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University of Illinois Springfield & Outback Presents has announced the ROB SCHNEIDER: I HAVE ISSUES TOUR. Tickets on sale Friday at 10am.

Actor, comedian, screenwriter and director ROB SCHNEIDER has announced his I HAVE ISSUES TOUR, kicking off September 24, 2021 in Springfield, IL.   Tickets for his Billings appearance go on sale to the public on Friday, August 13 at 10 AM.

In this episode Questlove and Team Supreme talk with Sleater-Kinney about their 25 years as a band, creativity during COVID, and new album ‘Path of Wellness’.

Prior guests on Questlove Supreme have included Mariah Carey, Zoë Kravitz, James Taylor, Seth Rogan, Estelle, Jimmy Fallon, Kurtis Blow and several others.

This morning, Hamilton star Jasmine Cephas Jones and Ron Cephas Jones announced the 2021 Primetime Emmy Nominations, which included 12 nominations for the Disney Plus recording of Hamilton in addition to nomination for Broadway veterans like Billy Porter, Cynthia Erivo, Julie Andrews, the Lopezes and so many more.

Nominees include Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Bryan Cranston, Colton Domingo, and more.

The documentary feature unpacks the career of Dick Gregory, the activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader who changed the lives of millions across the world through constant disruption and awareness.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced that Al Franken, an American comedian, politician, media personality and author who served as our United State senator from 2009 to 2019 is coming to Minneapolis in Al Franken: The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on Tour Tour.

Saturday Night Live star Michael Che will headline MICHAEL CHE UNPERFECT at Carolines on Broadway on Friday, June 25 at 9:45 p.m. and in a July residency that will run on Tuesdays (July 6, 13, 20 and 27) at 8:00 p.m.

Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, Wanda Sykes, W. Kamau Bell and others discuss Gregory’s paradigm-shifting significance on the art of comedy and culture. The film features original music by Black Thought of the Grammy® award winning hip-hop band The Roots.

Following the continued success of his Netflix stand-up specials, Nate Bargatze returns to Wynn Las Vegas for one night only with his “The Raincheck Tour” on Saturday, July 17 at 8 p.m. Throughout his successful career, Bargatze has toured with Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon, and has been named one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” by Rolling Stone, and one of Variety's “10 Comics to Watch.” 

With Lucinda Coxon's Herding Cats opening last night at Soho Theatre and via live stream until 22 May, New York-based, Olivier-winning, and Tony-nominated OHenry Productions and Stellar, in association with Soho Theatre, today announce the on-demand extension of the run.

Wynn Las Vegas today announced a jam-packed summer comedy lineup coming to Encore Theater, featuring top comedians including Sebastian Maniscalco, Jo Koy, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze, Demetri Martin and Tom Papa. Tickets for all performances go on sale Friday, May 21 at 10 a.m. PT.  

Last night, Chris Rock was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live. During the interview, Chris talks about people not recognizing him when he wears a mask, doing stand-up shows again, writing things in his journal every day, his dating life, his love of horror movies, and more.

In the name of cutting his suit to fit his cloth, Jim David put himself to good use in the quarantine and came out with a smash-hit comedy CD that is selling like hotcakes.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Bhi Bhiman doesn't need much to ignite a fury of fascinating expressions; only the simplest of recording set-ups of guitar and vocal mics plugged into his laptop. Yet, even with such simplicity, he projects a towering voice that so urgently grabs your attention, you hang onto every word he sings. Bhiman's latest recording, Substitute Preacher 2 features a new set of mesmerizing acoustic covers in a series that follows his wildly popular 2013 EP (volume 1) of the same name.

On May 1st, Master Teacher Richard Lawson will be joined by casting director Kimberly Hardin. Twenty actors will be given the opportunity to have their self-tape auditions assessed and redirected by Mr. Lawson and Ms. Hardin. Classes take place Saturday mornings at 10 AM PST via Zoom.

Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now.

On Thursday, May 6th, 2021, at 8PM, the Rand Family and many popular and talented Broadway performers invite you to “plug in for PH” as they shine a light on Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) at the 6th annual “Breathless on Broadway” in celebration of WORLD PH DAY. 

Tawkin' With the Roses, the weekly talk show hosted by veteran actress Bonnie Rose and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller (aka “Mama Rose”), will welcome Michelle Danner as the guest on today's episode of the show.