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JOHN DIRESTA featuring BT Kingsley
December 26 - December 27, 2009
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JOHN DIRESTA
John DiResta is the real deal. He was raised on the rough and tumble streets of Long Island, where all he did was drink beer, listen to heavy metal and make fun of people. If you got mocked by John DiResta then you were in with the in crowd.
After dropping out of two colleges (New Paltz and Nassau Community) John took the New York City Police Exam. On July 15th, 1986 John was sworn into the worst police department in the history of the world, the New York City Transit Police. For the next 12 years John stood in a puddle of hot human piss in the Coney Island Stillwell Station, alone, with no partner, with a radio that might work if he was lucky. The motto of the Transit Police was 'you ride, we hide.' John had nine arrests in twelve years. His gun was so rusted shut that he would have had to throw it at a perp to take him down. The only thing that made John's job interesting was his homeless friends, with no one else to talk to John became buddies with hundreds of bums in the New York City Subway.
In 1992 John started his comedy career in the bowels of the New York comedy circuit. Five years later his one man show, BEAT: A Subway Cop's Comedy, open to raved reviews. The New York Times called him "UPROARIOUS!" John quickly signed a huge development deal with ABC/Disney. John quit the police department and moved his wife and three kids to the west coast.
In the fall of 1998 John's sitcom, 'DiResta', launched on the UPN Network. John then went on to secure very big rolls in the movies Miss Congeniality and 15 Minutes with Robert De Niro. During that period John made two very memorable appearences on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Howard Stern Show. In the spring of 2004 John's show, Trash to Cash, premiered on the FX Network. John then went on to star in How To Loose a Guy in Ten Days and Miss Congeniality Two. In the fall of 2007 John began work on his next two TV adventures: American Body Shop was on Comedy Central for one year and Hammered lasted two seasons on HGTV/DIY Networks.
John currently lives on both coasts, spending his time in both the San Fernando Valley and in New York City. He travels the world as a killer live stand up and can be seen coming to a town near you. When not on the road John can be found in his North Hollywood Hills shop fabricating his unique rustic furniture and artwork.
John DiResta has been around the block, twice. John DiResta is a true comedic mixed martrial artist of the highest order; on TV, on film or live on stage, John gets it done. John DiResta is the funniest human being that ever lived. John DiResta is your mom.
BT KINGSLEY
Once known to the world as Brandon T. the comedien now known as Cereus is focus one thing and one thing only. Sucess by any means necessary. I have dedicated the whole year of 07 to gaining respect as a Stand-up comedien and self promoter. Comedy is super hard and Comdey deserve more to respect then it gets sometime. The future is now. I'M CEREUS ABOUT THESE JOKES
Jamie Foxx invitational comedy festival Laffapoloza 2005, Open for Katt Williams for a crowd of 3500, Quoted as ‘coup de grace’ of the comedy show in the East Bay Express, Bay Area Black Comedy Festival 2007, Laugh Factory Chocolate Sunday graduate, Featured in the Sacramento Bee, Finalist in Rooster T’s competition, 3rd place finalist Sacramento Black Expo 2006 / 2nd place 2007, Attending Academy of Art S.F./motion picture, TV major, Special Guest Houston Comedy Festival, Scouted for annual acting and modeling invitational in Dallas, Acting training from Theater Under The Stars, Finalist in Houston funniest person, Starred in Houston Media Source Special on Houston comedians, Hosted own show in Downtown Houston, BIO Attacking the mic with original material and quick-witted style, Cereus is one of the funniest young comedians.
A favorite at all the local comedy clubs, he tackles all audiences head-on with no fear on stage. Unlike anything else on the market his stage presence is unforgettable. With subject matter ranging from this to that and everything in between you can guarantee you’ll get a Cereus view on all subject matter. His clean cut style makes him a comedian you will take home to mom. “I’m Cereus about these jokes.”
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