Hasan Minhaj News

Playhouse Square presents a diverse lineup of comedy, concerts, and more in December. Explore the individual performances and holiday events at Playhouse Square. Visit playhousesquare.org for the updated schedule.

The New York Arab American Comedy Festival is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a year-long tour to 5 of the most prestigious performance venues in the US.

Gabe Mollica's Solo has extended through November 18 at the Connolly Theater Upstairs. The show was originally set to close on October 28, before moving to The Den Theatre in Chicago this December.

The New York Arab American Comedy Festival (NYAACF) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a year-long tour to 5 of the most prestigious performance venues in the US. For two decades, the festival has upheld its commitment to combating negative media portrayals of Arab Americans and Muslims, while showcasing the incredible talent within the community and fostering connections with industry professionals.

AEG Presents and Comedy Works Entertainment welcome HASAN MINHAJ: OFF WITH HIS HEAD coming to Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre at The Denver Performing Arts Complex on Friday, November 10th & Saturday, November 11th.   Learn more about how to get tickets for the second show here!

Death, Let Me Do My Show, a brand new original one-woman musical comedy, starring Emmy Award-winner Rachel Bloom and directed by Seth Barrish, is now open at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Check out photos from inside the special night!

McCarter Theatre Center Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen and Executive Director Martin Miller today announced a new addition to the 2023/24 Theatre Series—the Tony Award-winning, Motown-infused musical, Dreamgirls, in co-production with Goodspeed Musicals.

AEG Presents and Comedy Works Entertainment will welcome HASAN MINHAJ: OFF WITH HIS HEAD to Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre at The Denver Performing Arts Complex. Learn more about how to catch Hasan Minhaj in Denver here!

Additional shows have been added to the Hackney Empire's upcoming seasons. Tickets for these shows will go on sale on Friday 21 July at 10am, with tickets to Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog on sale from Friday 28 July at 10am.

Williamstown Theatre Festival has revealed the lineup for the WTF Cabaret, a cabaret series curated in partnership with Tony Award nominee and Festival mainstay Christopher Fitzgerald. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Amber Iman, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Annie Golden and more will be featured in Williamstown Theatre Festival's Fridays@3 reading series.

Additional cast and creative team members have been revealed for the 2023 Williamstown Theatre Festival summer season’s Main Stage Reading Series. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

La Jolla Playhouse will present a special return engagement of Hasan Minhaj – Experiment Time, written and performed by Hasan Minhaj (Netflix’s The King’s Jester).

This summer, comedian Matteo Lane will make his debut at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with “The Al Dente” Tour.

“The Morning Show” stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, who also serve as executive producers, and is directed and executive produced by Mimi Leder, with Charlotte Stoudt serving as showrunner and executive producer for season three. The series is produced by the studio Media Res, Hello Sunshine and Echo Films.

​​​​​​​Comedy vs Cancer, a night of humor and hope to outwit blood cancers, raised $1.2 million for research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). There were a thousand people in the audience in New York City on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall.

According to sources closest to Monáe, “Float” is inspired by Muhammed Ali talking shit in Zaire, 1974, Jane’s evolution, Mary Poppins’ umbrella, Aladdin’s magic carpet, Ja Morant’s flotation to the rim while dunking on his ops, Sara Elise’s ropes, excerpts from Paramahmsa Nithyananda’s talks on levitation, Raul’s toast on Dec 1, and  Bruce Lee.

Final casting has been revealed for the terrifying New York premiere of Grey House by Levi Holloway, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Programming has been confirmed for the 2023 Williamstown Theatre Festival summer season.

The trailer for No Hard Feelings, the new film starring Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Matthew Broderick, and more, has been released. Jennifer Lawrence produces and stars in the film, a laugh-out-loud, edgy comedy from director Gene Stupnitsky (Good Boys) and the co-writer of Bad Teacher. Watch the new video trailer now!