EPIC Players Inclusion Company announced their final production of 2019, a neuro-inclusive adaptation of Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice. The production runs December 6 - 15 at HERE's mainstage in SoHo. Opening night is slated for December 6.
A lineup of leading performers, including yasiin bey, Neal Brennan, Common, Bradley Cooper, Morgan Freeman, Tiffany Haddish, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Lorne Michaels, Trevor Noah, Q-Tip, Sarah Silverman, Jon Stewart, Frédéric Yonnet, and others will salute Dave Chappelle at the 22nd annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 8 p.m.
The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) announced its first annual Hungry for Laughs event - a night showcasing the talent of New York City's top chefs and comedians, highlighted by a performance by Randy Rainbow, in support of the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC).
The international comedy hit My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy!, featuring actor/comedian Peter J. Fogel, comes to MTH Theater at Crown Center, 2450 Gand Blvd, 3rd Fl., KC, MO. 64108 Oct. 30-Nov.24,'19.
A lineup of leading performers, including Neal Brennan, Bradley Cooper, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Lorne Michaels, Q-Tip, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, and others will salute Dave Chappelle at the 22nd annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. The program will pay tribute to the humor and accomplishments of Chappelle.
Today the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) announced the addition of more than 100 shows to the 2019 week-long laugh fest. The festival, which runs from November 4th-10th, will be taking place at some of New York City's most iconic venues, including the Beacon Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Carolines on Broadway, Madison Square Garden, Town Hall, and the Tribeca Performing Arts Center among others.
Walton Arts Center's new Mosaix Festival will explore the various cultural tiles that come together to make Northwest Arkansas unique and diverse. Each year, a different culture will be highlighted with a weeklong celebration of that culture's performers and performing arts. The inaugural Mosaix Festival April 20-25, 2020 explores the sights and sounds of India.
The Hollywood Film Awards announced today that actor, comedian, writer and podcaster Rob Riggle, who has brought to life some of the most memorable and outrageous characters in films such as “Night School,” “21 Jump Street,” “The Other Guys” and “Step Brothers,” and received acclaim for his dramatic turns in “12 Strong” and “Midnight Sun,” will host the 23rd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards.” Considered the official launch of the awards season®, this year's ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.
On Friday, November 1st, Matt Koff will release his debut comedy album, Who's My Little Guy?. Fans know Matt from his writing on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy, as well as his stand-up appearances on Adam Devine's House Party and The History Channel's I Love the 1880s. After doing comedy for over a decade, Matt decided it was time to fulfill his dream of releasing an album because his therapist told him to shut up and do it already.
The North Fork TV Festival announced Aasif Mandvi as the recipient of this year's Inspiration Award. A formal ceremony will take place at 4pm on Saturday, October 5, at the Greenport Theatre in Greenport, NY.
The Netflix original series LIVING WITH YOURSELF is an inventive existential comedy that asks: do we really want to be better? Miles (Paul Rudd) is a man struggling in life. When he undergoes a novel spa treatment that promises to make him a better person, he finds he's been replaced by a new and improved version of himself. As he deals with the unintended consequences of his actions, Miles finds he must fight for his wife (Aisling Bea), his career, and his very identity.
The award-winning company, which takes kids' wildly imaginative story ideas and turns them into hilarious sketch comedy and song, presents four action-packed and interactive performances at the Flea Theatre in NYC.
New York's most anticipated night of hope, healing and laughtera?"returns for its 13th annual celebration to honor our nation's impacted veterans and their families, on Monday, November 4, at 8:00 p.m. at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Stand Up for Heroes is presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) and is brought to you by Veterans on Wall Street, supported by founding sponsor GFI Group Inc., and Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
After many millennia, and in just 90 minutes, God (award-winning comedian Zoe Lyons as seen on 'Mock The Week' and 'Celebrity Masterchef') assisted by her devoted angels Gabriel (Tom Bowen, Johnny Castle in 'Dirty Dancing the Musical') and Michael (Matt Tedford, aka 'Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho') will answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since creation.
47th Vice President Joe Biden will return to THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, Wednesday, Sept. 4(11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The interview will be Vice President Biden's first on late night television since announcing his 2020 presidential campaign and will be his fourth visit to THE LATE SHOW. Biden's first appearance was on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015.
Bristol Riverside Theatre will kick off its 33rd Season by putting God centerstage in the sinfully funny An Act of God by 13-time Emmy winner David Javerbaum. Seated at the staircase to Heaven, audiences will find national TV, film and comedy star Kim Wayans. The In Living Color alum, and a member of the famous Wayans family, will rule the universe in a new comedy penned by former The Daily Show with Jon Stewart writer Javerbaum. The play, which was a smash hit on Broadway, was based on Javerbaum's Twitter persona @TheTweetofGod, which now boasts six million followers. An Act of God is directed by BRT Founding Director Susan D. Atkinson. The show will run for 28 performances, from September 17 to October 13, 2019, with the press opening on Thursday, September 19 at 7:30pm. All performances are at Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bucks County, located at 120 Radcliffe Street. Tickets start at $43 and are available online at brtstage.org, at the theatre's box office, or over the phone at 215-785-0100.