Arts & Entertainment

America's Got Talent Drew Lynch to Perform in Union County

Lynch will perform at the Union County Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.

Rahway, NJ -- Comedian Drew Lynch, America’s Got Talent Season 10 first runner-up, is coming to Union County.

Lynch will perform at the Union County Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.

Known for performing on stage with a stutter, Lynch had originially moved to Los Angeles with aspirations of being a film actor.

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However, during a softball game, Lynch was hit with a ball causing damage to his vocal cords leaving him with a stutter.

He turned his injury into a career, Lynch began performing stand-up comedy. Inspired by comedians such as Bo Burnham, Louis C.K., and his friend Samuel J. Comroe, Lynch brings to life the social hardships of dealing with a newly-found speech impediment.

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For more information and tickets visit ucpac.org or call (732) 499-8226. Union County Performing Arts Center is located at 1601 Irving Street in Rahway.

(Photo, UCPAC: Drew Lynch)

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