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Charlie Gadd

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Where it all started...

* Charlie grew up in a small house in a small town in a small state - Mississippi. He was the first generation in his family to have indoor home plumbing.

* Charlie was one of the first in his family to do post-high school studies. After college, he taught high school English, a second language in Mississippi, and on the side, coached the cross-country team to meet single moms.

* In 1999, Charlie joined the Navy to see the world and somehow got stuck on a ship during the middle of 9/11 and Operation Enduring Freedom. The recruiter told him his job was going to be a Naval Business Officer but his primary focus ended up being Snack Food Logistics or running the “7-11 Store” onboard the ship.

* Currently, Charlie lives in Chicago and works by day at O'Hare in budgets and manpower planning for the airport. And since his degree is actually in English (from Mississippi), that pretty much explains the chaos at O'Hare.

Charlie's Big Gigs

* Charlie has featured at Zanies in Chicago where he has opened for Emo Philips, Patti Vasquez, Shay Shay, and Tim Clue.

* Additionally, Charlie appeared on television for Fox’s “Good Day Chicago" to promote the Recession Proof Comedy Show for Zanies April Fools Day.

* In 2009, Charlie participated in the Soldiers of Comedy Tour where he performed for the troops at Beale and Malmstrom Air Force Bases.

Charlie's Style of Comedy

He's from the South and has some family issues to share with y’all. Charlie is a former Naval Officer so he's got some sea stories that will make you laugh about the country’s finest troops.  His style is mostly self-deprecating, but he’s trying to do better.

Charlie has some failures in his own life that he won't mind revealing to you onstage that range from failing often on the dating scene to unsuccessfully caring for a cat.  He is tall (well, not short) in stature, dark hair, hazel eyes, and well-groomed. Some, but not all, women find him mildly attractive or sometimes repulsive depending on their alcohol consumption at that moment in time.

Charlie has a mixture of Improv and Stand-up training so he will do some characters on stage (most notably his Southern dad) and possibly will do a little Midwest Geisha girl.  Most people think Charlie is serious/quiet guy and are really confused when they hear that he does stand-up comedy (especially a Geisha girl?).

More places Charlie has made people laugh

* Comedy Store (San Diego)
* The Ice House (Los Angeles)
* Hollywood Improv (Hollywood)
* Edge Comedy Show (Chicago)
* Bronzeville Coffeehouse (Chicago)
* Pressure Cafe (Chicago)
* Barrel of Laughs (Oak Lawn, IL)
* Midwest Comedy Showcase (West Dundee, IL)
* Cornservatory (Chicago)

 

(c) 2008 Charlie Gadd