Combining comedy and music is a long and honored tradition, from Victor Borge and P.D.Q. Bach in the rarified classical world, to the more down to earth but nevertheless brilliant Gary Mule Deer in the world of the rural and country traditions. He wields a golf club instead of a croquet mallet.
Synopsis: Gary Mule Deer appears at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield on Saturday, September 11 at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $25 or $13, depending on location, are $45 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM, performance Saturdays 10AM-2PM, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.thecolonialtheatre.org.
Gary Mule Deer’s unique comedy and music have set him apart as one-of-a-kind. He has performed on every major concert stage in the country and made over 350 television appearances, including many on both The Tonight Show and The Late Show With David Letterman. He was one of six comedians, along with Jay Leno, to star on the first HBO Comedy Special “Freddie Prinze and Friends”. Gary was the co-host of Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert for four years on NBC, and a regular on Make Me Laugh. He is currently featured on the DVDs “Jeff Foxworthy’s Comedy Classics,” and “The World’s Greatest Stand-up Comedy Collection”.
Gary entertains regularly in Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe and Atlantic City. He has shared the stage with everyone from Ray Charles, Roy Orbison and Frank Sinatra to Willie Nelson, Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill. He’ll be on tour with Gill for ten dates in October, 2010. For over sixteen years he has also appeared in concert as special guest with Johnny Mathis, everywhere from the Hollywood Bowl to Royal Albert Hall in London. On January10, 2009, Gary performed at Carnegie Hall. He appears often on the Grand Ole Opry, his most recent performance on July 2, 2010.
For the past two years Gary has been the entertainment for the National Professional Baseball Scouts awards. An avid golfer, he has performed for major golf tournaments including the AT&T Pebble Beach, the Phoenix Open, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Arnold Palmer’s Champions for Children, The Frank Sinatra, and Johnny Miller’s Champions Challenge.
Bob Goen of Entertainment Tonight said of Gary Mule Deer, “This guy has got to be the funniest man on the planet.” An equally great singer and musician, he has been performing the music of Johnny Cash in his show for four decades, and his interpretation of Cash’s music is considered one of the best. His “Gary Mule Deer Live” comedy and music CD is one of the most played on the Clean Comedy Channels of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. Will Ferrell was asked by Dan Patrick at ESPN Magazine…“It’s the seventh game, ninth inning of the World Series of Comedy. You have to pick a comedian to be out on the mound.” Will’s answer was Gary Mule Deer.
