TBS Just For Laughs Announces Digital Comedy Hub at Stage 773

TBS Just For Laughs Chicago presented by State Farm, America's largest comedy festival, will break new boundaries by providing comedy fans around the country with an all-access pass to a digital comedy hub "@ Stage 773". Throughout the festival - which takes place Tuesday, June 11 to Sunday, June 16 - performances "@ Stage 773"" will be presented across multiple platforms through such high-profile digital outlets as Team Coco, Dailymotion, Yahoo!, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, The Nerdist, Broadway Video's Above Average, Instagram, Pandora, SiriusXM, Chill.com, Set List as well as the festival's website:www.justforlaughschicago.com. A digital comedy hub "@ Stage 773" will play host to solo shows by some of the hottest names in comedy, plus breakthrough performances by emerging talent. In addition, Stage 773 will feature exclusive live presentations from today's most popular podcasts, including You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, Doug Loves Movies, Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, and The Team Coco Podcast. Comedy fans will be able to enjoy a selection of the performances online for free around the clock.

"Through live streaming '@ Stage 773' comedy fans around the country will be able to enjoy some of the amazing comedy from TBS Just For Laughs Chicago," said Dennis Adamovich, senior vice president of digital, affiliate, lifestyle and enterprise commerce for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "This is a great opportunity to expand TBS Just For Laughs Chicago from a single-city event into a multi-platform comedy experience that can be enjoyed just about anywhere."

"By making many of the shows performed at Stage 773 accessible to comedy fans around the country, TBS Just For Laughs Chicago is revolutionizing the manner in which comedy festivals are experienced," said Bruce Hills, COO of Just For Laughs. "To that end, TBS Just For Laughs Chicago is proud to team up with of some of the biggest names in comedy to bring our vision to fruition."

In addition, Stage 773 will feature performances from today's hottest emerging stars including Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Moshe Kasher, Todd Barry, @DadBoner and more.

Based out of Chicago's multi-theater complex Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Avenue, the digital comedy hub "@ Stage 773" boasts a robust programming schedule that comprises some of comedy's hottest podcasts, biggest stars, and brightest emerging talent, performing across each of the venue's four unique stages: The Thrust, The Pro, The Box and The Cabaret. Tickets for all performances @ Stage 773 are $15 (+ service fees). Ticket packages will also be available.

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