October 17 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Presented by Needham Bank & The Morning Buzz
You can thrill an audience with an action-packed aerial sequence… You can draw a dramatic tear with a heartbreaking set of circumstances… However, it can be really friggin’ hard to make someone laugh! Join a handful of entertaining performers and writers for a lively conversation about getting comedy onto the screen. Hosted by popular, beloved syndicated radio personality Greg Kretschmar of “Greg & The Morning Buzz.”
Tom Bergeron
Two-time Emmy winner Tom Bergeron, known for nationally hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos, Dancing With the Stars and Hollywood Squares as well as People Are Talking, 4 Today and Lottery Live in Boston, credits his years on Portsmouth’s WHEB-FM for fueling his career growth. Well, that, and a lot of caffeine.
Isabel Hagen
Isabel Hagen is a stand up comedian, filmmaker and classical violist. As a comedian she’s been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, was a New Face at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and is a nationally touring headliner. She has also been a touring musician in Vampire Weekend, and her film On a String which she wrote, directed and starred in won Best Screenplay in a US Narrative Feature at Tribeca Film Festival. The film was also an official selection of the 2025 NHFF.
Alex Moffat
Alex Moffat is an actor, writer and comedian. Best known for six seasons on Saturday Night Live, he can also be seen in Summer of 69, Kinda Pregnant, FX’s The Bear, Apple TV’s Bad Monkey, HBO Max’s Hacks, SXSW hit Uncle John and many more. His new rom-com Love on Tap was just released on streaming platforms. He also stars alongside Julia Stiles in Unbearable Christmas, which will be released this holiday season. On stage he appeared on Broadway in The Cottage and off-Broadway in The Big Gay Jamboree as well as Bigfoot: The Musical.
Host: Greg Kretschmar
Greg Kretschmar is the host of the popular radio show “Greg and The Morning Buzz” heard over much of New England (100.3 WHEB in Portsmouth, Rock 101 in Manchester, Q106 in Lebanon, The Hawk 104.9 in the Lakes Region, and Frank-FM in Barre Vermont). He’s been hosting the show for 40 years and has been a tireless supporter of many local charities. He’s also an avid landscape photographer who loves showing the rest of the world why we love it here in New England so much.
