It’s been a long hot summer…
Especially for me, my brother Jeff and my father Stan. We’ve worked daily with several crews to get the new Stanford & Sons Comedy Club done as fast as we could. Stanford’s at The Legends closed July 1st.
We moved to 7328 West 119th Street, OP Kansas at Rosanna Square.
The new club is between Price Chopper and Fuel/Kanza-Hall. The space had been an Asian restaurant for 22 years. By the way, Rosanna Square is the first major mall built in far south Johnson County. It’s owned by the Privatera family. Nice people.
The new club opens this weekend with shows Friday and Saturday nights at the usual time, 7:45 p.m.. and 9:45 p.m. Our first star is J. Chris Newberg.
Newberg became famous by being ‘THE’ comic star on America’s Got Talent two years back. He also starred on American Idol with Dane Cook to end the series with comedy songs. He’s been on the Tonight Show, NBC’s Last Comic Standing and now his own TV series with Lisa Schlesinger on E.
J Chris also writes and produces Howie Mandels new show Deal or no Deal for TBS. Busy guy, very funny.
The new club will have some new twists including a RESTAURANT.
That’s right, dinner before the shows. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. weeknights and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. weekends. Chef John Scott – of Soho fame – will do the honors. The new menu is upscale fun, with items like Bourbon Shrimp Pasta, Blackened Catfish, Dr. Pepper Bar B Q Ribs and a lot more. And yes, we’ll have burgers and other mainstream items as well.
And FLOWER POT BREAD is back.
The restaurant won’t be ready until next week, comedy only this week.
Later acts include biggies like Dov Davidoff, Chris Franjola, JJ Walker, Chris Kattan, Dave Coulier, Jon Levitz, Collin Kane and Bryan Callen to name a few. Even our own Nikki Glaser who started with Stanford’s and has her own show on MTV now. To see our lineup go to stanfordscomedyclub.com.
We moved to Johnson County because that’s where the people are.
See you there.
In March Phase Two of the new club will open with a late night bar and enclosed patio with outdoor TV’s and music.
So yes, Stan and Jeff did all the heavy lifting. Jeff ramrodded the construction and Stan did interior design. Me, I just bitched. This is my fourth comedy/restaurant construction in 25 years. Westport, the remodeled Hooters, Legends and now here.
Stanford’s has been part of the national entertainment scene now for 40 years.
Good deal. Better location and upgraded facilities should equal a better bottom line.
Here’s hoping it does…
Best of luck, CG! Kind of a trek for a Northlander, but maybe we can catch a flight out there on a special occasion. Cheers.
you’re going to need top notch food…and probably some bigger names
in comedy.
I’d suggest a huge grand opening party…bring in someone huge and
let people know that you’re out south.
should do well…but this is not Wyandotte county.
In joco…the people don’t give you a second chance to make a good
first impression.
service is everything…and treating customers great gets them back.
You’ll also see (like every other bar in joco) lots of mooches…come in
drink water and take up space…..charge for bottle water…
skip the late night bar…it will bring in the rough crowd…and joco is
changing as you saw with raouls.
wish you lots of luck. Like I’ve always said I admire your getting knocked
down and getting right back up.
And letting the negativity that people might have towards you not affect
you.
you’ll do well. This is a great location…take care of the customers…keep
plenty of flowerpot bread ready…and prove your critics and haters
wrong again.
and don’t forget bobby slayton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
your friend
Harley
Whats up with the red douche canoe parked in front? Anyway good luck and tell your cleaning lady to start parking that red eyetallian go cart down the street.
Hey Mark,
That’s my “canoe” if you must know (but I’m betting that you already guessed as much).
Just happened to be illegally parked one evening when I dashed by to see if Craig was there and grabbed a quick pic.
BTW that’s Craig testing out Jason Whitlock’s vibration exercise machine next door. Whitlock consigned all his workout gear to the store when he sold his house (finally), like two years ago.
I figured as much. Just ribbin ya.
I understand Hearne had to duck in quick as The Vesparados had followed him from the Plaza.
http://www.medicinenet.com/vaginal_douche_douching/article.htm
Very best wishes Glaze.
It really is a great location and I think you will kill.
🙂
THANKS guys, hope to see many of you there over the next several weeks and months..Yes Harley Bobby Slayton will be there. Just for you.
I think its a good spot, but nothing is for sure, have to work for it and hope it all goes well. I’m excited to see how the restaurant works with comedy in the months to come as well.
Kinda sad this geezer still has to slave away running some obscure Midwestern strip mall comedy club to pay his bills.
YEAH look at that old geezer on the machine, sure looks near death huh..how does he date all those 25 year olds…must be his wallet, not his looks or build..huh..paying bills we all got em…and I’m also doing a movie now to pay those tabs and opening a comedy club/restaurant and night club in the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas opening in early 2016, a 3 million dollar joint..to pay those bills…tough being an old geezer but thanks for caring..fake name guy. Pssst. take another look at that photo taken two weeks ago at how old I am and look, near death huh…sad. Now look at my pal George Bretts photo’s today…see how much younger he looks..sad.
That 70’s toupee could be tax-deductible.
hey – just tryin’ to help an old guy pay his bills.
The one you wear I never wore one don’t know, mine is a bit more than that, why it looks good, better than Sinatra’s,Waynes,Willis,Sean Connary’s, John Travolta you know all the losers who have their hair done. Psssst..and like them and unlike you I score the best looking women in this city, even now…dig it chump. Hey heres a good one, got a hundred says you won’t put a photo of YOU up here, really. I’ll give to Hearne, why, you are likely an ugly fart. I’m sure of it. Me movie star good looks, see how that works.
“Me movie star good looks”
I would bet a hundy nobody ever described you as being humble once in your life.
you stupid f*** artemmis. Not only do you sound like you’re
clown…but you’re an idiot.
guy rolls the dice and has testicles to make a move. I imagine
everything is riding on this new location.
for those of us whoare risktakers we hate people like you.
if not forall the people who put their livliehoodson the line
everyday…taking chances….and risking what they have.
regardless of what you think of glaze personally…the guy
has some interesting stories and I’m willing to bet that
this new place is a hit.
glaze may have some inadequacies when it comes to sports (lol)
but he’ll come out in great shape on this deal.
overland park will love his place…nothing like it out south..
so artemmis….stfu! And glaze…thanks for slayton.
whoa.. just sayin’… geezer Glazer should be enjoying his senescence , you know..
playing with his grandkids…oops..no children
uhh..swapping war-stories with fellow vets at the hall….oops..never served
anyway…Harley.. pls tell your mother I’d like my socks back.
thks
Hey harlinator, tell your wife I want that Hitachi wand back, I have some glazer skeezers that need some pleasin’.
I’ve enjoyed the Westport and KCK Stanfords Comedy Clubs over the years and I really like the design and approach for the new one. I will definitely be visiting soon. The food choices sound great!
A comic I’d like to see there – Jake Johannsen
https://www.facebook.com/jake.johannsen.18?fref=ts
BTW here’s the FB page for the new club
https://www.facebook.com/StanfordsComedyClub
how long have you been working there?
Yes, how long has plant been working for you glazer?
Harley….two words for you , Spell Check
Too wurds fo yu, sp…vlel ckeck……
uyo frind h..ARl..ey
Nitpicks: Rosanna Square is not a “major mall.” I believe it was Jeff Foxworthy who said, “If one of your tenants is Price Chopper, you can’t call your property a major mall.” Also, 119th and Metcalf may have been “far south” Johnson County when CG was cruising Metcalf in the prehistoric era, but in 2014, thousands of comedy club patrons in Blue Valley and Olathe will have to come north to get to 119th. But overall the comedy club will be good karma for the shopping strip–it will balance out the self-righteous vibe of Mardel and Hobby Lobby.