Amy Schumer News

Laura Benanti took to Instagram to share the birth of her second daughter, Louisa Georgia Benanti-Brown.

The world premiere of “Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool” will open at Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum on August 3 and continue through August 28 with previews running July 27 through August 2, 2022. This one-man show is written and performed by Mike Birbiglia and directed by Seth Barrish.

The new season takes place following the shocking death of Arconia Board President Bunny Folger, Charles, Oliver & Mabel race to unmask her killer. The series stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. The second season also features Shirley MacLaine, Amy Schumer, Jayne Houdyshell, Jackie Hoffman, and more.

The Public Theater announced complete casting today for the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Public Works’ AS YOU LIKE IT, closing out the 60th Anniversary Season at The Delacorte Theater. Featuring music and lyrics by Shaina Taub and more.

The world-famous Comedy Cellar has announced the July 2022 lineup for its first West Coast location, an exact replica of its New York club, at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

BroadwayWorld talks to Broadway musical star Laura Benanti about her show at the Lesher Center for the Arts on June 25th. Effortlessly engaging and chatty, Benanti also talks about her amazingly varied career, having worked with everyone from Patti LuPone to Chita Rivera, Steve Martin, Richard Chamberlain and the late Rebecca Luker.

Comedy returns to Samuel Slater's Restaurant in Webster, MA on Thursday, June 23rd. Headliner Will Noonan will be joined by special guests Dan Crohn and Chris Tabb for a night of laughs.

 Emmy-winning standup comedian AMY SCHUMER announced additional dates to her upcoming tour including a stop in Providence, RI at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 5P.

Hulu has debuted the trailer for the second season of Only Murders in the Building. The new season will see the return of stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Season two is also slated to featuren Shirley MacLaine, Amy Schumer, Nathan Lane, Jackie Hoffman, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph.

​​​​​​Berkshire Theatre Group has announced casting for shows in BTG’s Late Summer 2022 Season. The full season will feature B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching, a world premiere play and an award recipient of the GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS from the National Endowment for the Arts; Once, a Tony Award-winning musical; Songs For a New World, the first musical by a Tony Award winner; Dracula, a classic gothic tale of horrors; and Edward Albee's Seascape, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 

Twenty of the finest high school singers* from across the metro have been selected as semifinalists for KC SuperStar 2022! These singers were selected from live auditions done earlier this spring. (NOTE: A complete list of the semifinalists appears at the end of this release.)

Just For Laughs has announced that ​​Just For Laughs Escapes is heading back to Cancun for more non-stop comedy in the sun between November 2-6, 2022.

This May, Broadway fans can rejoice with new cast recordings, concerts, and television shows to binge. From the new Disney+ filmed capture of Trevor: the Musical to Glee making its return to streaming services, check out what's coming to streaming services this month!

Emmy nominee Vanessa Bayer, who portrays a home-shopping host and avid fan within the fictional series – will co-host a live one-hour multiplatform shopping show today on QVC with QVC host Jane Treacy. The show, titled Vanessa Bayer and Jane Treacy’s Must-Haves, will be broadcast live from QVC studios in West Chester, PA

Stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser announced today that she will bring her 2022 One Night with Nikki Glaser Tour to The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, on Friday, September 2, 2022 for one night only over Labor Day Weekend.

The stakes are high as four teams of colorful contestants face off to combat tremendous tipping towers. Each life-sized themed tower is chock full of various objects ranging from basketballs to small kitchen appliances as contestants try to successfully pull items from the stack without tipping it over in order to earn prizes.

Michael Che teams up with an ensemble of fan-favorite returning guests and comedy icons including Wayne Brady, Reggie Conquest, Ziwe Fumudoh, Heidi Gardner, Charlamagne tha God, David Alan Grier, Sam Jay, Colin Jost, Lori Laing, Tim Meadows, Questlove, Sam Richardson, Amy Schumer, Kenan Thompson, among others.

Fans have one more chance to be part of the studio audience as comedian Sam Morril returns to The Den Theatre to tape his new comedy special! A seventh stand-up performance has been added on Wednesday, June 8 at 8 pm on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

The Den Theatre will present comedian Dave Attell for five stand-up performances August 18 – 20, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

The Den Theatre has announced Neal Brennan: Unacceptable performances, originally scheduled for May 12 – 14, 2022, are rescheduled for July 7 – 9, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.