03/27/08

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: TAMARA PETTIT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
304-387-8335(OFFICE) 304-479-8097(CELL)

CHESTER,WV – Get ready for a night of laughs on April 10th when comedian Chipps Cooney headlines the Comedy Club show at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort.

Cooney has entertained audiences doing his stand up comedy act at The Hard Rock Café, The Riviera in Las Vegas, The Claridge, and the Borgata in Atlantic City. He has also performed in New York City at the New York Comedy Club, Dangerfield’s, The Improvisation and the Legendary Pip’s Comedy Club in Brooklyn.

Cooney has appeared on The Drew Carey HBO Cable Special, Roseanne Barr’s Saturday Night Special for TV, America’s Funniest People and The Jerry Lewis Telethon from Las Vegas. He can also be seen in the Adam Sandler production of “Benchwarmers” starring Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder.

The show begins at 7:30PM in the Grande Ballroom at Mountaineer. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through any Tticketmaster location or on site at The Roarin’ 20’s Players Club.