Petty Larceny: A Tribute to the music of Tom Petty
Petty Larceny: A Tribute to the music of Tom PettySamuel Slater’s Hall │ Saturday, November 16, 2024 │ Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required The Petty Larceny Band is an award-winning group of musicians runnin’ down their dream to bring you all your favorite Tom Petty songs . . . and more! For more than a decade, the Petty Larceny Band has been bringing the music of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to life throughout New England. Winners of three consecutive Worcester Music Awards as “Best Tribute Band,” and with our lead singer recently named “Best Male Vocalist,” Petty Larceny also covers songs from the Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, and Stevie Nicks.
The Pike Halloween Bash
The Pike Halloween Bash with DJ Chuck PerksSamuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, October 25, 2024 │ Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required Celebrate Halloween in Samuel Slater’s Hall with DJ Chuck Perks! Costumes, prizes, and MORE. ~ $500 prize for the best costume ~ $10 in advance / $15 day of event
Comedy Night at Slater’s with Brian “B.Glow” Glowacki & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Brian “B.Glow” Glowacki with special guest Jason Cordova and host Matthew P. Brown Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Saturday, January 17, 2026 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable Brian “B.Glow” Glowacki is a working-class storyteller with contagious relatability. His powerful live performances have catapulted him into the national spotlight as one of the top emerging stand-up comedians in the country. Brian has the rare ability to either deliver well-crafted material or recklessly create spontaneous moments with the audience for a relentless assault on the stress of ordinary life. By sharing the blooper reel of his life and relationships on stage, he has captured the attention of comedy fans nationwide. He is known for drawing large crowds to legendary theaters and comedy clubs across the country simply by word of mouth from friends and fans who have seen him destroy audiences and want to share that experience. Jason Cordova is a Boston-based comedian with a lifelong love for stand-up. As a kid, he filled notebooks with jokes, and in 2009—after watching a few local shows and thinking, “I’m at least better than that”—he finally took the stage. One set was all it took. He was hooked. Since then, Jason has carved out his own lane in the Boston comedy scene, rising quickly with his hard-hitting, brutally honest humor that somehow brings everyone together by showing we’re not as different as we think Jason’s sharp, unfiltered style has earned him national attention, including an appearance on HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay. He has performed at top venues across the country, including Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand, The Comedy Connection, and Foxwoods Casino. He has opened for numerous national headliners and is widely regarded as a rising force on track to become a legend in his own right. Matthew P. Brown is a stand-up comedian and writer originally from Massachusetts. He began his comedy career in Boston and has since performed across the United States. Matthew has been featured in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival and regularly performs at some of the world’s top comedy clubs, including The Comedy Store, the Hollywood Improv, and many more. His material—ranging from childhood stories to relationships, family, and everyday moments—has earned him millions of views across multiple social media platforms. Matthew brings audiences together by highlighting the experiences we all share.
Comedy Night with Kelly MacFarland & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Kelly MacFarland with Mother/Daughter Comedy Duo Kathe and Jesse Farris Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, January 17, 2025 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required With a career spanning over two decades, Kelly MacFarland’s talent knows no bounds. Her infectious charm has captivated audience nationwide and has earned her the coveted title of Best of the Fest at the Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival and the first runner up in the prestigious Boston Comedy Festival. Two albums available on iTunes, Amazon, and SiriusXM radio, featured performer at renowned events like the Oddball Comedy Festival, the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, National Comedy Center, and the Boston Women in Comedy Festival since its inception. Kelly has even graced television, with appearances on Stand Up in Stilettos, The Today Show, The View, and more. Her talent has been recognized with honors like first place in the professional category of the 2016 Ladies of Laughter. And to top it all off, Kelly graced the incredible lineup of Comics Come Home 25 in 2019, solidifying her status as a comedic legend. Kathe Farris is a Boston-based stay-at-home mom, stand-up comedian, and snack cake enthusiast. She hit the comedy scene a little late in life with a different point of view and killer material. After becoming a Comic-in-Residence at The Comedy Studio and a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival, she recently recorded her national debut with a Dry Bar Comedy Special. With an eye for detail and an understated edge that speaks to grandparents and frat bros alike, Kathe performs regularly at everything from corporate events to a basement show full of crust punks (one time, went great). Her weekly show, Farris and Friends Comedy Hour, even became “The Boston Globe’s Critics Choice.” They didn’t give her a plaque so she made one. She’ll show you later. Shut-in by day, lukewarm comedian by night, Jesse Farris has been performing stand-up comedy around Boston since the age of seventeen. Having recently moved back to town with a Master’s in English Literature and few prospects on the job market, she’s relying on her humor to stay financially afloat. Her sharp, “off-kilter” wit has been known to delight audiences and concern doctors everywhere (she never quite healed from that second concussion). Some of the stages she’s been on include The Rockwell, The Comedy Studio, and The Rex Theatre.
Comedy Night at Slater’s with Christine Hurley & Guests
Comedy Night at Slater’s featuring Christine Hurley with special guest Mitch Stinson and host Dan Miller Samuel Slater’s Hall │ Friday, October 24, 2025 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM 21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable Christine Hurley loves what she does, making people laugh! She is Matt Siegel’s (Kiss108’s “Matty in the Morning Show’s”) favorite comedian. Christine has performed several times at the Boston Garden for Denis Leary’s “Comics Come Home” show that supports the Cam Neely Cancer Foundation. You have seen Christine on Nick at Nite’s “Search for America’s Funniest Mom Contest,” season 9 of the “The Great Food Truck Race” on the Food Network and “America’s Got Talent!” Christine is the most booked comic on the East Coast and lives up to her title as “The Queen of Boston Comedy.” Mitch Stinson is a former aircraft-carrier aviator for the United States Navy who, as a pilot, made over 200 carrier landings during his 10-year military career. Mitch has recently risen through the comedy ranks in the Northeast US by virtue of his original (and clean!) material that offers unique insight into the transition from hot-shot Navy pilot to everyday civilian life… resonating with comedy crowds everywhere. A native of the South End in Boston, Dan Miller was born a comedian but made it official in 1992 when he burst onto the local comedy scene. Since then, he has teamed with local and national headliners including Lenny Clarke, Paul Nardizzi, Dane Cook, and Dave Attell. Dan took a hiatus from stand-up in ’95-’96 to work on his acting and improv skills taking a starring role in the Boston-area dinner theater production of “Mario and Mary’s Italian Comedy Wedding.” He has since been honing his craft in comedy clubs throughout New England.
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 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 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 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).