Comedy Night at Slater’s with Will Noonan & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Will Noonan with special guest Dave Rattigan and host Zach Remi Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, November 21, 2025 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable Will Noonan was named “Boston’s Best Comedian” by The Improper Bostonian magazine. He is sometimes known as “The Honda Guy” for his job as spokesman in Honda commercials on TV and radio all over New England, and as well as for his fan-favorite role in the Netflix movie The Sleepover. Will has appeared on The Oddball Comedy Festival with Amy Schumer, Hannibal Buress, and Sarah Silverman, told a story on NPR’s “This American Life” and was named Comedy Ambassador and Moment Maker by Microsoft. He has appeared on MTV‘s “Ridiculousness”, “Laughs” on FOX, “Gotham Comedy Live” on HULU and his comedy is played often on Sirius XM. From a field of 150 comedians, Dave Rattigan “passed” at Boston’s famed Comedy Connection on just his 15th time of stage and has been a fixture on the Boston scene for two-and-a-half decades since then. His CD has been played on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, as well as AM/FM stations across the country and as far away as Ireland. Dave has performed multiple times on the syndicated Steve Katsos Show and has performed in commercials for Olympia Sports and iParty that have played on New England regional TV stations. He’s performed in Dublin and Kilkenny, Ireland as well as at the Hampton Beach Comedy Festival (NH), Boston Comedy Festival, Women in Comedy Festival, and Salem Comedy and Spirits Festival. Zach Remi known as the “New England Dad” on social media is a former teacher turned stay at home dad. He is a producer of the Vermont Comedy Festival and performs all over New England.
Comedy Night with Christine Hurley & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Christine Hurley plus special guests Gary James and Ryan Gartley Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, October 18, 2024 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required Christine Hurley loves what she does…making people laugh! Married to Jimmy Hurley and having five kids, Christine is never at a loss for comedic material. Like any great comedian, Christine has an innate ability to see humor in “everyday” situations. For years, she entertained family, friends and neighbors in their kitchens, at barbeques and the grocery store aisles. The only difference now is she uses a microphone and a stage. Christine’s maiden voyage into the world of stand up comedy was an open audition in New York City. The television network Nick at Nite was looking for “AMERICA’S FUNNIEST MOM.” She figured if it didn’t go well, no one in New York would have known who she was anyway… Turns out it went well! Out of thousands of entries, Christine was selected to be a finalist on the nationally televised show. The producers of the show included Carol Leifer (Seinfeld show producer), Jeff Singer (talent scout, Montreal Comedy Festival), Jeffrey Ross (Comedy Central roast master) and actress Sandra Bernhardt. Gary James is on the horizon of a new comedy frontier. Named 2016 Best Comedian by Boston Magazine, this absurd realist takes his curiosity and applies it to the wide world of weird. Accomplishments: The Great American Comedy Festival, Best Comedian by Boston Magazine, 2016 Riot LA’s comics to watch. Petersen is blazing a trail of tomfoolery and now is the time to watch a hero rise from the ashes of comedy ruins. With nearly 500 shows of experience, Ryan Gartley has performed everywhere from Las Vegas to Bangor. He was featured on the internationally syndicated Steve Katsos Show and was a semi-finalist in the Portland and Boston Comedy Festivals. His critical observations and dry humor have earned him opening spots for national headliners Lenny Clarke, Jeff Dunham, Steven Wright, and Dave Coulier.
Comedy Night at Slater’s with Chris Tabb & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Chris Tabb with special guest Mike Hanley and host Garrett Finn Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, February 13, 2026 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable Chris Tabb is a hilarious comedian and dynamic entertainer based in Boston. You might recognize him from his appearances on television shows like NESN Comedy All Stars, BET’s ComicView, and even The Food Network’s Cake Challenge. He has performed in comedy clubs and venues across the U.S. and worked with some of the best in the business including Bill Bellamy, Jim Bruer, Mo’Nique, D.L. Hugley and Jim Norton. You can also catch Chris on Amazon Prime as the voice of “DJ Mike” in the highly rated film, “Against The Jab”. Currently, Chris is the host of The Comedy Scene comedy club, located at Patriot Place, the iconic home of Gillette Stadium. His hosting prowess constantly earn him rave reviews, making every night at the club an unforgettable experience. Mike Hanley hits the stage like a lightning bolt—high energy, sharp takes, and nonstop laughs from the first word. Whether he’s riffing on relationships, kids, or the everyday grind, Mike’s relatable chaos keeps audiences howling start to finish. Featured on CBS’s Funniest Comedians in Boston, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and heard on SiriusXM, Mike’s viral YouTube clip with over 24 million views proves he’s anything but typical. A former “Funniest Person on Campus” at UCONN, he’s gone on to headline top venues including Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods, Catch a Rising Star, Nick’s Comedy Stop, Giggles, and The Golden Nugget. Mike has shared the stage with comedy heavyweights like Kevin Nealon, Jay Mohr, Jim Breuer, David Alan Grier, Harland Williams, David Koechner, Tom Arnold, and Jessica Kirson—earning his place as a true crowd-favorite wherever he performs. Garrett Finn brings big energy, smart humor, and the perfect setup to keep the laughs rolling all night long.
Comedy Night at Slater’s with Kelly MacFarland & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Kelly MacFarland with special guest Carolyn Plummer and host Andrea Henry Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, December 19, 2025 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable Kelly MacFarland is a magnetic stand-up comedian, writer, and actress with bold, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt comedy. Her best-friend energy and relatable stories about love, loss, and everything in between make her a favorite for smart, fun audiences. Kelly has appeared on Comedy Central, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, the Today Show, AXS Gotham Comedy LIVE, Dry Bar Comedy, Don’t Tell Comedy, and Comics Come Home at TD Garden. Her special Wit Happens is streaming on Prime Video, and her albums can be heard on SiriusXM. Some comics rely on the monumental events of the day or the faux pas of the rich and famous. Not Carolyn Plummer. Carolyn pulls material from the hum-drum, day-to-day monotony of the life of everyman; and she does it well. To Carolyn the monumental is easy… it’s our existence that’s so hard, yet so ridiculous. Some women look in the mirror and complain that they aren’t pretty enough, not rich enough, not young enough. Carolyn gives her reflection the finger. Andrea Henry has appeared on Nickelodeon’s Search for America’s Funniest Mom, Last Comic Standing and The Great Canadian Laugh Off, and has participated in comedy fests across the country Limestone, Maine, Boston, Women in Comedy, Chicago Woman’s Funny Festival, Rogue Island and Memphis Urban Laughs. She’s written jokes for Us Weekly Magazine’s Fashion Police and is the co-author of Real Kids Jokes by Real Stand-Up Comics.
Comedy Night with Jimmy Dunn & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Jimmy Dunn with special guest Carolyn Plummer and hosted by Ryan Ellington Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, November 22, 2024 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required Jimmy Dunn is a stand-up comedian and actor from Boston, who currently plays “Moose” on the Paramount+ reboot of the iconic sitcom FRASIER. He got his start in “show business” telling jokes in a bar in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he was paid in beer and fried clams. Since then, he’s gone on to perform at some of the world’s most prestigious comedy events, including the Late Show with David Letterman, CONAN, Montreal’s International Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and Denis Leary’s Comic’s Come Home in Boston. Jimmy’s first major television role was as Sean McCarthy on the CBS sitcom, THE MCCARTHYS. He’s also written on several television projects, including two episodes of LOUDERMILK that he co-wrote with Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly. Carolyn Plummer has been doing comedy professionally for over 20 years. She has traveled extensively and to many parts of this country few have dared to venture. Carolyn has worked at clubs, colleges, dead animal lodges, theatres and corporations, appearing with many of the top headliners in the business. She has participated in numerous festivals including the Burbank Comedy Festival; where she was named Best of the Fest, Boston Comedy Festival and The Women in Comedy Festival. Carolyn performed at Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home 26 at the TD Garden for the Cam Neely Foundation. She is a versatile comic who is at home telling jokes in front of nuns or biker dudes. Ryan Ellington, a Massachusetts native, has been performing in Boston for over 5 years now. He regularly performs at Laugh Boston, Nick’s Comedy Stop and The Comedy Studio. Ryan was a finalist in Laugh Boston’s Funniest Person in Massachusetts contest in 2019 and has performed in the Good Luck and WOOtenanny Comedy Festivals.
Comedy Night with Corey Rodrigues & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Corey Rodrigues with special guest James Dorsey and hosted by Alex Giampapa Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, December 20, 2024 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required Corey Rodriques is a highly sought after national touring college, club and corporate performer. He was the winner of The Catch a New Rising Star, The Funniest Comic in New England and the 2017 Big Sky Comedy Festivals. Rodrigues has been featured on the hilarious Gotham Live, Laughs on Fox and True Tv’s Laff Mobbs Laff Tracks. In 2018 he released his Dry Bar comedy special, was voted “best of the fest” at the Big Pine Comedy Festival and was picked as one of TBS’s Comics to Watch at the New York Comedy Fest. In 2019 Rodrigues made his late-night TV debut on the Conan O’Brien show. In 2020 he released another 30-minute Comedy Special for the EPIX series “Unprotected Sets.” His comedy is honest and fun, constantly peppering in stories from his life and the lives of those around him. Mix that with a hilarious point of view and he’s able to talk about just about anything. Boston’s James Dorsey is an insurance salesman by day and comedian by night! After receiving his first D-minus for conduct in the second grade, Dorsey said he realized school was not his cup of tea and took his “disruptive in class” trademark to the stand-up stage and never looked back. He shares life experiences through high energy, witty acting-out, and playful facial expressions. His use of imitations and characters is incredibly vivid and entertaining. Dorsey was the national winner of the Catch a New Rising Star competition, as well as the Plymouth Rock Comedy Festival and has performed at the prestigious Boston Comedy Festival. His performance on stage has been described as “Flawless, smooth and original. A born professional.” He has shared the stage with Joe Rogan, Bryan Callen, Jerry Seinfeld, Patrice O’Neal, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Ian Black, Gilbert Gottfried, and Steven Wright. Dorsey can be seen in every major comedy club in New England and will remain in your head and heart long after he has made his exit from the stage. Alex Giampapa began performing stand-up comedy in Boston at the age of 19 and soon became a popular act all across New England. He’s performed with comedians like Bill Burr, Hannibal Buress, Ilana Glaser, Sarah Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Gary Gulman, Adam Devine and Erik Griffin. Alex headlines shows nationwide, and has been featured in many comedy festivals including The Rogue Island Comedy Festival (Newport, RI), The Big Pine Comedy Festival (Flagstaff, AZ), The Boston Comedy Festival, and The Motor City Comedy Festival (Detroit, MI).
Comedy Night at Slater’s with Steve Sweeney & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Steve Sweeney with special guest Howie Mason and host Jack Burke Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, March 13, 2026 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable Dubbed by one admirer as “the undisputed King of Boston comedy,” Steve Sweeney doesn’t just perform in Boston—he is Boston. A true original of the Boston stand-up explosion, Sweeney came up alongside Lenny Clarke and Jay Leno at the legendary Ding Ho in the early 1970s—ground zero for a comedy movement that would shape the city’s voice for decades. He was among the first Boston comics to break into television with a starring role on Park Street Under, and went on to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman. In Boston, he became a household voice as a beloved morning radio host on WZLX 100.7 FM. Over a thirty-year career of stand-up tours, sitcom roles, film appearances, and radio, Sweeney’s comedy has traveled far. But no matter where he goes, it remains so thoroughly, unmistakably Bostonian that he almost deserves his own stop on the map. Most of the “weird” things that happen to Howie Mason happen within the family unit. Those weird things and the family offer up a “nice mix of material” for his audience. Howie has brought his clever brand of humor to clubs and casinos all over the Northeast. Howie’s distinctive views on everyday topics such as marriage, parenthood and childhood have made him a crowd favorite all over New England. A Boston-based comic, Jack Burke has rapidly emerged as a fresh voice of New England’s storied comedy circuit. He charms comics and audience members alike with his confessional style and irreverent takes on sobriety, intimacy, and family life. He is a staple of independently produced shows and clubs like the world renowned Laugh Boston and Nicks. Jack’s made terrible mistakes everywhere from Portland, ME to Jamaica that will make you laugh and feel grateful you’re not related to him.
Comedy Night at Slater’s with Juston McKinney & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Juston McKinney with special guest Kristy Kielbasinski and host Jeff Koen Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, April 10, 2026 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable Juston McKinney has made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, released one-hour specials on Comedy Central and Amazon Prime (Parentally Challenged, On Mid-Life Support), and his fifth special, On the Bright Side, is now streaming on YouTube. Born in Portsmouth, NH and raised on the New Hampshire–Maine border, Juston spent seven years as a Deputy Sheriff in rural Maine before moving to New York City in the late ’90s to pursue comedy. He quickly became a regular at top NYC clubs, with The New York Times calling him “destined for stardom.” He’s since signed development deals with Warner Bros., CBS, IFC, and Comedy Central, appeared on Comedy Central Presents and his own one-hour special, and performed multiple times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien. He’s also appeared in a Showtime special with Rob Gronkowski and twice taken the stage at TD Garden for Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home. Kristy Kielbasinski is a Boston-based stand-up comedian and author whose sharp, dark humor is inspired by life as a stay-at-home mom and housewife. A semi-finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival, she’s opened for national headliners and appeared on WCVB’s Chronicle. Her children’s book, I Don’t Know, blends her comedic voice with a love of reading. Whether on stage or at the bus stop reminding her kids to tie their shoes (again), Kristy delivers unforgettable laughs—always with signature wit and stilettos. Jeff Koen is a Boston-area comedian and actor best known for starring in the indie road-trip comedy Heavy Times. A regular on New England stages, Jeff has toured theaters as the opening act for Juston McKinney and appeared in the themed stand-up show How Men Think (Or Do They?). In 2011, he won the O’Brien’s Comedy Contest in Massachusetts, topping a field of 40 comics, and in 2015 he won $10,000 on America’s Funniest Home Videos. Jeff’s laid-back delivery and offbeat storytelling makes him a crowd favorite everywhere he performs.
Aquanett
Aquanett Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Saturday, September 28, 2024 │ Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required While the Aquanett experience is anchored by the sound of the 80s metal bands like Bon Jovi and Whitesnake, don’t expect a run-of-the-mill club band that just sits in the corner. Quite the opposite- this is one of the most decadent and colorful tribute acts today. Imagine Hollywood…the Sunset Strip…when bands like Motley Crue and GnF ruled the world, This is the scene Aquanett re-creates night after night. With a complement of lights, special effects and costumes, the full production of an 80s rock concert is brought to life on stage. It is wild, flashy and full of the decadence that marked the 80s rock. It’s the sound, the clothes, and of course, the hair…but most of all, it’s pure fun. Seeing is believing, but you know that Aquanett is truly an experience, unlike anything you have seen before…or at least since 1991!
1940’s Murder Mystery Dinner
A Vintage Who Done It Murder Mystery DinnerSamuel Slater’s Hall │ Saturday, October 5, 2024 │ Doors 5:30 PM / Show 6:00 PM21+ Event / Valid ID RequiredJoin us for a vintage 1940’s themed night of mystery and mayhem. Step back in time to the fabulous 1940’s and immerse yourself in a thrilling murder mystery dinner. With a cast of colorful characters and unexpected twists, this event will keep you on your toes from start to finish. Dressing up is encouraged, but completely optional. Get ready to channel your inner detective and solve a puzzling crime while enjoying a delicious 3-course dinner.**Ticket price includes 3-course dinner**MENU1st course: House Salad with Dressing, Rolls & Butter 2nd course: Choice of: * Chicken Picatta * Tuscan Steak Tips * Vegetarian Pasta Primavera 3rd course: House made Chocolate Mousse, Coffee & Tea **Please note meal’s Tax and Gratuity are inclusiveTickets are available through Tuesday, October 1st