Annabella’s Comedy Lounge at Annabella’s House of Mozzarella

900 Paterson Plank Rd, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Presented by LNH Studios

January 7th, 2023

9 PM Show | 8 PM Doors | Lounge Singer Before The Show

$15 in advance, $20 at the door

Featuring

Michele Traina (Divorce Diaries, Eastville Comedy Club)

Candice Eisenberger (Standup NY, The Stress Factory)

Monty Mason (The Funny Bone, Broadway Comedy Club)

And

Special Guests

Hosted by Jordan Fried (Late Night Hump, Rhino Comedy)

Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, supervisor, and theatre teacher certifications in the state of New Jersey. In 2013 she founded Propbox Players, a theatre company for young audiences geared towards inclusion and performance for diverse learners. Her one-woman show How to Be A Successful Teacher was in United Solo Festival in 2012 as well as multiple other performances in the tri state area. She continued her one-woman show ‘train’ when she was getting divorced by putting her diary on the stage. Michele created Divorce Diaries in 2013 and it has evolved into a one-woman comedy show that laughs at life’s beautiful mishaps.

A Jersey Native, Michele’s work has a trademark accent and physicality to it unlike anyone else. She’s fiercely energetic and uses her own challenges in life to motivate and inspire her practice as an educator and performer. Michele’s obsession with coffee, high kicks, and running literally everywhere. Her favorite role will always be mom to her beautiful daughter Grace.

Candice Eisenberger is a Comedian and Singer who has been performing in the Comedy and band circuit for over 15 years. She has appeared at Mohegan Sun, Stand Up NY and the Stress Factory, among others. Frequent topics include relationships, kids and reality tv.

Monty Mason is a New Jersey comedian and actor. He appeared in the LNH Studios films, Beware The Horn and 100 Words. He has performed at Broadway Comedy Club and The Funny Bone. Monty Mason offers an energetic and hilarious look at himself and the world around us. Whether it's his view point on fatherhood or relationships on whole This seasoned veteran will leave you in stitches.

Jordan Fried is a SAG AFTRA comedian and filmmaker from Warwick, NY currently based in Rutherford, NJ. He is the co-director, co-writer and star of Beware The Horn, a film about a film school graduate that stumbles upon an improv troupe that he thinks is a cult. He studied Digital Media Production and English at Tulane University, where he was a member of Cat Mafia Comedy. He’s performed at Rhino Comedy, Eastville Comedy Club, Hell Yes Fest, Binghamton Comedy and Arts Festival, New Orleans Comedy and Arts Festival and Northern Virginia Comedy Festival. He produces the comedy variety show, Circuit Break; Late Night Hump at NJ Weedman’s Joint; and he is a founding member of the improv troupes, Duly Noted and The Mutts. He also teaches media, podcasting and comedy classes for Montclair Film and Educate The Block.

Every first and fourth Saturday of the month, come to Annabella's House of Mozzarella in East Rutherford, New Jersey to see a lineup of Nationally touring stand-up comedians and hilarious up and coming local comics. Presented by LNH Studios, you'll see some of the Hudson Valley, New Jersey and NYC's funniest minds doing a longer set. Shows start at 9 PM & only cost $20 Two drink minimum applies