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Anthony Rodia’s comedy draws on family life, Italian-American culture and everyday frustrations. His two Count Basie Center performances have different door and show times, with Saturday’s schedule 30 minutes earlier.
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Family life, Italian-American culture and ordinary frustrations are the recurring subjects in the Count Basie Center’s description of Anthony Rodia’s comedy. Red Bank gets two consecutive performances at Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, with Saturday’s doors and showtime both moved a half-hour earlier than Friday’s.
The event biography identifies Rodia as Italian-American and describes his comedy as storytelling built around family dynamics, cultural quirks and the struggles of everyday life. That gives prospective attendees a sense of his recurring territory, rather than a list of particular jokes or stories promised for these performances.
Further reading: Anthony Rodia - Count Basie Center for the Arts ↗
Rodia’s profile traces his wider recognition to viral social-media sketches, including the character Uncle Vinny. It also notes his 2024 Amazon comedy special, Totally Relatable, and his podcast, Little Bit of Laughs.
The biography describes Insanely Funny as a tour project in 2026, following earlier Totally Relatable and Laugh Till It Hurts tours. It associates that project with improvisation and material about adulthood, parenting and cultural identity. Because the Red Bank dates are in 2027, that biography is background on Rodia’s work, not confirmation of the material he will perform here.
Further reading: Anthony Rodia - Count Basie Center for the Arts ↗
The official event page names Anthony Rodia for both nights at Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre. Saturday’s doors and showtime are each 30 minutes earlier than Friday’s; no supporting act is named.
Friday, Aug. 27, 2027: doors at 6:30 p.m.; showtime at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28: doors at 6 p.m.; showtime at 7 p.m. The listing does not give an end time or show duration.
The official event page links to ticket sales, but does not state a ticket price or purchase conditions. Check the ticket listing for current details before buying.
The event listing gives no age restriction or recommendation. Contact the Count Basie Center box office if a minor’s eligibility affects your plans.
The theatre is at the Count Basie Center campus, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701. New Jersey Transit trains on the North Jersey Coast Line go to Red Bank; the station is about three blocks west of the venue.
For drivers, the venue lists access from the Garden State Parkway and Routes 18, 35, 36 and 520. Its directions information does not specify parking locations or rates. Use the map link to calculate directions from your starting point and check current parking details.
Anthony Rodia - Count Basie Center for the Arts ↗ · Directions and Parking - Count Basie Center for the Arts ↗
The venue identifies an automatic push-button door at the far-left main entrance. Street-level ramps are in the Stillwell Larkin Pavilion Lobby and the historic lobby. The theatre lobby and orchestra level are wheelchair accessible.
An elevator at the back of the Grand Lobby serves the second-floor bathrooms and balcony, but the historic loge and balcony levels are not wheelchair accessible. Accessible seating is in the orchestra: rows A, Q and DD on both the right and left, plus the elevated rear platform at Row AA′. Each ADA seat includes space for a companion; contact the box office to reserve. The venue notes that accommodations may vary by event.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom stalls are in the Grand Lobby outside the historic theatre lobby and in the upstairs lobby near the elevator. A single-stall restroom with an automatic door is in the downstairs historic theatre lobby near the rear staircase.
The venue lists assistive listening devices and staff support. ASL interpretation, open captioning and audio description are available for most events with three weeks’ notice; contact the box office to request them at least three weeks ahead. For questions or requests, the box office can be reached at 732-842-9000 or [email protected].
Service animals are welcome in the guest’s designated seating area and must remain leashed or harnessed. Contact the box office at least a week before the event so staff can prepare.
No. The event biography mentions Uncle Vinny in connection with Rodia’s social-media sketches, but does not identify that character or any particular routine as part of these shows.
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-07 against the linked sources.