COMEDY

Saturday, May 7, 2011 7:00PM

Saturday, May 7, 2011 10:30PM

LATE SHOW ADDED!

Get ready for the royal treatment!

The divine and hilarious Sommore takes the stage at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 7pm and 10:30pm along with top talents D.L. Hughley, Bruce Bruce, and Damon Williams. It’s sure to be amazing evening of laugh-a-minute comedy!

The Royal Comedy Tour comes to New York City!

Highly acclaimed, veteran performer Sommore, reigning as the undisputed “Queen of Comedy” arrives in NYC along with funnymen D.L. Hughley, Bruce Bruce, and Damon Williams. This royal line up of talent unites to take down the house laughing with the Royal Comedy Tour.

SOMMORE
Sommore, the original “Queen of Comedy” has emerged as one of America’s top comedic performers consistently delivering sharp sarcasm with an amazing presence. The Trenton, New Jersey native has appeared various shows including Russell Simmons’ “Def Comedy Jam”, BET’s “Live From LA”, “Showtime At The Apollo” and featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Sommore received the prestigious Richard Pryor Award for “Comic Of The Year”. Starring in the ground-breaking Queens of Comedy tour, Sommore was featured on the Showtime special and now has her own successful DVD “The Queen Stands Alone”. Her film appearances include Soul Plane, A Miami Tail, Friday After Next and Something New. Other noteworthy accomplishments include several appearances on the sitcoms “The Hughley’s,” “The Parkers,” and “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher”.

D.L. HUGHLEY
As the star and producer of his namesake television show that ran on ABC and UPN “The Hughleys,” D.L. is also well known as one of the standout comedians on the hit comedy docu-film The Original Kings of Comedy. D.L. has headlined several comedy specials including “D.L. Hughley: Going Home,” and “D.L. Hughley Live,” HBO’s “Unapologetic,” a one-hour Comedy Central special “Shocked and Appalled” and a comedy CD Notes From the GED. Most recently he hosted a talk show on CNN “DL Hughley Breaks the News” and can now be heard weekday morning on WRKS in New York City.

BRUCE BRUCE
Bruce Bruce is a name synonymous with keeping audiences rolling with laughter thanks to his captivating improv skills and larger than life comedic style. His stand up comic talents earned him the highest ratings ever as the host of “BET’s 10th Anniversary Comic View” for two seasons, two-time host “Coming to the Stage”, his own “Comedy Central Presents” special and comedy special DVD “Bruce Bruce Live”. Bruce’s bigger than life personality has transcended the stage to feature film appearances in Hair Show, The Wash & Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector and even cameos in music videos from Ludacris & Outcast. He can currently be seen on TBS’s “Comedy You Can Believe In” hosted by David Alan Grier June 2009.

DAMON WILLIAMS
Damon Williams has had numerous television appearances including BET’s “Comic View” annually since ‘94 including his own one hour special. The Chicago native has been featured on BET LIVE, hosted several episodes of the legendary Showtime at the Apollo, Showtime Network’s half-hour comedy series “JAMIE FOXX presents LAFFAPALOOZA” and opened for the highly successful Kings of Comedy Tour. Most recently he was featured on Martin Lawrence presents First Amendment Standup on Starz and is currently a regular feature on The Tom Joyner Morning Show with a segment called The Seriously Ignant News. Damon is a crowd favorite on the club and concert circuit and currently performs on the 7th annual RJE Comedy Cabaret Tour, which is the longest running and largest comedy tour catering to over 300 colleges and universities nationwide.