Comedy Night at Slater's with Paul D'Angelo & Guests

Comedy Night at Slater's featuring Paul D'Angelo, special guest Jody Sloane, and hosted by Ryan Ellington
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Samuel Slater's Hall │ Friday, September 12, 2025 │ Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM

21+ Event / Valid ID Required │ This event is non-refundable

Comedian Paul D'Angelo is a former Essex County (MA) assistant district attorney and criminal-defense trial attorney who simultaneously became one of the country's top stand-up comics. Besides headlining A-List comedy clubs for almost forty years, Paul has also opened for over sixty internationally known recording acts including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, The Beach Boys, Chicago, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Doobie Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lyle Lovett, and George Carlin, and has performed in many famed entertainment venues ranging from the legendary Friar's Club and the main ballroom of New York City's Waldorf Astoria, to the main showroom at Harrah's Casino and Caesar's Palace. He has entertained hundreds of prominent corporate clients throughout the country including the Ford Motor Co., Sony Music Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp., Nike-Bauer International, Fidelity Investments, Bike Athletic Corp., CVS/Caremark Inc., American Airlines, Delta Airlines, General Electric, the American Bar Association, Goldman-Sachs, UPS, Edward Jones Investments, and the Burger King Corp. Paul co-starred in the popular stand-up comedy movie The Godfathers of Comedy on Showtime and is also the author of six hilarious books that have won numerous literary awards.

Growing up, Jody Sloane had a knack for finding humor in the darkest corners of life. Whether it was the absurdity of a government cheese sculpture or the quirks of her mother's self-medicating with Winstons and Ring Dings, nothing was off-limits for her infectious laughter-inducing commentary. Her friends quickly learned that any situation could become a comedy goldmine with her around. Fast forward to mid-life, Sloane cut her entertainment teeth doing her sit-down schtick as a cheeky conductor on the Boston duck tours. Her duck tour experience was the perfect tee up to becoming a standup comedian. She's now a regular at esteemed comedy venues from New York to Maine and has been featured in several comedy festivals, including Laugh Your Asheville Off, Boston Comedy Festival, and The Women In Comedy Festival.

Growing up, Ryan Ellington was the kid always cracking jokes with his friends. "I always felt the most comfortable when I was being funny," said Ellington, who grew up in Wilbraham and attended Minnechaug Regional High School. "Whether it was just trying to have a good time with friends or trying to mask my insecurities, that was just kind of my role."