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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Girotti Director of Sales & Marketing Oracle Arena & O.co Coliseum Phone: 510-383-4930 Email: [email protected] www.oraclearena.com Facebook.com/OracleArenaO.coColiseum Twitter.com/OracleArena BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN COMES TO ORACLE ARENA FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT 8:00 PM CEDRIC ‘THE ENTERTAINER’ EDDIE GRIFFIN D.L. HUGHLEY GEORGE LOPEZ CHARLIE MURPHY OAKLAND (March 16th, 2015) - Cedric ‘The Entertainer’, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy will come together to for one historic night of comedy for ‘The Black and Brown Comedy Get Down’ on Friday, June 12 at 8pm at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 20th at 10:00am and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com and charge by phone at 800.745.3000. Cedric the Entertainer is an actor and game show host, best known for co-starring along with Harvey on “The Steve Harvey Show” and starring as Eddie in the Barbershop films. Eddie Griffin appeared on the big screen in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Scary Movie 3, John Q, and Armageddon to name a few. Griffin performed on Russell Simmons’ “Def Jam Comedy,” many standup specials and starred in hit comedy series “Malcolm and Eddie” he even wrote and produced four episodes, one of which featured his mentor, Richard Pryor. D.L. Hughley was a member of The Original Kings of Comedy, a correspondent for The Jay Leno Show, host of D.L. Hughley Breaks The News on CNN and the original host of BET’s ComicView. He is the host of his own radio program syndicated in many markets. George Lopez is a multi-talented entertainer whose career encompasses television, film, standup comedy and late-night television. For two seasons, Lopez hosted Lopez Tonight, a late-night television talk show on TBS, Television’s groundbreaking hit sitcom George Lopez, which ran for six seasons. Lopez has risen to become one of the premier comedic talents in the entertainment industry and known for his extensive charity work with various foundations. Charlie Murphy spent the past two decades solidifying his position in Hollywood as a true acting, writing and producing talent. He’s appeared in feature films such as Lottery Ticket with Bow Wow, Ice Cube and Mike Epps, Our Family Wedding and The Perfect Holiday. Charlie wrote Norbit, which opened #1 at the box office, with his brother Eddie Murphy. Charlie was a cast member on “Chappelle’s Show” and stars as ‘Vic’ in Adult Swim’s new show “Black Jesus”. About Oracle Arena & O.co Coliseum Oracle Arena and O.co Coliseum, managed by AEG Facilities, are the premiere sports and entertainment complexes in Northern California. Home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and MLB’s Oakland Athletics as well as host to concerts, family shows and special events. Additional information on Oracle Arena and O.co Coliseum, including a complete schedule of events can be found online at www.oraclearena.com ### .