(openPR) - January 21, 2008 – San Antonio, TX – Comedian Jade Esteban Estrada will host Open Mic Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Sam’s Spot located at 5440 Babcock Road in Northgate Plaza in northwest San Antonio, Texas. Sign-up begins at 7:00 p.m. The new performance venue will be open to singers, poets and comedians every fourth Thursday of the month until April. The featured act for January will be comedian Jay LaFarr. Admission is free. Food and beverages are available. For more information call 210-697-8200 or visit getjaded.com.

Estrada has been featured on “The Graham Norton Effect” on Comedy Central. His music can be heard on “The Shield” on the FX Network. Other television appearances include “30 Rock” and “Friday Night Lights” on NBC and “In The Life” on PBS.

The Dallas Morning News calls him “funny and irreverent.”

The former Charo choreographer and scratch vocalist for the Back Street Boys has been known for his highly acclaimed solo theatre shows including “Tortilla Heaven” and his most recent artistic venture “A Lullaby for Ryan: The History of HIV/AIDS in America.”

The San Antonio native began his comedic career when he won the Funniest Amateur Comic in New York Competition in 1995 at Stand Up N.Y. He has appeared at Rivercenter Comedy Club, Big Dog’s Bar and Grill, Crazy Times Comedy Club and Gotham Comedy Club among others. He recently released his own designer humor line of bilingual greeting cards, “Jade Esteban Estrada for Nos Vemos Greetings.”

Estrada recently completed film “The Innocent Killers” directed by Brett Mauser and “Callous” directed by Joey Lanai.

Open Mic Thursdays are sponsored by SWAG. The next show will be Thursday, February 28, 2008.

For further information or to request high resolution artwork or an interview, please contact Greta Golding at vicariouspr@aol.com, call 646-342-8647 or visit www.getjaded.com.

Adam Salazar
Vicarious New York
145 West 45th Street
New York, New York 10036
646-342-8647
www.getjaded.com

Vicarious Productions produces the nationally touring shows of Comedy Central actor Jade Esteban Estrada.