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Drive-In: Donnell & Friends
Apr
10
7:00 PM19:00

Drive-In: Donnell & Friends

Dates: Apr 9 and Apr 10 @7pm and 9pm

At the RFK Campus. Donnell Rawlings, Joe Clair, Dominique and Red Grant bring the house down

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Drive-In: Donnell & Friends
Apr
9
7:00 PM19:00

Drive-In: Donnell & Friends

Dates: Apr 9 and Apr 10 @7pm and 9pm

At the RFK Campus. Donnell Rawlings, Joe Clair, Dominique and Red Grant bring the house down

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NextNOW WinterFest: Comedy Night ft. The Hysterics & The Bureau
Feb
15
7:00 PM19:00

NextNOW WinterFest: Comedy Night ft. The Hysterics & The Bureau

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Kick off your NextNOW WinterFest with a hilarious night of comedy featuring The Hysterics and The Bureau, two UMD comedy troupes! You’ll laugh your fuzzy socks off with standup, improv and sketch comedy.

FREE with registration. Click HERE for Zoom.

This event is part of NextNOW WinterFest, a midwinter interlude of events, showcases and activities that feature UMD student artists. Presented by NextNOW Fest at The Clarice, NextNOW WinterFest continues to celebrate imagination, creativity and community in a virtual setting. Stay warm, stay cozy and stay creative!

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Wild Horses
Feb
22
7:30 PM19:30

Wild Horses

  • The Kennedy Center - The Club at Studio K (map)
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Performances: 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Wild Horses is a longform improv team made up of four best friends: Stephanie Allynne (One MississippiL Word: Generation Q), Mary Holland (VeepMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates), Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New BlackJurassic World), and Erin Whitehead (HBO's Animals). Zoe Jarman (The Mindy Project) will be guest hosting in Mary’s place.

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Say What?! Friday Night with Reese Waters
Mar
22
9:00 PM21:00

Say What?! Friday Night with Reese Waters

  • The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (map)
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Performances: The fourth Friday of every month through April 26, 2019

Dates: Jan 25, Feb 22, Mar 22, Apr 26

Reese Waters, comedian, DC native, and host of Get Up DC! on WUSA 9, curates a new comedy series in the KC Jazz Club. On the fourth Friday of every month, Reese will headline and present an evening of stand-up comedy and intimate conversations with his friends from the comedy community.

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Say What?! Friday Night with Reese Waters
Feb
22
9:00 PM21:00

Say What?! Friday Night with Reese Waters

  • The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (map)
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Performances: The fourth Friday of every month through April 26, 2019

Dates: Jan 25, Feb 22, Mar 22, Apr 26

Reese Waters, comedian, DC native, and host of Get Up DC! on WUSA 9, curates a new comedy series in the KC Jazz Club. On the fourth Friday of every month, Reese will headline and present an evening of stand-up comedy and intimate conversations with his friends from the comedy community.

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AMP Comedy: Joe Zimmerman
Jan
17
8:00 PM20:00

AMP Comedy: Joe Zimmerman

Joe Zimmerman got his start as a member of the Southern stand-up group The Beards of Comedy. Although his beard has been kept in check, his career has just kept growing. BuzzFeed described this West Virginia native’s “calming vocalization and inventive writing” as a “thing of magic.” Paste Magazine called him one of “10 Great Comics from the South.” We call him hilarious! You may have seen Zimmerman open for Brian Regan or Ricky Gervais. Or you may have caught his sets on ConanThe Late Late Show, or The Tonight Show. Don’t miss Zimmerman as he headlines AMP’s first comedy night of 2019!

Erica Spera opens the show with her sharp, observant, and clever comedy. Named a 2017 TBS Comic to Watch, you may have seen Spera on TLC’s Cake Boss and AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live!

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Martin Lawrence
Dec
31
9:00 PM21:00

Martin Lawrence

Back by popular demand, comedian, actor, director and producer Martin Lawrence has added 19 more dates to the LIT AF Tour, including New Year's Eve in Baltimore at Royal Farms Arena! Lawrence stars as the high-powered host of 2018's hottest comedy event, presenting a fire lineup of comedians including Rickey Smiley, Jay Pharoah, Bruce Bruce, Adele Givens, and Benji Brown. Coming off the 20th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam, where he is known for his legendary hosting, Lawrence has made a triumphant return to the stand-up stage wowing audiences with his signature style of hilarious stories, social commentary and more. Come Get LIT AF on New Year's Eve with Martin Lawrence!

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Paula Poundstone
Nov
16
to Nov 18

Paula Poundstone

Performances: Nov 16-18, 2018

Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer, and commentator. Beginning in the late 1980s, she performed a series of one-hour HBO comedy specials. She provided backstage commentary during the 1992 presidential election on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  (Wikipedia)

Poundstone is currently the host of the NPR podcast Live from the Poundstone Institute, and is a panelist on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Aziz Ansari
Nov
16
7:00 PM19:00

Aziz Ansari

  • The Theater at MGM National Harbor (map)
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Performances: Nov 15 & 16 @7pm

Aziz Ismail Ansari is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian.  He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), and as creator and star of the Netflixseries Master of None (2015–) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. With his Golden Globe win, Ansari became the first Indian American and Asian American actor to win a Golden Globe for acting in television. (Wikipedia)

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Jess Hilarious
Oct
26
8:00 PM20:00

Jess Hilarious

  • The Theater at MGM National Harbor (map)
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Jess is a stand-up comedian who is best known to television viewers for her appearances on VH1, BET, and more. Jess hails from Baltimore, Maryland and first came to popularity through her Instagram comedy skits, which have amassed over 4 million followers to date.

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#IMOMSOHARD - Mom's Night Out Round 2
Oct
19
7:30 PM19:30

#IMOMSOHARD - Mom's Night Out Round 2

  • The Theater at MGM National Harbor (map)
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On a quest for complete world mom-ination, the creators of #IMOMSOHARD, Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, are touring the nation with their new live stand-up show, Mom’s Night Out: Round 2. Together they discuss the good, the bad and the funny about Motherhood – all with the help of a bottle of red wine!

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Whose Live Anyway?
Oct
13
8:00 PM20:00

Whose Live Anyway?

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It’s like Whose Line Anyway, only it’s Whose LIVE Anyway. Enjoy a completely improvised 90-minute show of games, scenes and songs that will tickle not only your funny bone, but every bone in your body. Bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage! 

Featuring Jeff Davis, Joel Murray, Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops. 

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Chris D'Elia: Follow The Leader 2018 Tour
Oct
11
8:00 PM20:00

Chris D'Elia: Follow The Leader 2018 Tour

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Chris D’Elia is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after comedians and actors in the comedy world. D’Elia recently starred as “Danny” on the NBC comedy series Undateable, which centered on a group of friends who are living in Detroit and helping each other figure out their lives. The series recently aired its third season, which featured all-live episodes.

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Colin Quinn: One in Every Crowd
Oct
6
7:00 PM19:00

Colin Quinn: One in Every Crowd

  • The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (map)
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From the old MTV days to SNL to Comedy Central to Broadway, Colin Quinn is apparently refusing to leave the business. So if you enjoyed his other one man shows, or you just are at a place in your life where you are lost and you need intelligent laughs, come see his new show, One In Every Crowd.

Performances: Oct 6 at 7pm and 9pm

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Kevin Nealon
Aug
12
6:00 PM18:00

Kevin Nealon

Performances: 6pm and 9pm

Kevin Nealon sets himself apart from other comedic performers with his unique sense of humor, dry wit and likeable demeanor. Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and has received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series, Weeds.

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