Colin Quinn News

Louie Anderson comes to the Comedy Club at Bay Street Theatre on Monday, July 18. Louie made his national television debut on the 'The Tonight Show' in 1984. He has guest-starred in sitcoms like 'Grace Under Fire' and dramas like 'Touched by an Angel' and 'Chicago Hope,' and he has had featured roles in film comedies like 'Coming to America,' opposite of Eddie Murphy, and the classic 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.' He is also host of the hilarious 'Comedy Showcase,' the late-night series that follows 'Saturday Night Live.' In 1995 Louie put his creative energies to work on the Saturday morning animated series 'Life with Louie.' The long-running series based on Louie's own childhood earned him two Emmy Awards. His best selling books include Dear Dad - Letters From An Adult Child and Good-bye Jumbo...Hello Cruel World. Louie recently finished writing THE F WORD, HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR FAMILY.

The nominations were released this morning for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards. Mad Men topped the list with 19 nominations, followed by Boardwalk Empire with 18, Modern Family with 17, Saturday Night Live with 16, Game of Thrones and 30 Rock with 13 and GLEE with 12. Lots of theatre stars received nominations this year as well, check out the complete list below!

Next up at the Comedy Club at Bay Street is Patrice O'Neal, on Monday, July 25. O'Neal has toured across the country and has had specials on Comedy Central Presents, Showtime, and HBO including One Night Stand and Def Comedy Jam.

Louie Anderson comes to the Comedy Club at Bay Street Theatre on Monday, July 18. Louie made his national television debut on the 'The Tonight Show' in 1984. He has guest-starred in sitcoms like 'Grace Under Fire' and dramas like 'Touched by an Angel' and 'Chicago Hope,' and he has had featured roles in film comedies like 'Coming to America,' opposite of Eddie Murphy, and the classic 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.' He is also host of the hilarious 'Comedy Showcase,' the late-night series that follows 'Saturday Night Live.' In 1995 Louie put his creative energies to work on the Saturday morning animated series 'Life with Louie.' The long-running series based on Louie's own childhood earned him two Emmy Awards. His best selling books include Dear Dad - Letters From An Adult Child and Good-bye Jumbo...Hello Cruel World. Louie recently finished writing THE F WORD, HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR FAMILY.

Philadelphia Theatre Company is bringing contagious laughter to the stage this summer with the hilarious comedy Long Story Short direct from Broadway starring Saturday Night Live and HBO comedian Colin Quinn running June 28 through July 10, 2011 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets).

Bay Street Theatre's Comedy Club is pleased to present PATTON OSWALT, on Monday, July 11. Oswalt has been a headliner at comedy clubs since 1996. He has appeared on his own standup specials on Comedy Central and HBO.

The Judy Show, (www.JudyGold.com) a new comedy starring Judy Gold, will play The DR2 Theatre beginning tonight, June 30th with the official opening scheduled for July 7th. The show is being produced by Daryl Roth and Eva Price.

The Judy Show, (www.JudyGold.com) a new comedy starring Judy Gold, will play The DR2 Theatre, (103 E 15th Street, just east of Union Square) beginning June 30th with the official opening scheduled for July 7th, it was announced today by producers Daryl Roth and Eva Price.

THE PEARL THEATRE COMPANY (J.R. Sullivan, Artistic Director; Shira Beckerman, Managing Director) announced today that director Hal Brooks will helm the absurdist tour de force, THE BALD SOPRANO.

Philadelphia Theatre Company is bringing contagious laughter to the stage this summer with the hilarious comedy Long Story Short direct from Broadway starring Saturday Night Live and HBO comedian Colin Quinn running June 28 through July 10, 2011 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets).

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that former 'Saturday Night Live' and Comedy Central star Colin Quinn will move his one-man show COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) for a limited three-week engagement from Aug. 24 - Sep. 10, 2011.

The Judy Show, (www.JudyGold.com) a new comedy starring Judy Gold, will play The DR2 Theatre, (103 E 15th Street, just east of Union Square) beginning June 30th with the official opening scheduled for July 7th, it was announced today by producers Daryl Roth and Eva Price.

Philadelphia Theatre Company announces its 2011-2012 season highlighted by a Tony Award winner, a new play by a prominent local playwright, a Tony and Drama Desk nominated comedy and a multiple Tony Award nominated new musical by an award-winning team. The season features Red by John Logan, The Scottsboro Boys with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb and book by David Thompson, The Outgoing Tide by Bruce Graham, and reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute.

Comedian Colin Quinn will bring his incisive one-man exploration of world history, Long Story Short from Broadway to Long Wharf Theatre.

To kick off the comedy series, Bay Street warms up audiences on Saturday, July 2 with RICHARD BELZER. Belzer has played Detective Munch on a record-setting ten different television series- Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law and Order: Trial By Jury, Homicide, The X-Files, The Beat, M.O.N.Y., Sesame Street, The Wire and Arrested Development. He began show business with Groove Tube. Off Broadway credits include THE NATIONAL LAMPOON SHOW with Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and John Belushi, on radio in Brink and Belzer on WNBC; and in film Fame; Author! Author! Night Shift, Scarface, Man on the Moon, Species II, Get on the Bus, Girl 6, A Very Brady Sequel, North, The Bonfire of the Vanities and The Big Picture. Belzer starred in his own HBO comedy special, Another Lone Nut and in the six-part Showtime series The Richard Belzer Show. He also hosted When Cars Attack, Hot Properties, and Crime Stories.

The American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will air on CBS on Sunday, June 12th from 8:00 - 11:00 PM (ET/PT time delay) live from the Beacon Theatre. Now, join BroadwayWorld.com's Editor-in-Chief Robert Diamond for an exclusive blog from Tony Rehearals... Spoilers Ahead!