Juston McKinney. Contributed photo.

Spectacle Live today announced that they will present Juston McKinney on Saturday, November 2 at 8 pm at The JPT Film & Event Center in Newport. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 2 at 10 am at JanePickens.com or by calling 1-800-657-8774.

Juston has multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show”, one-hour specials on “Comedy Central” and “Amazon Prime”, including “Parentally Challenged” and “On Mid-Life Support. His 5th stand-up special, “On the Bright Side”, is currently streaming on his YouTube channel.

Juston was born in Portsmouth, NH and grew up living on the border of New Hampshire and Maine. In the late 1990’s after spending seven years as a Deputy Sheriff in rural Maine he made the move to NYC to pursue a career in comedy. He quickly became a regular at nearly every comedy club in the city and the New York Times called him, “Destined for stardom.” Juston would go on to sign development deals with Warner Brothers, CBS, IFC and Comedy Central. 

He has appeared on numerous Comedy Central shows including his half-hour Comedy Central Presents and his own one-hour special.  He has appeared several times on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien as well as a Showtime Special with Rob Gronkowski. Twice he has performed at the TD Garden with Denis Leary’s “Comics Come Home”. His TV & movie credits include; The King of Queens,100 Centre Street, The Zoo Keeper and Here Comes the Boom.

He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and kids. When not dadding, he is touring theaters and clubs all over the country.

Tickets for Juston McKinney at The JPT Film & Event Center on Saturday, November 2 at 8pm are $36 and go on sale Friday, August 2 at JanePickens.com or by calling 1-800-657-8774.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

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