Tewksbury comedian faces the crowd
By Shawn Hansen, Tewksbury Advocate
Published Oct 15, 2009
TEWKSBURY - At Salvatore’s in Lawrence, Tewksbury Comedian David Russo’s comedy had a room full of fans in stitches during a performance in September.
Taking the microphone from a Salvatore’s employee named David, Russo started the night thanking the man saying, “Your name’s David, too? How do you spell it?”
When Russo told a fan in the audience he looked tough because he had his arms crossed, he then made his face look like actor Robert DeNiro, while pointing and shaking his finger. He told the crowd that’s all they would get because he unfortunately cannot impersonate DeNiro.
“For years now, people said that my appearance is a younger version of Robert DeNiro,” said Russo explaining that he throws the face on for entertainment purposes.
“It’s usually when someone’s trying to poke fun at me, or tease me, or when someone gives me a weird little face, I’ll say, ‘Oh my God, you looked just like Robert DeNiro,’ and then I’ll do the impression of that person.”
Mixing it up
Russo said he likes to mix things up a little in his performances.
“There are different styles of comedy, there’s spoken word comedy, and there’s physical comedy,” said Russo.
In his act, Russo said his sister taught him how to fight. He then starts defending himself, in slow motion, by frantically waving his arms at his supposed attacker.
“It’s a physical piece of comedy. The audience really seems to enjoy it,” said Russo.
The fans speak
With a room packed with roughly 120 people at Salvatore’s in Lawrence, Russo’s fans spoke about the night.
“I thought it was great,” said Jim Blaisdell of Lawrence. “I haven’t been to a comedy show in a long time. The place is beautiful and the seats are comfortable.” Blaisdell said he would be interested in seeing Russo perform again.
“We enjoyed the entire show,” said Wink Farrow of Connecticut, who was there with his sister Amy. “It was worth the trip.”
“I thought it was a great show. Dave Russo’s comedy killed,” said Joe McDonough of Burlington. “The funniest parts where when he talked about his family.”
For more, go to www.daverusso.net.
TEWKSBURY - At Salvatore’s in Lawrence, Tewksbury Comedian David Russo’s comedy had a room full of fans in stitches during a performance in September.
Taking the microphone from a Salvatore’s employee named David, Russo started the night thanking the man saying, “Your name’s David, too? How do you spell it?”
When Russo told a fan in the audience he looked tough because he had his arms crossed, he then made his face look like actor Robert DeNiro, while pointing and shaking his finger. He told the crowd that’s all they would get because he unfortunately cannot impersonate DeNiro.
“For years now, people said that my appearance is a younger version of Robert DeNiro,” said Russo explaining that he throws the face on for entertainment purposes.
“It’s usually when someone’s trying to poke fun at me, or tease me, or when someone gives me a weird little face, I’ll say, ‘Oh my God, you looked just like Robert DeNiro,’ and then I’ll do the impression of that person.”
Mixing it up
Russo said he likes to mix things up a little in his performances.
“There are different styles of comedy, there’s spoken word comedy, and there’s physical comedy,” said Russo.
In his act, Russo said his sister taught him how to fight. He then starts defending himself, in slow motion, by frantically waving his arms at his supposed attacker.
“It’s a physical piece of comedy. The audience really seems to enjoy it,” said Russo.
The fans speak
With a room packed with roughly 120 people at Salvatore’s in Lawrence, Russo’s fans spoke about the night.
“I thought it was great,” said Jim Blaisdell of Lawrence. “I haven’t been to a comedy show in a long time. The place is beautiful and the seats are comfortable.” Blaisdell said he would be interested in seeing Russo perform again.
“We enjoyed the entire show,” said Wink Farrow of Connecticut, who was there with his sister Amy. “It was worth the trip.”
“I thought it was a great show. Dave Russo’s comedy killed,” said Joe McDonough of Burlington. “The funniest parts where when he talked about his family.”
For more, go to www.daverusso.net.
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