Ashley Blaker, the UK's only strictly orthodox Jewish stand-up comedian will be taking his hilarious new show ASHLEY BLAKER: STRICTLY UNORTHODOX (the firstever stand-up show about life as a charedi / strictly orthodox Jew) to the United States this Spring, making his Off Broadway debut May 27 - June 28 in the Jerry Orbach Theater at the Theater Center, 1627 Broadway.
Ashley Blaker is quite possibly the most successful stand-up comedian you've never heard of. He is an internationally acclaimed comedian who, with his black suit, white shirt, beard, large skullcap and sidelocks is the only strictly orthodox stand-up in the UK. In STRICTLY UNORTHODOX, he'll hilariously take on why Jewish holidays are so different to everyone else's, how orthodox Jews manage in the workplace when they cannot shake hands with people of the opposite sex and why Jews around the world are just downright obsessed with sushi. His routine on bad driving and awful parking leaves audiences saying "wow, I thought that was just Crown Heights!"
And in a major theatrical first, certain performances will have separate seating for men and women. This is a direct result of a large number of calls to The Theater Center from the strictly orthodox Jewish community requesting this so that they can also access and enjoy the show.
He has previously performed two sell-out tours of the UK (Ungefiltered and Meshuga Frum)to great acclaim and toured his comedy across Israel and South Africa. He started performing in USA with a sold-out showat New York's Gramercy Theatre.
Previous to starting stand-up, he was a producer and writer for TVand radio and is most famous for unleashing Little Britain on the UK masses. He has also worked with
Matt Lucas on And The Winner Is(BBC Radio 2), The Matt LucasAwards (BBC One), Rock Profile and Pompidou (BBC 2). Black Hat Productions (Ashley's
Production Company) are currently making several new series for BBC Radio 4. He has also worked alongside some of the biggest names in British comedy such as
John Oliver,
James Corden,
Russell Brand,
Graham Norton, Michael McIntyreand many more. His debut solo radio show Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide to Judiasmwill air in May 2018 on BBC Radio 4.
Whether secular or religious, you don't want to miss Ashley's hysterical take on what it means to be STRICTLY UNORTHODOX.
Performances of STRICTLY UNORTHODOXare on Sunday through Thursdays, with matinees on Sunday and Wednesday at 2PM.
Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online at
https://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/2414965?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search or by calling the
Jerry Orbach Theater box Office at 212-921-7862.
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