"Spank! One Night. One Monkey."

MVP presenting ``Spank! One Night. One Monkey.'' on April 28

We'll be presenting a new comedy with Dave and Darren from 97 Rock on April 28. Should be a lot of fun. The full story is below...

"Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell and Shari Lewis are all amateurs in comparison to this," says 97 Rock morning host Dave Levora about his upcoming show "Spank! One Night. One Monkey," featuring the foul-mouthed sock simian famous for its off-color humor. "It's a puppet show, yes, but your kids are not welcome to see it."

The adult comedy presented by 97 Rock, My Verona Productions and Comedy Sportz will debut Friday, April 28 at Comedy Sportz, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Doors open at 9:30 p.m., the show begins at 10. Admission is free.

Spank, a recurring character on the Dave and Darren radio show (airing 5:30 to 10 a.m. weekdays on 96.9 FM) will present a "blue" vaudeville standup routine, songs and a question-and-answer session with co-host Darren Pitra.

"He's been in the business forever -- he's a monkey-about-town," Levora said of the title character. "His love of the audience's laughter is surpassed only by his love of dry martinis and gorgeous birds. Can you call this monkey a swinger? You damn well better, baby.

"Will he make you laugh? Yes. Will he make you think? It's probably better if you didn't.

"Is it offensive? Unapologetically so. Is it juvenile? Only if you don't get it, loser," Levora added.

For more information, see www.daveanddarren.com, www.myspace.com/myverona or www.myveronaproductions.com.