IGLESIAS, TOMLINSON TO HEADLINE LUCILLE BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL

Comedians Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and Taylor Tomlinson will headline the 2023 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, the National Comedy Center has announced. The festival will run from Aug. 2-6 this summer.

Iglesias, the top-selling comedian in the world in 2022, and one of the most-watched comedians on YouTube with over 1.1 billion views, will be performing on Thursday, Aug. 3. He continues to sell out venues around the world and has over 25 million fans on social media, his immense popularity uniquely spanning all age groups.

Iglesias is one of an elite handful of comics to headline and sell out Madison Square Garden, the Staples Center and the Sydney Opera House and became the first comedian to perform at Dodger Stadium, selling 45,000 seats in 2022. He is the star and executive producer of the Netflix original comedy series Mr. Iglesias and numerous Netflix stand-up specials. He will be co-starring in the upcoming second season of the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses.

Tomlinson, who is currently breaking ticket sale records set by the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, and selling out venues worldwide following her two highly acclaimed Netflix stand-up specials, will perform Friday, Aug. 4, as part of her current “The Have It All” tour.

He recently has had multi-show sellouts in Chicago, Dal- las, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Dublin and more. In Boston, she eclipsed a mark previously set by Seinfeld with 14,000 tickets sold at the Bosh Center. Tomlinson was named the “Breakout Comedy Star of Year” in 2022 by Just for Laughs and Variety named her one of the “Top 10 Comics to Watch. TIME magazine selected her for its TIME100 Next list and Forbes named her to its “30 Under 30” Hollywood and Entertainment list.

Tomlinson’s second Netflix special, Look at You, was recognized as the top comedy special of 2022 by The New York Times, Vulture and The Los Angeles Times. She has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS Mornings, and The Kelly Clarkson Show.

“I’m so excited to be a part of this summer’s Lucille Ball Comedy Festival in Jamestown,” Tomlinson said. “I can’t wait to see you all at the National Comedy Center in August.”

Both Iglesias’ performance on Aug. 3 and Tomlinson’s performance Aug. 4 will be held in Jamestown’s Northwest Arena, adjacent to the National Comedy Center complex.

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