Don Rickles, Shecky Greene, and
Rodney Dangerfield. From an
early age, he knew he wanted to
be a comedian and now headlines shows around the world.
He’s headlining New Year’s Eve
at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
and just booked a tour that includes shows from Hong Kong
to China. But if you want to see
him up close, you can catch him
at his club back where it all started for him.
“Being a kid in this town at that
time still drives me because I
knew a life that not everyone
knows,” said Bradley. “It was
a period of time not everyone
knows. It’s in me, it’s in my
blood. It drives me.”
Thanks to his own comedy
shows and performances on
Comedy Central and late night
television (shows like the Late
Late Show with Craig Ferguson
and Last Call with Carson Daly),
Bradley has many friends in the
NewJerseyStage.com
business that he’s able to lure to
the intimate (75 seats) club. He
also knows the value of having a
comedy club in the city.
“It’s the bloodline of comedy,”
explained Bradley. “It’s like having a casino and thinking that
the blackjack dealers you have
are all that you need. If you
don’t have people learning how
to deal blackjack or people who
want to learn, you’re done. All
of a sudden four or five people
call out sick, who’s left?”
On a recent Thursday night,
the club had an open mic with
roughly 70 participants, including musicians, tattoo artists, and
comedians of all levels. Bradley
says two headliners drove down
from Philadelphia to check out
the scene and get on stage, but
what really impressed him was
seeing a couple of guys that he’s
watched for two months go from
good to better to ‘oh my God’
levels.
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