THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, May 26, 1996 TAG: 9605230209
SECTION: CAROLINA COAST PAGE: 18 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: BEACH BEAT
SOURCE: John Harper
LENGTH: 90 lines
Having a hard time finding humor in your daily life? Maybe you're looking for laughs in all the wrong places.
On any given night, the Comedy Club at the Carolinian in Nags Head showcases two, sometimes three, top standup comics. Brett Butler and Sinbad played here in their pre-TV days. The club receives high marks from comedians on the circuit.
``I hear it's a great place to play,'' said Tim Young, 27, in a telephone interview from his Manhattan apartment. ``Do your gig and then hit the beach.''
Young, a Newport News native who moved to New York in 1994, brings his offbeat humor to Nags Head May 31 and June 1.
``Describing what I do is tough to explain,'' he said. ``My act has to be seen to be understood. But basically I make people laugh.''
A 1991 graduate of James Madison University with degrees in communications and theater, Young worked out of Virginia Beach for a few years before making the move to Manhattan.
``I could feel that Virginia Beach wasn't my ticket,'' he said. ``Up here, I'm getting seen by some big people.''
One of the big people is Lucian Hold, the owner of the legendary Comedy Strip. The New York club has been the launching pad for such standups as Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld and Adam Sandler. Hold recently signed on as Young's manager.
``I've got a pretty good shot at Letterman this year,'' Young said. ``But I'm better suited for Conan O'Brien. My different style would probably play better at 12:30 a.m.''
Although Young loves doing standup comedy, he's eager to stretch a bit. He acted in the movie ``True Colors'' and filmed a pilot for a TV series called ``The Julie Speed Show.''
``At some point I may move to Los Angeles,'' he said. ``The comedy business is really about acting.''
And Tim, what about that promo picture at the top of this page?
``I always thought my teeth were my best feature. Magnified, they take attention away from any deformities.''
Tim Young appears with John Porter at the Comedy Club at the Carolinian, milepost 10.5 on the Beach Road, May 31 and June l. Shows start at 10 p.m. For reservations and information, call 441-7171. Colonists have arrived
Rehearsals are under way for the 56th production season of Paul Green's ``The Lost Colony.''
Fred Chappell returns for his 11th season as the director of the nation's longest running outdoor drama, which opens June 6 at the Waterside Theatre in Manteo. His wife, Agnes Albright, debuts as production stage manager.
Tony-winning designer William Ivey Long is working to make what marketing director Eric Hause calls ``a brighter, bolder'' version of the venerable play.
Also new among the 125-member cast and crew is technical director Hank Hale, who portrayed navigator Simon Fernando during a run in the early '90s.
Manteo resident Lisa Bridge, who assumed the role of Elizabeth from longtime Queen Barbara Hird at the end of last season, returns. Her husband, Don, also returns as Old Tom. B.J. Merman is the ``new'' Sir Walter Raleigh and Noelle Krimm debuts as Eleanor Dare this season.
Local residents can catch a free sneak preview of ``The Lost Colony'' on June 5th's Dare Night. The production plays promptly at 8:30 nightly, except Saturday, June 6-Aug. 23.
During June, North Carolina residents receive half-price admission on Fridays and Sundays.
For more information, call 441-2127. A big move
Finally, after two months of waiting, Outer Banks Music opens this weekend.
The former Outer Banks Mall Radio Shack music department now has its own 2,000-square-foot space in the new Croatan Centre in Nags Head. Radio Shack will operate in the next-door shop.
``We will have space for up to 14,000 compact discs and tapes,'' says store manager Steve Gurkin. ``Right now we have about 10,000.''
Customers can listen to any CD in stock on the four listening stations. Moving to the new location is the ``MUSE,'' a computer program that allows consumers to find the names of CDs using artist, title, category or ``key'' word.
Other choice inventory includes imports and rock 'n' roll memorabilia.
``It's more like a music store,'' Gurkin says. ``a true music lover's record store.'' MEMO: Outer Banks Music, Croatan Centre, milepost 14 on U.S. 158 Bypass
in Nags Head. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon to 5
p.m. on Sunday. The number is 480-0048. ILLUSTRATION: Tim Young, 27, a Newport News, Va., native, worked out
of Virginia Beach before moving to Manhattan. by CNB