INTRODUCING
AL CHELI
Ya think this was meant to be? It All "Depends."
None of this was planned. All my life people would tell me I was funny, that I should do stand-up. I would always tell them, I’m not funny that way. Then, a few years ago, a friend told me about a course I could take to learn stand-up. At the end of the course, you got to do ten minutes on stage at a comedy club. I took the course and told everybody I know that if they ever want to see me do standup, be there the night of my show. It would be my debut and retirement show all in one. That night, after I finished my set, someone offered me a second gig. Then I got another gig and another, and I haven’t looked back since.
I don't want to say how old I am....
“I don’t want to say how old I am but my first gig was opening for Mark Twain. We did the cruise ships together, up and down the Mississippi. It was the first streaming service.”
A woman asked me to text her a picture of my junk ...
“A woman asked me to text her a picture of my junk, so I did. I went to my basement and took pictures of all the crap down there and sent it to her.”
As I get older I'm more into oral sex ...
“I found as I get older, I’m more into oral sex. I like to talk about it.”
The only thing on my bucket list ...
“People ask me if I’m doing comedy because it’s on my bucket list; the only thing on my bucket list is not to kick it.”
"I forgot,
why am I
here tonight."
Audience Experiences
“Al shares his life experiences as a “mature adult” in a funny and unabashed manner. He’s likable and engaging and easy on the eyes of an aging population.”
- Terry-Ann Zander, Comedian
" Try, just try, not laughing and nodding at whoever is sitting next to you while listening to Al Cheli's brand of comedy about aging called "Not Dead Yet". It won't work; the guy is hilarious!"
- Jill Harding, Program Coordinator Randolph Township Public Library
“Al Cheli always brings the laughs. I highly recommend him for all comedy venues. Al is a pleasure to know and work with.”
- Janet Regensburg, Comedian
