Derek Richards at Howl at the Moons' Comedy Zone April 25, 2010

"The only thing surprising about Derek is that he’s not bigger."
Florida New Times Magazine

Richards’ act is fast, fresh and, at times, fanatical – often described as a politically incorrect discussion amongst friends at a bar.
Show after show, Derek brings the funny with tales about his Detroit, blue-collar upbringing, his mom’s dog, the holidays, living in Florida, and dating an exotic dancer.

A veteran of several USO tours, Richards was chosen as one of the first performers at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after the base began guarding jailed Al-Qaeda terrorists. The comedy tour earned Richards national coverage in Newsweek. He also has performed at U.S. base camps in seven countries, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

You can catch Richards on the air via the XM and Sirius Satellite Radio Network and on the nationally syndicated, Bob and Tom Show along with Bob and Sheri. He also appeared on The Weather Channel’s Top 10 series and in Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight.

He's currently on the road as a founding member of The Irish Comedy Tour.

The feature comedian for this event is Forest Shaw

Born in Miami and raised as an only child by a single hippie mother, Forrest Shaw got into stand-up comedy after a decade of life as a marine biologist. Saving manatees and counting seagrass by day, at night, Forrest dedicated himself to the open mic circuit, quickly working his way into regular work with the South Florida Improvs. Forrest delivers witty and clever anecdotes of his unorthodox life with a wry smile. He shares his own faults and failures with the audience in hopes that they too can find the lighter side of those things in life, which sometimes seem too much to bear. He also isn’t fond of stupid people; but who is? “Life is complicated and it shouldn’t be. We have created all of this stress and aggravation so the healthiest thing to do is make fun of ourselves and laugh about it.”

He was in the 2010 South Beach Comedy Festival, the 2009 Just For Laugh’s Comedy Festival showcase, and Sleepless Night 2009. Forrest was a finalist for the 2007 Comedy Central Open Mic Fight and the 2007 Las Vegas Comedy Festival Lucky 21 showcase. He was a finalist for the 2007 Carnival Comedy Challenge and the winner of the 2006 South Florida New Faces Comedy Contest. Forrest was featured in a commercial for the Florida Marlins 2009 campaign. He has also appeared in several other television ads, radio ads, on CBS4 news, and WSVN (Deco Drive).

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