{"id":404,"date":"2018-01-05T18:27:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecleancomedychallenge.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2022-12-31T18:28:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T18:28:25","slug":"rocky-laporte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecleancomedychallenge.com\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Rocky LaPorte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Rocky LaPorte\u2019s appeal comes from his everyman, streetwise style of comedy. Delivering laughs in his trademark Brooklyn accent, he has become one of the most sought after comedians in the country, and he just recently appeared on on the season 8 of NBC\u2019s Last Comic Standing! Rocky received 5th place out of 10 contestants. A former Chicago truck driver and dock worker, Rocky has accumulated a slew of performances throughout his career, including being a featured comic on Showtime\u2018s The Godfathers of Comedy, a special starring five of America\u2019s most hilarious Italian-American comics. On the big screen, he has been seen in two Tim Allen movies \u2013 Crazy on the Outside and The Shaggy Dog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Performances<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span>Rocky traveled with Drew Carey to Iraq to entertain the troops and was seen on the Showtime special Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie. Rocky has filmed his own Comedy Central Presents special and was voted the network\u2019s second most popular comedian in a nationwide poll. He has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and appeared on A&amp;E\u2018s Evening At The Improv and VH1\u2018s Stand-Up Spotlight, along with sitcom appearances on Cheers and his own NBC pilot called the Rocky LaPorte Show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rocky has opened for the likes of Garry Shandling, Drew Carey, Tim Allen, Louie Anderson, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Righteous Brothers, just to name a few. His clean, blue-collar style of comedy continues to increase in popularity as he travels the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u200b(www.RockyLaporte.com)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocky LaPorte\u2019s appeal comes from his everyman, streetwise style of comedy. 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