Onyx Theatre to Present DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB

After rebranding itself as a destination for live comedy, the Onyx Theatre rounds out a slate of weekly improv shows with the premiere of Don't Quit Your Day Job. Joining The GET and Paul Mattingly's Joke Kune Do, Don't Quit Your Day Job is created by Second City alum Derek and Natalie Shipman.

"Everybody's had one of those jobs, the one with stories so ridiculous that nobody would ever believe them," says Derek. "Truth is indeed stranger, and funnier, than fiction, so we're putting those stories on stage." Don't Quit Your Day Jobfollows a talk show format, with a special guest interviewed by one of the show's directors. As the guest shares their workplace tales, a group of improvisors recreate the events on the spot, often to hysterical and enlightening results.

The first three guests are director Troy Heard (February 5), plus size porn icon Kelly Shibari (February 12), and former Jubileeshowgirl Kady Kay (February 17). Future guests will include a variety of local celebrities, politicians and service industry workers.

In addition to Don't Quit Your Day Job, Friday night's show, The GET, is a unique blend of improv, sketch comedy and stand up. Saturday night's Joke Kune Do is competition improv as two teams square off with the winner decided by audience response.

Performance times for all improv shows is 9:30 p.m.. Tickets are $10.00 and are available through the Onyx Box Office or onwww.onyxtheatre.com. Performances will be at the Onyx Theatre, located at 953 E. Sahara Ave. #16 in Commercial Center, Las Vegas, NV.