Hannibal Buress Live at the Ric Rac next month

NYC based comic HANNIBAL BURESS makes his way down to the Italian Market next month for a live show at CONNIE’S RIC RAC.

Buress has reached national prominence with his stint of appearances on shows like the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleased with Byron Allen, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and Lopez Tonight. Now you can catch him live right here in your own backyard. All kinds of great comedians have terrific things to say about Buress, but I think this clip from his appearance on Lopez Tonight really says it well…

The show is one amongst a string of high profile acts being brought to the Ric Rac by COREY COHEN COMEDY PRODUCTIONS. In the near future, you’ll also be catching comedians the likes of Todd Barry, Dave Hill and Sean Green. With these sort of acts headlining, along with their graduation from BYO to full bar service, Connie’s Ric Rac is placing a serious hold not only in the Italian Market, but as real comedy hot spot in Philadelphia.

The show is 21+ w/ ID, and kicks off at 8pm.

HANNIBAL BURESS, LIVE @ CONNIE’S RIC RAC
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND – 8PM
1132 S NINTH ST | $15 | TICKETS

Tonight: Bedtime Stories at the Ric Rac

Awhile back we told you about this month’s theme for BEDTIME STORIES. Tonight, host Gregg Gethard plans to truly send in the clowns as he and a slew of comedians take on the fans of Insane Clown Posse in The Gathering of the Juggalos.

Be on the lookout for juggalettes, ninjalos, hood rats, foo dangs and an assortment of other 9 mile scrubs, as Bedtime Stories pays tribute with a send up of those who are down with the clown. And at $10, that’s not a lot of skrilla.

BEDTIME STORIES: GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 18 @ 9PM
CONNIE’S RIC RAC | 1132 S NINTH ST
$10 COVER w/ ID

Improv Explosion in the Italian Market

This Friday Connie’s Ric Rac will be hosting Improv Explosion 3, an annual evening of improv featuring a large assortment of local groups, including:

Whipsuit, the Drexel Football Team, Without a Net, Mr Lizard, Two Guidos, Rare Bird Show and the premier of Connie’s first house team.

LIKE THIS BUT FUNNIER

IMPROV EXPLOSION
FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH @ 8PM
CONNIE’S RIC RAC | 1132 S 9TH ST
$10, BYOB W/ ID

Tonight: Bedtime Stories

Nope, not the kind your mom and dad used to read to you… tonight Connie’s Ric Rac in the Italian Market will play host to Gregg Gethard’s highly praised comedy showcase, Bedtime Stories. Each monthly show has a central theme, and some of Philadelphia’s brightest and funniest take the stage with a mix of sketch, standup, video and other comedy segments.

Sometimes poignant, sometimes debaucherous; you never know what you might see at Bedtime Stories. This format and exciting unpredictability is what has keep the show fresh and growing… as it’s recently relocated to the Ric Rac after having outgrown capacity at it’s monthly slot in PHIT’s Shubin Week.

ABOVE DOES NOT APPLY TO TONIGHT'S SHOW OR TO ORPHANS

In addition to host Gregg Gethard, the show will also feature comedy from:

- Chris Cotton Crew Thick
- Meg and Rob
- Fabulous Feeko Brothers
- Secret Pants
- Jaimie Fountaine
- Dave Walk

Tonight’s show will focus on the Workplace. When asked about the theme, Gethard’s reply was succinctly simple… “Working sucks. Period.”

And with such an open landscape for the comedians to pull from, we can feel pretty good that even though working may suck, this show certainly won’t.

BEDTIME STORIES: THE WORKPLACE
TONIGHT (WED, 3/18) @ 8PM
CONNIE’S RIC RAC | 1132 S NINTH ST
$10, BYOB w/ ID