From Left: Frank Barnett, Spins Nitely, The Legendary Wid at New Wave
We finished with our responsibilities at our gig in York, PA, and headed back into the city in time to catch the tail end of the revelry at the New Wave on Catharine St. in Philadelphia.
It’s an annual event. The night before Thanksgiving, Philadelphia comedians converge on the New Wave and… drink? Give thanks? Catch up? Fall behind? All those things– and more!
John Kensil (l) and Richie Redding
Paul F. Tompkins is the “lynchpin,” the impetus, the driving force behind the gathering. (Although he modestly denies it.) We understand that as many as 40 comedians converged over the course of the evening. (When we arrived, at half past midnight, there may have been a quarter of that number.) It was a pleasure to once again celebrate with all those pictured here and with David P. Hardy, Big Daddy Graham, Dann Foxx, Mike Clements and Catch A Rising Star’s Kevin Kearney.
Paul F. Tompkins (l) and The Female Half of the Staff