AY QUE FUNNY Plays The National Comedy Theater, Begins 5/6

The AY QUE FUNNY sketch comedy show, conceptualized, written, directed and produced by Jesenia Bailey and Crystal Roman, will play only five performances at the National Comedy Theater (347 West 36th Street, between 8 & 9 Avenue). AY QUE FUNNY will play Thursdays at 8pm, for five weeks starting May 6, 2010.

The Spanglish NYC based sketch comedy show, AY QUE FUNNY? encourages the love of comedy thru off-the-wall sketches, portrayed by a culturally diverse cast, both onstage and in film. Each show features guest performances, spotlighting dance, music, stand-up comedy, and anything else that tickles!

Damian Bailey is the filmed skit director, director of photography and sound technician. Dwayne McGleese is the assistant director and light and sound technician. The cast includes Carlos Gonzalez, Nyle Lynn Caisley, Kim MrKulic, Dwayne McGleese, John Sartori, Arielle Rosales, Crystal Roman and Jesenia Bailey.

Ay Que Funny plays the following schedule:

Thursday, May 6 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 13 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 20 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 27 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 3 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and are now available online at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the National Comedy Theater (347 West 36th Street - Between 8th & 9th Ave?s.), 1 hour prior to the performance.

Running Time: 62 minutes

Website: www.ayquefunny.com

BIOGRAPHIES

JESENIA BAILEY (creator, director, performer) is a Nuyorican, Bronx native Comedienne/Actress/Writer/Performer/Director/Producer. Bailey has performer stand-up comedy at various clubs throughout New York City, including the Laugh Factory & Caroline?s Comedy Club. Since 2000, she has been acting in theater and film, performing both comedic and dramatic roles. In 2006, she cast in the inspirational feature film Gang Girl, in which she played a 16 year-old Bronx gang member trying to find her way out of gang life. In the film, The Big Wes, she was able to flex her comedic acting abilities by playing two very different roles.

CRYSTAL ROMAN (creator, director, performer) was born into an artistic family, her great grandfather was a musician in the Duke Ellington band, and her uncle has played with Latin music legends the likes of the late Tito Puente, Santana, and Mark Anthony. After graduating from the College of Staten Island with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Management with a minor in Socialogy, Roman played the lead role in the film, A Weapon Most Unusual (New York International Film Festival award-winning). She recently completed production on the film, Tangle Eye Blues with Moonshine Films and is the current spokesperson for Mono Machines. In 2009, Roman wrote the play Black Latina about the lives of dark-skinned Latinas and African American Latinas, which she produced by her company, Shaniece Entertainment. She is adapting the play into a feature film.