Lewis Black News

Eddie Izzard will bring his massive Force Majeure world tour back to the U.S., kicking off May 19 in Fargo and visiting 25 cities through July 1 including a June 6 return to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Izzard will be at the Washington Pavilion on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 8p.m.

Williamstown Theatre Festival hosts its annual WTF Gala at City Winery in New York City (155 Varick Street) tonight, February 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM.

Disney/Pixar aired a new TV spot for their upcoming animated film INSIDE OUT, during Puppy Bowl XI last night. The adventure comedy hits theatres in 3D on June 19, 2015.

Today, over 175 comedy and variety writers have signed a petition urging ITV to enter a collective bargaining agreement to protect its nonfiction writer-producers, including those set for the 10 ordered episodes of NBC's Neil Patrick Harris' variety show announced back in October.

More than 175 prominent comedy/variety writers, including a number who appear on-air, have signed a petition urging ITV to enter a collective bargaining agreement covering its nonfiction writer-producers.

On Thursday, February 19 at 7:00PM, Catie Lazarus returns to Joe's Pub at The Public for the next season of her beloved live talk show, The Employee of the Month Show (EOTM), with guests Jon Stewart, Natasha Lyonne and Sherman 'OT' Powell. Tickets for February 19 are $50 and will be available to the public online, by phone (212-967-7555) or in-person at The Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette, NYC) on Thursday, January 29 at 2:00PM.

Kathleen Madigan makes her debut at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage tonight, January 23 at 8pm.

MCC THEATER has announced the all-star lineup of performers set for their annual Miscast gala, including: Uzo Aduba, recent Emmy Award winner for "Orange is the New Black"; Tony Award winners Laura Benanti, Linda Lavin and Jessie Mueller; Tony Award nominees Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Fitzgerald, Joshua Henry, Jeremy Jordan and Ramin Karimloo; and stage and screen stars Ana Gasteyer and Cheyenne Jackson.

Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce an extension for the romantic wedding day comedy, One Slight Hitch, by comedian, Lewis Black, currently playing in the Historic Arcade Theatre. Due to increased demand for tickets, the play will now run through Saturday, January 31, 2015.

MSG Entertainment and the Garden of Dreams Foundation are pleased to announce that Emmy and Writer's Guild Award-winning writer and comedian, John Oliver, has joined the lineup of Garden of Laughs, the all-star comedy benefit for the Garden of Dreams Foundation taking place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are available now. All net proceeds from sales will go directly to Garden of Dreams.

Kathleen Madigan makes her debut at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage on Friday, January 23 at 8pm.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will ring in 2015 with the romantic comic romp One Slight Hitch by the 'King of Rant' himself, Lewis Black. Popular Atlanta director and actor Alan Kilpatrick directs the production. The comedy runs at GET tonight, January 8th through the 25th, 2015 at the Theatre's home, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will ring in 2015 with the romantic comic romp One Slight Hitch by the "King of Rant" himself, Lewis Black. Popular Atlanta director and actor Alan Kilpatrick directs the production. The comedy runs at GET January 8th through the 25th, 2015 at the Theatre's home, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Williamstown Theatre Festival (Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Director) has announced that the annual WTF Gala will be held at City Winery in New York City (155 Varick Street) on Monday, February 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM. The evening will feature appearances and performances by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Martin Short, two-time Tony Award-winner and Williamstown veteran Katie Finneran, the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co., up-and-coming singer/songwriter Benjamin Scheuer (The Lion), and New York favorite Rebecca Naomi Jones, with more performers and participants to be announced.

From Pixar Animation Studios' INSIDE OUT will give theater goers an inside view of the mind! The animated film, featuring the voice talents of Amy Poelher and Bill Hader, hits theaters June 19, 2015.

According to USA Today, Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan have lended their voices to Disney/Pixar's INSIDE OUT, taking on the role of the central character's parents. The first trailer for the film will be released this Wednesday, Dec. 10.

The annual Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) / The VETS' Holiday Sale is today, December 6, 2014. Online sales begin at 12:01A, and Box Office window and phone sales begin at 9A. Gift certificates (non-discounted) are available in any denomination.

MSG Entertainment (MSGE) and The Garden of Dreams Foundation are proud to announce the return of Garden of Laughs - the wildly successful all-star comedy benefit first held in 2013. This year's show, featuring some of the biggest names in comedy, will take place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., with all net proceeds going directly to Garden of Dreams.

The annual Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) / The VETS' Holiday Sale is Saturday, December 6, 2014. Online sales begin at 12:01A, and Box Office window and phone sales begin at 9A. Gift certificates (non-discounted) are available in any denomination.

The Geffen Playhouse production of The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord, is extending for a third time, now through December 21, 2014. The production, in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse, is written by Scott Carter, executive producer and writer for Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect and Real Time.