“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has averaged a 0.32 rating in adults 18-49 and 1.711 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings week of Dec. 2-6, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research, to finish in a virtual three-way tie for the weekly lead in the 18-49 demo.
Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers is an all-new stand-up series hosted, curated, and produced by legendary comedian Bill Burr and All Things Comedy. The series features 'the best of the new best' comedians, with every episode spotlighting three performers. Each comedian is interviewed by Burr immediately before hitting the stage, opening up about their background and revealing the inspiration behind their comedic material. Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers debuts Friday, January 10 at 11:00PM ET/PT on Comedy Central.
Actors Spencer Meyers and Derrick Phillips wear a lot of hats.
And pants and shirts and even blouses with holiday vests in A Tuna Christmas, the second in a series of fun, comedic plays set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the third-smallest town in the state and a two-man Christmas play at Straz Center, opening December 11.
Spencer and Derrick play 22 different roles in this quirky trilogy filled with quick wit, southern charm, and bite.
The Missoula Community Theatre has announced this season's sensory-friendly performance of Seussical on Wednesday, December 18 at 6:30 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts.
About Face Theatre continues its 2019-2020 season with the Chicago premiere of Audrey Cefaly's award-winning drama THE GULF, running January 9 through February 15, 2020, at Theater Wit. THE GULF is a riveting look at how partners in a long-term relationship change over time, and what it takes to keep love alive. Directed by About Face Artistic Director Megan Carney, the production will feature AFT Artistic Associate Kelli Simpkins and Deanna Myers. Press opening is Friday, January 17 at 7:30 pm.
CPR - Center for Performance Research, which supports the development of new works in contemporary dance, performance and related forms, presents Sunday Salon on January 12, 2020 at 2pm (APAP Weekend). Sunday Salon functions as an extension of CPR's Artist-in-Residence program, and will feature performative work, research materials, and ephemera from CPR's 2019 AiRs, culminating their year in residence. Featured artists are Ivy Baldwin, Leslie Cuyjet, Deborah Conton, Mee Jung, Jordan Demetrius Lloyd, jess pretty, and Katie Workum. CPR's Sunday Salons occur once or twice a year, featuring an afternoon of conversation, mingling, and light refreshments punctuated by performances and artist interventions.
City Farm Presents announced the 3rd Brooklyn Podcast Festival taking place January 22 - 26, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. Featuring more than 15 podcasts over 5 days, the Festival will be hosted at The Bell House, Union Hall, and BRIC House. Tickets are currently on sale for all announced shows with additional shows to be announced
Today the pioneers of Kona dub rock, Pepper, announce 'Step To The Local Motion' tour openers Kash'd Out and The Elovaters! The Winter tour kicks off February 2020 in Boston, traveling through the East Coast, then zig-zagging back to West. Pepper will be touring in support of their Billboard chart topping album Local Motion which spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Reggae Charts!
Critically acclaimed and multi-award winning electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling premiered the official music video for “We Three Gentlemen” today via her official YouTube channel. Watch it below. The track is off of her highly successful Christmas album, Warmer in the Winter, which went on to become the best-selling new Christmas album of 2017, outselling pop music heavyweights such as Gwen Stefani and Sia. “Carol of the Bells” from Warmer in the Winter: Deluxe Edition made Lindsey the first artist to have an instrumental only song in Top 10 at AC radio (peaking at #5). It's currently listed at #6 on the Recurrent Chart. Her holiday track “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” is #4 on the Holiday Chart.
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have delivered their top weekly adult 18-49 averages in the past year and “A Little Late with Lily Singh” has generated its top rated week to date.
Equally brash, bold and entirely uncompromising in their respective artistry, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Anderson East and Northern Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance have announced the stripped-down and double-billed “12 Rounds Tour”. The 19-date trek will see duo share the stage, swap songs, cover each other's tunes, and likely hurl a friendly insult or two. “The 12 Rounds Tour” will kick off in Knoxville, TN on February 19, 2020, and wrap in Cincinnati, OH on March 15, 2020. Pre-sale tickets for the tour will be available starting tomorrow, December 4, and general tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 6, at 10:00am local time HERE.
Quibi has announced the director and star-studded cast of MAPLEWORTH MURDERS, a comedic murder mystery series created by and starring Paula Pell and John Lutz. The series is executive produced by Pell, Lutz, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, Andrew Singer and Mike Shoemaker.
Sam Fender is pleased to share the video for his new single, 'Saturday.' Directed by James Slater in London, the video features a starring role by Matt King (Super Hans in Peep Show). 'Saturday' sits at the heart of his debut album Hypersonic Missiles, an ode to the misery of an excruciatingly slow working week, a bank account that remains resolutely empty, a landlord not returning calls on a problematic flat, and the minor solace of the weekend forever just out of reach. It's a typically sobering, wholly relatable lyrical lament that Sam has quickly become renowned for telling. Sam describes 'Saturday' as 'An anthem for the everyman about living for the weekend and sticking two fingers up to zero hours contracts'
The ribbit-ing return of Ensemble Theatre's first commissioned family-friendly musical, The Frog Princess, leaps to the stage December 4, 2019-January 4, 2020. This musical spin on the beloved classic Russian fairy tale celebrates the beauty within each of us and receives a contemporary twist by local creative team Joseph McDonough (playwright) and David Kisor (composer and lyricist). This year's production is the first time it will have appeared on the ETC stage in twelve years. With a revitalized script, intricate costumes, and a lavish set, The Frog Princess is holiday fun for the entire family! Directed by D. Lynn Meyers.
Sterling K. Brown talks about Seth's cameo in This Is Us, his sons' experiences watching Black Panther and Frozen 2 and tells the story of how he met his wife.
This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.