If laughter is the best medicine, prepare to be heavily medicated. Tom Cotter's high energy, rapid-fire style of comedy leaves audiences clutching their sides and rolling in the aisles. The youngest of six children, Tom has always used his penchant for humor to stand out. He readily admits, “I needed the spotlight on me because that was the only way I could get attention.” This would prove to be the first step in his comedy career.
After graduating Denison University, Tom entertained the notion of going to law school, but his true love was comedy, and his thirst to perform had to be quenched. In 1988, armed with a drive to succeed and an eye on the future, Tom packed his bags and headed to Boston.
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He soon became a regular in the Boston Comedy clubs. Audiences could not get enough of this young talent. Club owners asked him back time and time again. Tom was thrilled for the opportunity to develop his comedic gift. It wasn’t long before Tom was opening for acts like Louis Black, George Carlin, The Beach Boys and the The Smothers Brothers.
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In 1994, fueled by his success in the Boston area, Tom entered Seattle’s International Stand-Up Comedy Competition. With critics raving about his performance, he went on to win by the largest margin in the history of the competition.
Shortly after winning the competition, Tom was offered the headlining spot for the Reebok Campus America Tour. His connection with the audience made him a mega hit at colleges all over the country.
In 1995 Tom moved to New York with his eyes on the prize. He has since risen to the top of the Manhattan’s comedic food chain, and earned the right to play in some of America’s most famous comedy clubs to the delight of his fans. Since making the move to NYC, Tom Filmed his very own half hour special for Comedy Central, won the grand prize at the Boston Comedy Festival, and was voted "Best Stand-Up" at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. He then made his first appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, got inducted into the NY Friar’s Club, and was featured in “Best Of The Fest” at the Montreal Comedy Festival. Other recent television appearances include Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, the “Barbara Walters Special”, “The Late Late Show” on CBS and NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”. Since getting married, he and his bride starred in their own series on the Woman’s Entertainment Network called “TWO FUNNY” and Tom landed a role in the Miramax Film, “Next Stop Wonderland”. He has performed at over 300 colleges and in a wide variety of venues from a palace in Beijing China to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Tom’s appeal is truly international as he was summoned to London to tour and perform on British Television, and to Hong Kong to Headline their International Comedy Festival. He has also been featured in dozens of television commercials, for products like McDonald’s, Doritos, Pepsi, and Amstel Lite, just to name a few. Tom’s star is rising quickly...catch it.
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High-energy, commanding and versatile--but enough about her sex life-- Kerri can entertain any audience with her warmth and razor-edge wit. So it’s no wonder that Kerri is a regular correspondent on the Oprah Winfrey Show and that NBC took Kerri all the way to the finals in the show Last Comic Standing with Jay Mohr. Kerri may not have gotten in the house on the hit reality show, but she impressed The Women's Entertainment network for them to make her the star of their new reality show call "TWO FUNNY". You will surely get a laugh while watching Kerri along with her husband and her twin baby boys on the WE Network. After giving birth to her 3rd boy, Kerri got asked to be a regular radio personality on The Radio Rita’s. Kerri gives common sense, funny, mommy advice as the “Mean Mommy”. That landed her a spot on The Montel Show, and on the Fine Living Channel. Kerri's broad appeal has made her a natural on television appearances like NBC's Access Hollywood, The Apprentice, ABC's The View, Comedy Central, VH1, 20/20, New Joke City and The "New" Dr. OZ show.
Part Generation-X, part Girl-Next-Door, Kerri Louise is a pleasure to watch. Her movie debut in The Next Karate Kid addicted her to show-biz, hence her move from her hometown of Boston to New York City, where she quickly established herself as a player in the top comedy clubs. These credits plus her appearance in the Marie Claire Magazine, the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival and the Montreal Comedy Festival has made Kerri and attraction. Working throughout the country and leaving her audiences applauding, Kerri Louise is on the fast track to stardom.
