Two-time Grammy Award winning comedian Lewis Black announced Goodbye Yeller Brick Road: The Final Tour, which includes shows throughout North America and Europe.
Ticket and Seating Information
Sales for Lewis Black’s final tour begin 10am Friday, November 17th, with an official fan club pre-sale starting 11am Tuesday, November 14th. Join the fan club here.
A Kirby Center member pre-sale for Lewis Black begins 10am November 15th. Click here for more information on membership.
Purchase tickets at KirbyCenter.org, Ticketmaster.com or the F.M. Kirby Center box office.
About Lewis Black
After 35+ years as a touring stand-up comedian, Lewis Black is parking his tour bus for good next year, marking the end of his legendary world touring career.
Black will write the next chapter of his career by going back to his roots and focusing on writing a new play, penning a new book, and expanding his podcast, RantCast, to include live recordings. He will also return as the voice of the character Anger in the upcoming Pixar sequel Inside Out 2.
“For a while now I have been letting folks know that I am going to retire from touring. No one believed me. ‘Why would you retire from touring?’, they asked. This is after years of being asked why I was touring, ‘it must be exhausting.’ So, today I am announcing that I am retiring from touring,” Lewis said.
“It is a life that has given me great joy and opened a world of possibilities for me. I thought the road would go on forever, well I was wrong about that. And the fact is as hard as the road maybe to be on, it’s harder to leave it. I am only retiring from touring. It’s time for me to explore other avenues such as writing, reading your rants, and pitching TV shows that will be rejected. (Which is why I know they are good.) More importantly I can finally give my fantasy football team the focus and time it truly needs. And maybe, just maybe, I can become the professional golfer I was born to be.”
Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and finger pointing to expose the absurdities of life. His comedic brilliance makes people laugh at life’s hypocrisies and the insanity he sees in the world. He has performed throughout the world and the US, where he performed at Carnegie Hall and had two successful Broadway runs.
His latest stand up special, Tragically, I Need You, released earlier this year and has already surpassed 1.3 million views on YouTube. The brand-new special explores topics including his ways of coping with the pandemic, his frustrations with the evolving world, and, of course, his thoughts about the chaos of America these last few years.
Adding a unique element to podcasting, Black delivers audience-written rants which have been submitted from fans around the world on his podcast, Rant Cast.
In 2015, Black notably voiced the character Anger in Pixar’s Academy Award-winning film Inside Out. He can be seen reprising his role in the sequel, which just released its trailer.
Black is the longest-running contributor on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and his stand-up specials have appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime, and Epix.
In 2020, he released Thanks for Risking Your Life. His other notable films include Universal’s Accepted (co-starring Blake Lively and Justin Long), Man Of The Year (opposite Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney and Jeff Goldblum), and the greatest children’s Christmas movie of all time, Unaccompanied Minors, directed by Paul Feig.
Lewis Black has released eight critically acclaimed comedy albums, including the 2007 Grammy Award-winner The Carnegie Hall Performance. He won his second Grammy in 2011 for his album Stark Raving Black and has a total of 6 Grammy nominations. He has published three bestsellers: Nothing’s Sacred (Simon & Schuster, 2005), Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008), and I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Riverhead Books, 2010).
A published playwright, Black wrote over 40 plays and has found his work performed throughout the country, including at the A.C.T. Theatre, the Magic Theatre, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, and The Public Theatre.
In addition to his professional pursuits, Lewis Black is dedicated to a number of charitable organizations and entities, including the the Luv U Project, The 52nd Street Project, The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, and the National Comedy Center.
He’s also deeply committed to supporting our troops. A seasoned USO tour veteran, he’s performed for the troops on three Christmas tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lewis is currently on his 2023 Off The Rails Tour. For dates and more info go to: lewisblack.com.
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