New Comedy Series at Arts Center Theatre

The Arts Center Theatre, the recently acquired venue at the Marco town Center, will be presenting a monthly series of stand-up comedy nights beginning on Saturday, October 15, 2022. 

“This is something we thought about the moment we signed the lease,” said Charlie Blum, Chairman of the Arts Center Theatre Committee. “We’re excited that Larry Venturino, a comic and producer who resides in Southwest Florida, was able to assemble an outstanding roster of comedians for the series that will run monthly through March of 2023.

The series will kick off on Saturday, October 15 with shows at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM. Al Ernst, who has appeared on Comedy Central, Carnival Cruise Lines and MTV will headline both shows. Appearing with Al will be comedians Larry Venturino and George Gilbert. 

On November 18, comedian RC Smith (Rachel Ray and Stephen Colbert Show) will headline along with William “Rock the House” Lewis and host Larry Venturino.

The rest of the comedy evenings are as follows:

December 18 - Larry Venturino, LMAO TV/15 Million Views on TikTok with Aniria Turney, Seetha and Christopher Cowles.

January 27   - Ken Miller (Florida’s Funniest Comedian Winner, Nickelodeon) with Sean Harper and Larry Venturino.

February 3 - Alex Elkin (Winner of the Annual International San Francisco Comedy Competition, Sirius XM, Netflix, Amazon Prime) with Ginger Kelly and Larry Venturino.

March 10 - a very special evening with Jim Florentine (Crank Yankers, That Metal Show) with RC Smith and Larry Venturino.

Tickets for the nights of standup comedy are $20 for Marco Island Center for the Arts Members and $25 for non-members with the exception of the evening with Jim Florentine where tickets will be $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Tickets for the comedy series will go on sale beginning Friday, September 16 at noon.

Hyla Crane, the executive director of the Marco Island Center for the Arts and the Arts Center Theatre, commented, “Bringing in a stand-up comedy series, in addition to our previously announced season of plays and musicals, was icing on the cake and more events to come.” 

This comedy series is in addition to the previously announced full theatrical season that will open with Apartment 3A by Jeff Daniels and run from October 26 to November 13. For additional information, please visit the website at https://www.marcoislandart.org/.