Family Night: Alex Zerbe, The Zaniac Comedy Show

Lakeside’s Family Night Series is back with a fantastic lineup of entertainment the whole family can enjoy together.

Join us at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, June 25-July 30, in Hoover Auditorium for evenings filled with wonder and surprises. Enjoy amazing jugglers, mind-blowing illusionists, live animals from the Columbus Zoo, the music of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, and a Talent Show starring members of the Lakeside community. Make Wednesday nights your family’s favorite Lakeside tradition.

To kick off Lakeside’s Family Night Series, two-time Guinness World Record holder Alex Zerbe performs his 60-minute comedy show at Hoover Auditorium on Wednesday, June 25 at 7 p.m.

With captivating amounts of energy, Zerbe moves like a rubber band from one end of the stage to the other. Beatboxing, juggling, dancing, singing, music and magic are just a few of the things that led Piers Morgan of “America’s Got Talent” to call Zerbe “The total package.”

The “Professional Zaniac,” who has been cracking jokes onstage for almost 15 years, zigzags between physical stunts and non-stop comedy. During the show, vegetables are sliced in half by flying playing cards, flaming torches and bowling balls are juggled with ease and every audience volunteer leaves the stage in triumph.

A self-described “human cartoon,” his show isn’t only for the kids in the family. Formerly of the award-winning duo Brothers from Different Mothers, Zerbe is a Hacky Sack World Champion, was voted The Pacific Northwest’s Funniest Prop Comic and is currently ranked Seattle’s third best air guitarist.

He’s performed everywhere from cruise ships and comedy clubs to prime-time television in three countries, including “America’s Got Talent” and “Last Comic Standing.”