Vince Vaughn and Kevin James Comedy Roadshow
WILD WEST PICTURE SHOW PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: VINCE VAUGHN AND KEVIN JAMES COMEDY ROADSHOW
Live Comedy Tour Features Stand Up Performances By Richie Minervini, Owen Benjamin And Steve Byrne with Live Sketch Comedy by Vince Vaughn & Kevin James
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 14, 2010) – Hollywood funnymen Vince Vaughn and Kevin James are set to embark on a 14 city national tour of the “Vince Vaughn and Kevin James Comedy Roadshow,” featuring live sketch comedy by Kevin James, Vince Vaughn and surprise special guests, as well as, stand up comedy performances by national recognized comedians Richie Minervini, Owen Benjamin and Steve Byrne. The “Vince Vaughn and Kevin James Comedy Roadshow” is presented by Wild West Picture Show Productions and promoted by Live Nation.
Tickets go on sale for the live comedy/variety show on September 17, 2010 online at LiveNation.com. Ticket prices vary in each market.
Tour stops will include the following cities: Boston, MA (11/1); Wallingford, CT (11/2); Westbury, NY (11/3); New York City (11/5); Atlantic City, NJ (11/6), Philadelphia, PA (11/7); Washington D.C. (11/8); Atlanta, GA (11/11); Memphis, TN (11/12); Dallas, TX (11/13); Houston, TX (11/14), San Antonio, TX (11/15); Phoenix, AZ (11/17) and San Diego, CA (11/18).
Vaughn and James can be seen together in the new Universal Pictures comedy “The Dilemma” from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer. The film also stars Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum and Queen Latifah and will hit theaters nationwide on January 14th, 2011.
Richie Minervini is a native of Huntington, New York. He is a veteran of standup comedy, and is a proven headliner across the country. Minervini also has many acting credits to his name including “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” and the CBS hit sitcom, “The King of Queens.”
Owen Benjamin hails from Oswego, New York and was a regular on MTV’s “Punk’d” and has appeared on E! Entertainment’s “Chelsea Lately” and Comedy Central’s “Live At Gotham.” He is a regular correspondent on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and appeared in the films “Chuck and Larry,” and “House Bunny.”
Pittsburgh native Steve Byrne’s hour-long special “The Byrne Identity” is currently airing on Comedy Central. His first hour-long special, “Steve Byrne’s Happy Hour,” aired in 2008. Steve has also made appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Late Late Show.”
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PRESS CONTACTS: COMEDY ROADSHOW John Pisani [email protected]
LIVE NATION Liz Morentin [email protected]
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