A pair of state legislators are set to perform standup comedy for charity.
In the world of New Jersey politics, it's no secret that state Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick sometimes moonlights as a standup comedian.
But on Tuesday, he won't be the only member of the state Legislature telling jokes in front of a brick wall.
Bramnick (R-Union) and state Sen. Richard Codey (D-Essex) will both perform standup sets for charity that night at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick.
It's not a shocker, per se. Codey, a former New Jersey governor, is often quick with a quip in interviews.
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"He's got some pretty good jokes," Bramnick said of his colleague from across the aisle. "I've laughed at couple of his policies, too."
The idea came when the two were playing golf together.
"I guess I played so bad, it was funny," Codey said. "Jon said, 'Hey why don't we do this comedy thing?'"
Bramnick said despite the cracks at each other, the goal is actually to prove that members of opposing parties can get along at a time when partisan attacks are at an all-time high.
"In this world, you have incredible animosity," he said. "So I thought, 'Why don't we put that to good use and do standup for charity?' It's really important to do things to show people we don't hate each other."
They decided they would play to raise money to combat Alzheimer's Disease.
Vinnie Brand, the standup comedian who owns the Stress Factory, will open the show. Regular tickets are $40. VIP tickets -- which include a meet-and-greet -- are $50.