Jay Pharoah To Tape Comedy Special At The Den Theatre This August

The Den Theatre today announced a live special taping for SNL alum Jay Pharoah, featuring two stand-up performances on Saturday August 26, 2023 at 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are now on sale at www.thedentheatre.com or by calling (773) 697-3830 for a limited early bird price of $25. 

Actor and comedian Jay Pharoah is one of the industry's most highly-anticipated leading men. Pharoah most recently starred in the biopic SPINNING GOLD as Cecil Homes, the right hand man of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart who co-founded Casablanca Records. Together they were behind the success of stars like Donna Summer, Kiss and The Village People. He also starred in the Toronto International Film Festival triumph, THE BLACKENING as Shawn. The film performed so well it was sold out of the festival to Lionsgate and was released this past Juneteenth weekend. 

In the last few years, Pharoah has appeared in Comedy Central's OUT OF OFFICE alongside Ken Jeong and Oscar Nuñez and in the independent comedy MORT IN SHERMAN OAKS with Lucy Hale and Jim Gaffigan. He starred in Netflix's RESORT TO LOVE with Cristina Milian for producer Alicia Keys and in the Lionsgate thriller PRIVATE PROPERTY. Pharoah also co-starred opposite Harry Shum Jr. in Universal's ALL MY LIFE, in Justin Simien's critically acclaimed feature film BAD HAIR for Hulu, and in Lionsgate's 2 MINUTES OF FAME for director Leslie Small.  On the small screen, Pharoah starred as “J.J. Evans” in ABC's Emmy Award-winning Live in Front of a Studio Audience version of ALL IN THE FAMILY and GOOD TIMES. He currently hosts and produces the Nickelodeon hit gameshow UNFILTERED.  

Best known for his his spot-on impressions, Pharoah spent six seasons as a cast member on NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. In 2017, he shifted to his first leading role as 'Floyd Mooney' in Showtime's WHITE FAMOUS, which was executive produced by Academy Award-winner Jaime Foxx and inspired by Foxx's real-life experiences.  

Additional film and television credits include Sony Picture's animated feature, THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, Steven Soderbergh's UNSANE, Universal's animated feature SING, CBS Films' GET A JOB, CBS's All Access's REMOTE, FOX Searchlight's LOLA VERSUS, FOX's FAMILY GUY, FOX's THE SIMPSONS, Netflix's BOJACK HORSEMAN, and Cartoon Network's ROBOT CHICKEN. In addition to acting and his stand-up, Jay released his first EP titled “Spittin Image” in August 2021.

The tracks are a marriage between Jay's spot-on impressions and his love of songwriting and rapping. All songs are written by Jay and produced by Andrew Hypes.  Pharoah continues to headline comedy clubs across the country throughout the year.

Performance schedule:Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $25 special early bird pricing for general admission.

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