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Tony Rock

Comedian, Actor, Producer Tony Rock is the hardest working man in show business. Born in the same Brooklyn Hospital where most of his eight brothers and sisters arrived into the world, Tony was born laughing and it was quickly apparent that his big brother wasn’t going to be the only famous comedian in the family.

Tony has proven to be one of television’s best hosts having played the role of ringleader on HBO’s weekly stand-up comedy series All Def Comedy, NBA TV’s The Warm Up, along with BET’s Black Card Revoked and Apollo Live, all while co-starring in his first prime-time network series – CBS’ Living Biblically. 

Tony Rock

​Performing stand-up comedy continues to be Tony’s first love and this year has proven no different.  You can see him on tour in 2018 as one of the featured acts on the Platinum Comedy Tour with Mike Epps, The Festival Of Laughs with Comedienne Sommore, and his own Tony Rock Live club tour!

Outside of the lights-camera-action, Tony works tirelessly as the founder of the MyROCK Diabetes Foundation, a charity organization established in honor of his late father.

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Tony Roberts

Originally from Detroit, comedian, actor, writer and (sometimes) director Tony T. Roberts has been blessed with the coveted honor of being the, “Comedians-comedian.”  The guy other performers love to watch work. 

Tony has entertained audiences in some of the nations hottest comedy arenas including: Caroline’s, The Boston Comedy Club in New York City; The Peppermint Lounge in New Jersey; All Jokes Aside in both Chicago and Detroit; and The Comedy Act Theater in Los Angeles, just to name a few.  But Tony’s television debut was on HBO’s “DEF COMEDY JAM”, followed by, “IT’S SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO” and “BET’S COMICVIEW.” 

Tony-Roberts-at-the-Comedy-House

Tony’s hilarious and refreshing energetic comedy style has granted him respect and created a huge demand for him on the comedy circuit, here in the states and abroad.  Legendary comedian and sitcom director, David Steinberg, acclaimed Tony as, “A breakout talent” after witnessing Tony’s stand-up act and casting him as the lead in a series of funny burger king commercials he directed.

Early on, Tony received BET’s, ROBIN HARRIS AWARD, for Most Original Comic. Soon after, HBO noticed the rising star and sent him to feature at the 11th Annual U.S. Comedy Festival in Aspen Colorado. Tony was then asked to return to the stage for HBO, this time due to popular demand from his initial performance on HBO’s “DEF COMEDY JAM.” Roberts would later appear in the season premiere of Russell Simmons Presents, Comedy at the El Rey for Comedy Central. Shortly after, Showtime Network and Salient Media placed their stamp of approval on Tony and agreed to tape and air his one-hour comedy special, WIRED!, which aired in January 2010 to the highest sales in the comedy special genre of the year for Salient Media. The DVD is currently featured in Walmart’s across the nation. No Stranger to TV and Film, as an actor Tony has toured with a major theatre play, been cast in a sketch-comedy pilot for CBS entitled, JUST ADD WATER and has appeared in half a dozen movies. Tony recently hosted the VH1 pilot “Dance Slam Cam,” and landed Guest Lead in “Nite Tales” for BET as well as sat on the couch as a featured guest on The Monique Show.

Tony was also featured and three season of the hit sitcom “Mr. Box Office. Keep an eye out for Tony Roberts… America’s next great talent!!!!

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Jordan Rock

Jordan Rock 2019Actor and comedian Jordan Rock is best known for his three seasons as “Kevin” on Judd Apatow’s Netflix series LOVE.

Jordan recently appeared in the Netflix film The After Party and Big Time Adolescence starring Pete Davidson, which premiered at Sundance in 2019. Jordan has appeared on FX’s Totally Biased, Gotham Comedy Live, and NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He can also be seen in the Netflix feature film Take The 10, starring opposite Josh Peck and Tony Revolori.

Rock was named one of Just For Laugh’s “New Faces to Watch” at the 2016 Montreal Festival. In 2016, Jordan shot the lead role in the Comedy Central pilot Drunk Girl, High Guy.

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Rudy Rush

From crowds to airwaves, comedian and radio personality Rudy Rush knows how to command an audience, earning his stripes as the youngest host of Showtime at the Apollo, the longest-running African American syndicated show. Rush quickly set himself apart, flexing his comedic pen on major projects with heavyweights including Dave Chappelle, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx’s Laff-A-Palooza and more.

Rudy Rush

Known for pushing creative barriers, Rush has starred in his own Comedy Central and HBO specials and appeared on specials such as Kevin Hart’s Heart of the City on Comedy Central, Bounce TV 1-Hour Special, Premium Blend on Comedy Central, Harlem to Hollywood on Showtime and the historic Def Comedy Jam 25 on Netflix.

An alum of the nationally syndicated Doug Banks Morning Show, Rush has hosted a number of events, earning praise as the host of Showtime at the Apollo’s  Kids Tour sponsored by McDonalds and host of the 2017 Soul Beach Music Festival, featuring Usher and Mary J. Blige. He also led the national tour for NPR’s acclaimed The Moth Radio Hours Storytelling series.

Hitting record numbers on the airwaves at iHeartMedia 93.7 The Beat Houston, Rush has connected with listeners on the Number 1 afternoon drive show in Houston, The Rush Hour With Rudy Rush.

Always on the move, Rush continues to bring the laughs to stages across the country – and he’s not stopping anytime soon.