A New Jersey Experiment: Chris Gethard (comedy) and David Dondero (songs)
Sunday, January 18, 2026 / 6:30pm doors, 7pm show / $20 adv, $25 door
Chris Gethard is a comedian, actor, and author who’s been doing comedy stuff for over twenty years. He’s the host of the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast, the former host of legendary public access television show “The Chris Gethard Show”, and had a special on HBO called Career Suicide where he talked about a few times he tried to kill himself. It was a comedy special.
He’s acted on shows like The Office, Broad City, Space Force, Parks and Recreation, and a bunch more. He’s been in some movies like Don’t Think Twice, The Heat, The Other Guys, and Ghostbusters.
But mostly, he’s a regular guy from New Jersey who likes traveling around and connecting with other human beings.
David Dondero, an American troubadour, was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1969. His love of music began with folk rock and country of the early 70’s and evolved to include punk rock and hip hop of the 80’s. He spent his formative years in suburban Chicago and northern New Jersey listening to pirate radio and heavy metal. As a young man, music molded Dondero’s life.
He’s shared bills and tours with Pedro the Lion, The Mountain Goats, Darren Hanlon, Daniel Johnston, and Against Me! In 2006, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton of NPR put David on their list of the top ten greatest living songwriters. Aside from multiple years at South by Southwest, he was invited by Mudhoney as a featured artist at All Tomorrow’s Parties in Rye, England. God Speed You Black Emperor brought him to The Sled Island Festival in Calgary and he’s played at the Bellow Winter Music Festival in Australia under the recommendation of Australian songwriter Darren Hanlon.
Dondero has split seven inches with Mischief Brew and the Pine Hill Haints. He’s recorded ten albums and his 11th album called Immersion Therapy is slated to come out on Fluff and Gravy Records in the Summer of 2023. Recorded in Portland, OR, at Fluff and Gravy Studio. Dondero currently resides in Pensacola, FL, and is about to publish his first novel, Chaos the Cat.