Dylan Moran North American Tour 2016

Dylan Moran will be doing his new standup show OFF THE HOOK in the U.S. and Canada this fall. See below and his website for details. Use CAKE as the pre-sale code to get tickets before they go on sale this Friday. DATE CITY VENUE Fri Oct 14 TORONTO, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre BUY TICKETS Pre-sale…

Cleese & Idle North American Tour 2016

Python duo John Cleese and Eric Idle return to the U.S. and Canada for some more dates October-November 2016. Watch their website for changes and to get tickets. Oct. 16-18 – Victoria, BC (Canada) Oct. 21 – Vancouver, BC (Canada) Oct. 26-27 – Seattle, WA Oct. 28 – Spokane, WA Nov. 1 – Santa Rosa,…

U.S. Tour – Russell Howard – 2017

You have a year to prepare for this one! Russell Howard will bring his new show ROUND THE WORLD (Biggest Ever Live Tour) to the U.S. in May 2017. 2017 May 4 – Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (Washington DC) May 5 – TLA (Philadelphia) May 6 – Gramercy (New York City) May 7 –…

US Tour – Eddie Izzard, Force Majeure 2016

Comedian Eddie Izzard is back touring the States. Check below to see if he’ll be playing a venue near you. July 15: National Theatre (Washington, DC) July 16: National Theatre (Washington, DC) July 18: Carpenter Theatre (Richmond, VA) July 20: Clay Center (Charleston, WV) July 21: The Playhouse (Wilmington, DE) July 22: Beacon Theatre (New York…

World Stamp Show, NYC – May 2016

What do John Lennon, Queen Elizabeth, and George Bernard Shaw all have in common?   Stamp collecting! To celebrate the advancements of the decade, Anglonerd magazine proposes the World Stamp Show be re-branded as the Universe Stamp Show to allow stamp-collectors from other galaxies come and trade stamps. I bet a Zygon is very good…

Chris O’Dowd in Chicago, May 2016

Chris O’Dowd and Nick V. Murphy will give a talk about O’Dowd’s TV show Moone Boy on Saturday, May 14th at 12:15pm for BookCon in Chicago. Nick V. Murphy is the co-writer of the show. The discussion will be moderated by Entertainment Weekly‘s Anthony Breznican. The show has now spawned a series of middle-grade novels based on…

April 1: Romance & Adventure Radio Sitcom

Josie Long’s radio sitcom Romance and Adventure starts April 1st on the BBC iPlayer, which you in the States will be able to listen to without a geo-blocker. Hurrah! You’ll read in my coverage of the pilot episode that it’s a radio drama about Josie getting sick of London–or London “pushing her out” like a piercing it…

Jimmy Carr – U.S. Tour 2016

Comedian Jimmy Carr is touring his “Funny Business” tour through the States this spring: Boston March 24 Wilbur Theatre Buy tickets New York City March 25 (8pm and 10:30) March 26 (8pm and 10:30) Gramercy Theatre Buy tickets Los Angeles April 20 April 26 Largo Buy tickets Austin April 22 at 9:30pm Moontower Comedy Festival…

Chicago: Sancho (Paterson Joseph)

If you’re in Chicago this month, I highly recommend seeing Paterson Joseph in his new one-man play Sancho. I saw it in New York and it was amazing. Read my review. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2016 – 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2016 – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 20,…

Brooklyn: Labyrinth Anniversary Show

According to Brooklyn magazine, local bands will be doing covers of songs from the film Labyrinth at Shea Stadium on May 21, 2016 while the film is projected behind them. This is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the film, which first came out in America on June 27th, 1986. Check Shea Stadium website for tickets.…

Daniel Kitson in NYC

Comedian Daniel Kitson is performing his A Show for Christmas at Connelly Theater in New York City December 8 through 18th. Buy tickets! Tuesday, Dec. 8th at 8pm Wednesday, Dec. 9th at 8pm Thursday, Dec. 10th at 8pm Friday, Dec. 11th at 8pm (sold out) Saturday, Dec. 12 at 3pm Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8pm (sold out)…

March 2016: David Tennant U.S. Stage Debut

The Royal Shakespeare Company comes to Brooklyn in 2016: Richard II, starring David Tennant March 24 – April 29, 201 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Harvey Theatre Tickets: $30 – $125 General public on sale date: Monday, December 7, 2015 Henry IV Part I, starring Antony Sher and Alex Hassell March 26 – April 30, 2016…

U.S. Dates: An Evening with Noel Fielding

Visit Westbethent.com for more info Boston March 11, 2016 at 8pm | The Wilbur | tickets $42 New York City March 15, 2016 at 7pm | Gramercy Theatre | tickets $46.50 March 16, 2016 at 7pm | Gramercy Theatre | tickets $46.50 March 17, 2016 at 7pm | Gramercy Theatre | tickets $46.50 March 18, 2016 at 7pm |…

Mark Thomas in New York

British comedian Mark Thomas will be doing a bunch of performances at 59E59 Theatre in New York City October 29th through November 21. His show is called Cuckooed. Times TUE, WED, THU 7:15, FRI 8:15 SAT 2:15 & 8:15, SUN 3:15 ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE: 11/1 AT 7:15 Cost $35.00 (59E59 MEMBERS $24.50) Links Buy tickets Mark’s…

Cambridge Footlights U.S. Tour

The famous comedy troupe from Cambridge University is on tour! Past Footlight presidents have included David Mitchell, Katy Brand, Lucy Montgomery, Simon Bird, John Oliver, Johnny Vegas, and Frank Skinner. Princeton University – Sept. 21 UCB in New York City – Sept. 23 New Orleans, LA – Sept. 25-26 Details here.

Schedule: Josie Long, NYC, October 2015

Josie Long will perform her Cara Josephine Show at Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) October 14-25, 2015 in New York City. I saw this show last year and you definitely do not want to miss it! Buy tickets here. Dates and Times Oct. 14 at 9pm Oct. 15 at 9pm Oct. 17 at 5pm Oct.…