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Angelo tsarouchas
BIG COMEDY, BIG TALENT, BIG THINGS—Larger than life, actor/comedian
Angelo Tsarouchas is without question Canada's next "big thing." Dubbed "The
Hitman of Hilarity", Angelo definitely exudes star power. His trademark
mobster resemblance, burly size and no hold back attitude have put him
in high demand on the global comedy stage as well as in television and
film projects—on both sides of the border.
More than just a mobster look-alike, Angelo's acting resume is highlighted with 10 feature films in the past 2 years—all of which have seen tremendous box office success. He has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Denzel Washington, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando, Edward Norton, Sylvester Stallone and Chris Rock. Some of Angelo's high-profile film credits include John Q, The Score, The Prince and Meand the critically acclaimed teen cult flick Harold and Kumar Go To Whitecastle. Angelo also appeared in Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe and Renee Zelwegger (look for Angelo as New York Times reporter John Savage). In addition, Angelo has recently signed a deal to develop his own film, which he has written and will be starring in—and the script is generating interest from some of Hollywood's industry big-wigs. Aside from a budding film career, Angelo has seen much success on the international comedy circuit. He is one of Canada's most celebrated comics, selling out venues across the country. Angelo has taken his "in-your face" stand-up style all over the world including the famed Just For Laugh's comedy festival in Montreal, the Smirnoff Comedy Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, and the Paramount Comedy Festival in the U.K. He has performed at some of the top comedy clubs in New York, LA, London and Miami. Angelo also took his one-man comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2005. He recently was featured in a sold-out Sultans of Satire: Middle East Comic Relief show at USC. With a DVD and CD out entitled "It's All Greek to Me" which ranked in the top 100 downloads on Puretracks, "Big Ang" is clearly a star on the rise. Visit funnygreek.com and angelotsarouchas.com |
 Sultans 22 (3/26/2008) "The show was fantastic. Everyone I talked to after the show loved it and could not stop talking about it. The only thing I would recommend is next time, for people who cannot take jokes on religion or their own countries, should be aware that this is what happens during the show...Great show...two thumbs up!!" —Rana Fakhoury Sultans 21 (1/30/2008) "Thank you. It was a great show...Mike and Peter were very funny. We had a good time, especially two of my friends who were new to stand-up comedy. Keep up the good work." —Zari Shayegh "My wife and I had a good time and we'd like to go again." —Victor Kozaski "Thank you—we all had a wonderful time. Please don't forget to let us know about the next Sultans show!" —Mike Fatorechi "It was a great evening! Enjoyed the comedians, who were quite good. I believe that comedy is a wonderful way to cross barriers (making fun of ourselves) and it creates tolerance. Keep up the good work!" —Sharon Malca "Each one had their high moments, but we liked Peter the Persian the most, then the Jordanian Catholic guy. Apologies if the rest is not that enthusiastic. Rochelle and I used to go to various comedy clubs, but two things stopped us. We saw Robin Williams, and he was so much better than the others, that they became hard to watch. Plus, the jokes about sex, drugs, and LA got tiresome. Some of that still appears to be the case, and the vulgarity no longer seems very cutting edge or even funny to us. Maybe we are just too old for it since the crowed seemed to like it, but for us it must be 45 years since Lenny Bruce did this kind of humor and the world has moved on. "Personally, I would love to see some humor, of which there was some last night, which skewers the rich and powerful. If Groucho could do it in his movies and Raymond Chandler could do it in his detective mysteries, then I am sure good comedians can figure out how to do more of it the current period. Plus Mort Sahl (sp?) can do it with today's newspaper." —Dick Platkin "It was much better than I expected. Bravo! The comedians were good. The atmosphere was nice and friendly. Your intro was brief, funny, informative and to the point. I will certainly spread the news (I already have). Keep up the good work." — Jahan Ardalan "My friends and I really enjoyed it – everyone had a positive experience I think. We definitely liked Peter the Persian the best (as did most people there I’m guessing), and we also all felt bad that Shereen wasn’t given more time. The only thing we were unhappy about was that we were not told in advance about the two item minimum. I don’t think it would have changed anyone’s decision to come, but we felt taken by surprise by it. But overall it was a wonderful event and we were glad to come." — Ahilan Arulanantham "I was slightly disappointed by the show. There was an overload of *#@&)$(*&%)*! language, too much on sex. I needed more jokes or fun about politics, cultural differences, peace and so on. That a what makes us different from Americans and that a what I am attracted to. The last show I saw, in Irvine, was more about the culture etc..." Sabine Gemayel Sultans 17 "I absolutely loved it. I originally thought to myself, well, I know some of these people and they're super talented, but Middle Eastern stand-up? Could be redundant, which it wasn't AT ALL. Every single comic had a distinct routine. You have great info on your site...I'm wondering how you think the tide of Middle Eastern humor is headed in our post 9/11 society? What I really want to know is...do the comics ever have heated political debates amongst themselves? Comics are always the most opinionated people and rightly so. Any funny anecdotes would be great as well." — Vida Ghaffari "Overall, the show was a lot of fun. It was different than any other comedy show I know. Even though I'm not immediately of Middle Eastern descent, I felt at home. The audience felt mixed, but the same—so in that respect, I guess the show was a success! I generally like going to shows with a number of comedians, so that if one isn't terrific, you know it's not forever. It works well obviously with the theme. Max Amini stood out for me as being the act where I laughed the most. He was energetic and put his whole face and body into it...I did enjoy Elham since I don't get out to see many comediennes, and I'm always up for girl power. I liked Peter and appreciated his gig. I like when people study something (like accents/languages) and use it in their act." — Sapphira
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