Jamie Kaler is performing Friday at the Carson Nugget.
Actor, comedian, voice-over artist and radio star Jamie Kaler will entertain Carson City crowds with a live comedy performance on Friday, June 10.
Kaler’s “Un-Motivational! Tour” will be featured at the Carson Nugget at 7:30 p.m.
A New Hampshire native, Kaler graduated from Boston University on an NROTC scholarship. He served as an officer and a gentleman in the U.S. Navy before beginning his career as a performer.
As a comedian he was one of the new faces at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. He has appeared on “Chelsea Lately,” “The Late Late Show,” “Live at Gotham,” “Mockpocalypse” and “World’s Dumbest.”
The performer, who’s the spokesman for the current Ford Motor Company commercial campaign, is known for his starring role as Mike on the TBS show “My Boys” and as the host of “America: Facts vs. Fiction,” currently in its third season on the American Heroes Channel.
Kaler also appeared on “Friends,” “Will and Grace,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Parenthood,” and “King of Queens,” along with several feature films and more than 150 commercials. A contributing lifestyle writer for Disney’s Babble.com, Kaler had his own radio show, “Kaler,” on SiriusXM. Also, he’s the voice of the Bloopers Host on the cult classic “Robot Chicken.”
Patrick Garrity will continue the Nugget’s live comedy lineup with a performance hosted by John Tole on Friday, June 17.
Garrity, who spends 50 weeks a year on the road, has been featured on “Comedy Night School” on NBC and CBS.
Justin Rupple of Dana Carvey’s “First Impressions” will return to the Nugget’s stage on Friday, June 24. Rupple recently finished shooting “Operation Chromite,” a film with Liam Neeson. He has been seen on “Scorpion” and “Comics to Watch” on CBS and “Partners” on FX, Fox and Lifetime. He hosted last year’s Divas Day Out in Reno.
A performance by Rex Meredith will round out the Nugget’s comedy schedule on Friday, July 1.
Meredith, who has been featured on HBO, Showtime and “The Tonight Show,” not only performs stand-up, but also musical impressions, original characters and lively stories.
Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Performances follow at 7:30 p.m. Audience members must be 21 or older.
Tickets cost $13 in advance and $15 on the day of the show. For more information and tickets, go to www.carsoncomedy.com or www.ccnugget.com, or call 775-882-1626, ext. 0.
For a complete Carson Comedy schedule, go to www.carsoncomedy.com.