KING HIPPO Comedy Showcase to Kick Off at The Mockingbird

Comics Mike Brown (Comedy Outliers) and Ayanna Dookie (She Devil Comedy Festival winner) kick off "King Hippo" their free, weekly comedy showcase and afterparty at The Mockingbird (25 Avenue B) in Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, May 25th.

Doors will open at 8pm. To RSVP, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/king-hippo-comedy-show-afterparty-free-tickets-34524879845. For more information, call (646) 882-0593 or email kinghippocomedy@gmail.com.

Mike and Ayanna - who have performed at venues nationally and throughout the tri-state area - will be joined at this launch by Seaton Smith (FOX); Chloe Hilliard (NBC); Dave Lester (SIRIUS XM)and Jon Laster (BET) w/music by Thug Passion (Time Out NY).

"We want to create a great, free stand-up show on Thursday nights in the city that has hilarious comedians and an amazing after party," says Brown who also serves as the show's co-producer. "A place where established headliners and up-and-comers can come do a show, comedians can come hang, and New Yorkers can laugh and dance and have a great night," he added.

No cover, no minimum, ages 21 and over with ID. Full bar and Tex-Mex menu available. The Mockingbird is located beneath Avenida Cantina(btw 2nd & 3rd Streets) on Avenue B in New York. Subway: "J," "M," or "Z" to Essex Street or the "F" to Second Avenue.

For additional show details, hit up Facebook: KING HIPPO Comedy or Twitter: @kinghippocomedy/@ADookie/@YoMikeBrown.

Test and expand your Broadway knowledge with our new game - The Broadway Match-Up! How well do you know your Broadway casting trivia?	Play the Daily Game, explore current shows, and delve into past decades like the 2000s, 80s, and the Golden Age. Challenge your friends and see where you rank!
How well do you know your Tony Awards history? Take our never-ending quiz of nominations and winner history and challenge your friends.	Can you beat your friends? Play today’s daily Broadway word game, featuring a new theatrically inspired word or phrase every day!