Laughs in the Loft

It’s “a comedy cure for the midweek blues!” (Baristanet)  Hosted by comedian Joe Larson, Laughs in the Loft features stand-up comics from SOPAC’s own South Orange-Maplewood community, Brooklyn & beyond. Each Laughs in the Loft event features a variety of comics in a New York City-style showcase. SOPAC announces talent approximately two weeks prior to each show. You never know who might drop in! Intended for mature audiences. Recommended for ages 18 and up. No drink minimum.

Laughs in the Loft December presents Home for the Holidays

Tempers flare, politics collide & general dysfunction abounds at SOPAC when these comics return home for the holidays!

Meet December’s Comedians

Calise Hawkins

Stand-up comic, writer, actor, and longtime Jersey resident, Calise Hawkins has appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Russell Simmons Presents Live At The El Rey on Comedy Central, FOX’s Gotham Live, TV Guide’s Stand Up in Stilettos, and Nick Mom’s Night Out, among others. She has written for Comedy Central’s @Midnight and Hood Adjacent, MTV’s Totally Clueless, Girl Code, and Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense. Calise served as a cast member on Oxygen’s Funny Girls and appeared on Viceland’s Danny’s World. In 2020, she released her debut comedy album 40 AF on Blonde Medicine Records. In 2021, Calise produced on Comedy Central’s Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson and served as a staff writer for season 2 of That Damn Michael Che airing on HBOMax. She’s currently a story editor on Freeform’s Everything’s Trash.

Jon Fisch

A Montclair native, Jon has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Show with David Letterman, been featured in Maxim Magazine, and served as host of podcast In the Tank. His appearance on Last Comic Standing 4, where he earned recognition as the New York City Capital One Audience Favorite, earned him wide acclaim. Other TV appearances include Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, VH1, Celebrity Apprentice, and 3 Men and a Chick Flick on the WE Network where he served as a host. In 2009, Jon was handpicked to open for Jerry Seinfeld in 2009 at Gotham Comedy Club. He has performed at the 2007 HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the 2010 Great American Comedy Festival at the Johnny Carson Theatre in Norfolk, Nebraska, among other national festivals. He became a critical favorite at the prestigious Montreal Just for Laughs Festival where he appeared in both the New Faces showcase and the Club Series show Dating It.

Kevin Hubschmann

Kevin Hubschmann is originally from right here in South Orange! He is a very funny young comic who has the worst headshot in the biz and on this show will be making his SOPAC debut for this Laughs in the Loft event!

Anthony DeVito

Originally from New Jersey, New York-based comic Anthony DeVito has appeared on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s Stand Up Presents: Anthony DeVito, and Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party. He appeared as one of the “New Faces” at the 2012 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, as well as on This American Life and AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, and became the 2015 winner of Caroline’s March Madness. Anthony released his debut album Dream Occupation on Comedy Central Records. In addition to stand-up, he served as a writer on Netflix’s The Break with Michelle Wolf, wrote for the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner, and served as a writer/regular panelist on MSG’s People Talking Sports. He also has appeared on TV Land’s The Jim Gaffigan Show and on HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay, and is a favorite on Sirius XM’s Bennington. 

About Host Joe Larson

Joe is a comedian, husband and father – the former makes the latter well….interesting.

When Joe met his now wife she loved how much he made her laugh. He warned her that while she finds it cute now, she may feel differently when he is unable to do anything but joke during the heat of an argument. As his wife eventually found out “you’re funny all the time!” can quickly turn into “Does everything have to be a joke?”

Perhaps it’s not his fault, Joe is after all a second generation comedian. Much to his parent’s dismay at the age of twenty, Joe went into the family business. Straight away he was chosen College Comedian of the Year at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and shortly after he made the move to New York City where he paid his dues at any club that would give him the mic.

Joe has been on stage at some of the best rooms in the city including the famed Caroline’s On Broadway and Gotham Comedy Club. He was nominated “Best Up-And-Coming Comedian” at the NYC MAC Awards, was a finalist in both the prestigious Johnny Carson Great American Comedy Festival and Boston Comedy Festival and was part of the feature film Stand Up 360. Joe has also been seen on Gotham Comedy Live, NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Laughs on FOX, the Tonight Show’s Laugh Squad and the Speed Channel. On radio he is a repeat guest on Bob and Tom and the Bennington Show.

Joe’s show, Couleur Comedy, was one of the hottest shows in Brooklyn. It brought together the freshest up-and-coming comedians and established pros for a dynamic and exciting evening. Now, a South Orange resident, Joe is bringing his show to SOPAC.

SOPAC Loft

Experience the best of SOPAC’s iconic LOFT series when you attend multiple events of your choosing! Whether you love Comedy, Jazz, or Healing Sounds, you’ll find incredible programming all season long.

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Accessibility & Accommodation

If you or a member of your party needs assistance, please notify SOPAC at the time your tickets are purchased. Contact the SOPAC Box Office at (973) 313-2787 or boxoffice@SOPACnow.org.