“The Comedy Get Down Tour” Hits the Coliseum on 8/14

June 17, 2015

10:25 PM

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Some of the biggest names in comedy will perform at the North Charleston Coliseum on August 14th. The Comedy Get Down Tour will include heavyweights Cedric ‘The Entertainer', Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez, and Charlie Murphy.

The group has been featured in numerous movies, television shows, sitcoms, standup specials, radio shows, and more. This is a great opportunity to see some of the best comedians in the business. The show will start at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 am.

Here’s a little refresher on each of the comedians:

Cedric “The Entertainer”
- Appeared in films like Barbershop, Be Cool, The Original Kings of Comedy, and the Madagascar franchise
- He is the executive producer and star of The Soul Man on TV Land
- Will star in the reality series Cedric’s Barber Battle, which debuts on The CW on June 29th
- Will star in Barbershop 3, which is slated for release in early 2016
Eddie Griffin
- Featured in Def Comedy Jam, HBO One Night Stand, Undercover Brother, My Baby’s Daddy, Dysfunktional Family, Norbit, Freedom Of Speech, and more
- Won the NAACP Image Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Malcolm & Eddie
- Will appear in Mucho Dinero and An American Hero
- Was honored by Comedy Central as one of the Top 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of all time
D.L. Hughley
- Starred in the ABC TV show The Hughleys
- Also appeared in The Original Kings of Comedy and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Has his own nationally-syndicated afternoon radio show called “The DL Hughley Show”
- Earned a Peabody Award for his satirical documentary special DL Hughley: The Endangered List.
- Currently starring in his ninth stand-up comedy special, Clear
- Will appear in the upcoming NBC drama Heart Matters
George Lopez
- Hosted Lopez Tonight and starred in the hit sitcom George Lopez
Charlie Murphy
- Was a cast member of “Chappelles Show”
- Appeared in Lottery Ticket, Our Family Wedding, and The Perfect Holiday
- Wrote cult classics like Vampire In Brooklyn and Norbit
- Stars in “Adult Swim's” Black Jesus