Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the Rotary Club of Moorestown’s comedy night fundraiser on Wednesday. The acts will begin promptly at 7:30.
The Rotary Club of Moorestown will host its comedy night fundraiser at the Community House on Wednesday.
The event, hosted by township native Joel Richardson, will feature comedians Tim Kroppier and Chris Roach. Attendees can bring their own adult beverages and snacks.
“We call it an indoor picnic almost,” said Rotary president Anne Caruso.
The Rotary works with Soul Joel Productions to make the event happen. Founded by Richardson, it is the largest independent comedy production company on the East Coast. Years ago, Richardson joined a local rotary in Burlington County and was approached by a member of the Moorestown Rotary about doing a show for that club.
Not only did Richardson grow up in the township, but his mother was also the club’s fourth female president, so the club has always had special meaning to him.
“It’s just always had a soft spot in my heart,” he noted, “not only to perform in my hometown, but the Rotary always does a lot of good stuff with the community.”
Kroppier has been entertaining audiences across the country with his original autobiographical style of comedy for several years. He was recently featured on MSG Network’s “The Bracket,” offering his witty comments on New York sports. He was also featured in stand-up on AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live” and Montreal’s Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.
Roach has brought his sense of humor to some of the biggest and best-known stages in the country, including Gotham Comedy Club, Comic Strip Live NYC and The Paramount in New York. He recently toured as the opening act on Kevin James’ 2019 northeast tour. Roach is best known for his recurring role as Mott in the CBS sitcom, “Kevin Can Wait.”
“We love hanging out together and performing together, so you can always feel that energy at the show,” Richardson acknowledged of Kroppier and Roach. “For the Rotary club, I always make sure that they’re clean comedians, because people are coming out for the cause.
“They still want to enjoy a nice night out, but without the profanity.”
The Rotary Club of Moorestown focuses its energy and efforts on service projects internationally and locally, including basic education and literacy; economic and community development; and scholarships awarded yearly to local high-school students, among others. For those interested in joining, the club meets at the Community House every Thursday at 12:15 p.m. Visit www.moorestownrotary.org for more information.
“Rotary is service above self,” Caruso observed, “and that is really what we’re all about.”
