The Daily Show Writers Comedy Tour

Get ready for some laughs... The Daily Show... the longest running program on Comedy Central, is headed to BRISTOL!  This hysterical late-night talk and news satire program has won 24 Primetime Emmy Awards and will have the audience - both young and old, in stitches.

The Daily Show Writers Comedy Tour features brilliantly funny, Emmy-nominated writers from The Daily Show - Kat Radley, Joe Opio, and Randall Otis, Ashton Womack and David Ross. These are some of the folks behind the jokes, making America laugh every weeknight on TV and live in theatres across the country. From making fun of their failed dating lives, being a cat owner, or talking politics, the Daily Show comedy writers find laughs everywhere they go – including Bristol! 

TYPE OF EVENING:
Laugh-out-loud night out
Stand-out stand-up evening

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Three comedians bring their comic's-eye views to current news, personal stories, and political satire from the funniest people in late-night TV

COME WITH:
An appreciation for all things satirical
Your sense of humor, of course

KAT RADLEY

KAT RADLEY is a staff writer on The Daily Show and was featured in Glamour Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top female writers in late night. In addition to performing stand-up on FOX-TV’s Laughs and CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden, her comedy can be heard on Sirius XM Radio, Pandora, and Spotify, and her debut album, The Important Thing Is That I’m Pretty, is available on iTunes. She has opened for Maria Bamford and headlined San Francisco’s Sketchfest and the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston.

RANDALL OTIS

RANDALL OTIS is a writer, comedian and actor originally from Florida. He currently works as a writer at The Daily Show. He has performed around the country, including the New York Comedy Festival, the New South Comedy Festival, and the prestigious Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival (where he was named a New Face of Stand-up Comedy) to just name a few. Randall has also been featured on VICE, Above Average, AllDefDigital, and The Huffington Post where he was responsible for articles such as “Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder and Other Reasons I Abandoned My Family!”.

JOE OPIO

JOE OPIO is a Ugandan stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer for The Daily Show. In addition to being a trained lawyer and an accountant, Joe is an observational satirist whose standup has been seen on three different continents from South Africa to Switzerland to the biggest comedy clubs in New York. He has written over 360 episodes of The Daily Show and is a WGA Award nominee.

ASHTON WOMACK - OPENER

Originally from Houston, TX, this two time Emmy nominated comedian started telling jokes at the tender age of sixteen. Fueled by the encouragement of his family and friends, Ashton has since gone on to establish himself as one of the best comedians performing around the country. His Comedy Central stand-up set has amassed almost a half a million views and he is currently a staff writer at The Daily Show on Comedy Central. Along with that, Ashton has written for the Grammy Awards for the past four years and has been nominated for two Emmy awards for “Outstanding Writer For a Variety Series”. On screen Ashton can be seen on Comedy Central’s Alternatino, Vice Live and in the Paramount feature film Clifford. In 2018, he was selected as a New Face in the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy festival where he performed in front of veritable entertainment industry leaders. Ashton has featured for Trevor Noah, Roy Wood Jr., Ali Siddiq, Norm Macdonald, Maria Bamford and tours colleges all across the country.

Tickets start at $45, plus fees.

Downtown Live at the Rockwell Theater is sponsored in part by D'AMATO Construction and the City Arts and Culture Commission.