Larry Noto: Celebrating Life Since 1976
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WHO IS LARRY NOTO?

Simply put, Larry Noto is a storyteller.

Discover a great story. Determine who your audience is. Figure out what tools you have. And then tell that story effectively and as captivatingly and as entertainingly as you can.

That’s what Larry Noto does… across a multitude of media.

In comedy, he’s entertained audiences in major clubs in New York City, Las Vegas, DC, California and Baltimore and opened for some of the biggest names in the business – Brad Garrett, Lewis Black, Richard Lewis, Brian Regan, Bob Saget and more.

In radio and television, he’s worked on-air and as a producer and even earned an Emmy Nomination for his work at the ABC affiliate in Baltimore.

As a writer, he’s the author of “The Opening Act: Comedy, Life and the Desperate Pursuit of Happiness” written with Kevin Cowherd and published by Apprentice House Press. He’s also been published by Baltimore magazine, Loyola University and HBO’s The Hobnobber.

And as a Marketing and PR professional, he’s helped tell Baltimore’s tourism industry story for well over a decade at Visit Baltimore, Harbor Magic Hotels in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and most recently, National Aquarium. Larry recently left the industry to help run Joe Noto’s Music Land, the music store his father founded and ran until his passing in May 2015.

Noto also co-created “In Buck We Trust,” a humorous t-shirt that captured Orioles fans’ hope of a new season  and was featured on ESPN Baseball Tonight and the MLB Network; “The Most Interesting Elf in the World,” a spoof of the popular Dos Equis beer commercials that was featured on CNBC XM radio and “Let’s Go O’s: Magic Unfrozen,” a Frozen-inspired song/video.

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“THE OPENING ACT” NOW AVAILABLE!

THE OPENING ACT: COMEDY, LIFE AND THE DESPERATE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

NOW AVAILABLE – CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE 

Written by local comedian Larry Noto with best-selling author Kevin Cowherd, “The Opening Act: Comedy, Life and the Desperate Pursuit of Happiness” is the true story of a comedian you’ve never heard of.

Noto, a Baltimore native, has performed stand-up in New York, Las Vegas, Washington D.C. and his beloved hometown. He’s opened for some of the biggest names in the business: Richard Lewis, Brad Garret, Lewis Black, Brian Regan, Bob Saget and many more.

But while he’s been lucky to work with some of the greats and hone his comedy chops, Larry admits he never really went for it. Never moved to Manhattan or L.A., never played every crappy open-mic night and soul-sucking 1 a.m. gig in front of 50 drunks until he was – God, how he hated this word! – discovered.

That’s what this book is about, too. It’s about having a dream, getting a taste of it, but always knowing you weren’t willing to risk it all to get to the very top.

It’s about finding happiness in what you’ve accomplished, versus dwelling on what you haven’t.

It’s about discovering a life purpose and defining success based on that – not the judgment or perception of others.

It’s about remaining the opening act – and finally finding a quiet joy in oneself.

Filled with behind-the-scenes stories, Noto’s classic comedy routines and reflections on the “desperate” pursuit of happiness, “The Opening Act” will be published by Apprentice House Press this December.

Upcoming Book Signings and Events:

– Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12 – Magooby’s Joke House in Timonium – 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. – Larry will perform live and sign purchased books after each show

– Monday, December 21 – Greetings and Readings in Hunt Valley – 6:30 p.m.

Information and details are available at www.LarryNoto.com.

In addition to stand up comedy, Larry Noto has worked in radio and television. As a producer, he earned an Emmy nomination for his work on the “Rodricks for Breakfast” show on the ABC-TV affiliate in Baltimore. He’s also an award-winning marketing professional who has held positions at Visit Baltimore, Harbor Magic Hotels in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and most recently, National Aquarium.

Baltimore sports fans will recognize Noto as the creator of the popular “In Buck We Trust” T-shirts and the “Frozen”-inspired spoof, “Let’s Go O’s: Magic Unfrozen.”

Kevin Cowherd is the author, along with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., of The New York Times best-seller “Hothead” and four other baseball novels for young readers. His last book for Apprentice House Press was “Hale Storm: The Incredible Saga of Baltimore’s Ed Hale, Including a Secret Life with the CIA.”

He has also written for Men’s Health, Parenting and Baseball Digest magazines and is the author of a collection of columns, “Last Call at the 7-Eleven.” He was an award-winning sports columnist and features writer for The Baltimore Sun for 32 years before leaving the newspaper in 2013.

 CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE OPENING ACT 

Announcing My New Book – “THE OPENING ACT: Comedy, Life and the Desperate Pursuit of Happiness”

I’m SO excited to announce my new book – “THE OPENING ACT: Comedy, Life and the Desperate Pursuit of Happiness.” I

t’s going to be published this December and is being co-written by KEVIN COWHERD, former long-time SUN columnist and author of books with baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr and the recent biography of Ed Hale.

BUT I NEED YOUR HELP!!

I’ve launched a kickstarter campaign to help fund some of the costs associated with the project. There are various levels and rewards – from signed copies of the book to being personally thanked in the book to tickets to the launch party/comedy show. See the link below and please feel free to share. I appreciate all of your help and support!!!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO, MORE INFO AND TO SUPPORT THE BOOK 

NEW PODCAST – TWO GUYS. ONE WALL.

Ever wonder what madcap adventures, twisted tales and general tomfoolery can be shared between two, 30-something white men living in suburbia? Meh – probably not, but what the Hell, it beats listening to Nicki Minaj and it’s FREE! Join friends, neighbors, and comedic geniuses Larry Noto and Garth Gerhart as they delve into the deep dark recesses of life’s little humor and compare stories from Larry’s swinging Baltimore bachelorhood, to Garth’s constant efforts to raise a family and stay out of the doghouse.

Listen and download this new podcast at www.2Guys1wall.com

COMEDY FACTORY SHOWS – SPECIAL OFFER

Hello all

I’ll be featuring at the Baltimore Comedy Factory July 27-28, 2012 with headliner Josh Wolf (Chelsea Lately, Last Comic Standing).

Shows are:

Friday, July 27 – 8pm and 10:15pm

Saturday, July 28 – 9pm and 11:15pm

PRINT OUT THIS COUPON AND BRING WITH YOU FOR THIS SPECIAL OFFER
It also helps show the club you came out to see me. Print out one per person and feel free to share with your friends, family and strangers on the street

We also hope to have our BRAND NEW RAVENS inspired t-shirts for sale that weekend. It’s a follow up to last years “In Buck We Trust” shirt that we’ll be launching during the football pre-season games.

The Comedy Factory is inside Baltimore’s Power Plant Luve entertainment complex – 410-547-7798 – www.BaltimoreComedy.com

Hope to see you all there!

 

Welcome to my new site!

Hello –

Thanks for checking out my new site!

We’re working on some of the final touches and will be adding things as we go along. It’s a work in progress. I want to give special thanks to Esha Janssens for her design and Alex Ball for all of the programming and getting this thing live. Two great people I’m lucky to call friends.

I want to thank everyone for an amazing year. My friend Garth Gerhart (who is a cartonnist for Mag Magazine) and I teamed up back in the spring and designed a t-shirt, “In Buck We Trust,” that captured fans’ hope of a new Orioles season and new manager Buck Showalter. The shirt was sold in area sport stores and featured on ESPN Baseball Tonight and the MLB Network.

The summer ended on a high note as a I got to perform for a week at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. It’s a great club and the peolple who run it are fantastic. And while performing there was amazing and the shows went very well, the thing I will remember the most are all of the friends and family who flew out to Vegas from Baltimore, California… even Florida… to support me. It was a very special week that I was blessed to share with them.

My thanks for the Baltimore Comedy Factory and MaGoobys Comedy Club for all of the opportunites and the chance to work with headliners like Bobcat Goldthwait, Pauly Shore, Chad Daniels and Joey Kola.

And as the year comes to a close, I’m excited to announce my latest project – THE MOST INTERESTING ELF IN THE WORLD. Check out the spook at www.TheMostInterestingElf.com. Garth Gerhart did another fantastic job with the design and out thanks to Tom Rowe for the video.

Looking forward to a great 2012!

Larry Noto