George Lopez News

For the sixth year in a row, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will present the annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. In an extraordinary and eclectic line-up, performers already scheduled to appear, June 8-9, 2019, include world music diva Angélique Kidjo, blues and jazz rocker Boz Scaggs, pioneering jazz/funk/soul saxophonist Maceo Parker and his Big Band, crowd-pleasing singer and percussionist Sheila E., banjo master and bluegrass crossovers Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa, West African griot and kora player Sona Jobarteh,and the legendary saxophonist Benny Golson's 90th Birthday Quartet.

Acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs will host the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced today.  Diggs is currently starring in The CW drama “All American” and was recently seen in the romantic comedy “Set It Up.”

 The 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced that the festival's opening night will be the screening of All is True directed by Kenneth Branagh on Friday, January 4.  The festival will close with Ladies in Black, directed by Bruce Beresford on Sunday, January 13. The Festival will screen 223 films from 78 countries, including 48 premieres (4 World, 13 North American and 31 U.S.) from January 3-14, 2019.  The line-up includes a focus on cinema from France, India and Mexico, Premieres, Talking Pictures, Book to Screen, Special Presentations, FLOS: Foreign Language Oscar Submissions, Gay!La, Local Spotlight, Modern Masters, True Stories, World Cinema Now, a 30-film retrospective of selections from past festivals (free screenings sponsored by Desert Care Network and National Endowment for the Arts), and more.   

No contests, no gimmicks just standup comedy the way it's meant to be: Live and uncensored. Jokesters Comedy Club in downtown Las Vegas features professional standup comedy seven nights a week overlooking The Fremont Street Experience and is currently in talks to expand their brand with more venues around the world along with the continuation of Jokesters TV.

George Lopez's multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy and late-night television. Lopez is currently on a solo standup comedy tour, The Wall World Tour, coming to the Bass Concert Hall on January 19, as well as a group tour, The Comedy Get Down, starring himself, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley & Cedric 'The Entertainer'. The four The Comedy Get Down comedians also recently wrapped a BET scripted comedy series based on their tour. Lopez will star on A&E's "Very Superstitious With George Lopez" that began airing in April.

George Lopez's multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy and late-night television. Lopez is currently on a solo standup comedy tour, The Wall World Tour, coming to Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center on January 11, as well as a group tour, The Comedy Get Down, starring himself, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley & Cedric 'The Entertainer'. The four The Comedy Get Down comedians also recently wrapped a BET scripted comedy series based on their tour. Lopez will star on A&E's "Very Superstitious With George Lopez" that began airing in April.

Ovens Auditorium will host comedian George Lopez on The Wall World Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bojangles' Coliseum Box Office located at 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Tickets cost between $59.50 and $65.50 (plus applicable service charges) and are subject to change. A VIP Meet and Greet package is also available. The package includes one premium reserved seat, meet and greet with George Lopez, one Individual photo with George Lopez, early entry, one drawstring bag, one official George Lopez golf towel, one signed tour poster and one commemorative VIP laminate. For a direct link to purchase tickets, click here.

In preparation for his next Netflix stand-up special taping later this year, Comedian Jo Koy will be releasing his first stand-up comedy album, Live From Seattle Today, September 28th. Live from Seattle currently streams on Netflix, and for the first time ever will be available for fans to listen to on the go.

In preparation for his next Netflix stand-up special taping later this year, Comedian Jo Koy will be releasing his first stand-up comedy album, Live From Seattle Friday, September 28th. Live from Seattle currently streams on Netflix, and for the first time ever will be available for fans to listen to on the go.

Cinedigm announced tday that it has acquired North American distribution rights to the intense revenge thriller, RIVER RUNS RED, starring Taye Diggs (THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY, CHICAGO), George Lopez (LOPEZ TONIGHT, RIO 1& 2), Luke Hemsworth (HICKOCK, WESTWORLD), RJ Mitte (BREAKING BAD) and John Cusack (CON AIR, THE PAPERBOY).  Cinedigm will release the picture in select theaters and On Demand and Digital November 9, with a Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release to follow December 11, 2018.

New show on sale at bergenPAC: The Choir of Man on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at 8 p.m.; George Lopez on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 at 11 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at (201) 227-1030.

A full house of top-tier comedians are scheduled to headline the 2019 Aces of Comedy series inside The Mirage Hotel & Casino. "Fluffy" comedian Gabriel Iglesias, "Last Comic Standing" champion Iliza Shlesinger and Comedy Central host Daniel Tosh, among others, are set to deliver the royal flush of comedy next year inside the Terry Fator Theatre. Conquering the stage for the first time is Travel Channel host Bert Kreischer who will make his debut at The Mirage early next year.

Acclaimed comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer for the “Weekend Update” Drew Michael stars in his first HBO® comedy special, Drew Michael, available for Digital Download September 24. Directed by comedy actor and writer Jerrod Carmichael (HBO's Jerrod Carmichael: 8), Drew Michael is “inventive and cerebral, and insists that you ponder the mechanics of comedy” (Vulture). 

Not one to rest on his laurels, Las Vegas resident comedian Don Barnhart continues to perform, produce and direct comedy projects opening up more opportunities for comedians.

After another successful world tour, Don Barnhart returns to his nightly residency at Jokesters Comedy Club inside The D Casino Hotel overlooking the Fremont Street Experience.

After another successful world tour, Don Barnhart returns to his nightly residency at Jokesters Comedy Club inside The D Casino Hotel overlooking the Fremont Street Experience.

Cedric 'The Entertainer,' Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley and George Lopez will come together for the comedy event of the year, "The Comedy Get Down," at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Friday, Nov. 23. The show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

Direct from his own show in Las Vegas, Don Barnhart brings his hysterical brand of comedy to Myrtle Beach's number one comedy club in a show that is great for families of all ages.

Actor and comedy legend, Eddie Griffin, has launched an international release of his acclaimed special, “Eddie Griffin: Undeniable,” exclusively on Vimeo On Demand.