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Looking for a laugh or want to be amazed? Here are 6 upcoming comedic and illusionist performances you can enjoy for up to half-price (or better!). Please keep in mind, quantities are limited on discounted tickets, so if you’re really interested, snag those tickets while they’re still available!
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Arsenio Hall Returns to Stand-Up
- Where: Baltimore Comedy Factory — 5625 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore
- When: November 16 & 17
- Times: November 16 at 8pm & 10:30pm | November 17 at 7pm & 9:30pm
- Regular price: $25
- Discounted price: $16.25 Purchase your discount tickets here
Not so long ago, you could mention “Arsenio” and everyone in the room would start whooping like the audience members sitting in the “dog pound” section on The Arsenio Hall Show. In addition to making history as the first black late-night talk show host, Arsenio starred in movies with Eddie Murphy (Coming to America), appeared on Chappelle’s Show and even won Celebrity Apprentice. But of all the forums for his amazing talent — from the TV screen to the big screen — he’s at his best performing live and up close on the stand-up stage. His energy, his charisma and his effortless (and seemingly boundless) humor will be on display when this comedy legend comes to the Baltimore Comedy Factory.
Juhahn Jones, BET’s Rebel
- Where: Baltimore Comedy Factory — 5625 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore
- When: November 21
- Times: 7:30pm
- Regular price: $20
- Discounted price: $13 Purchase your discount tickets here
Juhahn Jones won the NAACP Theater Award for Best Supporting Male in his work in Sunday Mourning. His most recent acting success includes a recurring role on BET’s dramedy Rebel as well as guest star roles on Mitch and Max, Mi Casa Mi Casa, and a recurring role in Seasons 4 and 5 of HBO’s The Wire. Johahn has worked as a sketch writer for Kevin Hart and producer of his own short comedies for YouTube and Facebook. In addition, the original comedy clips he created for Instagram have gained huge momentum in the social media world, with over 1 million Instagram followers, 500,000 Facebook followers and Instagram videos with over 3 million views.
Joe Materese from America’s Got Talent
- Where: Magooby’s Joke House — 9603 Deereco Rd., Timonium
- When: November 23 & 24
- Times: 7:30pm & 9:45pm
- Regular price: $20
- Discounted price: $10 Purchase your discount tickets here
New York stand-up comic Joe Matarese brings his real-life struggles with him into the spotlight. He’s been known to joke about his subtly dysfunctional Italian family, life as an aging father and his marriage to a psychologist (his perfect match). Matarese’s grabbed the mic everywhere from comedy festivals to Letterman to America’s Got Talent to his own podcast, Fixing Joe. Now he’s headed to Magooby’s Joke House in Lutherville, where he’ll no doubt give you a full rundown of his neuroses, his meds of choice (he’s famously had an ongoing relationship with Celexa and Adderall) and his experiences raising two young kids.
NYC Comedy Invades Baltimore
- Where: Joe Squared — 33 W. North Avenue, Baltimore
- When: December 8 & January 12, 2019
- Times: 7:30pm
- Regular price: $10
- Discounted price: $5 Purchase your discount tickets here
Jordan Raybould is a rising star on the New York comedy scene, and now he’s hitting Joe Squared in Baltimore to share the love. As if that weren’t enough reason to make you want to turn off the TV and head out for some real laughs, Jordan’s bringing some of his funny New York friends with him. They’re people you’ve seen on Comedy Central, MTV, Netflix and other places.
Magic, Mentalism & Comedy at Willard & Wood: An Evening of Impossibilities
- Where: The Grand — 225 North Charles Street, Baltimore
- When: November 24 & December 18
- Times: 8pm
- Regular price: $50 – $75
- Discounted price: $25 – $35 Purchase your discount tickets here
Prepare to be shocked by uncanny mental feats and otherworldly occurrences at Willard & Wood: An Evening of Impossibilities, hosted by two of the Washington, DC area’s top magicians. In this intended-for-adults show at The Grand, Willard Royal and Peter Wood blend magic, mentalism and a healthy dose of clean comedy for an intimate and up-close performance that harkens back to the private parlor magic shows that dazzled high society crowds more than a century ago. Come dressed in your finest cocktail attire for this extraordinarily enchanting performance, now in its third year.
Magician Ivan Amodei: Secrets & Illusions
- Where: Center Stage – Pearlstone Theater — 700 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore
- When: February 9, 2019
- Times: 4pm & 8pm
- Regular price: $65 – $85
- Discounted price: $50.50 – $65.50 Purchase your discount tickets here
Join master illusionist and winner of Penn & Teller: Fool Us Ivan Amodei on an epic journey to discover the secrets of life in his brand new stage show Secrets & Illusions. Set on the dark and deserted streets of Paris, you’ll enter the legendary Louvre Museum, where an enchanting musical muse escorts you through galleries, while Ivan uncovers life’s greatest mysteries deep inside the priceless works of art, one dazzling illusion at a time. Watch someone face their greatest fears. Witness a person track down love in the most unexpected place, and another discover how the Laws of Attraction helps them find their purpose in life — might it be you? Boston Globe boasts this is “magic with a message.” It’s a 90-minute spectacular show that displays Ivan’s signature style of thought-provoking vignettes, audience participation, and storytelling.
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