The Arc Angel Comedy Show
July 23rd, 2008 adminThe world of comedy is no stranger to John Bernardoni and vice versa. The story begins in the 1st grade of an all girls Catholic School in San Antonio. In fact, there were about 100 young boys in a school predominantly occupied by young girls and ladies that ran from Grade 1 to Grade 12. During one of the classes, the nun took a prolonged breath and John finished the sentence. The class laughed. John then met Mr. Pointer. He never knew when something was going to pop out of his mouth until it had already left his lips. Thus, the interconnection between pleasure (laughter) and pain (the pointer) were inextricably intertwined.
The dye was cast for what would become an odyssey through the foundation of comedy in its many forms - on stage or off. Over the years, in his formative years, John would perform various comedy sketches courtesy of Bill Cosby learning from the master about comic timing, the use of silence to punctuate the punch line and the milking of the gag. He worked in musical comedies as a character actor which was usually the comic foil in the play. Ultimately, his work in comedy lead him to The Improvisation in New York.
The crowning moment in this voyage came together when John created a one man show on the life of legendary comic, Lenny Bruce. Lenny paved the way for comedians like Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, George Carlin and other comics whose stage performances were steeped in colorful language and imagery to put it diplomatically. Lenny Bruce was doing bits in the 1950’s and 1960’s on homosexuality, communism, racism, Jackie Kennedy, the Lone Ranger as a poof in “Thank You Masked Man” and more for which he was arrested 280 times, mostly for language banned by obscenity laws in most cities.
Fast forward to today. The next foray in to unholy ground is in the developmental stages for a wicked new show called:
“The Arc Angel: Kicking ass and taking names for God”. The premise of the character and the show is based on the Arc Angel’s take on life in today’s world on earth covering every topic on the planet. God is pissed at the woeful state of affairs down below and he’s sent his main agent to deliver the message that what’s coming next will make the 10 Commandments look like Snow White if his children don’t change their evil ways.
John is writing the piece and will perform as The Arc Angel in live venues and for possible television sitcom.
Stay tuned for more.