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Robert Kelly to appear at Pure Lounge

Comedian Robert Kelly will appear at Pure Lounge on Saturday, December 28. Pure Restaurant and Lounge is located at 707 Route 46, Parsippany.

What a great gift to give your family.  Also appearing will be the hysterical Mike Gaffney and Gordon Baker-Bone. You won’t want to miss these shows! Get your tickets at www.jjcomedy.com.

Boston native Kelly is a constant and popular presence in comedy clubs across the country. Fresh from performing and taping “Tourgasm” with Dane Cook, Robert is back in the clubs and colleges doing what he does best — making you laugh.

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Taking the stage, Robert exudes a non-stop energy that grabs the audience from beginning to end. His cutting edge humor and strong dynamic presence puts him in the forefront of comedians in demand. His routine consists of mischievous and playful situations that we can all relate to in our youth, through college and relationships. Robert Kelly is an expert in making you laugh at the strange things we do! His other television credits include “Premium Blend,” “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,” NBC’s “The Carson Daly Show,” VH1′s “Awesomely Oversexed” and MTV. With over a dozen independent movies under his belt, Robert is a favorite at clubs and colleges nationwide. Robert’s most recent appearances include an episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” He also guest starred on ABC’s sitcom, “The Job” with Denis Leary and appeared as a detective playing opposite Vincent D’Onofrio on NBC’s, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” www.RobertKellyLive.com

Robert Kelly often appears on The Opie and Anthony Show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and has also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and Premium Blend. He has a weekly podcast called You Know What Dude! featuring regulars comics Joe DeRosa, Dan Soder and Kelly Fastuca. In 2003, Kelly was voted the Breakthrough Performer of the Year on CringeHumor.net.

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In 2005, Kelly toured with comedians Dane Cook, Gary Gulman, and Jay Davis on the cross-country tour entitled Tourgasm. After tearing (ACL) and straining (MCL) ligaments in his knee, he managed to finish the tour which began airing on HBO as a comedy documentary series in June 2006.[3] Kelly later toured with comedians Al DelBene and Dane Cook as part of Dane Cook’s Global Thermo Comedy Tour: Isolated Incident.

In 2005 and 2006, Kelly accompanied fellow comedian Colin Quinn to Iraq, where they each performed stand-up for American troops stationed in Baghdad.

Kelly was a part of New Jersey’s Bamboozle Festival in 2007 as part of the “Pass the Mic Comedy Tour” on Sunday May 6.[4] Kelly also appeared in the 2008 comedy Ghost Town as the ghost of a construction worker. That same year, Kelly also had a small voice part in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV as an Italian gangster that accompanied the main character on a mission. He was featured as Louis CK’s brother during the first season of the FX sitcom Louie. In April 2010, Kelly started his own podcast, entitled You Know What Duude!. After a couple of stylistic changes, the program currently features a rotating lineup of comedians, with Dan Soder and Kelly Fastuca being the two permanent names co-starring with Kelly.

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