John Fugelsang News

Veteran actor / director a?oeRhonda a?oePassiona?? Hansome roudly displays the Longevity in Multi Disciplinary Artistic Achievement award presented to her by Andrea J. Fulton (right) of The Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation at their Second Annual Awards Benefit on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Sugar Hill Restaurant and Supper Club in Brooklyn. The Bedford-Stuyvesant-born entertainer - who also performed at the afternoon event - was later congratulated by fellow ABC Fulton Foundation Benefit performer actor/producer/vocalist Rome Neal.

Emmy-nominee Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Office) has been added to the Nov. 25 NYC performance of Celebrity Autobiography at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd St). She joins previously announced Susan Lucci, Tony Danza, Janeane Garofalo, John Fugelsang, Tony-nominee Andy Grotelueschen (Tootsie) and the show's creators, Emmy-nominated, Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.

This November, Celebrity Autobiography will continue to celebrate its 10th anniversary as winner of the Drama Desk Award with a show on Monday, November 25 at 7pm in NYC at the show's original home, The Triad (158 West 72nd St).

Hollywood stars are bringing The Mueller Report live to L.A. next month!

It's the final week of LAUGHING LIBERALLY OFF BROADWAY: a?oeMAKE AMERICA LAUGH AGAIN,a?? featuring a diverse roster of political performers taking back the discourse and bringing joy and intelligent topical humor to the NY stage.

Celebrity Autobiography celebrated its 10th anniversary as winner of the Drama Desk Award on Monday, August 26 at 7pm in NYC at the show's original home, The Triad (158 West 72nd St). This past November & December, Celebrity Autobiography enjoyed a residency at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway.

Laughing Liberally, in association with Eric Krebs, will present LAUGHING LIBERALLY OFF-BROADWAY a?' a?oeMAKE AMERICA LAUGH AGAIN,a?? featuring a diverse roster of political performers taking back the discourse and bringing joy and intelligent topical humor to the NY stage for 15 performances only (September 3-21) at The Theater at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street- between 9th & 10th Avenues). The run promises a different lineup of artists at each performance a?' and the return to the NYC stage of the great Elayne Boosler.

THE PACK, readings of short new plays by Emmy nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Eugene Pack took place on Tuesay, Augsut 13 at Ruskin Group Theatre.

For 3 special performances in August, Celebrity Autobiography will continue to celebrate its 10th anniversary as winner of the Drama Desk Award. The shows are Friday, August 23 at 7pm and 9:30pm atGuild Hall in East Hampton (158 Main St.) and Monday, August 26 at 7pm in NYC at the show's original home, The Triad (158 West 72nd St). This past November & December, Celebrity Autobiography enjoyed a residency at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway.

 Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents the award-winning hit comedy show Celebrity Autobiography starring Susan Lucci, Rachel Dratch, Ralph Macchio, Julia Macchio, Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel on Sunday, July 14 at 7pm. Ticket prices range between $29 - $59, plus applicable fees. Purchase online, by phone or at the box office. For more information, visit PatchogueTheatre.org, call the Patchogue Theatre Box Office at 631-207-1313, or stop by 71 East Main Street, Patchogue, NY.

For 2 special performances in July, Celebrity Autobiography will celebrate its 10th anniversary as winner of the Drama Desk Award.

'No Name' Comedy / Variety producer Eric Vetter will again bring some of NYC's best established and emerging comics, storytellers and writers including Dave Lester (SIRIUS XM) Emmy-winning comic and author Dave Konig ('Good Luck Mr. Gorsky'), Rhonda Hansome (John Fugelsang's 'Tell Me Everything' podcast), Luke Thayer (CD 'Hopes + Dreams') & more to the beautiful Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Comunitaria in Washington Heights on Tuesday June 11th @ 7:00pm.

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer, Eric Vetter recently announced two April 2019 shows at Otto's in Manhattan with the first on Friday, April 12 @ 7:00pm - to feature the talents of Liz Miele(CD 'Mind Over Melee'), Gabe Pacheco (Sirius XM's 'Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang') Megan Sass (NY Funny Songs Festival), Sharon Spell (The Moth) and Amanda Hurley (Hoboken Comedy Festival). The fun continues on Friday, April 19 (also at 7:00pm) with performers pundit / blogger and very funny lady Leighann Lord ('Real Women Do It Standing Up'), author / storyteller Michele Carlo (The Moth, 'Fish Out Of Agua'), illusionist Lee Alan Barrett(Coney Island Circus Sideshow , Jillian Thomas (Ten Foot Rat Cabaret) and a few surprises.

One of this season's most exciting debuts in New York City's cabaret scene is Alex Simmons's weekly Friday night comedy series at Don't Tell Mama, where mainstream club acts and alt-comedians are finding an eager audience.

A First Lady Cabaret Show like you've never experienced. Who is Melania Trump? Why is she really here? Why do you really care? You're invited into the bizarre yet heartfelt interior world of Melania Trump as she tries to connect through singing, dancing and slideshow poetry. She's made her escape from the bottom of her well in the Rose Garden for one night only…to delight, fright and entertain you…it's Melania's Day Off!

Does the singular act of donating a kidney make you a hero? Amanda has a certificate dedicated to her heroism but she's uncomfortable with that label. On the other hand! She loves the attention being a hero provides her so she wrote a solo show about all the containers of pee she had to carry on the subway. I'm Just Kidneying takes a whimsical look into the process of living kidney donation and pokes holes into the idea of what it takes to be "hero material." 

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM "John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything" podcast) will be among the performers featured at the "Women Of A Certain Age" (WOACA) comedy showcase of "female comics who tell it like it is" on Wednesday, December 5th in Manhattan.

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM "John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything" podcast) will be among the performers featured at the "Women Of A Certain Age" (WOACA) comedy showcase of "female comics who tell it like it is" on Wednesday, December 5th in Manhattan. Rhonda will be joined at the 7;30 pm show by WOACA creator Carole Montgomery (Nick @ Nite's Funniest Mom in America) and performers Sandy Ehlers (ABC's The View) and Jane Condon (NBC's 'Last Comic Standing.')

Standup comedian / author / keynote speaker Leighann Lord kicks off November 2018 with appearances at two of the "Women Of A Certain Age" (WOACA) comedy showcases of "female comics who tell it like it is" in Manhattan.

Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour, an all new limited run tour starring Miller, John Fugelsang and special guest Margaret Cho comes to Chicago's Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., for one night only, Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. With just three shows on this very special mid-term tour; fans of political comedy and more will want to be a part of creating the big blue wave that is going to hit Congress in November.  Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour is hugely entertaining, passionately progressive and a deeply inappropriate resistance movement.