May 23, 2023 | Comedy, Entertainment, General News, Special Events
Renowned comedian, America’s Got Talent judge and Deal or No Deal host brings live comedy to Mohegan Sun on Friday, September 15th
UNCASVILLE, CT (May 22, 2023) – Legendary comedian and popular TV host Howie Mandel’s originally scheduled return to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, July 29th, has been moved to Friday, September 15th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $25 and go on sale Friday, May 26th at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, May 27th, subject to availability.
Howie Mandel has remained a constant force in show business for more than 30 years. He can currently be seen on NBC’s flagship series America’s Got Talent, where he has served as a judge for 11 seasons. He recently finished production on his new documentary Howie Mandel: But Enough About Me. Other recent projects include judging NBC’s America’s Got Talent: The Champions, CNBC’s Deal or No Deal, where he served as executive producer and host, and Nat Geo Wild’s Animals Doing Things, which he co-hosted with his son Alex. In 2019, he released his first solo special in 20 years.
Mandel has done countless comedy specials both on cable and network television. He has also hosted his own syndicated talk show, The Howie Mandel Show, and is a mainstay on the talk show circuit. He continues to perform as many as 200 standup comedy shows each year throughout the U.S. and Canada.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Mar 27, 2023 | Comedy, Entertainment
Tickets on sale Friday, March 31st
Jeff Dunham has sold-out global concert tours, shattered ratings for broadcast specials, set a few Guinness Book of World Records, and now returns to Mohegan Sun Arena at 8:00pm on Saturday, September 2nd.
Tickets are $69, $59, $49, and $39 and go on sale Friday, March 31st at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, April 1st, subject to availability.
Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is a comedy superstar and one of the world’s most inventive entertainers. After graduating from Baylor University, he moved to Los Angeles to base his global touring and never looked back. The man Slate called “America’s favorite comedian” has 11 record-breaking comedy specials to his credit – three were Comedy Central’s most viewed specials of their respective years (Me the People in 2022, Minding the Monsters in 2012, and Controlled Chaos in 2011), and his Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special from 2008 remains the networks’ highest rated program of all time.
His NBC primetime special, Unhinged, ranked as the time period’s top non-sports program on the Big 4, rebroadcast six weeks later on Comedy Central to become its top rated special of 2016. His most recent special, Me the People, arrived as the highest rated stand-up special since Jeff Dunham: The Unrehearsed Pandemic Special two years ago, and the most watched comedy special of 2022.
His autobiography, All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed and Me, landed Dunham on The New York Times’ Best Seller list three weeks in a row. He was also named Billboard’s Top Comedy tour for three consecutive years. The versatile entertainer created an animated film for Country Music Television, hosted the Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship, guest starred on ABC’s Ellen, NBC’s 30 Rock, Disney’s Sonny with a Chance, did commercials for Hertz, and appeared in Jay Roach’s Dinner for Schmucks, featuring Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd.
Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Feb 27, 2023 | Comedy, Entertainment, General News
General on sale Friday, March 3
Comedian and podcast host Theo Von has been selling out theaters across the country due to high demand, and his next stops include Mohegan Sun Arena. Theo Von will make his Mohegan Sun Arena debut during his Return of the Rat Tour at 8:00pm on Friday, July 21st.
General on sale begins Friday, March 3 at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com and TheoVon.com/tour. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, March 4, subject to availability.
Theo Von currently resides in Nashville and Los Angeles but grew up in the stray animal belt of southern Louisiana. He can be seen and heard weekly on his widely popular podcasts – This Past Weekend and King and the Sting — which garner millions of streams and views a month.
Theo’s new comedy special Regular People was filmed at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and is now streaming on Netflix.
In the spring of 2020, Theo completed his two-year Dark Arts Tour, which took him across America, Australia, and Europe. He’s currently on the road with his Return of the Rat Tour. If you want to know how Theo is doing, he is probably doing the best he can, which varies.
About Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Feb 14, 2023 | Comedy, Entertainment
Don’t miss this star-studded lineup with appearances from Mike Epps, Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, Earthquake, and DC Young Fly
In partnership with Urban Vibe Entertainment, The Black Promoters Collective is happy to announce their first Comedy tour – Straight Jokes! No Chaser Comedy Tour. The event features standup comedy greats Mike Epps, Cedric the Entertainer, Earthquake, D.L. Hughley, and DC Young Fly, and makes a stop at Mohegan Sun Arena at 8:00pm on Friday, March 31st.
Tickets are $129.50, $99.50, $79.50, $69.50, and $59.50, and go on sale Friday, February 17th at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, February 18th, subject to availability.
Actor and comedian Mike Epps has been known to bring down the house with non-stop laughter for his unforgettable nights of comedy. Best known for playing Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel Friday After Next, Epps has generated an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers for being not only one of the funniest comic actors, but also for his burgeoning dramatic and acting talent. Epps is currently starring in the Netflix comedy series The Upshaws, and recently dropped a special on Netflix earlier this year called Mike Epps: Indiana Mike.
Cedric Antonio Kyles, better known as his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian, and game show host, He hosted BET’s ComicView during the 1993-94 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on the famed sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, as one of the The Original Kings of Comedy, and for starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop. He hosted the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2013-14 and starred in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which aired from 2012 until 2016. He has also done voice work for Ice Age, the Madagascar film series, Charlotte’s Web, and the Planes franchise. He has recently been a part of multiple TV series including The Neighborhood from 2018 to 2022 and Woke from 2020 to 2022.
Comedian, actor, and voice-artist Earthquake earned a solid fan base in standup comedy via programming platforms fueled by BET, HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime, and more. Born Nathaniel Stroman, “Quake” (as he’s known by fans) entered America’s households on the classic run of BET’s Comic View and HBO’s Def Comedy Jam. In addition, Earthquake wowed audiences with one of his most memorable performances for HBO’s coveted 30-minute comedy special series One Night Stand and has filmed a string of other comedy specials including About Got Damn Time, Walter Latham Presents, From the Outhouse to the Whitehouse, and more.
One of the most popular and universally recognized standup comedians on the road today has also made quite an impression in the television, film, and radio arenas. D.L. Hughley can currently be heard nationwide as the host of his afternoon radio show “The DL Hughley Show, nationally syndicated in more than 60 cities across the country. A New York Times best-selling author, D.L. Hughley has written various books, including How to Survive America, Surrender, White People, Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years, and How Not to Get Shot. In addition, D.L. Hughley continues to dominate the standup stage, producing specials for Netflix, Showtime, and HBO.
John Whitfield, better known as DC Young Fly, is an internet personality, comedian, actor, host, rapper, and singer-songwriter best known for his “roasting sessions” videos on Instagram and Vine. His videos earned him co-signs form celebrities like Kevin Hart, Michael Blackson, LeBron James, and Chris Tucker. DC has starred in films such as Almost Christmas, She Ball with Nick Cannon, and I Got the Hook Up 2 with Master P. In addition, he was a recurring cast member on the improv comedy show Wild’ N Out on MTV, VH1, and MTV2; and a main host of the revival of TRL on MTV from 2017 to 2018. As a musician, DC has also taken the reigns in the music industry, reaching the Top 10 on iTunes R&B with his 12th mixtape, TRAPSOUL, and opened for Chris Brown’s Party Tour in 2017. In 2021, he opened his improv comedy club, DC Comedy Exchange in Miami Beach, Florida, Most recently , DC filmed alongside Jacob Latimore and Rotimi in the 2023 remake of the 1990 film House Party.
About Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Jan 9, 2023 | Comedy, Entertainment
Tickets on sale Friday, January 13th
Dane Cook, a prolific stand-up comedian and versatile actor, returns to Mohegan Sun Arena for one night at 8:00pm on Saturday, April 29th.
Tickets are $79.50, $49.50, and $39.50 and go on sale Friday, January 13th at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, January 14th, subject to availability.
Dane Cook has been featured in numerous Comedy Central and HBO specials and created successful comedy albums including Harmful if Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; ISolated INcident; and Dane Cook: I Did My Best – Greatest Hits. Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went double platinum, earning him a place alongside best-selling comedy veterans. Combining energetic physical comedy, clever wordplay, and trenchant observations about human behavior, Cook’s unique brand of stand-up and accessible guy-next-door attitude have galvanized audiences of all ages.
Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Sep 14, 2022 | Breaking News, Comedy, Entertainment
***MEDIA ALERT***
Adam Sandler’s performance at Mohegan Sun Arena originally scheduled for 8:00pm on Saturday, October 29th, is now scheduled for 8:00pm on Thursday, October 20th.
Tickets are $129.50, $99.50, and $79.50, and go on sale Friday, September 16th at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, September 17th at 10:00am, subject to availability.
For more information on Mohegan Sun Arena and other events at Mohegan Sun, please visit mohegansun.com.
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