Dinner & Show makes for a great night out and this weekend, The Comedy Cove @ Scotty's is headlining Rodney Laney. Born and raised in Paterson New Jersey, Rodney has
always been a comedian. Even as a toddler, he would entertain at family
gatherings, most of the time against his will. Years of therapy have helped him
recover from these traumatic times. Thanks to Rodney's school years, school
administrators decided corporal punishment was no longer necessary in the school
system; they now want capital punishment! Laney's comedy career started
capriciously in 1988. While in the Air Force, stationed at Wright Patterson Air
Force Base in Dayton Ohio, he accompanied a fellow airman, an amateur comic, to
a comedy club. His friend bombed, but Rod took the stage and received thunderous
applause. It was instant addiction; for Rodney it was the stage, for his friend
it was crack cocaine. For the next decade, he performed at open mikes, private
parties, and wherever he got the chance. His professional career began in 1997.
He commenced performing in clubs and colleges from New York to California. He
was featured at Chris Tucker's Comedy Club in Atlanta, during the Urban Comedy
Festival "Laffapalooza" and Judy Carter's comedy showcase in Big Bear
California. He mostly appears in NYC, at the Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy
Club, Caroline's and Dangerfield's. SomeGuiding Light," and "All My Children"
including: Marj Dusay, Gina Tognoni, John Bolger and Emmy nominated Rebecca
Budig. In 2002, he played Willie in the comedy "Tinsel Town," by Public Defender
Pictures. It starred Paul Taylor, (2001 Emmy nominee from "As the World Turns")
John Palumbo, ("OZ") Johnny Williams, ("GoodFellas," "Honeymoon in Vegas") and
Eileen Fulton (Emmy-winning veteran from "As the World Turns"). comics wait for
their big break, not Rod, he is making his big break. In 2001 he acted and
executive produced his first feature film "Pride & Loyalty," which started
its pay per view release June 2002. It starred an array of soap stars from "One
Life to Live," "Rodney has completed pilots for Comedy Central, MTV, A&E and
has been seen on P.Diddy's "Bad Boys of Comedy" on HBO, Fox News Channel's "Red
Eye," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," CBS, Comedy Central's "Premium
Blend," and in London on the BBC's "The World Stand's Up." He can currently be
seen on truTV's "The Smoking Gun Presents..." Most recently, Rodney can be seen
on "comedy.tv" on the HD channel and will soon be seen on "LOL Lounge" when TBS
Presents A Very Funny Festival: Just for Laughs Chicago. He has also appeared at
the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.
Rodney's show is also featuring the very funny James Hesky & Mary Radzinski
