After co-hosting last year's sold out New Year's Eve event with Detroit's-own KEM at the Fox Theatre, comedian Mike Epps will return to the stage with his latest "I'm Still Standing Tour" tonight, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Earthquake.
Tickets ($25.50, $65.50, $85.50 and $125) go on sale Saturday, September 14 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, The Fox Theatre, Joe Louis Arena and City Theatre box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and
Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.
Mike Epps has generated a lot of buzz among his peers and within the industry for being one of the funniest comedic actors in the Hollywood spotlight. Perhaps best known for his roles opposite Ice Cube in both Next Friday and Friday After Next, Epps was awarded his first NAACP Image Award for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role in the film, "Jumping the Broom". More recently, Epps starred in Sparkleopposite the late
Whitney Houston and
Jordan Sparks and reprised his role in Hangover 3. He will also be seen in the
Nina Simone bio-picNina starring opposite
Zoe Saldana as the legendary
Richard Pryor.
Dubbing himself as the "comedian's favorite comedian",
Earthquake has been recognized for his comedic motto: "This has to work, ain't no plan B". He has also made appearances on both the large and small screens including
Kevin Smith's Clerks II, Ice Cube's The Longshots, CW's Everybody Hates Chris, Mad TV and
Howard Stern's Howard TV.
Earthquake has been a guest on HBO's Real Time with
Bill Maher and recognized for his stand-up in HBO's comedy specials One Night Stand and Def Jam Comedy. Quake's stand up has been featured in Shaquille O'Neal's Comedy All-Star Comedy Jam and
Jamie Foxx's Comedy Central special Laffapalooza!. He has also released stand-up comedy DVDs entitled About Got Damn Time and From the Outhouse to the White House, his most recent project.
