Anthony Rodia

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You know the crazy uncle you love but can't be out in public with or the nutty aunt who will speak her mind to your friends and neighbors (whether they asked her to or not)? Well, they're both present in the comedy of Anthony Rodia along with relatable, real, and razor-sharp observations on marriage, parenthood, road rage, and everything else worthy of a social media rant. Within just two years, his ability to intimately depict life in all of its absurdity has attracted a rabid audience comprised of over 700,000 social media followers with 22 million-plus YouTube views. Selling out shows left and right nationwide and appearing on programs such as Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, Good Day New York, and Elizabeth and Elisa on News 12, he quietly claimed the throne of "KING OF OFF THE BOAT COMEDY."

"I wanted to do something different," he says. "With each video and at every one of my shows, I'm dragging you into my world. You're a part of my upbringing, or you're at home with my wife and kids. I don't write my humor based on what I think is going to be funny; I write my humor based on what I think people are going to relate to the most. I've found you laugh at what you connect with. Anything connected to home makes it even funnier."

A first-generation Italian-American born and raised in Westchester, NY, Anthony loved making people laugh from the first moment he could. His mother kept home videos of her six-year-old son imitating aunts, uncles, and grandparents at Christmas time and leaving the room in stitches. After sneaking downstairs to watch Andrew Dice Clay on New Year's Eve (without the adults noticing), he developed a lifelong passion for comedy. Citing Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, and Robin Williams as formative influences, he never missed an opportunity to pull a prank at school or attract a crowd in the hallway with a spot-on impersonation of a teacher. He dabbled in comedy with a few open mics in his early twenties, but he ultimately took a different career path and became a finance manager of a luxury car dealership.

After hearing unstoppable laughter from a movie theater crowd during Deadpool 2, he chose to finally pick up comedy again. As a test run, he filled a local theater with friends and family. Sellouts followed at hotspots such as Caroline's on Broadway, Governor's Comedy Club, Levity Live, and more. Exiting his day job in 2019, he performed 100 shows in just nine months and increased his social media imprint by nearly 1,000% with a nonstop series of videos. "ROAD RAGE WEDNESDAY" became a fan favorite, but Uncle Vinny and Zia Lucia transformed into a phenomenon. With Anthony playing these insanely lovable characters (house dress and all), he brought the stories from his stage routine to life in cinematic fashion. "Uncle Vinny came by accident, and I had to give him a wife, so I created Zia Lucia who is basically five or six of my aunts rolled into one," he says. "I have four or five conversations going on in my head at any given time!"

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General Admission Starting At $30, Plus Fees: USD 30.00

Time: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

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Stamford Center for the Arts, 61 Atlantic Street,
Stamford, CT 06901

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