Leighann Lord News

Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, will be featured at four of the upcoming  Black Women In Comedy Laff Fest live comedy showcases set for June 16- 20, 2021 in New York City.  

The fun kicks off with    'Mic Divas' on Wednesday,  June 16 @ 8:00pm (EST)  at Bedford Manor in Brooklyn  where Hansome will be joined by fellow Laff Fest headliners:  Shatara Curry, Calise Hawkins, MeMe Simpson, Areshia McFarlin, Franqi French,  Leighann Lord and Meshelle “The Indie Mom of Comedy” with host Dara Jemmott. 

Veteran New York City-based alt-room comedy producer Eric J. Vetter will mark the 27th anniversary of his No Name Comedy / Variety Show with a virtual show on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 7:00pm (EST).

Producer Eric Vetter will celebrate the 26th anniversary of his No Name Comedy / Variety Show with a cast of longtime friends including: storyteller / author Michele Carlo (Fish Out Of Agua: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks), comedian/author/pundit Leighann Lord (Real Women Do It Standing Up), illusionist Lee Alan Barrett (Coney Island Circus Sideshow), actor / comedian Aladdin Ullah (Dishwasher Dreams) and musical guests BinderSuze (piano-vocal duo Richard Binder and Alex DeSuze), at the renowned performing arts, crafts, entertainment and teaching space, Q.E.D. Astoria on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:30pm. Admission to the multicultural mix of music, comedy and variety is $10.00 (no purchase minimum). For tickets and QED information, go to: qedastoria.com

No Name producer / host Eric Vetter brings his multicultural mix of music, comedy and variety back to renowned performing arts, crafts, entertainment and teaching space Q.E.D. Astoria on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 7:30pm. Admission is $10.00 (no purchase minimum). For tickets and more QED information, go to: www.qedastoria.com/

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer Eric Vetter recently announced a 7pm show on Friday, Sept 20TH at Otto's Shrunken Head in Manhattan. Scheduled performers will include: Leighann Lord, Rolanda Watts, Robby Slowik, Veronica Garza and Sandy Ehlers .

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer, Eric Vetter recently announced two June shows at Otto's in Manhattan with the first - (the No Name Summer Party Edition!) on Friday, June 14th to include comics Carole Montgomery ('Funny Women Of A Certain Age' comedy showcase), Liz Miele (CD 'Mind Over Melee'), Charles McBee (New York Comedy Festival) and Susan Jeremy (Just for Laughs Festival).

Tickets are now on sale for Playhouse on Park's Comedy Series continuing on June 1, at 8pm. Leighann Lord is scheduled to headline, with support from comedian Irwin Loring.

'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.

Eric Vetter, co-founder of the No Name Comedy/Variety Show ("NYC's Best Damn Comedy/Variety Show"), celebrates its 25-year anniversary with what else, a comedy/variety show: Today, February 26th, 7:00pm at Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Comunitaria in Washington Heights (corner of 163rd Street & Amsterdam Avenue). Free admission, donations welcome. For more 'No Name' information, contact (347) 885-3466; NoNameNYC@hotmail.com

Eric Vetter, co-founder of the No Name Comedy/Variety Show ("NYC's Best Damn Comedy/Variety Show"), celebrates its 25-year anniversary with what else, a comedy/variety show: Tuesday, February 26th, 7:00pm at Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Comunitaria in Washington Heights (corner of 163rd Street & Amsterdam Avenue). Free admission, donations welcome. For more 'No Name' information, contact (347) 885-3466; NoNameNYC@hotmail.com

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' producer Eric Vetter wraps up another year of comedy, music, storytelling and fun with two Friday evening December shows at Otto's in Manhattan.

With Louis CK, Bill Cosby and Al Franken out of the comedy circuit and no doubt many more "balls" to drop, the only funny people left are the legendary women of standup.

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.

Women of a Certain Age Comedy is a show straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy: the women that have seen it all.

'If I had to choose between ageism or sexism, I'd take a pat on the ass any day, since that meant someone noticed me.'- Carole Montgomery

'If I had to choose between ageism or sexism, I'd take a pat on the ass any day, since that meant someone noticed me.'- Carole Montgomery

Writer / producer / activist Agunda Okeyo brings a lineup featuring MC Gina Yashere (Netflix's Standups), Marie Faustin (MTV's Vidiots), Nore Davis (Inside Amy Schumer), Roy Wood, Jr. (The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah), Leighann Lord (HBO's Def Comedy Jam), and special guest Robin Thede (Host of BET's The Rundown with Robin Thede) to Carolines on Broadway in Manhattan on Wednesday, June 6th for "Sisters of Comedy" @ 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 (plus a two-drink minimum) and partial proceeds from the evening will benefit Million Hoodies Movement for Justice (MH) - a human rights membership, chapter-based organization whose mission is to build next generation human rights leaders to end anti-Black racism and systemic violence. For reservations and additional information, call (212) 757-4100 or go to: http://bit.ly/sistersatcarolines

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of June, highlighted by headliners Erik Griffin, from Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, June 1 and 2;Maz Jobrani, from CBS' Superior Donuts, June 7 - 9; Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, from his Netflix special 'I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry,' one night only, June 8; Melissa Villaseñor, from NBC's Saturday Night Live, June 14 - 16; Jamie Lee, from HBO's Crashing, June 21 - 23; and Ken Jeong, 'Mr. Chow' from The Hangover films, June 28 - July 1.

Women of A Certain Age Comedy Show: A Stand Up Comedy Show featuring middle-aged female comics.