Comedians
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Paul Virzi
VIP tickets include priority seating in the first six rows! Comedian Paul Virzi headlines comedy clubs across North America, and currently hosts The Virzi Effect podcast and co-hosts Anything Better and Bone to Pick podcasts. Paul has performed all over the world, including many of the United States' most prestigious venues such as Madison Square Garden, the Chicago Theatre, and Carnegie Hall. Paul’s debut hour-long comedy special, I'll Say This, premiered on Comedy Central in November of 2018 and is available to stream on CC. Comedy Central featured a clip from the special on its official stand-up page on TikTok that has since garnered over 5 million views and 1.3 million likes. Paul's second special, Nocturnal Admissions, premiered on Netflix in June of 2022. His highly-anticipated third special, Reasonable Man, premiered in October of 2024 and is now available to stream on YouTube. His 2015 debut comedy album, Paul Virzi: Night at the Stand, ranked #1 on iTunes, and reached #4 on Billboard's Top 100. Off the stage, Paul has made appearances on a variety of TV shows, including TruTV's Comedy Knockout, AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, and the NFL Network's Good Morning Football, and has written for ESPN's highly coveted ESPY Awards. Paul grew up in the suburbs outside of New York City. He loves his family, cigars, and having pointless arguments about sports with his friends. For more about Paul, visit his Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook.
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Paula Poundstone Tour
Comedy Works Entertainment presents Paula Poundstone at the Newman Center! Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. Paula has starred in several HBO specials, including Cats, Cops and Stuff, which nabbed a cable ACE award for Best Comedy Special. She was the first female comic to host the White House Correspondents Dinner. She filed live coverage of the 1992 Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the Presidential Inaugural for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and at the 93rd Emmy Awards. Paula has starred in two television series, both entitled The Paula Poundstone Show. Paula’s second book, The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness, was one of eight semi-finalists for the Thurber Prize For American Humor; the audiobook was one of five finalists for the AUDIE award for Audiobook of the Year. Paula has released five albums and is featured in several documentaries and compendiums noting influential comedians of our time.
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Pauly Shore
VIP tickets include Priority Seating in rows seven and eight, (behind Lucy Preferred Seating in rows one through six), at Comedy Works South and rows one through six at Comedy Works Downtown! Pauly Shore tasted super-stardom in 1990 when his MTV show Totally Pauly hit the airwaves to major fan approval. That lead to his HBO comedy special, Pauly Does Dallas, and starring roles in films like Jury Duty, In the Army Now, Bio-Dome, Encino Man, Son In Law, and A Goofy Movie. Pauly went on to produce and star in several of his own projects, including Pauly Shore is Dead, as well as the comedy specials Vegas is My Oyster and Pauly-Tics, on Showtime. In 2014, he released Pauly Shore Stands Alone, a true-life road documentary. Other recent projects include Adam Sandler's Sandy Wexler, the short film, Sin City Psycho, Dreamworks’ animated The Big Trip, Lionsgate’s animated film The Little Penguin: Pororo's Dinosaur Island Adventure and the indie feature How it Ends. Pauly also starred in the movie Guest House, which is currently streaming on Netflix. In 2022, Pauly voiced characters in Pinocchio: A True Story and My Sweet Monster. The Pauly Shore Podcast Show features Judd Apatow, Iliza Shlesinger, Bob Saget and more. He also hosts Pauly Shore’s Random Rants. Pauly creates fun content, including a five minute workout show called Sweatin with the Wiez, recreation of iconic movie scenes called Classic Scenes from Classic Movies and music videos with his band Pauly Shore and The Crustys. The Crustys just released their first LP, available only at paulyshore.com Pauly hosts the Jam in the Van, podcast and is working on a memoir, How'd You Expect Me to Turn Out, and a one man show called, Stick with the Dancing: Funny Stories From my Childhood. Looking to dine before Pauly's shows at Comedy Works South? Dine at Lucy Restaurant and receive preferred seating in the fist six rows of the showroom! Make your reservations now at LucyRestaurant.com
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Pete Holmes
VIP tickets include Priority Seating in the first five rows! Pete Holmes is the creator and star of HBO's Crashing and TBS' The Pete Holmes Show. Pete has multiple standup specials on HBO, Netflix and Comedy Central and can most recently be seen in Anna Kendrick’s film Woman of the Hour as well as 2024's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Disney's Home Sweet Home Alone. He also starred in CBS' How We Roll, was the voice of the e*trade baby and was a guest writer/star on multiple episodes of The Simpsons. Pete's also proud to be the dumbest Batman on YouTube (Badman), the host of the wildly popular You Made It Weird podcast, and the author of the book Comedy Sex God. He also has a new special, Silly Silly Fun Boy, out on YouTube now. Pete wrote this bio in third person. He napped shortly thereafter.
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Pete Lee
VIP tickets include priority seating in rows seven and eight, (behind Lucy preferred seating in rows one through six)! Pete Lee was the first standup comedian to get a standing ovation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Soon after moving to NYC, he was selected to perform at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, where he was voted a standout performer. In 2008 Pete made his network television debut performing on NBC’s Last Comic Standing finishing as a semi-finalist. That same year, he made his television acting debut on the CBS Soap Opera As The World Turns. Currently, Pete is a cast member of TruTV’s Greatest Ever and he hosts his own segment on Nickelodeon’s Nick Toons, in co-ordination with the NFL, called NFL Rush. He’s also a regular on TruTV’s Comedy Knockout and Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. And he starred in a documentary titled I Need You to Kill that is now available on iTunes and Amazon Looking to dine before the show? Dine at Lucy Restaurant to get preferred seating in rows 1 - 6. Make your reservations now at LucyRestaurant.com.
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Pete Davidson & Friends
PETE DAVIDSON WORKING OUT NEW MATERIAL WITH FRIENDS PLEASE NOTE these important details BEFORE purchasing tickets: - You may only purchase 4 tickets per transaction. - You MUST be signed in with your own member account! Do NOT buy tickets under another members name. - ONLY the ticket purchaser is allowed to pick up tickets at will call. You must show valid ID and the names MUST match. - If you are buying tickets for someone else to pick up, you MUST click the THIS IS A GIFT box and provide the recipient's full name, cell phone and email AT THE TIME of purchase. We WILL NOT be able to change names once the transaction takes place. - The entire party must be present when tickets are picked up. Once inside the building, you will NOT be allowed to go back outside with tickets to wait or smoke. The entire party MUST be present to retrieve tickets at the box office and the entire party must proceed straight down and directly to the showroom. There will be no exceptions. We highly recommend that you buy tickets for you and your partner, spouse, friend and NOT BUY TICKETS FOR YOUR FRIENDS THAT WILL BE LATE AND MAKE YOU LATE. - Scalped tickets will not be seated, refunded nor tolerated! - This is a strict NO CELL PHONES ALLOWED show. Please leave your phones in your cars or at home. Anyone who brings a cell phone will be required to place it in a locked pouch. Everyone is subject to a pat down. Anyone caught with a cell phone inside the venue will be immediately ejected. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE! Thank You for Your Cooperation. Pete Davidson is a cast member on Saturday Night Live, where he has delivered many memorable features at the Weekend Update desk. Pete can next be seen in the new Suicide Squad film. He stars in Big Time Adolescence which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019, and he is next set to star in Judd Apatow’s next feature film for Universal Pictures, which he also co-wrote. Other film credits include Netflix’s The Dirt, Netflix’s Set It Up, John Turturro’s Going Places, and Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck. Pete’s television credits include Greg Garcia’s The Guest Book for TBS and the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber and Rob Lowe. Pete was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch in 2014. Please review our ticket resale policy.
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Phil Hanley
VIP tickets include priority seating located in the first six rows! Originally from Oshawa, Canada, Phil is now a key figure in the NYC comedy scene, performing regularly at the Comedy Cellar. With nearly 650K followers on Instagram and nearly 400K followers and 15.6 million likes on TikTok, he’s appeared on major late-night shows like The The Tonight Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Late Late Show. Hanley’s memoir, SPELLBOUND: My Life as a Dyslexic, chronicles his lifelong struggle with dyslexia and how comedy became his saving grace. Hanley’s goal in writing this book is to continue his advocacy for dyslexia awareness and his commitment to using his platform to inspire others and promote a deeper understanding of neurodiversity. He also self-released his stand-up special, Ooh La La, on YouTube, (where he has nearly 675k followers) which has amassed over 2 million views. Additionally, Phil was featured in the film I Feel Pretty and the Comedy Central series Inside Amy Schumer, with his half-hour special available on Comedy Central and iTunes. His 2018 album, Please Don’t Chit Chat While I’m Pursuing My Dream, is a fan favorite.
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Phil Palisoul
Phil Palisoul has made his living as a comedian for over 20 years. In that time, he’s been all over the world, performing in such far flung places as Hong Kong, China, Juneau, Alaska and Billings, Montana. He toured Afghanistan to perform for the troops with Comics on Duty. He’s worked with and won the respect of some of the biggest names in comedy, like Jerry Seinfeld, Drew Carey and George Lopez. Phil has made dozens of TV appearances, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, two seasons of Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. Phil has placed first at The Great American Comedy Festival, in Johnny Carson’s hometown of Norfolk, Nebraska. Having performed for countless clubs, corporations and cruise ships, Phil is comfortable in any venue. From funky bar-rooms to luxury theaters, small rooms, big rooms or no room at all – he's been there/done that – and done it well! Alongside his successful standup career, Phil worked as a TV writer for a number of years in LA on every major network, as well as Comedy Central.
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Phoebe Robinson
Phoebe Robinson is a multi-talented stand-up comedian, New York Times best-selling writer, and actress. She is best known as the co-creator and co-star of the hit podcast turned TV show 2 Dope Queens, which aired eight hour-long specials on HBO in February 2018 & 2019. On her second WNYC Studios podcast, the critically-acclaimed talk show Sooo Many White Guys, Phoebe interviews today’s biggest stars and ground breakers such as Tom Hanks, Issa Rae, Abbi Jacobson, and many more. Phoebe is also making her presence known in publishing as she is the author of The New York Times best seller, You Can’t Touch My Hair & Other Things I Still Have To Explain, a collection of essays about race, gender and pop culture. Her second book, Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay, was released last fall. Phoebe made her feature film debut as one of the stars of the Netflix comedy Ibiza and followed that up by acting alongside Taraji P. Henson in the Paramount film What Men Want. She was also a staff writer on MTV’s hit talking head show, Girl Code, and IFC’s Portlandia, as well as was a consultant on season three of Broad City. $1 for every ticket sold will be donated to (RED) Foundation Follow Phoebe @dopequeenpheebs Please review our ticket resale policy.
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Piff the Magic Dragon
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT! Piff’s Private Party! Tickets Available!* 50% Comedian. 50% Magician. 100% Dragon. After earning national acclaim as the standout star of NBC’s America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Piff the Magic Dragon continues to win over audiences across the globe with his mythical mixture of wizardry, wit and sarcasm that ignites a one-of-a-kind comedy magic show you must see to believe! Joined by his trusty sidekick Mr. Piffles, The World’s Only Magic Performing Chihuahua™, the dynamic duo performs nightly to sold out rooms at his residency at the world-famous Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas in the newly renamed Piff the Magic Dragon Theatre. In addition to the residency, Piff along with Jade Simone, a genuine Las Vegas Showgirl, are currently performing across the US and Canada on The Fun Size Tour. Although he might not be as famous as his older brother – Steve – there’s no doubt the recent years following his loss on season 10 of AGT have been monumental for the act voted Best Comedian, Best Magician and Best Headliner in the 2019 CEA Casino Comedian of the Year Award and the 2019 Best of Las Vegas Awards. Piff and Mr. Piffles have performed to hundreds of thousands in some of the most iconic venues across the globe including Radio City Music Hall, Shakespeare’s Globe, the O2, and the Sydney Opera House. Piff is in the final production stages of his first one-hour special featuring Penn Jillette. Most recently, Piff was named one of the 10 Comics to Watch in 2019 by Variety. All Ages Family Shows! *Piff’s Private Party! This is a personal experience with the fans which includes: a poster signed by Piff, a photo with Piff and/or Mr. Piffles, a chance to get a video shout out to kid or friend from Piff, a chance to win Mr. Piffles, and a one on one magic trick. Will take place 1 hour prior to showtime. Please review our ticket resale policy.