COMEDY CENTRAL LIVE ANNOUNCES

INSIDE AMY SCHUMER’S BACK DOOR TOUR

AT PEABODY OPERA HOUSE APRIL 5

TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6

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Second Season of "Inside Amy Schumer" to Debut on Tuesday, April 1 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT

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Tour Info and Links to Purchase Tickets Available at

http://www.cc.com/comedy-tours and www.amyschumer.com

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NEW YORK, -- Be sure to get some of Amy Schumer’s comedy when she hits the road next year.  Tickets for Inside Amy Schumer’s Back Door Tour will go on sale this Friday, December 6 at 10:00 a.m. with tour info and links to purchase tickets available at http://www.cc.com/comedy-tours and www.amyschumer.com.  This is Schumer’s second national tour with COMEDY CENTRAL which kicks off on Friday, January 24, 2014 in New York City at Best Buy Theater and travels to more than 30 cities (full tour schedule at the end of this release).  The tour is produced by AEG Live.

Tickets for her show at the Peabody Opera House are $34.50 and $42.00 and go on sale Dec. 6 at 10am. Tickets may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office. 

“Inside Amy Schumer” launched on April 30, 2013 and ranked as a top three program on cable among M18-34 and M18-24 in its Tuesday 10:30P-11P timeslot during its first season.  The series is currently in production for its second season and set to debut on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.  “Inside Amy Schumer,” created by Schumer and Daniel Powell, who executive produces along with head writer Jessi Klein, provides an intimate look into the mind of comedian Amy Schumer, who, through a series of scripted vignettes, stand-up comedy, and man- on-the-street interviews, explores topics revolving around sex, relationships, and the general clusterf*ck that is life. 

The upcoming second season will include a stellar line-up of guest appearances including: Paul Giamatti, Parker Posey, Zach Braff, Josh Charles, Janeane Garofalo, Chrissy Teigen, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Artie Lange, Kathy Najimy, Missi Pyle, Patrick Warburton, Colin Quinn, Michael Ian Black, Abby Elliott, Reggie Watts, Natasha Leggero, Jon Glaser, Mike Birbiglia, Deborah Rush, Scott Adsit and Todd Barry.

 

 

 

Inside Amy Schumer’s Back Door Tour

 

 

DATE	CITY	VENUE
January 24	New York, NY	Best Buy Theater (2 shows)
January 25	Providence, RI	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
January 31	Boston, MA	Wilbur Theatre
February 1	Mashantucket, CT	Foxwoods Casino
February 7	Las Vegas, NV	The Mirage
February 8	Las Vegas, NV	The Mirage
February 13	Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theater
February 14	Royal Oak, MI	Royal Oak Music Theatre
February 15	Cleveland, OH	State Theatre
February 16	Columbus, OH	Ohio Theatre
February 18	Miami, FL	Adrienne Arsht Center- Ziff Opera House
February 19	Tampa, FL	David A. Straz Center
February 20	Orlando, FL	University of Central Florida
February 21	Atlanta, GA	Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
February 22	Jacksonville, FL	Florida Theatre
March 6	Towson, MD	Towson University
March 7	Glenside, PA	Keswick Theatre
March 8	Washington, DC	DAR Constitution Hall
March 9	Raleigh, NC	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at Duke Energy Center
March 11	Pittsburgh, PA	Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland
March 12	Buffalo, NY	UB Center for the Arts
March 13	Albany, NY	Palace Theatre
March 14	Greenvale, NY	Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
March 15	New Brunswick, NJ	State Theatre
March 25	Phoenix, AZ	Celebrity Theatre
March 26	Denver, CO	Paramount Theatre
March 27	Minneapolis, MN	Orpheum Theatre
March 28	Chicago, IL	Auditorium Theatre
March 29	Memphis, TN	Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
March 30	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
April 1	Austin, TX	Bass Concert Hall
April 2	Houston, TX	Arena Theater
April 3	Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
April 4	Kansas City, MO	Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
April 5	St. Louis, MO	Peabody Opera House

 

 

 

 

 

About AEG Live:

AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance.  AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices and owns, operates or exclusively books thirty-five state-of-the-art venues.  The current and recent concert tour roster includes artists such as Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Cher, Enrique Iglesias, J Cole, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, The WHO, Trey Songz and Juanes.  AEG Live has produced many comedy tours including Flight of the Conchords, Portlandia, The Kids In the Hall, Ricky Gervais, Jim Jefferies, Bo Burnham, Chris Hardwick, Tim & Eric and The Shaquille O’Neil All-star Comedy Jam. The company is also currently producing residency shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas including Celine Dion, Rod Stewart and Shania Twain and is the exclusive promoter at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.  AEG Live is also the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach Country Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.www.aeglive.com.

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