A Conversation with John Caparulo from “Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show”
BY KEVIN CARR
A few years back, Hollywood star Vince Vaughn decided to do a good thing for a group of friends he had met while hanging out in the comedy clubs of Los Angeles. He spearheaded a cross-country comedy show featuring four up-and-coming comics. The show, dubbed “Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show,” hit 30 cities in 30 days, selling out across the country.
One of the comics featured in the show was Ohio-born John Caparulo, who was born in East Liverpool, Ohio (which can be found in the no-mans-land where Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia meet). Of course, few people outside of Ohio (and frankly, few people inside Ohio) know where East Liverpool is, so Caparulo generally calls himself a Cleveland boy.
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