Michael Panzeca Planning Motorcycle Comedy Tour Across the East Coast
Comedian, drug counselor, motorcyclist and all around fascinating guy, Michael Panzeca, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, loves two things: comedy and motorcycles.
Recently, the 15+ year comic, who has been headlining clubs, casinos, cruise ships and colleges for at least as long (and who has hosted podcasts with Esther Ku and Carl Rimi in the past,) has found a way to combine those two passions: by taking cross-country pilgrimages to huge motorcycle rallies, and doing stand-up shows along the way. Last year, the comic took a trip to one of the biggest motorcycle gatherings in the country, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (in Sturgis, South Dakota,) performing a string of shows along the way. This year, Panzeca is looking to hit a new destination with even more stops during his trip: Laconia Bike Week in Laconia, New Hampshire.
Laconia Bike Week will be taking place this June, from the 11th – 19th. Panzeca will be heading out the first week of June, with his first planned stop taking place in Orlando, and final destination in New York City, with appearances on radio and at clubs. While Mike has released tentative details on some of his stops, he’s still looking to add dates to his tour, so interested venue owners should reach out to set up appearances ASAP.
We’ll be following Panzeca’s trip- he plans to keep a journal of his experiences on the road live on our site, so check back in with the IBang for more on this tour as it unfolds! You can also follow him on his Facebook page created for the trip, titled “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Laconia Comedy Tour.”
The tour, as it looks so far:
June 3rd: Improv in Orlando.
June 4th: Sapphire Valley, North Carolina
June 5th, 6th and 7th: Panzeca will stop to perform in his home town of Cincinnati, Ohio.
June 8th: The comic then makes a quick stop in Cleveland, with a side trip to Mansfield where he was incarcerated at 19 and they filmed The Shawshank Redemption.
June 9th: Panzeca heads to Buffalo, where he hopes to perform, and will attempt to book a show in Canada as well.
June 10th and 11th: Panzeca arrives at the Laconia Bike Rally, where he will perform.
June 12th – 17th: The comic will stay in NYC for a stint, where he is hoping to perform at numerous spots.
After this, Panzeca will begin his trek back down to Florida, where he hopes to make a stop in Philadelphia and North Carolina once again. By June 18th, the comic will have returned to Orlando for another spot before heading back home to Fort Lauderdale the following day. The entire trip will take two weeks, and those two weeks will feature a ton of travel and, hopefully, a ton of laughter.
If you know of a place Mike can perform along the way drop us a line at submissions@theinterrobang.com.
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