DeRay's Comedy Count Down Festival of Funny (December 28–31)
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Chicago native DeRay Davis hosts a four-day comedy festival featuring Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, Bruce Bruce, and Rickey Smiley
- Seating: main floor or balcony
- Click here to view the seating chart
- Must purchase G-Passes in the same transaction to sit together.
How G-Pass Works: Within an hour of purchase, your G-Pass will be in your account. You may redeem your G-Pass via the mobile app when you enter the venue. You may also print it out in advance. Discount reflects the merchant’s current ticket prices - price may differ on day of event.
DeRay’s Comedy Count Down Festival of Funny
- DeRay Davis (December 28–31): He honed his brash, fast-talking style on the South Side of Chicago, setting himself up to win the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and appear on an array of TV shows including Comedy Central’s Reno 911, BET’s ComicView, and Fox’s Empire.
- Michael Blackson (December 28 and 29): This comedian known as “The African King of Comedy” has been seen in films including Next Friday and performing standup on Def Comedy Jam and Martin Lawrence’s First Amendment Standup.
- Lil Duval (December 28–30): The host of the MTV2 video roundup show Ain’t That America, Lil Duval is often seen in the music videos of T.I., Yung Joc, Plies, Young Jeezy, and Trae Tha Truth and found success with his single “Smile” featuring Snoop Dogg
- Rickey Smiley (December 28–31): nationally syndicated radio host and host of BET’s Comic View blends physical comedy and honest observations in his stage show
- Bruce Bruce (December 30 and 31): This funnyman caught the eye of BET’s Coast to Coast comedy showcase when the then-chef unsheathed the jokes he’d been serving up with his barbecue. Since then, he’s landed spots on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and Showtime at the Apollo, as well as a two-year stint hosting BET’s ComicView.
Full Lineup by Day
- Saturday, December 28: DeRay Davis | Michael Blackson | Lil Duval | Rickey Smiley | B. Simone | Chico Bean | Sky Days
- Sunday, December 29: DeRay Davis | Michael Blackson | Lil Duval | Rickey Smiley | Leon Rogers | Mike Tyson
- Monday, December 30: DeRay Davis | Bruce Bruce | Lil Duval | Rickey Smiley | Mike Tyson
- Tuesday, December 31: DeRay Davis | Bruce Bruce | Red Grant | Rickey Smiley | Howie Bell | B. Simone | Sky Days
Chicago native DeRay Davis hosts a four-day comedy festival featuring Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, Bruce Bruce, and Rickey Smiley
- Seating: main floor or balcony
- Click here to view the seating chart
- Must purchase G-Passes in the same transaction to sit together.
How G-Pass Works: Within an hour of purchase, your G-Pass will be in your account. You may redeem your G-Pass via the mobile app when you enter the venue. You may also print it out in advance. Discount reflects the merchant’s current ticket prices - price may differ on day of event.
DeRay’s Comedy Count Down Festival of Funny
- DeRay Davis (December 28–31): He honed his brash, fast-talking style on the South Side of Chicago, setting himself up to win the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and appear on an array of TV shows including Comedy Central’s Reno 911, BET’s ComicView, and Fox’s Empire.
- Michael Blackson (December 28 and 29): This comedian known as “The African King of Comedy” has been seen in films including Next Friday and performing standup on Def Comedy Jam and Martin Lawrence’s First Amendment Standup.
- Lil Duval (December 28–30): The host of the MTV2 video roundup show Ain’t That America, Lil Duval is often seen in the music videos of T.I., Yung Joc, Plies, Young Jeezy, and Trae Tha Truth and found success with his single “Smile” featuring Snoop Dogg
- Rickey Smiley (December 28–31): nationally syndicated radio host and host of BET’s Comic View blends physical comedy and honest observations in his stage show
- Bruce Bruce (December 30 and 31): This funnyman caught the eye of BET’s Coast to Coast comedy showcase when the then-chef unsheathed the jokes he’d been serving up with his barbecue. Since then, he’s landed spots on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and Showtime at the Apollo, as well as a two-year stint hosting BET’s ComicView.
Full Lineup by Day
- Saturday, December 28: DeRay Davis | Michael Blackson | Lil Duval | Rickey Smiley | B. Simone | Chico Bean | Sky Days
- Sunday, December 29: DeRay Davis | Michael Blackson | Lil Duval | Rickey Smiley | Leon Rogers | Mike Tyson
- Monday, December 30: DeRay Davis | Bruce Bruce | Lil Duval | Rickey Smiley | Mike Tyson
- Tuesday, December 31: DeRay Davis | Bruce Bruce | Red Grant | Rickey Smiley | Howie Bell | B. Simone | Sky Days
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About DeRay's Comedy Count Down Festival of Funny feat. Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, and More
The Arie Crown Theater—named after Lithuanian-native business tycoon, Arie Crown, and Theater, his loyal shar pei—has been a Chicago staple since 1960. Although its home at McCormick Place caught fire in 1967, somehow the theater was spared. It emerged from the smoke to welcome the biggest names in entertainment to its stage, acts including the Rolling Stones, the Temptations, the Bolshoi Ballet, and Jerry Seinfeld as well as stagings of Hello Dolly with Carol Channing and The King and I with Yul Brenner.