Comedian Henry Cho to Perform at The Grand Theatre
7 North Wall Street - Cartersville, GA 30120
770-386-7343
Comedian Henry Cho to perform at The Grand Theatre in downtown Cartersville as part of the Century Bank Entertainment Series.
Attention Media: For more information, photos, or interviews contact Matt Santini at 770-607-8170 or Terri Cox at 770-386-7343.
The Century Bank Entertainment Series at The Grand Theatre continues when comedian Henry Cho performs at The Grand on Saturday, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m.
“Mr. Cho is a nationally recognized comedian,” states Grand Theatre Program Director Terri Cox. He has been featured on late night television, in movies, on several network sitcoms, and on satellite radio. We are thrilled to tell people that you can see him at The Grand Theatre.”
Orchestra level tickets are $25 and balcony level seats are $20. This is a reserved seating event. Purchase your tickets at The Grand Theatre ticket office, located at 7 North Wall Street in downtown Cartersville, or by calling 770-386-7343. Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, and American Express are accepted. The ticket office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
My name is Henry Cho. I’m full-blooded Korean. I was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee… so I’m South Korean.
“I got’em right there—right out of the box,” beams comedian Henry Cho. “That’s a joke no one else can do. That’s the whole key.” Fact is, Cho’s background has enriched him with a repertoire of funny stories no one else can do.
From the start of his career, Cho was determined to be more than just an Asian comic. “I wanted to be a comic—period,” he asserts. And to that end, he has developed routines that work as well at the dinner table as they do at comedy clubs.
It’s a show, he vows, that the whole family can enjoy. Safely. “I haven’t cursed on stage in 20 years,” he proclaims. “Not once. There’s never been a need. I could do my show in a church. The stories are funny, but the language is clean.”
In the process of perfecting his act, Cho has had some notable—and riotously funny—mentors, among them Steve Allen, Jerry Seinfeld and Gary Shandling. In essence, they all gave him this same bit of advice: “You’ve got the best comedy hook outside of Rodney Dangerfield. So don’t get too far away from it.”
“I’ll do some Asian jokes up front,” Cho explains, “just to get past the obvious. Then I move on—maybe throw in another one in the middle—and then I close with a story about my dad and me going to Korea, which, by the way, is true.”
I don’t speak Korean, not one word at all and that’s kind of weird for me because Korean people would just walk up to me and start talking . . . and I’m like, “How ya’ll doin’?”
Cho is doing just fine. In fact, he’s become one the most successful standup comics touring today. His shows regularly sell out throughout the country.
The Grand Theatre also has tickets available for the final concert of this year’s Century Bank Entertainment Series on April 21st when country music artist Pam Tillis performs. More show information and video samples can be found by visiting The Grand Theatre website at www.thegrandtheatre.org or on Facebook at “Century Bank Entertainment Series at The Grand Theatre”.
About Century Bank
Century Bank is Cartersville’s only locally owned, community bank, specializing in a quality and level of service not available from a megabank. Their core values optimize what a bank should be. Century Bank of Georgia is located at 215 East Main Street in Cartersville.
