Surflight Theatre’s Comedy Night series has been a popular addition to its yearly schedule for several years now. Credit producer/emcee Joe Bublewicz.
He’s a comic in his own right, with over 25 years of experience in stand-up, working with the likes of Sebastian Maniscalco, Jon Lovitz, the late Gilbert Gottfried, and Ray Romano. However, he also seems to have the phone number of every comedian in the New Jersey, NYC and Philadelphia area so he can rotate comics in and out, always producing fresh shows, and at a reasonable price as well – three performers for $27.50.
It will cost you a whopping $33 to see his next show, set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. The reason for the increase is simple: It’s a fundraiser for the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. That’s still cheap when other venues in the area charge about $43 to $63 for one comic (sometimes two if there is a warm-up comedian). And don’t think the folks Bublewicz signs for shows aren’t experienced comedians.
The evening’s featured comedian is Peter Bales, who has 27 years of stand-up under his belt. He’s appeared in countless comedy clubs and corporate functions across the country and has appeared on numerous networks such as Comedy Central, Lifetime, MTV, VH-1, FOX, A&E, and Sirius XM. For almost three decades he’s been a professor at Long Island’s premier comedy class for new comedians. Don’t worry, he can use the term professor; he’s a professor of history at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York.
The evening’s headliner is Carie Karavas.
She’s described as “a tough, street smart, wisecracking stand-up comic.” Karavas has been taking the New York City comedy club scene by storm and the national club scene as well. She’s appeared on Comedy Central and New Joke City, and performed at the Mohegan Sun, Vegas, and has been featured at the world-famous Montreal Comedy Festival as well as the ABC sitcom “Kevin Can Wait.”
She’s scheduled for the Nov. 7 show. But if she dines in Beach Haven before her show, well, don’t charge her too much for a salad. Karavas can be tough. She’s jokingly threatened to end her comedy career to make easier money.
“Here’s another thing that bothers me. Everybody needs a tip. I went to ‘Just Salads,’ and they made my salad – one salad. It was, I don’t know, 17, 18 dollars, right? And then at the end when I swiped my card, it said ‘20, 25 or 30%.’
“Hold on a second. You want me to pay $20 for this salad and then you want me to give you 30% for you to just take the %$#& from a cold table and put it into a bowl and mix it? Are you kidding me right now? You know what? I am quitting comedy and I’m getting a job at ‘Just Salads,’ and you’re going to give me 30% for me to mix your salad. You get it? I’m done, I’m so done tipping people. Here’s a tip – wash your hands before you touch my salad. How about that?”
