known to come out on stage dressed as a Jamaican only to later tell the crowd that he is just lying and that he is really Dominican. He has appeared in many films and done many shows. One of Ruperto’s most memorable performance as stated by him is performing in Madison square garden for two nights for the Comedy Show presented by Tri-state area Latin station “La Mega” 97.9FM. He has also appeared in the garden imitating famous Dominican singer Antony Santos for an Aventura Concert right before the Real Antony Santos came out on stage. Ruperto grew up poor in the Bronx, New York, where with 7 other family members as he says there was always something going on, “Funny things always happened in my house being that there were 8 of us.” His humor often includes things from his youth or personal life and culture. Ruperto is bilingual, and often incorporates both languages (Spanish and English) as part of his act. Instagram.com/rvcomedy/reels/ I was born, bred, married, spawned, and divorced in Detroit, Michigan…and to make matters worse I did most of that twice. Well, now make that thrice. Well, not the divorced part. That was only 2. Oh yeah… Both my ex-husbands are remarried, very happy, and love each other very much. Just kidding…they’re not happy. I started out in show biz at the age of 3. I would go to tables in restaurants and engage people in conversation while they ate their egg foo yung. I was charming until I started eating off their plates (something I continued to do until the pandemic). My mom, being my first agent, gave me the hook often and dragged me back to our own table. Nobody ever said “let’s do lunch”. At 6, my parents acquiesced to my talent and gave me enough lessons to be the next Sammy Davis Jr. I took tap, ballet, modern jazz, singing, clarinet, you name it, I did it. I was a walking lounge act waiting to happen. In high school, it was drama classes. After school, the theater. Then it was community theatre. Tent shows. Then marriage ended all that and I became a wife, mother, and eating machine. It was during this time I started cooking, baking, and eating everything in sight. This lasted through 2 marriages, 1 child, and 16 scales. I became a vegetarian, but this just made me eat more pizzas and cake. (Both meatless) I decided to exercise, but that just made me hungrier. I decided to take diet pills, but that just made me eat faster. After many years of working at a veterinary hospital and a law office, and raising my daughter, I finally found myself in show biz . I became a standup comic. A friend told me about a comedy club in Detroit and I worked on my “schtick” until I got a spot on that stage and that was the beginning. I talked about dieting, sex, and my life in general. This was more fun than the proverbial barrel of monkeys. And so it began… and so it continues… and “Thanks be to God” as my grandma would say, I was successful, made money, and was even nominated for the 11th & 13th Annual American Comedy Awards. Which I did not win. Which is another story. Which will not be told at this moment. I have done stand up, worked in radio, television, movies, and theater and will continue to do so for as long as my audiences will have me. I have traveled with my 2-woman show “Self-Help: The Comedy” that I co-star, co-wrote, and co-produced. I kinda stopped. Thought I would retire, but “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” LOL (Sorry, had to do it) Love me some Godfather!! Anyway, So Along came Carnival Cruise Ships and that’s been my wonderful comedy life up until Covid! But not letting her stop me!! Now I’m coming back, and starting new journeys. I want to do more TV, more movies, more stand-up, more ships, more everything. More, More, More!!! And more new stuff! Stay tuned…… My passion, besides showbiz, is animals. And rescue. That will be all over my paws4laughter page and eventually my www.paws4laughter.com site. paws4laughter will help rescues and shelters put on comedy shows to raise funds for their furballs. Working on it as I type. See you all soon!! Stay safe! Be happy! And remember to laugh!!!!!! Bring it on world!! Instagram.com/sheilakaycomic1/ Actor/Comedian Brian Scott McFadden is one of the funniest stand up comics working in the industry today. A regular on the NY comedy club circuit, Brian has recently taken his act to a whole new level with his high energy performances & some of the most unique, incisive & hilarious routines around. After making his debut on The Late Show with David Letterman Brian followed that up with an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS. A multi¬dimensional performer Brian is both an accomplished stage actor, who has played Hamlet in New York, and a versatile voice over artist with a vast range of accents and character voices in his repertoire. Brian was recently seen on the big screen in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller & also performed in such films as Ice Age II with Ray Romano and Robots with Robin Williams & Halle Berry. Brian has just released his first live Comedy CD “What Women Want.” Dates/times/programs are subject to change. Ticket prices vary for each performance and are either Reserved or General Admission seating. 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