As we all adjust to the new, strange reality, online entertainment and education has become even more vital. There are a wave of new initiatives and offers coming in all the time, but here is a short guide of where to start in your online theatre and entertainment fix.
Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club at The LINQ Promenade proudly announces a new limited engagement with comedian, actor and original cast member of In Living Color, Tommy Davidson. The fiercely funny industry veteran is returning to the spotlight with new stand up material for his limited engagement beginning April 5. Tickets are now on sale.
Dave talks about his rapping alter ego Lil Dicky, what his parents thought of his career choice, spending all of his Bar Mitzvah money on making rap videos, his first video getting 1 million views in the first 24 hours, opening for the R&B group '112' at his sleepover camp, meeting Kevin Hart in Las Vegas, and his new show 'Dave' airing Wednesdays at 10 on FXX.
Netflix Is A Joke, Netflix's comedy brand, is throwing a week-long comedy festival, Netflix Is A Joke Fest. Produced by Netflix in association with Live Nation, the star-studded celebration of comedy will take over Los Angeles April 27th - May 3rd and feature live stand-up shows, special events and activations with Netflix comedians and artists from around the world. Featured Netflix talent include Ali Wong, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Jamie Foxx, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, Kevin Hart, Martin Lawrence, Sebastian Maniscalco, the cast of Schitt's Creek and more. The fest will also include STAND OUT: An LGBTQ+ Celebration with headliners Alan Carr, Hannah Gadsby, Margaret Cho, Rosie O'Donnell, Sandra Bernhard, Wanda Sykes and more.
Starting tonight, Feb. 25, Lindsay Pearce will be making her Broadway debut and taking on the role of Elphaba in 'Wicked!' Sam Gravitte will begin his run as Fiyero.
Return to the mysterious and sprawling world of Jumanjiwith Dwayne Johnson (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Jack Black (Goosebumps), Kevin Hart (Ride Along) and Karen Gillan (Avengers: Endgame) when JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL comes to Digital March 3 and 4K Ultra HDTM, Blu-rayTM and DVD March 17 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Ahead of the show's world premiere and taping, Comedy Dynamics has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Brash Boys Club, the first gay male stand up comedy anthology feature special staring Owen Alabado, Dash Kwiatkowski and Brad Loekle to be directed and produced by the creator of Comedy InvAsian and Brash Girls Club's producer Quentin Lee through his shingle Margin Films.
YouTube Originals today announced it is partnering with global superstar Justin Bieber on his first-ever docuseries, a?oeJustin Bieber: Seasons,a?? to premiere on Monday, January 27 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT. The series will bring Justin Bieber back to YouTube, where it all started, to give fans a full circle look at his life. Fans can tune in to a?oeDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020a?? on ABC after the ball drop tonight for a preview of the series and a special message from Bieber himself.
Comedy Works Entertainment presents Middleditch and Schwartz coming to Paramount Theatre for one show only on Sunday, March 8th at 7:00pm. Tickets range from $29.50 to $69.50 plus applicable fees and go on sale Friday, December 13th at 10:00am at ParamountDenver.com. Starting Monday, December 16th tickets will also be available for purchase at the Pepsi Center Box Office and Dick's Sporting Goods Park box office, or Paramount Theatre box office (event days only).
The Cincinnati Arts Association has announced the inaugural Mirror Ball New Year's Eve celebration to benefit historic Music Hall. Take a look into the rearview as you celebrate another decade gone by and dance the night away into a brand new year! Experience a fantastical New Year's Eve adventure surrounded by the beauty of one of Cincinnati's most historic and beloved performance venues. Part futuristic disco, part reflection of our past, Mirror Ball promises an evening of spectacle, not to mention dancing, drinking, and late night eating. The event is restricted to ages 21 and older.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Yvonne Orji: Lagos to Laurel Tour on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Tez Ilyas, one of the most celebrated rising stars in British comedy, is touring the UK in 2020 with new show Populist.
Musco Center for the Arts will present An Evening with John Leguizamo on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 7:30pm. The Emmy and Tony Award-winning Leguizamo, a prominent actor-writer-director in film, television, and theatre, shares a new evening of insight based on lessons he's learned, characters he's encountered, and struggles he's had against racism and poverty.
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).
After a highly-acclaimed tour to Australia, Norway, and South Africa this summer, and two sold-out runs at the Desert Rose Playhouse followed by a sold-out four-week encore run at Oscar's Cabaret earlier this year, award-winning solo performer/playwright Steven Fales returns to the Coachella Valley with his 'new and improved, updated, unbridled, and uninhibited'
Multi-platinum Grammy and Golden Globe Award-nominated recording artist, actor and award-winning songwriter Nick Jonas will join the upcoming spring cycle of a?oeThe Voicea?? as a coach.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a new All Star Stand-Up Comedy Show on Friday, October 18 at 8 pm. The show is presented in partnership with comedian Joseph Vecsey (Optimum's UnMovers, Netflix's Father of the Year with David Spade).
Joey Diaz is coming to Paramount Theatre in Denver on Saturday, October 12th. A 2nd show has been added at 9:30pm due to demand. Tickets range from $29.50 to $39.50 plus applicable fees and go on sale Thursday, September 5th at 10:00am at ParamountDenver.com. Starting Tuesday, September 10th, tickets will also be available for purchase at the Pepsi Center Box Office and Dick's Sporting Goods Park box office, or Paramount Theatre box office (event days only).
A lineup of leading performers, including Bradley Cooper, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, John Legend & Chrissy Teigen, 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, and will be broadcasted on PBS stations on January 6, 2020.
Get ready for celebrities to get cerebral! National Geographic announced today its star-studded lineup of celebrity guests, spanning actors and musicians to entrepreneurs and athletes, for the reboot of its Emmy-nominated series, BRAIN GAMES. The eight-episode season, produced by Magical Elves, with Alfred Street Industries, adds a Hollywood twist to its classic mind-bending format by challenging the world's biggest celebrities to realize their exceptional brain power through fun and highly entertaining interactive games, illusions and social experiments.
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