IF YOU GO
• What: Comedian Jon Reep (show rated PG-18).• When: 7:30 p.m. today, Aug. 21; 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 22-23.• Where: The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Road• Admission: $16 today, $19 Friday-Saturday.• Phone: 423-629-2233.• Website: www.The ComedyCatch.com.
Funnyman Jon Reep laughs at the idea that an action thriller involving a giant tornado would have his name at the top of the casting list.
“Right. ‘Cause it’s not a comedy, but my part is the comic relief,” says Reep in a phone interview from California, where he moved to pursue a career in film and television, in addition to comedy.
Winner of Season 5 of “Last Comic Standing,” Reep has made several appearances in movies and on television, including a recurring role on “Rodney,” starring fellow comic Rodney Carrington. Reep will appear tonight through Saturday, Aug. 21-23, at The Comedy Catch in Brainerd.
His routine, he says, will include fan favorites, as well as some new material and a new twist.