Guffaws for PAWS is a fun evening of comedy to support PAWS of Montclair, an animal rescue and sheltering organization that has been serving Montclair and the surrounding communities for 37 years. The show features three comics: Rich Carucci; Harris Bloom; and Brian Jian. The evening also includes basket and 50-50 raffles. 

• 7:00PM - General admission Cabaret seating, ticket sales for raffles, and refreshments.  Update: you may BYOB

• 8:00PM - Show

• 10:15PM - Prize Winners Called

Limited parking is available in church parking lot. There also is the Crescent Parking Deck next to the church, as well as on-street parking. 

ENTRANCE: Please use church parking lot entrance at top of stairs. Show is right inside that entrance in The Guild Room.  There is a handicap entrance is at side of building and there will be someone and signs to direct you.

Please note we will not be able to process credit cards, so please bring cash.  At-door tickets are $30.

Rich Carucci is a second generation comedian whose grandfather was a vaudevillian song/dance & comedy act act.  Rich was a childhood actor who appeared on several Chef Boyardee commercials, off Broadway plays and The 1972 Ed Sullivan Easter Special,'Clowning Around" with singer Tiny Tim, actress Lucie Arneaz and comedian Chuck McCann.

Rich got into comedy writing while residing in Denver Colorado in the early 1990's and was published in several local papers & magazines.  He began his standup comedy career in early 2001 and quickly became known as "The Steamroller of Comedy" for one good reason; he flattens everything and everyone in his path.  Audiences near and wide are left gasping for air at Rich's in-your-face and at the same time personable style.  No one and no subject is safe from "The Steamroller".  Rich delivers blue collar everyman style entertainment that people can relate to and his no-nonsense sometimes politically incorrect (but never mean) humor endears him to audiences of all kind.

Whether it be his witty material on current events or his hysterical crowd work, he's fierce, friendly and funny all at the same time.

Brian Jian was selected to the Montreal Comedy Festival - New Faces Show (2013). He also performed on NBC's Last Comic Standing Season 8 (2014) and was featured on the show's "Top 100 Jokes Countdown" episode.  Born in NYC and raised in Long Island, Brian performs in clubs and colleges all over the New York area and is a regular at The Stand and Governor's Comedy Club. His performances range from highly personal to light hearted observational material.”

“Harris Bloom is the best standup comedian in New York and in the history of civilization.” Lee Bloom (who may or may not be Harris’ mom)

Harris Bloom performs at all kinds of comedy shows, mostly in the New York City area. He is one of New York’s “clean comedians” and that means that, whether your event is a temple show, a fundraiser, a corporate event, or any type of private party, you know the “funny” won’t be marred by “foul”.

Like most New Yorkers, he leads: “an insanely busy life.  I also have a gorgeous wife, two adorable kids, and an incontinent cockapoo at home. Speaking of which, does anyone in New York City need a gently used rug from a really funny stand-up comedian??  …When I’m not slinging comedy, I also work as a non-union actor, a writer, and I run my own non-profit, Stewie to the Rescue, a New York animal rescue foundation.”