Shelter Island Native to Host Bay Street Comedy Kick-Off

Looking to take in some laughs this summer? in Sag Harbor released its 2012 Comedy Club lineup on Monday, which features a Grammy Award-nominee, a star of one of the most popular comedies on cable, a Saturday Night Live alum, and more.

Headliners this summer include Robert Klein, Susie Essman, Jim Breuer, and others, while the summer's comedy schedule kicks off next Monday with Bay Street's All Star Comedy Showcase.

Hosted by Shelter Island native Joseph Vecsey, the showcase will feature a handful of up-and-coming comedians, including Yannis Pappas, Kenny Garcia, Sergio Chicon, Kareem Green, and Dawn B.

Among the group, Vecsey hosts a comedy podcast, interviewing other comedians; Pappas has been named a "new face" at the Just for Laughs comedy festival; and Green has been a three-time champion at Showtime at the Apollo.

The following Monday, Shaun Eli - a writer on the Tonight Show - hosts The Ivy League of Comedy, a similar comedian showcase. Comedians will include former law school grad Dan Nauterman, former journalist Joe DeVito, and Last Comic Standing performer Myq Kaplan. 

Tickets for both comedy specials are $25, though for headliners throughout the summer, tickets are $67 for nonmembers and $60 for members.

In mid-July, Cash Cab host Ben Bailey and former Mad TV performer Orlando Jones come to Bay Street.

August's lineup consists of Klein on Aug. 13, Essman on Aug. 20, and Breuer on Aug. 27.

Klein was nominated twice for "Best Comedy Album of the Year" and has appeared on The Tonight Show and The Late Show With David Letterman over 100 times combines.

Essman has performed stand-up for over 25 years and stars in Curb Your Enthusiasm, as the loud and profane Susie Greene, and released a book, What Would Susie Say, last fall.

Breuer, a SNL alum, has been performing stand-up for over two decades and made Comedy Central's Greatest 100 Stand-Ups of All Time with his "Party in the Stomach" routine.