New Jersey Stage - September 2014 | Page 12

Watch a video of Vic Dibetto performing stand-up As excited as he is about landing acting roles like this, stand-up remains his first love. When asked if he could only do one: acting or stand-up, he replies, “Oh boy… that’s like asking me who do I like better: Pacino or De Niro? I guess I’d say stand-up. “When you’re on stage you’re your own director, producer, and choreographer,” he explains. “When you make a movie it’s ‘Alright, cut! Let’s try it again.’ In stand-up, you’re in the belly of the New Jersey Stage beast. People come to see me because I say what they’re thinking. I’m high energy. I scream, I spit, and my vein is popping. I’m the regular guy.” Vic performed at Uncle Vinnie’s Comedy Club in Point Pleasant in September and is coming back at the beginning of the new year. For him, the vibe of the small Jersey Shore club is perfect for his act. “I like Uncle Vinnie’s, it’s very intimate,” he says. “It reminds me of September 2014 pg 12