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Judging Committee
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David
Adam Smith has been a commissioner on the NJ Motion Picture and Television Commission since 2005, a partner in Wintegrity
Films, LLC member of the board of the directors of the New Jersey Hall of Fame and an award winning partner
in the princeton public affairs group.
David is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Click here to visit his website
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As a Comedian, Actor and Host, Steven's work continues earning him numerous television, radio, and new media appearances.
He can often be seen on VH-1 series’ like “I Love the 90’s.” He was a Semifinalist on the hit CBS
show “Star Search,” and has also been featured in various other programs on NBC, FOX, Comedy Central, MTV and
more. He has worked on a number of commercials, independent films, and was even put under contract with
Warner Brothers and appeared in a pilot for a hip sketch comedy series that co-starred Tyra Banks and Jamie Foxx. Click here to visit his website
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After becoming a headline comic, he sold the flower shop, closed the construction company and gave
his wife the divorce she was begging for. With three kids, no money and no car, he opened The Stress Factory Comedy
Club while living in a boarding house for fathers that lost it all in bad divorces. In 1995, Vinnie met the woman of his dreams, Vicki, and married her in 1998.
Together, they built The Stress Factory into one of the best clubs in the country. During this time Vinnie had become
a fixture not only at The Stress Factory, but every club in New York City. He has also appeared on The Rosie O’Donnell
Show, Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd”, The Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival (Best of the Fest), The
New York Comedy Festival, and the Toyota Comedy Festival. He has also appeared on the Opie and Anthony Radio show, (WNEW &
XM), The Jim Breuer show “Unleashed” (Sirius), FULL METAL COMEDY and the independent film “White Chicks”.
He has also starred in a commercial for Direct TV, released a CD entitled “This is Vinnie Calling” and done
various voice overs. Click here to visit his website
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Jim Mendrinos has been entertaining comedy audiences
since the age of 19. For nearly two decades he has brought his observations, opinions and inspired lunacy to countless audiences
to overwhelming praise. His one-man concert, a spiraling stream of consciousness, is a dialogue that challenges, while at
the same time, reaches everyone in the audience. His style is effortless and his material is the type you will quote for months
afterwards.
As a writer Jim Mendrinos is in constant demand. His quick-witted style has been utilized on shows
like Saturday Night Live, Letterman, and Dennis Miller Live. He was the head writer and associate producer of the syndicated
series THUNDERBOX; most recently he was tabbed by producers at NBC to pen segments the Christmas special starring Olympic
gold medalist, Sarah Hughes.
How good a comedy writer
is Jim Mendrinos? He wrote the book on it -- literally! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing was
released in July 2004 to brisk sales and critical praise! Available in bookstores everywhere. Click here to visit his website
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Greg T. will be performing in the evening. He grew up in East Brunswick N.J. and from 1996 until present, he
is working for the Z100 radio station, the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. He went to college at Fairleigh Dickinson University
in Teaneck N.J. where he became one of the most infamous Frat-Boy’s in the radio business! He is best known for his
crazy stunts on the show and his hilarious segments that gets the listeners rolling with laughter! Click here to visit his website
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Performing
nationwide, Angry Bob has a high-energy unique act that is downright hilarious and crowds everywhere love him! He regularly
performs all over NYC in such illustrious clubs as the Comic Strip Live, the New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club and
others - he has recently made several appearances on CNN with anchor Rick Sanchez performing political satire and making humorous
observations about some of the biggest news events of the day; Sanchez has been quoted saying "THERE'S NO BIGGER NAME
WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICAL SATIRE THAN ANGRY BOB! Angry Bob was also on last season's NBC TV show - LAST COMIC STANDING
and on the CBS Sunday Morning News in conjunction with the Friar's Club contest "So You Think You Can Roast"(he
is also a member of that legendary entertainers organization).
Click here to visit his website
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