TONIGHT: The Gross Show @ Shubin Theater

Tonight Alex J. Gross hosts the Gross Show at Philly Improv Theater. Described by Gross as a "trashy talk show," the Gross Show is a character-based variety show starring a cross section of Philly comedians like Maureen Costello, Paul Triggiani, Sue Taney, Alejandro Morales, and Greg Maughan.

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TONIGHT: The Gross Show @ Shubin Theater

POSTED: Friday, July 29, 2011, 3:30 PM

Every Friday, Ryan Carey dishes on who and what's giving Philly the giggles.

Tonight Alex J. Gross hosts the Gross Show at Philly Improv Theater. Described by Gross as a "trashy talk show," the Gross Show is a character-based variety show starring a cross section of Philly comedians like Maureen Costello, Paul Triggiani, Sue Taney, Alejandro Morales, and Greg Maughan. The "guests" that come on the show include aliens, fast-food eating competitors, dating game contestants and "Philly Got Talent" acts including the "world's greatest *****-eater.

The 22-year-old Gross started doing comedy at his high school in Schuylkill County. He graduated from NYC's Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre in May of 2009 and came straight to Philadelphia to start doing comedy. An eager gentleman, Gross offered several ambitious pitches — one being Nude Improv — before finally getting the okay from PHIT to do the Gross Show. I asked if he had gotten any folks willing to participate in the nude show: "I had some maybes, but the people who seemed most willing to do it were not the kind of people you would normally want to see naked."

The monthly show, which started this past January, is preceded by "Hey Everybody" standup comedy at 7 p.m., Camp Woods sketch at 8:30 p.m., and The Theme Show at 10:00 p.m.. Doing tonight's Gross Show theme song will be Vineland, N.J. hip-hop duo The Highsley Brothers.

Tonight, 10:30 p.m., $10 ($5 with the password "Goatsy"), Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St., 267-233-1556, phillyimprovtheater.com.

(ryan.carey@citypaper.net)

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