June 24-28
	www.darrencarter.com

Darren Carter is a man of many talents, accomplishments, surprises--and nicknames. Let’s take ‘em in reverse order. Among the nicknames or aliases he’ll answer to, or at least be unsurprised to hear uttered in his direction: “Rooster,” “Fireball,” “Opie,” “Gallo” & “Shady Side.” The “surprises”? Well, the most notable one--relative to most of those nicknames which obviously acknowledge that Carter is a fair-skinned, freckled redhead--is that he’s Latino: Indeed, as his bio notes--and, not coincidentally, our first awareness of him on any significant level of the comedy--his “first big break” was appearing at the inaugural Latino Laugh Festival in San Antonio (some of which was broadcast by Showtime). Along those lines--as we move into the “accomplishments” part of our opening spiel--he also made a couple of appearances on Galavision’s well-known and well-watched show, “Que Locos.” Certainly Carter’s most prominent stand-up TV credit is “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” He’s also a solid presence on the BET network, having performed several times on its stand-up showcase “Comic View” and become a regular player on its variety show “The Way We Do it.” Plus, there’s some movie credits to the man’s resume--all of which, collectively, should at least partly address the “talents” portion of our opening salvo. Of course, there are more details and more credits to the Darren Carter saga. And it should probably go without saying that he’s a very funny man, but in case it doesn’t he is.