The fabulous Fontanas are in town to present an enthralling evening of laughs and music that’s vintage Las Vegas-style entertainment. This father and son act will present “The Comedy of Jack Fontana, Sr.” & “A Tribute to Engelbert Humperdink with Jack Fontana, Jr.” These native Long Islanders promise you a great Saturday night you’ll never forget.
Having appeared at all the big Atlantic City and Catskills Resorts, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Carnegie Hall and Westbury Music Fair, Jack Fontana, Sr., started out as a musician and singer, who was on tour with Fabian, Bobby Darren, Connie Francis, Frankie Avalon and other stars. While doing his drum solo, he would tell stories, make funny faces and tell jokes.
Getting a good reaction from the audience, he decided to put a routine together and become a stand-up comic. He started out by driving buses of senior citizen on weekends to the Catskills, then change into a tux to do his comedy routine, change back again, and drive the bus back home to LI. He insists that no one on any of his buses ever caught on.
Happy doing his comedy routine, interacting with the audience, doing impressions and twisting his face to look like famous people, he likes to make people laugh and have a good time.
Following in the musical footsteps of his father, Jack Fontana, Jr. will sing the hit songs of Engelbert Humperdinck, who has had 63 gold and 24 platinum records, plus a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Some of Engelbert’s mega hits that he’ll sing are “Release Me,” “After The Lovin’,” “Spanish Eyes,” “The Last Waltz,” “Am I That Easy To Forget,” “There Goes My Everything,” “Winter World of Love,” “This Moment In Time,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and the unforgettable “Quando, Quando, Quando!”
Five Towns College Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Rd., Dix Hills, www.dhpac.org, 631-656-2148; $25-$35, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1
