{"id":241208,"date":"2026-04-22T01:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241208\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:44:13","slug":"hyatt-regency-jacksonville-riverfront-launching-stand-up-comedy-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241208\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront launching stand-up comedy series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"h937959-p1\" class=\"permalinkable\">Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront announced it will feature live stand-up comedy performances beginning in May 2026 in partnership with a production company that operates in Las Vegas, Orlando and other sites across the United States.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmen Vallone\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3a06cf60-3aed-4c10-9d2f-e60766c9b9ba_t850.png\" title=\"Carmen Vallone\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carmen Vallone<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p2\" class=\"permalinkable\">The hotel said in a news release that it had partnered with Bonkerz Comedy Productions to launch the Bonkerz Comedy Series \u2013 Jacksonville, bringing live performances on select Fridays and Saturdays to the Northbank property at 225 Coastline Drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p3\" class=\"permalinkable\">Kate De Master, director of sales and marketing at the hotel, said in the release that the shows will \u201ctransform our hotel into a vibrant comedy club experience, giving guests a chance to enjoy top touring talent alongside great food and beverage offerings, with a brand-new entertainment experience in the heart of downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mike Rivera\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bdbf1296-9e86-4b14-98b0-814718a1b297_t850.png\" title=\"Mike Rivera\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mike Rivera<\/p>\n<p>Special to the Daily Record<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p4\" class=\"permalinkable\">Bonkerz Comedy Productions was founded in Milwaukee and moved to Orlando in 1987, according to its website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p5\" class=\"permalinkable\">In addition to Las Vegas, it operates in casinos elsewhere in Nevada and in California, Maryland, Michigan and West Virginia. It lists six locations in Florida, including Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p6\" class=\"permalinkable\">Performers highlighted on the company\u2019s homepage include Las Vegas-based Murray Sawchuck, also known as Murray the Magician, and Jim Florentine. The featured comics listed on the home page include Helen Hong, a frequent guest on the National Public Radio news quiz show \u201cWait Wait Don\u2019t Tell Me,\u201d and Mike Rivera, who was voted America\u2019s Most Hilarious Teacher on the ABC talk show \u201cThe View.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kojo Prince\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kojo_t850.png\" title=\"Kojo Prince\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kojo Prince<\/p>\n<p>Special to the Daily Record<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p7\" class=\"permalinkable\">Rivera is scheduled to perform May 30 in the new Jacksonville series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p8\" class=\"permalinkable\">The website lists \u201calumni\u201d comedians with connections to the company\u2019s founder and president, Joe Sanfelippo, as Carrot Top, Larry The Cable Guy, \u201cMike and Molly\u201d star Billy Gardell, Saturday Night Live\u2019s Darrell Hammond, the late Sam Kinison and others.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p9\" class=\"permalinkable\">Showtimes for the Jacksonville series are 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. Shows will be in the River Terrace 1 event space, according to a hotel spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eugene Torres\" class=\"media-element file-default fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/torres_t850.png\" title=\"Eugene Torres\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Eugene Torres<\/p>\n<p>Special to the Daily Record<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p10\" class=\"permalinkable\">Seating will be limited, and attendance is limited to guests 21 and older.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p11\" class=\"permalinkable\">Admission is $15 per person in advance and $20 the day of show. A two-item minimum purchase requirement will be in effect per person, with food and a full bar available during performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"h937959-p12\" class=\"permalinkable\">The schedule:<\/p>\n<p>May 9: Carmen ValloneMay 30: Mike RiveraJune 13: Kojo PrinceJuly 3: Eugene Torres<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront announced it will feature live stand-up comedy performances beginning in May 2026 in partnership&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-241208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}