Cedric the Entertainer News

The folks who gave you Manhattan Monologue Slam are going national with The National Monologue Slam, the latest creation from the minds of Philip and Robert Galinsky. 

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and Rosalind Productions Inc. have announced the New Voices/New Works summer reading series. The New Voices/New Works program was launched earlier this year and actively scouts and incubates new voices.

The Apollo Theater today announced details for its largest fundraising event - the 2017 Apollo Spring Gala, which will take place at the theater on Monday, June 12 at 7pm.

2-time EMMY and NAACP Image Award-winning television, film, and radio producer Rushion McDonald launches his show "Money Making Conversations", a multi-platform radio and online social experience, beginning on Monday, May 1st, 2017 live from 12-2 pm ET, with a blowout kick-off featuring interviews with Patti LaBelle, Charlie Wilson, Cedric The Entertainer, Anthony Hamilton, David and Tamela Mann, and more.  

Legendary performer Carol Channing has been named the honoree for the Professional Dancers Society's (PDS) annual Gypsy Awards Luncheon, it was announced by PDS President, Mitzi Gaynor and PDS Board Chairman, Joni Berry.

Kevin James is returning to his stand-up roots with an all-new comedy special for Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network. The veteran comic's latest special, slated to shoot later this year, will launch globally on Netflix in 2018.

SJ Presents Inc. announces R&B superstars TYRESE, ANTHONY HAMILTON, KEM, BRANDY and introducing special guest, MAJOR, on the star-studded lineup for the 2nd Annual Mother's Day Good Music Festival. This year's celebration of mothers and music is set to take place on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 8 p.m. at Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. 

VH1 today announced the network's highly anticipated game show VH1 HIP HOP SQUARES, hosted by comedian DeRay Davis, kicks off Monday, March 13th at 10PM ET/PT with two new episodes per night for a branded 'VH1 Hip Hop Squares Week.'

VH1 today announced the network's highly anticipated game show VH1 HIP HOP SQUARES, hosted by comedian DeRay Davis, kicks off Monday, March 13th at 10PM ET/PT with two new episodes per night for a branded 'VH1 Hip Hop Squares Week.'

???????Actor, radio personality and comic D.L. Hughley will bring his stand-up comedy act to The Orleans Showroom April 7-8.

SJ Presents Inc., a leading NY based concert promotion and lifestyle entertainment company, announced today that eleven-time Grammy nominated R&B superstar, Charlie Wilson, has added an additional tour date to his "In It To Win It" national tour stopping at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, with special guests Fantasia and Johnny Gill.  

SJ Presents Inc. announces R&B superstars TYRESE, ANTHONY HAMILTON, KEM, BRANDY and introducing special guest, MAJOR, on the star-studded lineup for the 2nd Annual Mother's Day Good Music Festival.

This morning, WQHT-FM HOT 97's Ebro in the Morning with Laura Stylez & Rosenberg announced some major additions to the star-studded line-up for HOT 97's annual concert, Hot for the Holidays. Legendary R&B singer, Usher, Hip Hop artist & television star, T.I., and rising rapper & Yeezy model, Lil Yachty, will join previously announced acts Travis Scott, Young Thug, Joey Bada$$, Jidenna, Kehlani at Prudential Center today, December 3rd for the biggest concert of the holiday season! Tickets are on-sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the Prudential Center box office.

You can see JB Smoove on the big screen in his new film 'Almost Christmas,' in which a dysfunctional family gathers for the holidays - and you can see him LIVE at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Today, November 19 at 8 pm as part of the Barts Tree Service Comedy Series.  Smoove is a gifted writer, comedian, television and film star who continues to entertain audiences all over the world.  Random thoughts and everyday observations are transformed into hilarity when seen through the eyes of Smoove! 

You can see JB Smoove on the big screen in his new film 'Almost Christmas,' in which a dysfunctional family gathers for the holidays - and you can see him LIVE at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, November 19 at 8 pm as part of the Barts Tree Service Comedy Series.  Smoove is a gifted writer, comedian, television and film star who continues to entertain audiences all over the world.  Random thoughts and everyday observations are transformed into hilarity when seen through the eyes of Smoove! 

This morning, WQHT-FM HOT 97's Ebro in the Morning with Laura Stylez & Rosenberg announced some major additions to the star-studded line-up for HOT 97's annual concert, Hot for the Holidays. Legendary R&B singer, Usher, Hip Hop artist & television star, T.I., and rising rapper & Yeezy model, Lil Yachty, will join previously announced acts Travis Scott, Young Thug, Joey Bada$$, Jidenna, Kehlani at Prudential Center on Saturday, December 3rd for the biggest concert of the holiday season! Tickets are on-sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the Prudential Center box office.

He's a gifted writer, comedian, television and film star who continues to entertain audiences all over the world with his unique brand of comedic funk! Turn on your TV and comedian JB Smoove seems to be everywhere you look. Over the last few years, he has co-starred opposite Will Arnett on The Millers, has hosted Last Comic Standing, plays a fictionalized version of himself on Real Husbands of Hollywood, 11.  

Since opening its doors in 1981, Comedy Works has been Denver's premier destination for the very best in stand-up comedy and is championed by USA Today as one of the Top Five Comedy Clubs in the country.

Releve Entertainment, in partnership with Walgreens and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, is proud to announce the return of The Merge Summit- Los Angeles, taking place August 25-27, 2016 at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The Merge Summit is a unique event created to inspire synergy with faith based and entertainment industry leaders to educate, uplift, and encourage attendees to aspire towards their professional and personal goals.

Since opening its doors in 1981, Comedy Works has been Denver's premier destination for the very best in stand-up comedy and is championed by USA Today as one of the Top Five Comedy Clubs in the country.