Upcoming Comedy & Lectures

Erica Rhodes
$30

Erica Rhodes

11-22-2024 8:00 pm

As seen on America's Got Talent Season 19

Erica Rhodes has appeared on ABC’s Modern Family, HBO’s Veep, Fox’s New Girl, and IFC’s Comedy Bang Bang. She was a regular panelist on Comedy Central’s @midnight and Fox’s Punchline. Her standup TV appearances include NBC’s Bring the Funny and Last Call with Carson Daly, the CW’s Howie Mandel Comedy Extravaganza, SeeSo’s The Guest List, Hulu’s Coming to the Stage, and AXS’ Live at Gotham. Erica was chosen as a New Face for the 2018 Just for Laughs Festival (Montreal) and also performed at the San Francisco Sketchfest, the Moontower Comedy Festival (Austin, TX), the Blue Whale Comedy Festival (Tulsa, OK), the Boston Comedy Festival and RIOT L.A. Fest. Erica starred in the ABC Digital series The OffSeason, was a semi-regular performer/writer on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion, and a recurring character on the Audible series, Dr. Katz: The Audiobook. Her first album Sad Lemon hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and her first one-hour comedy special La Vie en Rhodes was shot as part of the Tribeca Drive-In Fest (at Pasadena’s famous Rose Bowl) and can now be viewed on Amazon Prime. Erica currently voices the scene-stealing character of “Dotty” in the hit Netflix animation series, A Tale Dark and Grimm. Bring the Funny judge Jeff Foxworthy described Erica as “the best-defined comic voice of the competition.”

Erica Rhodes (2)
$30

Erica Rhodes (2)

11-23-2024 6:30 pm

As seen on America's Got Talent Season 19

Erica Rhodes has appeared on ABC’s Modern Family, HBO’s Veep, Fox’s New Girl, and IFC’s Comedy Bang Bang. She was a regular panelist on Comedy Central’s @midnight and Fox’s Punchline. Her standup TV appearances include NBC’s Bring the Funny and Last Call with Carson Daly, the CW’s Howie Mandel Comedy Extravaganza, SeeSo’s The Guest List, Hulu’s Coming to the Stage, and AXS’ Live at Gotham. Erica was chosen as a New Face for the 2018 Just for Laughs Festival (Montreal) and also performed at the San Francisco Sketchfest, the Moontower Comedy Festival (Austin, TX), the Blue Whale Comedy Festival (Tulsa, OK), the Boston Comedy Festival and RIOT L.A. Fest. Erica starred in the ABC Digital series The OffSeason, was a semi-regular performer/writer on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion, and a recurring character on the Audible series, Dr. Katz: The Audiobook. Her first album Sad Lemon hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and her first one-hour comedy special La Vie en Rhodes was shot as part of the Tribeca Drive-In Fest (at Pasadena’s famous Rose Bowl) and can now be viewed on Amazon Prime. Erica currently voices the scene-stealing character of “Dotty” in the hit Netflix animation series, A Tale Dark and Grimm. Bring the Funny judge Jeff Foxworthy described Erica as “the best-defined comic voice of the competition.”

Nashua Arts - A Christmas Carol with Gerald Dickens
$26.30 - $69.00

Nashua Arts - A Christmas Carol with Gerald Dickens

11-29-2024 7:00 pm

Kick off your holiday season with Gerald Dickens’ spirited adaptation of his great-great-grandfather’s classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’. Gerald has been delighting Nashua audiences since 2009 with his unique one-man show where he brings Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday story to life right before your eyes!.

During his performance, Gerald leaps, sobs, and laughs, captivating you as he depicts 26 characters from Dickens’ timeless tale. His adaptation includes distinct mannerisms and voices for each character. There’s no better way to experience the magic of ‘A Christmas Carol’ as only a Dickens can share during this special Thanksgiving weekend performance. 

Frank Santos Jr.
$30.00

Frank Santos Jr.

11-30-2024 5:30 pm

a hilarious, energetic and unique show that you will never forget!

Be amazed when you, your friends or strangers across the room become stars of the show, as Frank makes them believe that they are singers, dancers and much, much more. This is a performance where the audience becomes the show. Frank’s performance has limitless variations and can please every appetite.

Nashua Arts - Drew Dunn & Friends: Homecoming
$29.00

Nashua Arts - Drew Dunn & Friends: Homecoming

11-30-2024 8:00 pm

Drew Dunn returns to his hometown of Nashua, NH for the Holidays to perform at the Nashua Center for the Arts. Drew will be joined by a secret lineup of other New England Comedians that moved away and are back in town for the weekend! 

In 2014, Drew began his stand-up career quickly making a name for himself around New England for his quick wit, voices, and unique style. After winning the Boston Comedy Festival in 2017, he began to perform comedy regularly around the country.

In 2018, Drew won the Seattle International Comedy Competition followed by being selected to be a “New Face of Comedy” at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal in 2019. Drew has since continued to headline comedy clubs across the US and Canada while making various types of online content earning millions of views.

Essex Improv Class Show – Art of the Scene
$10

Essex Improv Class Show – Art of the Scene

12-04-2024 6:00 pm

Come support and watch these improv comedy students do the thing.

Class Show for Art of the Scene. It’s all completely made up and super fun!

“You’re only given a little spark of madness, you mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams

Nashua Arts - Gary Gulman
$36.00 - $54.00

Nashua Arts - Gary Gulman

12-07-2024 7:30 pm

Over 25 years in comedy, Gary Gulman has established himself as an eminent performer and peerless writer.

A product of Boston, Gulman has been a scholarship college football player, an accountant, and a high school teacher. He has made countless television appearances as both a comedian and an actor. Gulman has made four masterful TV specials including his most recent universally acclaimed stand-up special for HBO, “The Great Depresh”, a tour de force look at mental illness, which is equal parts hilarious and inspiring. In 2019, he appeared in the international blockbuster “Joker”. He can most recently be seen co-starring with Amy Schumer in the hit Hulu comedy series, “Life & Beth”.

Kelly MacFarland
$30

Kelly MacFarland

12-13-2024 7:00 pm

Kelly MacFarland is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress.

She has an extensive resume including comedy clubs, theaters, colleges, festivals, films, television appearances and entertaining US troops overseas. Kelly has appeared on Comedy Central, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Prime Video, Up Early Tonight on Hulu and Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home. Check out Kelly’s Dry Bar Comedy Special, Sleepytime Baby and she has several comedy albums available on iTunes and SiriusXM. 

Bull Run - Karen Morgan's Far Out Way Back comedy
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Bull Run - Karen Morgan's Far Out Way Back comedy

12-19-2024 7:30 pm

Karen Morgan’s Far Out Way Back comedy is a hilarious trip back to a time when rocks were pets, carpets were shag and bike seats were bananas. This is a clean comedy show, particularly suited for folks of a certain age who grew up in the 70's and 80's and want to know how we all survived.

Karen grew up in the 1970s in Athens, Georgia. A former trial attorney, she began her comedy career in 2005 as a Finalist on Nick at Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America. She now has 2 Dry Bar Comedy Specials, "Rub Some Dirt On It" (2023), Named #4 in Dry Bar Comedy’s Top 10 Clips of 2023 and "Go Dawgs!" (2020). She was also recently featured on The Talk on CBS, has 2 comedy albums featured on Sirius XM Radio & other streaming services and a lot of frequent flyer miles. Karen's clean comedy material has made her an audience favorite with a loyal social media community who love her live shows.

Jackie Fabulous
$35.00

Jackie Fabulous

12-20-2024 7:00 pm

Jackie Fabulous is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer who’s been featured three times on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, America’s Got Talent: All Stars, Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors, The Arsenio Hall Show, HBO’s Pause, That Damn Michael Che and much more. In addition to her television appearances Jackie’s hilarious and affable stand-up can be seen across the country as she tours America’s top comedy clubs. Her hour special “Menoplause” is available now.