STEPHEN COLBERT AND HIS WRITING TEAM FROM THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING THE COLBERT REPORT JOIN THE 2013 NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL LINE-UP
TICKETS GO ON SALE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 AT 12 NOON AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT WWW.NYCOMEDYFESTIVAL.COM
THE 10TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL RUNS NOVEMBER 6 – 10
NEW YORK, NY (October 1, 2013) – The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, announced the addition of a panel discussion with Stephen Colbert and his writing team from The Colbert Report. Fresh off of Emmy Award wins for Best Variety Series and Best Writing for a Variety Series, Stephen Colbert and his writing team will give audiences a look at the inner workings of the acclaimed show. BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE COLBERT REPORT will take place on Thursday, November 7th at 8:00PM at Town Hall. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, October 1 at 12:00 NOON and can be purchased at www.nycomedyfestival.com.
Now in its ninth season, the team behind The Colbert Report, will give the audience an inside look behind the late night television program. The discussion will include clips and other anecdotes from the show, as well as an audience Q&A.
“Finally, an opportunity to talk about myself!”, Colbert gushed. ”You lucky, lucky people.”
“Stephen Colbert is one of the most talented and unique voices on television today,” said Caroline Hirsch, founder and owner of the New York Comedy Festival and Carolines on Broadway. ”It is fitting that he and his writers were recognized for the work they do on The Colbert Report with their Emmy Awards wins. We couldn’t be more excited to have Stephen and his team join this year’s festival line-up.”
The 10th annual New York Comedy Festival runs November 6 – 10. The NYCF is presented in association with COMEDY CENTRAL. Now in its tenth year, the festival is produced by Carolines on Broadway. Sponsors are Citi, JetBlue, LG, Sprint, Toyota and Verizon FiOS. The media sponsors are: New York Post, Time Out New York Variety and The Village Voice.
For a complete list of festival shows and to purchase tickets you can visit the New York Comedy Festival website: www.nycomedyfestival.com.
ABOUT THE NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL
Now in its tenth year, the New York Comedy Festival is produced by Carolines on Broadway in association with COMEDY CENTRAL. The festival has featured the country’s top comedians, including Louis C.K., Bill Maher, Ricky Gervais, Dane Cook, Kevin Hart, Sarah Silverman, Aziz Ansari, and Wanda Sykes, to name a few. In 2007, the festival launched the “Stand-Up for Heroes” event to benefit The Bob Woodruff Foundation, which has featured performances by Robin Williams, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Lewis Black, Ricky Gervais, Conan O’Brien, Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer and Roger Waters.
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