Comedians Bring The Laughter To Carolines On Broadway In December

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of December, highlighted by headliners Mo Amer, from his Netflix special "The Vagabond," December 1 and 2; Des Bishop, host of This Is Ireland, December 6- 8; Jay Pharoah, from NBC's Saturday Night Live, December 13 - 16; Melissa Villaseñor, from NBC'S Saturday Night Live, December 20 - 22; and Dave Attell, from his Netflix special Bumping Mics, December 27 - 30.

Carolines on Broadway will also feature the annual Cool Comedy, Hot Cuisinebenefit for the Scleroderma Research Foundation, on December 11. The event will be hosted by Bob Saget and will feature stand-up performances by Michael Che, Andy Cohen, John Oliver and Jeff Ross, with special musical guest Jackson Browne. The "hot cuisine" will be provided by Bravo TV's Top Chef Masters Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken.

Carolines on Broadway invites revelers to laugh in the New Year in the heart of Times Square at its annual New Year's Eve Spectacular on Monday, December 31, with shows at 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM. The shows will feature performances by Derek Gaines, Stavros Halkias, Kevin Iso, Yamaneika Saunders and Jason Scoop. The 10:00 PM show will feature a live viewing of the ball dropping in Times Square on our 10' screen, with a live DJ, dancing and party favors after midnight.

Themed shows taking place in December are Carolines New Talent, featuring the country's best and brightest new comedians, on December 3, 10 and 17; The Funniest Show on Broadway, featuring New York's funniest comedians, on December 4, 15, ,18, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 26; the Breakout Artist Comedy Series, featuring Shaun Latham on December 5 and Ian Fidance on December 19; Best of the 2018 New York Comedy Festival, featuring the best comedians from the 15th annual laugh fest, on December 6, and the Best of New York's Funniest, featuring finalists from the annual stand-up competition at the New York Comedy Festival, on December 13.

Carolines on Broadway will also feature Marc Gerber, from MTV's Catfish, on December 9; Betta Not Bring Ya Kids, hosted by Rashad Bashir and Justin Ramos, on December 13; Judy Gold, from CBS' the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, on December 23; Modi headlines his "Jewish Christmas Eve" show on December 34; and Ramy Youssef, from his Hulu show "Ramy," performs on December 26 and 27.

Carolines on Broadway will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25.

Schedule subject to change. For show times, cover charges, more information and to purchase tickets visit www.carolines.com. Reservations can be made by phone at 212.757.4100 or in person at the Carolines Box Office, located at 1626 Broadway between 49th and 50th Streets, New York City. The Carolines Box Office is open 10:00 a.m. to close.