Box office at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre reopens with added ‘stimulus incentive’
From a press release: The Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township announced today that its box office will reopen for event ticket transactions beginning this Tuesday, June 23 at 10 a.m. with a “stimulus incentive.” This plan comes days after Luzerne County entered the green phase of the state’s reopening on June […]
Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre hosts live drive-in show with comedian Jim Gaffigan on July 18
From a press release: It was announced today that the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township will host Northeastern Pennsylvania’s first-of-its kind drive-in live event experience with Grammy-nominated comedian Jim Gaffigan on Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m. in the arena’s parking lot. Sponsored by Geisinger, tickets for “Jim Gaffigan: Drive-Thru Comic” […]
‘Trailer Park Boys’ Randy reschedules comedy show at Stage West in Scranton for Sept. 22
From a press release: Lock up your “hamberders,” America – Randy Bobandy is back on the road this fall for another greasy “Cheeseburger Picnic.” Randy (played by Patrick Roach) will be bringing his unique comedy performance to the venues across the country. Based on the character from the hit TV series “Trailer Park Boys,” Randy’s […]
VIDEO: Scranton Fringe Fest’s First Friday drag show with singer/comedian Pissi Myles
From a press release: First Friday Scranton was once again held online due to the coronavirus pandemic, so to keep everyone entertained, the Scranton Fringe Festival hosted a virtual pop-up show on Friday, May 1 starring Pissi Myles. Myles is an accomplished drag comedian, singer, and hostess from New Jersey who has become a recurring […]
Scranton Fringe Fest hosts free First Friday drag show live with comedian Pissi Myles
From a press release: First Friday Scranton is once again online due to the coronavirus pandemic, so to keep everyone entertained, the Scranton Fringe Festival is hosting a virtual pop-up show this Friday, May 1 starring Pissi Myles. Myles is an accomplished drag comedian, singer, and hostess from New Jersey who has become a recurring […]
Scranton comedian Samantha Ruddy releases debut comedy album while working on ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’
For seven years, Samantha Ruddy’s career in stand-up comedy has built up to this moment. After her big break on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and landing a job on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” she released her debut comedy album one month ago… the same day a national emergency was declared in the […]
NYC comic Steve Marshall headlines Scranton Comedy Club in Dunmore on March 14
The Scranton Comedy Club drew over 300 people to its second show in the newly remodeled Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore last month, forcing the club to turn some people away at the door, so tickets are on sale now for all its monthly stand-up comedy shows through the end of the year. The […]
Comedian Tom Green performs 2 stand-up shows at Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on April 5
From a press release: Canadian comedian, actor, and talk show host Tom Green, best known for “The Tom Green Show” on MTV and his strange style of comedy, will perform two back-to-back stand-up shows at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Sunday, April 5 at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets, which […]
After successful opening in Dunmore, Scranton Comedy Club hosts next show with Stacey Prussman on Feb. 15
The Scranton Comedy Club returned in a new location on Jan. 18 and drew over 150 people to its first show in the newly remodeled Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore. The club’s next monthly stand-up comedy show will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. National touring comedian Stacey Prussman will headline […]
Bestselling humorist David Sedaris delivers free talk and book signing at Scranton Cultural Center on April 6
From a press release: The Lackawanna County Library System has announced that bestselling author and humorist David Sedaris is 2020’s American Masters Lecture speaker in its Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series. Sedaris is the author of 11 collections of essays, many of which appeared first in The New Yorker. The titles of his books […]
