Robert Klein Takes The Suffolk Stage

Entertaining audiences for more than 40 years, life-long New Yorker Robert Klein continues to have an acclaimed career in comedy, on Broadway, on television, and in film. On Saturday, June 25, at 8 p.m. Robert Klein will perform at Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater.

As the first comedian to ever appear in a live concert on HBO, Klein is a celebrated entertainer with two Grammy nominations, a Tony Award nomination and two Emmy nominations. He also won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit Neil Simon musical, “They’re Playing Our Song.” In 1993, Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Wendy Wasserstein’s “The Sisters Rosensweig.”

Klein has also appeared in the CBS series “Madame Secretary” as well as “Sharknado 2: The Second One” and “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” on SyFy. Most recently, he guest starred on NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura” starring Debra Messing, and is the subject of a new documentary, “Robert Klein: Still Can’t Stop His Leg.” He regularly appeared on talk shows, making more than 100 appearances on “The Tonight Show” and “Late Show with David Letterman.” Currently, he can be seen on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” where he is a show favorite.

Klein has also appeared in many notable films including “Hooper,” “The Owl and the Pussycat,” “Primary Colors,” “People I Know,” “Two Weeks’ Notice,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” and “The Back-Up Plan” with Jennifer Lopez.

“The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue,” his first book for Simon & Schuster, is an affectionate coming-of-age memoir about growing up in the 1950s and 1960s before embarking on a show business career. In it he recounts his journey from an apartment in the Bronx, developing his talent in Chicago and the beginning of his show business stardom.

Tickets for Robert Klein at Suffolk Theater are $59 at SuffolkTheater.com. Suffolk Theater is at 118 East Main Street in Riverhead.