1. John Melendez rose to fame as an intern with a speech impediment on The Howard Stern Show while in his 20s. Now 50, the man best known as Stuttering John is still getting the most mileage out of his stage show with old Stern stories.

2. Perhaps his best Stern story during his July 8 show at Adrenaline was an encounter with Joan Rivers in which Melendez tried to catch the legendary jokester off guard during an interview by asking, “Do you think ugly people should be allowed to have children?” Rivers replied instantaneously, “No. And I told your parents that.”

3. On the arc of his varied entertainment jobs—which later saw him become the announcer for Jay Leno’s Tonight Show, Melendez stated, “I went from The Stern Show to The Tonight Show and now I’m at the Adrenaline bar and grill. And this is a highlight of my career.”

4. The man known for his stutter told the (possibly true?) story of how he got it, a gruesome tale about getting his penis caught in his zipper with the only possible escape being his mother icing his junk down then unzipping his unit from his pants.

5. Adrenaline has gathered momentum as a hotbed of comedy in the suburbs. There have been nights where there was basically nobody in the audience, and nights like this with a full house, but through it all, the owners and organizers continue to give local comics a great place to work out and comedy fans a chance to see some talent play for free … and every now and again, a big-name headliner comes through to keep everyone on their toes.