Tammy Pescatelli

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center presents acclaimed comic Tammy Pescatelli live on stage on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The show is part of the DFT Communications Spotlight Series and also features opener Liz Reaves.

Arguably one of the hardest-working women in comedy today, Pescatelli brings brassy sexiness with a bold voice of witty sarcasm to her audiences, holding her own on the topics of sports, television, dating and family life using tongue-in-cheek humor. She is relatable to every audience member – male and female. After seeing Pescatelli perform, nearly everyone wishes she was their best friend or sister.

“Tammy Pescatelli’s Way After School Special,” her new special, is a highly anticipated follow-up to her award-winning one-hour Netflix special, “Finding the Funny” (now both on Amazon Prime). Both released to the TOP 3 spots on iTunes! She has appeared on the highly acclaimed Showtime Comedy Special, “Women Of A Certain Age 2,” and recently, she had a guest star role on “Blue Bloods.” She also was chosen to be one of the few hosts of Circle TV’s standup show, “Standup Nashville: Live From Zanies.” And, a clip from Pescatelli’s appearance on the “Just For Laugh’s Gala with Sebastian Maniscalco” continues to climb in views on the JFL Facebook and on YouTube garnering close to 50 million views collectively.

Signed to Git ‘R Done Records, Larry the Cable Guy’s label, Pescatelli took funny back in time with her successful album release, “#TBT: THROWBACK TAMMY.” #TBT debuted at the coveted number 2 spot on iTunes and is in continuous play on SiriusXM, Pandora and many other platforms.

Pescatelli has had recent appearances on “The View,” “Guy’s Grocery Games: Comics Compete,” and on “The Howard Stern Show.” She was chosen by Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg to be a part of their “Dirty, Sexy, Funny” franchise and included a hilarious all-female slate of standup comedians comedy special on EPIX/Hulu, a touring show and a pilot for A&E.

With a slew of other accolades under her belt – including co-creating, executive producing, writing and starring in her own reality show, “A Stand-Up Mother,” on the WeTV Network – Pescatelli has appeared on a number of television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (4x), A&E’s Donnie Loves Jenny (2x), Bravo’s Rocco’s Dinner Party, CBS’s The Talk, NBC’s Last Comic Standing: The Best of the Best, her own Comedy Central Presents Special that won that year’s Comedy Central’s Standup Showdown, and many, many more.

Her career jump-started after appearing – and being one of the Final 5 – on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Her season played out to more than 18 million viewers, garnering her a mass of loyal new fans that found themselves alongside the others she had created through years of touring the comedy clubs. It solidified her as one of the sharpest comics in the comedy world!

Pescatelli also guested a number of times on the syndicated Comics Unleashed show and was chosen for their “Best of the Best” that was a world-wide top selling DVD. Internationally she also was featured on the Best of the Just For Laughs, in Montreal, Quebec Canada and The World Stands Up & The Laugh Factory in Europe and Australia. She recently starred as the flawed, yet lovable lead in “That’s Amore,” an independent “grown-up rom-com” that is available on Amazon Prime. Her film credits include: Made in Brooklyn, I Am Battle Comic, Single: A Documentary Film and Everybody Wants to Be Italian.

Opening for Pescatelli is Buffalo’s Liz Reaves. A finalist for Rochester’s Funniest Person in 2018 and 2021, she was named Buffalo’s Funniest Person in 2021. A regular at Buffalo’s Helium Comedy Club, and the Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester, she has opened for Samantha Rudy, Chad Daniels, Jamie Lee, Joe Machi and Dan Soder.

Tickets are $25 (adults), $10 (students) and can be purchased in person at the Opera House Box Office or by phone at 716-679-1891, Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4:30 p.m., or online anytime at www.fredopera.org.

Pescatelli’s appearance is part of the Spotlight Series of events, generously sponsored by DFT Communications and the Maytum Family.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.