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Release - Mike Epps Returns To Tampa's Yuengling Center With An All-Star Lineup

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 28, 2019

 

Contact: Kelsey Coary (813.301.6651, kcoary@amaliearena.com)

 

MIKE EPPS WITH AN ALL-STAR LINEUP BRINGS

“THE FABULOUSLY FUNNY COMEDY FESTIVAL”

TO TAMPA’S YUENGLING CENTER ON FEBRUARY 7

 

 

Tickets on sale NOW!

 

TAMPA, FL – Comedy heavyweight Mike Epps brings “The Fabulously Funny Comedy Festival” to Tampa’s Yuengling Center on February 7 at 8:00 PM. Epps will lead the show with an all-star lineup including Sommore, Gary Owen and Lavell Crawford. The veteran entertainers will bring down the house with their sharp wit, unbridled humor and hysterical storytelling for a comedy show fans won’t want to miss!

 

Highly praised for his performance in the Netflix comedy “Dolemite Is My Name” starring opposite Eddie Murphy, Epps is generating an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers for being not only one of the funniest comic actors in town, but also for his burgeoning dramatic talent. This summer, Epps released his latest standup special “Mike Epps: Only One Mike” (Netflix), and dropped his single “We Goin’ Out” feat. Big Boi and Sleepy Brown. Up next, Epps will be starring in the Netflix comedy series “The Upshaws” with Wanda Sykes, “The House Next Door,” sequel to the 2016 film “Meet The Blacks” and “Last Friday.”

 

ABOUT THE LINEUP

 

MIKE EPPS

Mike Epps has generated an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers within the entertainment industry for being one of the funniest comic actors to emerge in the Hollywood scene. During a performance at LA’s Comedy Store, Epps caught the attention of Ice Cube. This led to the first of three feature films they would do together: the cult hits “Next Friday,” "Friday after Next" and “All About the Benjamins.” Other features include the Hangover franchise, “Girls Trip,” “Faster,” “Hancock,” “Lottery Ticket,” “Next Day Air,” “Roll Bounce,” “The Fighting Temptations,” the Resident Evil franchise, “Bait,” “How High,” “Dr. Dolittle 2,” "Talk to Me" and "Guess Who?"         

 

Facebook: @mikeeppsofficial

Twitter: @therealmikeepps

Instagram: @eppsie

 

ABOUT SOMMORE

In her more than 20-year career, award-winning comedienne of “Chandelier Status,” Sommore, has become a trailblazer for women in the comedy business as one of the most successful comedians in the U.S. and abroad. Sommore has been featured in a number of hit films including "Soul Plane," "Something New" and "Friday After Next." Her all-new self-produced comedy special, "A Queen With No Spades" recently premiered on Showtime.

 

Facebook: @QueenSommore

Twitter: @sommoresofunny

Instagram: @sommore

 

 

ABOUT GARY OWEN

Having performed to sold-out audiences in all the major comedy clubs and theatres across the country, Gary Owen is one of America’s most beloved comedians, having been proclaimed by Ebony magazine as Black America’s “Favorite White Comedian.” Audiences can see Owen in his most recent comedy special, “I Got My Associates” currently on Showtime.  Last year, Owen starred in his own docuseries “The Gary Owen Show” on BET, which chronicled his dynamic and interracial family life with his wife and children in small-town Ohio. Film credits include “Meet The Blacks,” “Think Like A Man,” “Think Like A Man Too,” “Ride Along,” “Little Man,” “Daddy Day Care” and “College.”

 

Facebook: @GaryOwen

Twitter: @garyowencomedy

Instagram: @ garyowencomedy

 

 

ABOUT LAVELL CRAWFORD

Lavell Crawford is quickly climbing the comedic ranks and becoming one of the hottest stars in the biz today. Lavell first gained national exposure on NBC’s hit reality series “Last Comic Standing.” His television appearances include “Workaholics” (Comedy Central), “Breaking Bad” (AMC), and “Chelsea Lately” (E! Entertainment), "Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam" (Showtime) and “Comic View” (BET), to name a few.

 

Twitter: @Lavellthacomic

Instagram: @lavellsthacomic

 

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For media inquiries please contact:

Amy Sisoyev

Sisoyev Public Relations

Amy@SisoyevPR.com

 

TICKETS: Tickets for this event are on sale now at Ticketmaster outlets or Ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $59.00, $75.00, $99.00 and $125.00. Prices do not include facility fee or service charges. Advanced parking passes are available at Parkwhiz.com.

 

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