Johnny Rizzo Stand Up Comedian from Ansonia, CT

Johnny Rizzo has won the Funniest Comic in Connecticut contest and was anointed the "Funniest Man in Connecticut" by the Hartford Courant and Fairfield Weekly. He started his comedy career doing schtick to Treehouse Comedy Club owner Brad Axelrod while the first Treehouse was being constructed in 1983. Johnny's career has blossomed since those early days. This Bridgeport, CT native headlines comedy clubs and colleges all around the country. He's a favorite at The Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun and is a regular at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Where do you begin the task of trying to describe Johnny Rizzo? The elastic faces, the flopping limbs, the silly, googly eyes…he's got you in stitches and he hasn't even opened his mouth yet! And once that happens, you're gone. At the end of the night, your face hurts – literally – from the constant laughter. He has earned the nickname, "The Rubber-Faced Comedian." Part old school (think Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis, Danny Kaye) intertwined with his own unique observations on everyday life, Johnny Rizzo has been cracking up audiences around the country for over 30 years. Born in raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Johnny cut his comedy teeth in some of the most hallowed clubs in New York City, including Catch a Rising Star, Caroline's, Dangerfield's and The Comic Strip. Before long, Johnny was opening all over the country for superstars including Jay Leno, Richard Belzer, Dennis Miller, Tommy Chong, Joan Rivers, "Weird" Al Yankovic, Ray Charles, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Mamas and the Papas, Pat Cooper and Henny Youngman.