Robin Williams started performing stand-up comedy in the mid-'70s, amazing audiences with his frenetic energy and razor-sharp wit. Graced with comedic brilliance, rapid-fire improvisation, and a deep well of warmth and compassion that translated to everything he did, America quickly fell for him in his first role as the naïve and hilarious alien from the planet Ork in ABC-TV's Mork & Mindy. Rocketing to stardom, the generational talent would go on to do five HBO stand-up specials and dozens of feature films, performing steadily for nearly four decades and entertaining audiences across the globe.
Totem Pole Playhouse, America's summer theatre, located in Caledonia State Park between Gettysburg and Chambersburg, PA has announced the final production in the Playhouse's new summer subscription series, Wrong Turn at Lungfish by legendary writer/director, Garry Marshall and acclaimed screenwriter, Lowell Ganz.
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 36th arts season a?" including a bevy of shows at the historic Brown Theatre and the newly opened standing room venue, Old Forester's Paristown Hall.
Gilda's LaughFest, the nation's first ever community- wide festival of laughter, today announced that the 10th year of the festival will be held March 5-15, 2020. In addition to announcing official festival dates and to celebrate the festival's 10th anniversary, LaughFest in partnership with Emmy award-winning producer and accomplished performer and writer Teresa Thome, and Fubble Entertainment will host a special production of Thome's Warm Cheese.
Gilda's LaughFest, the nation's first ever community-wide festival of laughter, today announced that the 10th year of the festival will be held March 5-15, 2020. In addition to announcing official festival dates and to celebrate the festival's 10th anniversary, LaughFest in partnership with Emmy award-winning producer and accomplished performer and writer Teresa Thome, and Fubble Entertainment will host a special production of Thome's Warm Cheese.
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.
On Wednesday night's episode of The Daily Show, host Trevor Noah tries to understand special counsel's Robert Mueller statement on the Russia investigation's findings and the choice not to charge President Trump with a crime.
Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Patton Oswalt brings his stand-up tour to The Den Theatre for three performances only August 15 - 16, 2019, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tickets ($35 general admission, $55 VIP table seating) are currently available at www.thedentheatre.com, in person at the The Den box office or by calling (773) 697-3830. Ages 18+.
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE (EST) recently celebrated its 50th Birthday Gala honoring the people and legacy of EST's Marathon of One-Act Plays. The 50th Birthday Gala took place on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 6:30PM at the New York Museum of Contemporary Art (528 West 39th Street, 3rd Fl.).
Lewis Black, the Grammy Award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and author, returns to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts with his new show, The Joke's On US Tour, on Sunday, December 8 at 7 pm. Tickets are now on sale to members and go on sale to the public on Friday, May 3 at 10 am.
Following the highly successful spring 2019 The Joke's On Us Tour, Lewis Black has added new 2019 fall dates, including a stop at the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) in San Antonio, TX on November 21, 2019 at 8PM. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 3 at 10AM.
Comedian Kathleen Madigan will bring her national HOT DOGS & ANGELS TOUR, presented by SiriusXM, to Paramount Theatre on November 2nd. A 2nd show has been added at 9:30pm due to demand. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 26th at 4pm. Madigan continues her nonstop tour playing to diehard fans, new and old, with stops in cities across the country. Says Madigan, "I LOVE the road. I don't know what would happen if I stayed in one place for more than a week and at this point I'm not sure I wanna find out."
The Soho Playhouse's production of THE DAY I BECAME BLACK, created, written and performed by Bill Posley and directed by Bente Engelstoft, opens tonight on the theater's mainstage, running through May 26.
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE announces its 50th Birthday Gala honoring the people and legacy of EST's Marathon of One-Act Plays. The 50th Birthday Gala will take place on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 6:30PM at the New York Museum of Contemporary Art (528 West 39th Street, 3rd Fl.).
How Emmy & Grammy-winning comedian-actor PATTON OSWALT makes time to tour with his stand-up act is a mystery considering he currently stars in no less than four TV series this year.
Kathleen Madigan is bringing her Hot Dogs and Angels Tour to Paramount Theatre in Denver on Saturday, November 2nd at 7:00pm. Ticket prices are $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50 plus applicable fees and go on sale Friday, April 26th at 10:00am at ParamountDenver.com or charge by phone at 866-461-6556. Starting Monday, April 29th 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 Soho Playhouse announced today that THE DAY I BECAME BLACK, created, written and performed by Bill Posley (CBS's "The Neighborhood," Netflix's "Glow") and directed by Bente Engelstoft ("The Ellen DeGeneres Show"), will move to the mainstage and open on April 25, extending its run through May 26. The audience-favorite and acclaimed Off-Broadway show began performances on March 8 in the theater's downstairs space.
Primary Stages announced today that the Primary Stages 2019 Spring Fling will benefit the Primary Stage Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 6:00 pm.
The National Comedy Center, the country's official cultural institution dedicated to comedy, announced today that it has added a second show for John Mulaney after his initial show - as well as Sebastian Maniscalco's first show - broke all festival records by selling out in the first day on sale to the public for the 2019 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival.
