Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Contact: Van Ackerman, Director of Marketing & PR
(513) 977-4108 / vackerman@cincinnatiarts.org
CALENDAR INFORMATION
- WHAT: NBC’s Last Comic Standing Live Tour
- WHEN: Thursday, October 16, 2008 • 8:00 PM
- WHERE: Aronoff Center for the Arts – Procter & Gamble Hall
- PRICES: $45.00 / $35.00 / $25.00
- INFO: Enjoy an evening of great stand-up comedy with the finalists from NBC’s popular laughfest Last Comic Standing, as the official NBC tour comes to Cincinnati for one night only.
TICKET INFORMATION - on sale now!
- www.CincinnatiArts.ORG
- (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
- CAA Ticket Offices (Aronoff Center & Music Hall)
- Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4157
CINCINNATI, OH – Enjoy an evening of great stand-up comedy with the finalists from NBC’s popular laughfest Last Comic Standing, as the official NBC tour comes to Cincinnati. The tour will make a stop at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Thursday, October 16 at 8:00 PM, as part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2008-09 Season. Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 22 at 10 AM, and may be purchased at www.cincinnatiarts.org, (513) 621-ARTS (2787), or the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.
The sixth season of Last Comic Standing – hosted by Bill Bellamy (Def Comedy Jam, Any Given Sunday) – will air this summer on NBC, beginning Thursday, May 22. The Last Comic Standing Live Tour will feature the finalists from the popular series. For the first time ever on the series, a parade of NBC comedy stars from past and present hit shows will join Last Comic Standing as talent scouts this season. Helping to “find the funny” are talent scouts – Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Brian Baumgartner and Kate Flannery (The Office); Dave Foley (Thank God You’re Here!, Newsradio); Neil Flynn (Scrubs); George Wendt and John Ratzenberger (Cheers); Richard Belzer (Law & Order: SVU); Steve Schirripa (The Tonight Show With Jay Leno); Kathy Najimy (Veronica’s Closet); French Stewart (Third Rock From the Sun); Josh Gomez (Chuck); Lonny Ross and Keith Powell (30 Rock); Richard Kind and Fred Willard (Mad About You); and Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air).
Top comedians from 20 countries – including England, Australia, Scotland, Sweden, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Norway, Japan and Israel – audition during the international search, which will take talent scouts to LA, NY, Toronto, Minneapolis, Houston, Tempe, San Francisco, Nashville and Miami.
America will vote to decide who will be the “Last Comic Standing” and win a $250,000 grand prize, including an exclusive talent deal with NBC, a brand new Honda, and a starring appearance in Jubilee! at Bally’s Las Vegas.
To learn more about Last Comic Standing, visit www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing .
Cincinnati Arts Association SPONSORS
2007-08 Season Sponsors: THE UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Founding Season Sponsor), CADILLAC (Official Vehicle), DUKE ENERGY, P&G FUND, LOCAL12 WKRC, FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner)
2007-08 PRESENTING SPONSORS: CityBeat, The Cincinnatian Hotel, Premier Pianos, Natorp’s
2007-08 PROMOTIONAL SPONSOR: The Cincinnati Herald
Last Comic Standing Live Tour Media Partner (Cincinnati engagement): WLWT-TV5
