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HAMILTON NATIVE INVITED TO PERFORM COMEDY ROUTINE

By SueBrooks
Kurt Zimmerman of Hamilton—an educational AV media technologist by day and comedian by night—will be performing his standup comedy routine at Parx Casino, 2999 Street Road, Bensalem, PA, on Thursday, Aug. 16. Zimmerman is one of several comedians for the Thursday Night Comedy Show, taking place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Casino’s 360 room. Admission is free.
Born and raised in Hamilton, Zimmerman is a graduate of Steinert High School, Thomas Edison State College and Catch a Rising Star Comedy School, under the direction of comedians Steve Trevelise and “Roundboy” Jimmy Graham.
In addition to performing at Catch in the Princeton Hyatt, Zimmerman has been making audiences laugh at Sarcasms in Cherry Hill and Hightstown, where he was among those opening for “Uncle Floyd” Vivino and won a “Best Comedian” contest; and LOL Comedy Club in Paulsboro and Glassboro. He also is co-founder of the “Comedy Cartel of New Jersey,” part of the Open Arts Stage on Route 130 in Bordentown.
Zimmerman is a self-proclaimed “King of All Things AV,” which, after 22 years in that line of work, he says, also makes him the “King of All Nerds.”
“I realized how ‘un-hip’ my job was and decided I wanted to be on stage for a change—instead of being backstage for everything,” he said.
Zimmerman actually made his comedic debut at age 15, in a local talent show. His daughter, 11, isn’t too far behind him. “She’s already doing ‘shtick,’” he said.
Zimmerman defines his brand of humor as “middle-of-the-road male mid-life crisis,” and cites Rodney Dangerfield and Bob Schimmel as his comedic influences. However, he credits a happy-go-lucky uncle with showing him the power laughter has to change a person’s mood and outlook. “My uncle gave me a first-hand look at what the late, great Milton Berle meant by, ‘Laughter is an instant vacation.’”
 
For more information on the August 16 performance, visit http://www.parxcasino.com/ or call (888) 588-7279. For more information about Zimmerman, email him at [email protected].