The Benefit Show by Jo Anna

Two and a half hours of solid entertainment!!! It was a show for the ages, a show for the books, a show to end all...strike that...a show to BEGIN all shows. It rocked the socks off of the audience. Made them afraid to get up and pee. Better than I could've hoped for. Special thanks to The Sets for donating the room, and to Chris and Jim McClennan of Trash City who worked the door, hired the sound and security set the tables and dressed them with table cloths and candles, printed the flyers...I am so grateful to be friends with these people! We even performed on the BIG stage that the bands use and not the little comedy stage off to the side. It made it much easier. We even had a green room, a sweltering hot green room, but a place to change that was not the bathroom, nonetheless.

At 7:05 one of the comedians canceled due to illness, and Chris Bennett showed up with Josh Skalniak, so instead of one opening comic, I got two! Chris had contacted me earlier via the MySpace and I already told him he could get some time, but Josh was a bonus. The show was really strong and everyone got mad laughs. Virtual Show:

Male Pattern Radness opened with there dulcet tones like : "88 Miles per Hour", "Dog Food Sandwiches" and "4:19 is the longest Minute".

The Cheeky Monkeys (Amy Jean Page and Myself) ft. Eddie Oliver and Amy Donahue performed the sketch "Who's Down with Easy Bake" which handled the difficult talk every parent has with their teen about boys and girls and "baking" with someone else.

Stand Up Set 1: Josh Skalniak, Robert Fata, The Fabulous Amy Donahue

The Cheeky Monkeys dance to "My Little Chicken" by Adam Sandler

Stand Up Set 2: Tim Bateman, Chris Bennett

The Cheeky Monkeys dance to "The Pussy Song" by Connie Vannett

Stand Up Set 3: Eddie Oliver, Shane Hicks, Jon Jesmer

This is a Who's Who of Phoenix comedy, every one of these guys has been around town for years and have honed their craft and moved on to do other cities, these are the good ones, folks, it was a steal at $10. You can say you "saw them when..." Thanks to ComedySchools.com for bringing us together as performers and friends. I met most of these guys because of Tony's classes and they have stayed my homies even after school's out. The show was like a reunion, even Tony showed up to support the cause and his alumni. Very cool.

A very cool show! Hosted by the capable and loveable Amy Stockinger this was a show I am proud to have been a part of!

Jo Anna