Samantha Bee News

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Comedian and Emmy-nominated writer Nimesh Patel announced his Fast & Loose Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 37-city tour kicks off on September 1 at Hackney Empire in London, UK, and then will make its way across the U.S. including DPAC on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

SONG SUFFRAGETTES, the groundbreaking all-female writer's round started in Nashville, Tennessee in 2014, expands for the first time in the U.S. with a new monthly residency at CITY WINERY in New York City.

The 2023 Lower East Side Film Festival (“LESFF”) will host a special 30th-anniversary screening of Richard Linklater's, 1993 cult classic, “Dazed and Confused” with live commentary from comedians, Jordan Carlos (The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore) and Phoebe Robinson (HBO's 2 Dope Queens, Everything's Trash) on Friday, May 5 at the Village East Cinema with a 9 pm showtime in Mystery Science Theater 3000 style.

Playhouse Square will welcome unique shows to its stages this May, spanning comedy, dance, music and theatrical performances and more.  Learn more about the lineup here!

​ The 2023 Lower East Side Film Festival (“LESFF”) has announced the programming for its 13th annual event, which includes exclusive feature film premieres, specialty short showcases, industry panels, and parties from May 4 - 8 at the Village East Cinema, DCTV Firehouse Cinema, plus virtually through May 14. Enjoy the open bar for all screenings. Tickets are on-sale now and virtually.

54 BELOW will present Leana Rae Concepcion: Love Letters. Leana Rae Concepcion, said to be one of Broadway’s rising stars, makes her solo concert debut at 54 Below.

Previews begin tonight, February 26, for the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.  Sweeney Todd will officially open on March 26, 2023, at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Meet the cast of Sweeney Todd here!

American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced that writer/comedian Ashley Nicole Black (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Ted Lasso, Bad Monkey) will host the 73rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries.

The Broadway stars of Hamilton and In the Heights will perform in Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts. 

Due to popular demand, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) adds second show to see Emmy Award -winning Comedian, Samantha Bee who will bring trademark satirical comedy to the stage on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8th at 8 PM.

The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, has announced an initial line-up of guest artists for its 40th Birthday Gala, This One's For You: The Music of Barry Manilow.

Ticket holders and fans can take action to support these non-profits, and be entered to win prizes throughout Hawke’s sold-out ‘Tactless’ Tour in the US & UK/EU. Prizes include a trip to meet and see Hawke perform at Brooklyn’s Music Hall Of Williamsburg on March 13 with travel and hotel accommodation, as well as access to soundcheck.

Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming benefit reading of Spare Rib by Winter Miller, hosted by Samantha Bee.  Joining Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America, The Affair) is Fala Chen (Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings, Irma Vep), Kelli Giddish (Law & Order: SVU), and Elizabeth Marvel (The Dropout, King Lear on Broadway).

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Daniel Radcliffe, Brendan Fraser, Jean Smart, Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Coolidge, and more were among the winners of Critics Choice Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler. Check out the list of winners now!

The full cast has been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George).

On January 23 at 7:00pm at The New York Society for Ethical Culture's Adler Hall, Winter Miller, in partnership with New York Theatre Workshop and The Public Theater, with support from NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts) present a reading of Miller's play Spare Rib.

Award-winning comedian and former host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Samantha Bee, have announced YOUR FAVORITE WOMAN. This unique stage show will mark Bee's first national tour with fifteen cities initially booked. Samantha's second stop on her tour will be at Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, April 15, 2023!

The Flynn has announced a show by Emmy-winning comedian and TV host Samantha Bee on the Main Stage this spring. Bee brings her Your Favorite Woman tour, her first national tour which features her signature brand of comedy in a multimedia stand-up format, to Burlington on Friday, May 19 at 8 pm.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center welcomes the return of the Emmy Award -winning Comedian, Samantha Bee who will bring her trademark satirical comedy to the stage on Friday, April 7, at 8 PM.