LAUGHTER from the HEREAFTER Jose Simon Back in 1975, Jose had a dream. Involving three things he loved – the sounds of people laughing, the spirit of celebration, and his adopted home, San Francisco – Simon began pushing the idea of a free outdoor daytime comedy “concert.” The vision became reality in 1981, when the...

There was no better sound than her knowing laugh. The one that let you know she thought whatever you were saying was funny, which coming from her was no faint praise. She knew her funny. The same laugh, that also signaled she knew where you were going with ‘it’. You could hear it coming with her breath, just a nanosecond before the laughter left her throat and hit your ears. She always got the joke, even the feeble or unformed ones. Years of improv had trained her to anticipate it at the...

LAUGHTER from the HEREAFTER Kevin Meaney • 1956-2016   Kevin Meaney began his entertainment career by appearing in dramatic and musical theater productions while attending college to learn the restaurant management business. Upon graduation Kevin entered the food service industry, rapidly rising from busboy to waiter to finally managing several restaurants. He then made the...

The Amazing Johnathan has had a career which exemplifies his namesake. At first glance one knows where and why he got his name and possibly a few other names come to mind... insane and bizarre. Using what he calls a "Norman Bates Approach To Comedy," Johnathan has been able to amaze, but more importantly, entertain audiences across the country and on countless television appearances including: a regular on Fox's "Comic Strip Live," "Late Night with David Letterman," Showtime's "Jimmie Walker and...