Jim Colliton and Karen Morgan give parents a chance to laugh at the crazy world of raising offspring.
Comic Headliners Karen Morgan and Jim Collition hit CityStage February 2-4, 2012 with "Parents Night Out."Everyone deserves a night out to relax and unwind.
So, get a babysitter and head to CityStage in Springfield for “Parents Night Out.”
For three nights beginning Thursday, Jim Colliton and Karen Morgan give parents a chance to laugh at the crazy world of raising offspring. Through stand-up comedy, improv and audience participation, the two veteran comedians share their comedy about being parents and having parents.
Morgan grew up in Georgia, but now calls Maine home, where she lives with her
husband, three kids, and her extended family of “two neurotic birds and a big dumb dog.” A former trial lawyer, Morgan began her comedy career as a finalist in Nick at Nite’s "Search for the Funniest Mom in America." Since then, she has performed in comedy clubs and theaters across the country and was a founder of the "Mama’s Night Out" comedy tour. She has a weekly syndicated radio spot and can be heard on Sirius XM Radio. Morgan also appears on television and is the only comedian to be featured by Nestle in their national campaign.
“I did the 'Mama’s Night Out' tour for five years and felt it was time to move on. One thing I always wanted to have was a dad’s point of view. They were fun shows, but the audience was mostly ladies, and the dads there said the show was fun, but wondered why we didn’t have other side’s point of view,” said Morgan about coming up with "Parents Night Out."
And the show is also interactive.
“Jim and I offer some counseling during the show and answer questions the audience may have about their marriage or relationships. For example, one question we got was how do you find privacy in the bedroom with kids at home,” said Morgan.
There’s also a game show to find out who knows their spouse the best, she noted.
Colliton grew up in the suburbs where he now lives with his wife and three children. His life there gives him fodder for the stage where he talks about being embarrassed about the contents of your recycling bin or trying to kill a flying bat in your house. Colliton performs in theaters, comedy clubs and cruise ships across the world. In 2009 Jim’s first comedy CD “Stories from the Suburbs” won the prestigious Just Plain Folks Music Festival’s Comedy CD of the Year in Nashville. He has also appeared on television on Comedy Central and Ed McMahon’s “Next Big Star.”
“As the male in the show, it is my role to set it all straight and tell the audience that men are mostly right,” laughed Colliton.
The comedian noted that “neither side” needs to worry when attending the show.
“Both men and women will enjoy the show because they are each getting hammered equally,” said Colliton.
“Audiences are getting both angles on being married,” he added.
For example, Colliton cited a pair of sneakers place on the stairs.
“I know that if my wife places them on the stairs, it’s so that I know where they are, but Karen will tell you for her it means to put them in the closet,” said Colliton.