Being a stand up comedian is not fun and games. It demands timing and talent and a lot of preparation. Just ask comedian and actress Lisa Lampanelli, who also writes books, albums, tv and films and generously does fundraisers like raising $130,000 for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis. You can experience Lisa’s unique brand of entertainment style at Music Theatre of Connecticut in Norwalk on Saturday, August 3 and 9 at 8 pm. A second opportunity is at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford on Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Both events are fundraisers for the theaters.
Hailing from Trumbull, Connecticut with ancestors from Italy and Poland, Lisa started out as a journalism fact checker before she launched her comic career in 1991 with a first show at Joker’s Wild in New Haven. She never looked back until a few life lessons impacted her equilibrium and inspired her second act. Before that, Lisa was proudly the Queen of Mean, with the ability to make even Don Rickles blush. Her insults were fast, furious and often filthy. She reached star status when she appeared at Roasts for the likes of Chevy Chase, William Shatner, Pamela Anderson, Donald Trump, Larry the Cable Guy and Gene Simmons of “Kiss” fame. She excelled at skewering each of them like shish-kabobs in a hot flame.
Somewhere along the way she realized she didn’t want to cause pain with her comedy and rather wanted to connect with people through storytelling and being a life coach. Attending a workshop on food and body image prompted her to elect a weight loss surgery where she shed one hundred pounds. She announced her retirement on the Howard Stern radio show in late 2018 and is now in her new career. No hobbies like knitting needles or collage glue for this vivacious gal. She will use a script-in-hand format, followed by an audience talk-back and question and answer and reception to present "Lisa Lampanelli: Irrelevant” citing incidents from her personal life to encourage audience members to discover new directions in relevance in their own lives.
For tickets ($65), call Music Theatre of CT, 509 Westport Avenue, Norwalk at 203-454-3883 or online at https://www.musictheatreofct.com/irrelevant. For Playhouse on Park, call 860-523-5900, ext.10 or visit www.playhouseonpark.org.
Lisa Lampanelli’s initial goal was to become the world’s best insult comic and that she surely accomplished. Come learn her fascinating story in her new solo show where she will set you on a path of your own personal self-discovery to find your place in this complicated world so you can find your own shine.
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