| "PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH PAUL MECURIO" EXTENDS AND MOVES TO ACTORS' TEMPLE THEATRE 9/12/18 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:45 pm EDT 08/30/18 | |
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| EMMY-WINNING COMEDIAN PAUL MECURIO ANNOUNCES EXTENSION AND MOVE OF OFF-BROADWAY SHOW “PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH PAUL MECURIO” WILL MOVE SEPTEMBER 12 TO THE ACTORS’ TEMPLE THEATRE IN NYC Tickets On Sale Now On the heels of Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian Paul Mecurio’s audience-adored, limited engagement Off-Broadway show, PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH PAUL MECURIO, this summer at the Jerry Orbach Theater, comes the announcement of the show’s extension and move to its new home at The Actors’ Temple Theatre (339 West 47th Street, NYC) beginning Wednesday, September 12, 2018. In this exciting one man comedy show with a twist, starring the audience and Mecurio, Mecurio improvises with audience members by randomly bringing them on stage and talking with them about who they are, their lives, interests, personal experiences and what they honestly think without feeling boxed in by the confines of contrived political correctness or fear of offending. A breath of fresh air, PERMISSION TO SPEAK is first and foremost, funny and entertaining, but also a truly freeing experience. “People have very revealing, fun and refreshingly honest things to say that no one has ever bothered to ask,” says Paul Mecurio, “so I created a show where audiences can have a lot of laughs and are free to be open and honest ... by the way, when needed, we’re calling BS on the BS! I love the unscripted format, it’s fun, keeps me and the audience on our toes and we end up on this unexpected journey together into funny truths. Everyone has a story, every night people reveal something fun and eye-opening and in the process, people come to understand and appreciate one another a little more.” With over a decade of television appearances including his own comedy special, his longtime association with Stephen Colbert on, and as the opening act for, The Late Show, and headlining comedy shows throughout the U.S. and Europe, PERMISSION TO SPEAK’s success in its limited engagement this summer adds yet another notch to Mecurio’s ever-fastening comedic belt. Prior to entering the world of entertainment, Mecurio worked as a lawyer on Wall Street at a top tier international law firm (Willkie Farr & Gallagher) and as an investment banker at a major Investment Bank (Credit Suisse), executing multi-million-dollar M&A transactions for Fortune 500 companies. While on Wall Street, Mecurio had a chance encounter with late night comedy icon, Jay Leno, who subsequently hired him to write jokes for NBC’s The Tonight Show. After living a secret double life as a Wall Street lawyer/banker by day and comedian by night, Mecurio, at the encouragement of Leno, left his day job to go into entertainment full time. This quickly led to his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and the beginning of his longtime association with Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert on “The Colbert Report” and now, the number one show in late night, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Partnering with longtime friends and creative collaborators from The Late Show, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, PERMISSION TO SPEAK will feature set consultation by Emmy Award-winning set designer Jim Fenhagen, digital mapping by Tim Donovan and Ryan Kelly of industry leading experiential marketing studio Bravo Media and Optoma Projection, and lighting design by Michael Scricca. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH PAUL MECURIO will play at the Actors’ Temple Theatre (339 West 47th Street, NYC) beginning Wednesday, September 12, 2018. September and October dates and show times below. Additional dates to be announced. September 12, Wednesday 8pm September 13, Thursday 8pm September 20, Thursday 8pm September 23, Sunday 8pm September 24, Monday 8pm September 25, Tuesday 8pm September 26, Wednesday 8pm October 2, Tuesday 8pm October 3, Wednesday 8pm October 4, Thursday 8pm October 8, Monday 8pm October 9, Tuesday 8pm October 10, Wednesday 8pm October 15, Monday 8pm October 21, Sunday 8pm October 24, Wednesday 8pm October 28, Sunday 8pm October 29, Monday 8pm October 30, Tuesday 8pm Ticket pricing: $50 To purchase tickets online, please go to: Telecharge or call 212-239-6200. Tickets are also available at St. Luke’s Box Office (308 West 46th Street, NYC). MORE ABOUT PAUL MECURIO: Paul Mecurio is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian/writer (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), TV personality, actor, and podcaster who currently headlines comedy clubs across the U.S. and Canada and makes regular appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In addition to his presence on The Late Show, Paul has hosted shows and pilots for Comedy Central, HBO, CBS, VH-1 and has starred in his own Comedy Central special. Over the years, Mecurio has made numerous late-night television appearances on: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; The Late, Late Show; The Tonight Show (writer); Comedy Central; The Daily Show; Fridays (NBC); and The Joke Show, to name a few. He also appears regularly as a pop culture and general news commentator and political satirist on a wide variety of major national television shows including: CBS Sunday Morning; CNN (New Day, CNN Newsroom, Showbiz Tonight); MSNBC; Fox News Channel (Hannity, Fox & Friends, Red Eye, Real Story, Outnumbered, Kennedy, Viewpoint); ESPN (SportsNation); Katie Couric; The Meredith Vieira Show; Bethenny; Dr. Drew (HLN & VH-1); and many more. Mecurio is also a published essayist: The New York Times Sunday Magazine. Mecurio has performed at many prestigious comedy festivals around the world including “Just for Laughs" and the Glasgow/Edinburgh Comedy Festival, to name a few. Mecurio’s critically-acclaimed podcast, The Paul Mecurio Show, showcases his talent as a skilled interviewer that covers a wide range of topics and conversations with A-list guests at the pinnacle of the worlds of entertainment, pop culture, music, politics, science, sports and more. Guests include: Paul McCartney; Stephen Colbert; Katie Couric; Bryan Cranston; Judd Apatow; Kristen Chenoweth; Neil deGrasse Tyson; Jay Leno; Bill Burr; Adam McKay; Jeff Fager, Executive Producer of 60 Minutes; Stone Cold Steve Austin; Bob Costas; Lewis Black; Hardball’s Chris Matthews; Thomas Freidman of The New York Times; Rob Reiner; Artie Lange; Rob Corddry and many more. Prior to entering into the world of entertainment, Mecurio graduated Georgetown Law School with high honors and worked as a lawyer on Wall Street at a top tier international law firm (Willkie Farr & Gallagher) and as an investment banker at a major Investment Bank (Credit Suisse), executing multi-billion-dollar M&A transactions for Fortune 100 companies. While on Wall Street, Mecurio was hired by Jay Leno to write jokes for NBC’s The Tonight Show. After living a secret double life as a Wall Street lawyer/banker by day and comedian by night, Mecurio, at the encouragement of Leno, left his day job to go into entertainment full time... if he hadn’t he would have had a nervous breakdown trying to keep the two worlds separate. Mecurio soon went on to serve as a writer and occasional correspondent on The Daily Show and appeared in the regular segment which he created, “Second Opinion,” in which he skewered the medical profession playing an HMO representative with a less than sympathetic mindset. For additional information, please visit: www.paulmecurio.com Podcast - "The Paul Mecurio Show": http://apple.co/2cMp0sV |
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