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Jim Florentine

Start: 05/29/2010 - 19:00 End: 05/29/2010 - 23:00 Timezone: Etc/GMT-5 Jim Florentine is a comedian who is best known for his characters “Special Ed” and “Bobby Fletcher” from the Comedy Central prank phone call show Crank Yankers. In 2001 he released his first prank phone call CD Terrorizing Telemarketers: Volume 1 which shot up to #2 on Amazon.com after numerous plays on the Howard Stern Radio Show. It was after the release of his second Terrorizing Telemarketers CD that Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla asked Jim to be a part of Crank Yankers. Florentine has been co-hosting That Metal Show on VH1 Classic with Eddie Trunk and Don Jamieson for four seasons and has appeared on The Apprentice The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn The Opie and Anthony Show The Howard Stern Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live. His Terrorizing Telemarketers collection has reached 5 volumes which consist of recorded telephone conversations. Florentine has also released two hidden camera DVDs called Meet the Creeps where he and partner Don Jamieson pull pranks on unsuspecting people. The show was brought to the Broadband Channel Motherload for two seasons. Jim can be seen in upcoming film A Little Help with Jenna Fischer and Chris O’Donell. Location The Wilbur246 Tremont St. Boston MA 02116United States 42° 21' 1.7424" N 71° 3' 54.3096" W See map: Google Maps Yahoo! Maps MapQuestSponsoring Organization: Bill Blumenreich PresentsEvent Website: www.thewilbur.com Ticket Price/Suggested Donation: $20.00-$25.00

Sponsoring Organization: 
Bill Blumenreich Presents
Event Website: 
www.thewilbur.com
Ticket Price/Suggested Donation: 
$20.00-$25.00

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