1/17 Showtime's DUSTIN CHAFIN headlines The Laugh Tour @ Art House Jersey City

The Laugh Tour is the regular monthly comedy series at Journal Square's ART HOUSE behind the JSQ PATH Headliner: DUSTIN CHAFIN Showtime Host: ALZO SLADE Montreal Just For Laughs Also Appearing: BRIAN JIAN Last Comic Standing BRETT DRUCK America's Got Talent DOORS: 730pm SHOW: 8pm TICKETS: Paperless ticketing, your name is held at the door, general admission, open seating, first come first served seating $15 ADV ONLINE $20 DOOR http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1148324 Website http://www.TheLaughTour.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheLaughTour Twitter http://twitter.com/TheLaughTour VENUE: Art House Behind Journal Square 136 Magnolia Ave @ Summit Ave Jersey City, NJ 201-915-9911 Art House Productions (http://www.arthouseproductions.org) is wheelchair accessible and located behind the Journal Square PATH STATION near the northwest corner Summit and Magnolia Ave. ABOUT THE TALENT Headliner: DUSTIN CHAFIN Showtime Born in a doublewide trailer in Kilgore, Texas; son of a used-car salesman and a beautiful and wild hippy child; grandson of Choctaw Native Americans: Dustin Chafin is both Cowboy and Indian. Since Chafin first grasped the microphone, he has been very busy. He has been featured in the New York Underground Comedy Festival, where he was honored by The Bill Hicks Tribute show at the Laugh Factory. Dustin has also been featured in the Chicago and Las Vegas comedy festivals where he won "Best of Fest." He headlines regularly at premiere New York City venues such as Caroline's on Broadway, Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club and Standup NY. He is the creator of "Uncensored Comedy," a critically acclaimed show that runs weekends in New York City and a nationwide tour. Chafin has toured with the USO to perform in Korea, Japan, Africa, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. He has been a staff writer for the Sci-Fi Channel, and contributing writer for The Chris Rock Show, Dennis Miller Live, Chappelle's Show, and Blue Collar TV. Dustin is a regular on Sirius and XM Satellite Radiohe has been featured on Jim Breuer Unleashed, One Hour special Southern Discomfort on Raw Dog on Sirius, Court TV Radio, Blue Collar Radio and Howard Stern radio, Howard Demand and on National Lampoon TV on Demand. . He was also featured on ABC's special coverage of the New York Comedy Festival. Dustin brought down the house on Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood. Dustin is also a writer, producer for United Stations Radio their comedy segments reach over a hundred radio affiliates across the U.S and Canada. Host: ALZO SLADE Montreal Just For Laughs Alzo Slade is a Brooklyn based comic from the Dirty South who doesn't like to write about himself in third person but I will because it sounds weird otherwise. Alzo is a cool guy (that's me talking) who looks intimidating but smiles to make people feel like he's non-threatning. He has played several clubs/venues throughout the tri-state area, Los Angeles and Houston. He also performed at (really hustled his way into) the Montreal 'Just For Laughs' comedy festival. BRIAN JIAN Last Comic Standing Brian has performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival, and is a regular at The Stand and Governor's Comedy Club. BRETT DRUCK America's Got Talent Brett is comedy from concentrate, patiently delivering line after line of smart and precise comedy with an undeniable wit. Brett has been featured in TBS's Just for Laughs Chicago, as a finalist in The Andy Kaufman Award, and in The Charleston Comedy Festival. He has also appeared on Live at New York Comedy Club, Comedy Time TV, and America's Got Talent. ABOUT ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS Art House Productions, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization bringing multimedia arts programs to Jersey City and New York since September 2001. Its programs include original theater, music events, visual arts, experimental performance, classes, video/new media, and the citywide arts festival, JC Fridays. If you would like more information about Art House's programs, please visit www.ArtHouseProductions.org. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1148324