Charlotte, North Carolina Arts

Comedy

Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler, and more will headline online Feeding America Comedy Festival

By CLTure News April 24, 2020 (updated) The biggest names in comedy will be joining forces for a livestream event benefiting Feeding America. The two-hour broadcast presented by Byron Allen and Funny or Die will air on May 10, featuring a star-studded cast of comedians...
By CLTure April 24, 2020
Comedy

Marc Maron, Jim Gaffigan, Iliza Shlesinger, Adam Sandler and more will perform Laugh Aid streaming event

By CLTure News April 3, 2020 Several celebrity comedians are joining forces to raise money for Comedy Gives Back, a non-profit organization that helps comedians with mental health, medical and crisis support. While many across the country are locked down in their homes, comedians are...
By CLTure April 3, 2020
Comedy

Comedian Joe Rogan coming to Charlotte and Raleigh in June

By CLTure News February 25, 2020 Comedian and famed podcaster Joe Rogan will bring his Sacred Clown stand-up comedy tour to Charlotte (Spectrum Center) on Saturday, June 27 and Raleigh (PNC Arena) on Friday June 26. Rogan is most recognized for his popular podcast, The Joe...
By CLTure February 25, 2020
Comedy

Lil Duval is one of the few multigenerational and multifaceted entertainers in comedy

By Jose Mujica January 23, 2020 On February 8, Lil Duval will bring his distinct brand of comedy to the Queen City, stopping at the Knight Theater for his Living My Best Life comedy tour. Throughout his career, the Atlanta-based comic from Jacksonville has cultivated...
By CLTure January 23, 2020
Community

Booth Playhouse will transform into a 360-degree arena for LA-based dance company CONTRA-TIEMPO

By Matt Cosper October 22, 2019 A tight knit crew of acclaimed LA-based dancers and musicians are heading our way in November, making a joyful noise and turning stereotypes on their heads. Fans of the avant-garde, this is your cue to rejoice: CONTRA-TIEMPO is coming....
By CLTure October 22, 2019
Community

Harlem 100 recreates sights and sounds of the Harlem Renaissance

By Matt Cosper October 7, 2019 Toward the beginning of the last century, an explosion of creativity came pouring out the industrial north. Cities like Detroit, Pittsburgh and New York had become havens for black Americans fleeing the horrors of the Post-Reconstruction South. A new...
By CLTure October 7, 2019
Comedy

David Cross keeps writing his story the way he wants to

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani June 24, 2018 “Yeah I was actually in Godfather Part II,” David Cross said when asked if he’d ever been an Easter egg in a major Hollywood blockbuster before. “It was a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ part. I was very young and...
By CLTure June 24, 2018
Comedy

Jim Gaffigan’s fire still burns for stand-up comedy, and they keep coming back

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani October 26, 2017 Jim Gaffigan is as affable a superstar as they come. During the initial moments of our interview as he thanked this no-name writer for taking the time to interview him, the good-natured charm and easy going spirit that he’s...
By CLTure October 26, 2017
Comedy

David Cross is making America better-ish?

By Alison Tracy February 25, 2016 David Cross is easily one of the biggest names in comedy today, but it didn’t come without years of work on the road and stealing the show in smaller roles on-screen. If you ask most people about Arrested Development,...
By CLTure February 25, 2016
Performing Arts

Charlotte poets and musicians collaborate on ‘A Soulful Noel’ album

By CLTure December 24, 2015 If you missed the sold-out production of A Soulful Noel at McGLOHON Theater on December 18, by the Charlotte based theatre company On Q Performing Arts, it’s ok. The collection of talented performers, poets, and musicians put together an outstanding Christmas themed...
By CLTure December 24, 2015

Performing Arts

By CLTure News April 24, 2020 (updated) The biggest names in comedy will be joining forces for a livestream event benefiting Feeding America. The two-hour broadcast presented by Byron Allen and Funny or Die will air on May 10, featuring a star-studded cast of comedians...

By CLTure News April 3, 2020 Several celebrity comedians are joining forces to raise money for Comedy Gives Back, a non-profit organization that helps comedians with mental health, medical and crisis support. While many across the country are locked down in their homes, comedians are...

By CLTure News February 25, 2020 Comedian and famed podcaster Joe Rogan will bring his Sacred Clown stand-up comedy tour to Charlotte (Spectrum Center) on Saturday, June 27 and Raleigh (PNC Arena) on Friday June 26. Rogan is most recognized for his popular podcast, The Joe...

By Jose Mujica January 23, 2020 On February 8, Lil Duval will bring his distinct brand of comedy to the Queen City, stopping at the Knight Theater for his Living My Best Life comedy tour. Throughout his career, the Atlanta-based comic from Jacksonville has cultivated...

By Matt Cosper October 22, 2019 A tight knit crew of acclaimed LA-based dancers and musicians are heading our way in November, making a joyful noise and turning stereotypes on their heads. Fans of the avant-garde, this is your cue to rejoice: CONTRA-TIEMPO is coming....

By Matt Cosper October 7, 2019 Toward the beginning of the last century, an explosion of creativity came pouring out the industrial north. Cities like Detroit, Pittsburgh and New York had become havens for black Americans fleeing the horrors of the Post-Reconstruction South. A new...

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani June 24, 2018 “Yeah I was actually in Godfather Part II,” David Cross said when asked if he’d ever been an Easter egg in a major Hollywood blockbuster before. “It was a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ part. I was very young and...

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani October 26, 2017 Jim Gaffigan is as affable a superstar as they come. During the initial moments of our interview as he thanked this no-name writer for taking the time to interview him, the good-natured charm and easy going spirit that he’s...

By Alison Tracy February 25, 2016 David Cross is easily one of the biggest names in comedy today, but it didn’t come without years of work on the road and stealing the show in smaller roles on-screen. If you ask most people about Arrested Development,...

By CLTure December 24, 2015 If you missed the sold-out production of A Soulful Noel at McGLOHON Theater on December 18, by the Charlotte based theatre company On Q Performing Arts, it’s ok. The collection of talented performers, poets, and musicians put together an outstanding Christmas themed...