Stand up comedian Sal Vulcano, member of the famed Impractical Jokers comedy group, has announced his first ever stand-up special, Terrified, premiering on 800 Pound Gorilla's YouTube channel May 31st at 11 AM ET. Check out the official trailer for the new special above.
What to know about Sal Vulcano's new special, "Terrified."
The Staten Island native can be seen visibly "terrified" trapped in what appears to be backstage at the Chicago venue going back & forth in frames on & off stage giving real spooky vibes. And as he teases the new special's trailer, he's "just getting warmed up." The anticipated new hour was taped this past December at the legendary Vic Theatre in Chicago in is executive produced by fellow comedian Ari Shaffir. This marks the comic's latest collaboration with Shaffir after appearing for a 2016 stand-up set on his Comedy Central series, This Is Not Happening.
Vulcano so far is best known for co-creating, starring & executive producing the long running 11 seasons (and counting with a 12th on the way) reality comedy series on truTV, Impractical Jokers, with James "Murr" Murray & Brian "Q" Quinn. The show's taken the group on the road where they've sold out shows in Boston Garden, PPG Painted Arena, and London’s O2 Arena and Radio City six times.
His latest solo stand-up tour in support of the debut special has taken Vulcano on a 60 city headlining tour selling out iconic venues such as Beacon Theatre, The Ryman, The Wiltern, The Wilbur and Chevalier Theater.
In the podcasting space, Vulcano is behind the No Presh Podcast Network, where he co-hosts two chart topping comedy podcasts: Hey Babe with Chris Distefano & Taste Buds with Joe DeRosa.
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