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Rebecca Brighenti, (413) 448-8084 x11 [email protected] www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org

Christina Riley, (413) 448-8084 x15 [email protected] www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org

For Immediate Release, please: Friday, September 26, 2014

Famed Comedian and Talk Show Host, Joy Behar Brings Her Stand-Up Tour to The Colonial Theatre

Pittsfield, MA – Comedian/talk show host, Joy Behar brings her stand-up tour to The Colonial Theatre. With more than 30 years on stage and screen, Behar’s one-woman show takes us on a journey from her rollicking childhood in Brooklyn to center stage as one of America’s most notable talk show hosts and comedians. Behar commented, “It’s a good time to take stock of my shenanigans.”

Tickets to Joy Behar on Friday, October 17 at 8pm are on sale now for $35, $50, and $65. Contact the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Pittsfield by calling 413-997-4444. Tickets can also be bought online at www.berkshiretheatregroup.org. The Ticket Office is open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm or on any performance day from 10am until curtain.

Behar is a comedic original and a leading woman both on stage and screen. She received an Emmy Award for her performance on , where she was a member of the cast for sixteen years. She also hosted her own talk shows, The Joy Behar Show on HLN and Say Anything on Current TV.

Armed with an MA in English education from SUNY at Stony Brook, Ms. Behar originally began a career in teaching. She then set out to pursue comedy professionally and immediately received bookings from such famous New York clubs as Caroline’s and Catch a Rising Star. She went on the win three MAC Awards and a CableACE Award. She has starred in her own HBO specials, One Night Stand, and Woman of the Night.

Other television appearances include the voice of a hilarious patient on Dr. Katz which won the CableACE Award, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, , It’s Gary Shandling’s Show, Comic Relief 2006, Last Comic Standing, Bette, Spin City and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. She has recently appeared on , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, , SOAPnet’s Relative Madness and All My Children and Real Time with Bill Maher. Behar has also been a frequent substitute host for Larry King on on CNN.

For three years Behar hosted a popular call-in radio show on WABC, where she discussed politics with a deadly humorous bent. Her film appearances include Cookie with Peter Falk, This Is My Life directed by , and ’s Murder Mystery. In theater, she had a successful run in the off- Broadway hit The Food Chain earning rave reviews in the starring role, and also in the critically-acclaimed .

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Behar, a frequent comedy headliner, was chosen by TV Guide as a “Personality of the Year” nominee for the Third Annual TV Guide Awards in January of 1991. Other honors include the Real Beauty Award from AWRT and Dove (2007), the safe Horizon Champion Award (2001), the Gracie Allen Tribute Award from the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television (2000), and the New York City Public Advocate’s Special Advocate Award for her outstanding friendship to the Gay community (2000).

In November 2005, Ms. Behar performed to a sold out crowd at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center as part of the annual New York Comedy Festival and, more recently, during her one woman show Bitchin’ With Behar at New York’s Zipper Theater. She headlines her stand up act all over the United States.

Behar’s first book Joy Shtick: or What Is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments? and her first children’s book Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog both appeared on best seller list. Ms. Behar’s latest book When You Need A Lift was released by Crown Publishers in September 2007.

Behar is involved with numerous philanthropic organizations and is a frequent contributor to a number of charitable foundations. ### About Berkshire Theatre Group The Colonial Theatre, founded in 1903, and Berkshire Theatre Festival, founded in 1928, are two of the oldest cultural organizations in the Berkshires. Having united in November of 2010 under the leadership of Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire, these two institutions are providing the Berkshires and beyond with the finest in live theatre, music, dance and the visual arts on five stages in Stockbridge, MA and Pittsfield, MA. The Fitzpatrick Main Stage (400 seats), cataloged by the National Register of Historic Places, was originally designed and built by Stanford White as the Stockbridge Casino in 1888. The intimate Unicorn Theatre (122 seats) is a home for emerging artists and new theatrical ideas. The Colonial in Pittsfield (780 seats) re-opened in August of 2006, following a $21 million restoration, and boasts pristine acoustics, classic gilded age architecture and state-of-the-art technical systems. BTG also performs at the outdoor Neil Ellenoff stage, located on the grounds of BTF in Stockbridge, and at The Garage, a music venue located in the lobby of The Colonial. BTG serves over 100,000 patrons per year and reaches over 17,000 students through its educational and outreach programs. For more information on BTG call (413) 448-8084. To purchase tickets, call (413) 997- 4444 or go online to www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org.