Melvin George Benefitting Tasca's Love Rescue (Thursday), The Wooten PTSA (Friday and Saturday)
Melvin George Benefitting Tasca's Love Rescue (Thursday), The Wooten PTSA (Friday and Saturday)
Melvin has been seen on HBO, Showtime, Fox, and A&E and was in the films Mo’ Better Blues, The Meteor Man and Behind the Smile.
Melvin’s Dry Bar Special I’m Not Cool is out now.
MELVIN GEORGE II is “The King of Smooth!” Tall, lean, bespectacled, and armed with a brazen sense of “cool,” Melvin made his comedy debut in his hometown of Boston and soon after moved on to a successful career in New York City. A trained actor and director, Melvin used his theatrical training as a member of The Kitchen Table Comedy Team making appearances at Carnegie Hall and The Village Gate. He has appeared in concert with such celebrated artists as Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, Stephanie Mills, Ashford & Simpson, Natalie Cole, Diana Ross, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Baby Face, and Isaac Hayes.
He has been seen in the films Mo’ Better Blues Spike Lee, The Meteor Man Robert Townsend and Behind the Smile Damon Wayans. Melvin has appearances on HBO, Showtime, and on several Fox and A&E shows. Over the years, Melvin has been nominated for several National Campus Entertainment Awards for comedy among colleges.
Jay Black
Jay Black left his job as a high school English teacher ten years ago to embark on a career as a stand-up comic. In that time, he's achieved an incredible amount of success. On the stage, Jay has headlined clubs across the nation, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to the Tropicana in Atlantic City and just about every comedy club in between. He also toured extensively in Europe as the host of the US Army's "I Am Strong" tour. He's met with equal success on the college market, performing at nearly 1,000 schools across the country, winning the "College Performer of the Year" award once and the "College Comedian of the Year" award three times. For the last ten years, Jay has done a weekly spot on WIP Radio, discussing television, pop culture, and sports. In 2009, Jay started writing screenplays with his lifelong friend, Brian Herzlinger, producing a string of successful projects from 2012's "Paulie" with Paul Sorvino, 2014's "Meet My Valentine" with Scott Wolf, 2016's "Love Always Santa" with Margueritte Morea, and the upcoming "Orchard" with Tiffani Thiessan. Jay’s latest movie, "Psycho Storm Chaser" aired in August, 2021. Jay also began acting in his projects, with significant supporting roles in both "Meet My Valentine" and "Love Always, Santa".