photo: Adam Woomer
location: Metropolitan Room, NYC
location: Metropolitan Room, NYC
Tom Ragú is a NYC-based stand-up comic, producer, comedy writer - and the host of the "TGIF - with Tom & Laura" - an entertaining weekly radio program that focuses on entertainment, pop culture and music. The show airs each Friday afternoon from 12-2pm (EST) on BBOX Radio.
Tom has hosted & produced a number of comedy showcases in NYC, including:
"Tom Ragú & Friends" - was a comedy showcase that featured some of the funniest comedians from NYC and those visiting town. It enjoyed a successful run at The Greenwich Village Comedy Club.
"Women We Love" - featured some of NYC's & NJ's funniest ladies of comedy.
"Sorry, We're Funny" - a traveling showcase that raised thousands of dollars for various charities, animal shelters, and other non-profit organizations.
photo: Dan Culleton
location: Stonewall Inn, NYC
location: Stonewall Inn, NYC
"Tickled Pink" & "Clutch The Pearls" - Tom's annual NYC Gay Pride showcases, featuring some of the most hilarious gay and gay-friendly comedians from around the world.
"The Tom Ragú Comedy Revue" - was Tom's flagship comedy showcase. Starting out in the back of a bookstore/coffeehouse on NYC's Lower East Side in 2006, the show developed into one of the most-popular gay comedy shows and featured some of the most popular comedy acts in the country, local NYC comedy talent & up-and-coming comedians just starting their comedy journey. It had a successful five-year run, and has the distinction of being the longest-running comedy show at the historic Stonewall Inn.
"The Tom Ragú Comedy Revue" - was Tom's flagship comedy showcase. Starting out in the back of a bookstore/coffeehouse on NYC's Lower East Side in 2006, the show developed into one of the most-popular gay comedy shows and featured some of the most popular comedy acts in the country, local NYC comedy talent & up-and-coming comedians just starting their comedy journey. It had a successful five-year run, and has the distinction of being the longest-running comedy show at the historic Stonewall Inn.
photo by LaMott Jackson
Tom has been featured in The New York Underground Comedy Festival (2007-2010), where he produced shows for the 2009 and 2010 Festivals - and in The Fresh Fruit Festival (2009-2011), where he co-produced a show for the 2011 Festival.
Tom emcees & produces many benefits, corporate events and special variety shows, and is a current member of The NY Hysterical Society.
Tom has been featured on WNYC-TV's weekly news magazine "Under The Pink Carpet" with hosts Lady Clover Honey & Robin Cloud; appeared on QPTV's popular talk show "Talking About" - hosted by Jonathan Griffith and Cara Kilduff; profiled by writer Jed Ryan on the popular gay pop culture web site Dish Miss; and interviewed by comedian Dave Rubin on the popular "Hot Gay Comics" podcast (#32) on the Here!TV web site.
Tom emcees & produces many benefits, corporate events and special variety shows, and is a current member of The NY Hysterical Society.
Tom has been featured on WNYC-TV's weekly news magazine "Under The Pink Carpet" with hosts Lady Clover Honey & Robin Cloud; appeared on QPTV's popular talk show "Talking About" - hosted by Jonathan Griffith and Cara Kilduff; profiled by writer Jed Ryan on the popular gay pop culture web site Dish Miss; and interviewed by comedian Dave Rubin on the popular "Hot Gay Comics" podcast (#32) on the Here!TV web site.
photo by LaMott Jackson
As a DJ, Tom Ragú had performed in some of the most gloomy clubs, spinning other people's records for hugs and pennies.
As a comedian, Tom has the pleasure to live his Comedy Dream, performing in and producing shows at comedy & cabaret clubs on both coasts, including:
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What some people have said:
“... Just try and hear Tom Ragú through the laughter ...” ~ HX magazine
“ ... one spicy meatball ... ” ~ NEXT magazine
“ ... one of the best comedy shows in NYC.” ~ FREE & CHEAP (NY Daily News)
“ ... one funny guy ... ” ~ Time Out New York magazine
“Get a real job!” ~ Tom's mother
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A personal message from Tom:
Thank you so much for coming on over and visiting my site!
Please feel free to visit the Contact Me Page and feel welcome send me a message - I'd love to
hear from you! If you have ever seen me perform, you know that I enjoy talking with you,
mainly because it will probably turn into another Awkward Moment for me and make it
into the act one day.
And please feel welcome to check out my Schedule Page for all of my upcoming show dates, personal appearances and information about my new baby: "Tom Ragú & Friends" at The
Greenwich Village Comedy Club.
Come on over & see us. You'll love the club!
I hope to see you at a show real soon!
As a comedian, Tom has the pleasure to live his Comedy Dream, performing in and producing shows at comedy & cabaret clubs on both coasts, including:
- Gotham Comedy Club (NYC)
- Greenwich Village Comedy Club (NYC)
- Stand Up NY (NYC)
- New York Comedy Club (NYC)
- Laugh Lounge (NYC)
- The Players Theatre (NYC)
- The Metropolitan Room (NYC)
- The Broadway Comedy Club (NYC)
- EastVille Comedy Club (NYC)
- HA! Comedy Club (NYC)
- Time Out New York Lounge (NYC)
- The Duplex (NYC)
- STAGE 72 (NYC)
- KARMA (NYC)
- Don't Tell Mama (NYC)
- The Sullivan Room (NYC)
- The Nuyorican Poet's Cafe (NYC)
- The Stonewall Inn (NYC)
- The Joe Franklin Comedy Club (defunct, NYC)
- The Times Square Comedy Club (defunct, NYC)
- COMIX (defunct, NYC)
- Laugh Factory (defunct, NYC)
- The Comedy Store (San Diego, CA)
- The LaJolla Playhouse (San Diego, CA)
- The IMPROV (Hollywood, CA)
- The IMPROV (Las Vegas, NV)
- Seward Johnson Center For The Arts (Hamilton, NJ)
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What some people have said:
“... Just try and hear Tom Ragú through the laughter ...” ~ HX magazine
“ ... one spicy meatball ... ” ~ NEXT magazine
“ ... one of the best comedy shows in NYC.” ~ FREE & CHEAP (NY Daily News)
“ ... one funny guy ... ” ~ Time Out New York magazine
“Get a real job!” ~ Tom's mother
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A personal message from Tom:
Thank you so much for coming on over and visiting my site!
Please feel free to visit the Contact Me Page and feel welcome send me a message - I'd love to
hear from you! If you have ever seen me perform, you know that I enjoy talking with you,
mainly because it will probably turn into another Awkward Moment for me and make it
into the act one day.
And please feel welcome to check out my Schedule Page for all of my upcoming show dates, personal appearances and information about my new baby: "Tom Ragú & Friends" at The
Greenwich Village Comedy Club.
Come on over & see us. You'll love the club!
I hope to see you at a show real soon!
photo by Adam Woomer
Live a Little.
Laugh a Lot!
Tom
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