COME LAUGH, LAUGH. LAUGH WITH "MODI" AT THE BUSHNELL ON SUNDAY, MARCH 23

With the state of the world at this precise moment in time, you might feel the need for some laughter. Actually a lot of comic relief. Have I got a comedian for you. Mordechi Rosenfeld better known as MODI is a stand-up comedian and actor, born in Tel Aviv, Israel who emigrated to New York City at the age of seven. He studied to be a cantor and leads a New York City synagogue, spent time as a Wall Street international banker for Merrill Lynch and suddenly turn a left turn and attended an open mike night at a club that effectively changed his life. Now he has switched investments for insults and observations on life. His home base is the Comedy Cellar and his humor has found a home in his Jewish roots, appealing to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox audiences. Modi calls himself a member of the fashion police through US Weekly, was a semi-finalist in the fourth season of Last Comic Standing and leads his own podcast And Here’s Modi.

In listing his inspirations, he credits his comic timing to Alan King and his idols as Don Rickles, Jackie Mason, Louis CK and George Carlin. He even has a day named after himself -June 26, 2018-Mordechi ‘Modi’ Day by the City of New York. With Elon Gold and Dani Zoldan, he is the producer and co-founder of the Chosen Comedy Festival.

Modi has been voted one the top-10 comedians in New York City by “BackStage” and “The Hollywood Reporter” as well as being featured on HBO, ABC, NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, The Howard Stern Show and E! Entertainment. You may have seen his shana punim (pretty face) doing commercials for Honda Motors or hawking the New York Lottery on TV.

He also graced the big screen playing leading roles in “Waiting for Woody Allen” and “StandUp," the first of which won the LA Film Festival. Modi is also known for voicing video characters like Menachem Mendel in the TV series Deadbeat and David Klein in CSI NY as well as Isaac Roth in the Video Game Grand Theft Auto IV.

Now you could follow Modi to Mexico City or Las Vegas or Los Angeles or wait a few days later and discover his sharp wit and unique observations on life at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford on Sunday, March 23 at 7 p.m. as part of his "Modi Pause for Laughter Tour." For tickets ($39.50-69.50, Platinum $163, VIP $144.50 (Premium reserved seat, Post Show Meet and Greet with Modi), call the Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford at 860-987-5900 or online at https://bushnell.org. The show is sponsored by the JCC of Greater New Haven and tickets can also be obtained by contacting Steven Goldstein at sgoldstein@jewishnewhaven.org.

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Get your smile lines ready to crackle as Modi prepares to tickle your funny bones and jiggle your juices with his own special brand of humor for laughter galore. Start your comic engines.