An Evening of Laughter & Lyrics

Join Auburn Public Theater for An Evening of Laughter & Lyrics!

Doors open at 6PM with piano music in Stage Right featuring the musical stylings of Miguel Gonzalez. Come early and enjoy a wine, beer, or one of our new cocktails and listen to the talented Miguel tickle the ivories.

Then, make your way to Main Stage for stand-up comedy performed by Wayne Federman beginning at 7PM. Wayne's brand of comedy is guaranteed to make you laugh till you cry. And we all need a good laugh!

After the comedy show, join local musicians Carey Eidel, Alex Forbes, and Ted Williams for musical entertainment in Stage Right from 8:00pm to 10:00pm.

Celebrate the night with Auburn Public Theater and laugh, sing, and enjoy your Saturday with us!

Wayne Federman is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, producer, writer, USC professor, and musician. He is best known for his stand-up comedy appearances, his recurring role on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, his scholarship on stand-up comedy history, and his many film and television roles.Wayne grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and Plantation, Florida. His first musical instrument was drums and, at age 14, played local weddings. He also taught himself ventriloquism and performed at various school (South Plantation High School) functions as well as local churches and service organizations. While in Florida Federman made his film debut as an extra in John Frankenheimer's Black Sunday, shot at the Miami Orange Bowl.In the fall of 1977, Wayne was accepted to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. There he studied with legendary acting coaches from the Group Theater: Stella Adler and Harold Clurman. Wayne also began developing his stand-up at various New York comedy clubs. It was during these years that he first incorporated music into his act. He closed his sets by playing Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix on an electric ukulele.Federman made his national television debut on the syndicated program Comedy Tonight in 1986. He also appeared in two stand-up comedy home videos: New Wave Comedy and The Dodge Comedy Showcase.In LA, Federman began booking television commercials and appeared in dozens of national spots for clients, including Eureka Vacuums, Holiday Inn, U.S. Navy, Wendy's, Taboo, Jeep-Eagle, McDonald's, Glad Bags, Sprite, Total Raisin Bran, Ford, U.S. Olympic Team, Suzuki Samurai, Sizzler, Del Monte, U.S. Cellular, Coors, Geico, and 7-11.Federman also began landing small television parts which led him to roles in high profile films such as Legally Blonde, Jack Frost, 50 First Dates, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Step Brothers, Funny People, Sweetwater, and The House.Federman produced the 2022 HBO documentary George Carlin's American Dream. He also produced Don Rickles' web series Dinner with Don, Judd Apatow's Netflix stand-up special The Return, and HBO's Emmy-winning The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.Wayne wrote two books: The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle, and (with Marshall Terrill) the authorized biography of NBA basketball legend Pistol Pete Maravich. Both books were Amazon bestseller.Wayne co-wrote and starred in Max and Josh, a short film that premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Volkswagen Relentless Drive Award.Federman was a founding member of the musical group Truck Stop Harrys, along with Tudor Sherrard and Matthew Porretta. Federman co-wrote several songs for the film Dill Scallion, and was the music director and keyboardist for Maria Bamford's critically acclaimed The Special Special Special!.Wayne Federman was the head monologue writer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He also wrote for the Independent Spirit Awards, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, DGA Awards, WGA Awards, Critics Choice, and the Creative Arts Emmys.Federman has received one Emmy Award nomination and three WGA Award nominations and for his work.

Alex Forbes: For the past 35 years I've been creating "signature songs" for a wide variety of performers and producers, featuring lyrics and melodies that grab listeners... and stand the test of time. Troubadour-to-Door is my third independent album as an artist.After graduating from Stanford University, I was mentored by Doc Pomus (This Magic Moment, Save the Last Dance For Me). My first song placement shot to #6 on the Billboard Dance Chart, and since then I've had hundreds of releases, including hit singles on the Dance, Pop, Adult Contemporary and International charts, 300-plus placements in film and TV, and collaborations with a long list of talented writers and artists. Over the years I also penned two songwriting guides, and coached thousands of aspiring writers through the ASCAP Foundation, NYU Steinhardt, Gotham Writers Workshop and one-on-one. Nowadays days I'm laser-focused on pure writing and performing... FUN! Like my mentors and the people I admire most in the arts, I'm 100% committed to making this world a better place using whatever talents I've been given.

Carey Eidel is a founding member and the Director of Finance & Grants at Auburn Public Theater (APT) and holds a B.A. in theater from Bucknell University. He is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC, where he studied under Sanford Meisner and Wynn Handman. He began his stand-up career at Catch A Rising Star in NYC and performed in clubs both as a solo act and with a partner for many years. After moving to Los Angeles, Carey performed comedy at The Improv and The Laugh Factory, as his acting career developed. He starred in the Fox sitcom, Daddy Dearest with fellow comedians Don Rickles and Richard Lewis and continued acting in movies (The Lost World: Jurassic Park and television (The Amanda Show). Carey was also a sitcom writer for CBS and had his own acting studio in LA for many years. After moving to Auburn and helping to found APT, he performed in numerous productions at Syracuse Stage and taught acting, screenwriting and film production as an adjunct professor at Cayuga Community College. Carey is a member of The Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG/AFTRA) and the Actors Equity Association (AEA).

Ted Williams: grew up in Southwestern Ohio. He moved to Central New York to attend Syracuse University College of Law, and made his home in Skaneateles. Ted has played guitar and mandolin with John Cadley and the Lost Boys, the Mark Allnatt Band, and the iconic Dean Brothers Band. He has also played guitar in numerous productions of Becky Bottrill’s “Always Patsy Cline.” Ted credits John Cadley for leading him down the path to bluegrass music, where he can make tens of dollars.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Auburn Public Theater - Main Stage, 8 Exchange St., Auburn, United States