Live comedy is back!
In addition to New York City’s hardest-working comedian Dave Attell coming to the Ball Field at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, August 30 - The Ridgefield Playhouse and Barts Tree Service Comedy Series just added one of the hottest names in stand-up for an unforgettable outdoor concert at Ridgefield’s Ballard Park (485 Main Street)!
Don’t miss Mike Birbiglia with special guest Sam Jay from Saturday Night Live on Saturday, September 12 at 7pm. We’ve all been craving great entertainment – come early and spend time in the quaint town of Ridgefield. Visit our shops along historic Main Street and enjoy dinner before or after the show at one of Ridgefield’s fantastic restaurants or treat yourself to a VIP package! This special package includes one ticket to the show, a reserved pod in the park, private transportation from The Playhouse parking lot to Ballard Park, VIP food & beverage package.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA is a comedian, storyteller, director and actor who has performed for audiences worldwide, from the Sydney Opera House to Broadway. His most recent shows, The New One, Thank God for Jokes, and My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend can be found on Netflix. Additionally, Birbiglia is a filmmaker who wrote, directed, and starred in the films Sleepwalk With Me and Don’t Think Twice. Currently he is the host of the weekly podcast, Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out. His first book, “Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories,” was a New York Times bestseller, and he is the author of the new book, “The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad, with poems by J. Hope Stein.” As an actor Birbiglia has appeared on Inside Amy Schumer, Girls and Broad City, and in the films Trainwreck, The Fault in Our Stars, and Popstar. He plays Danny Pearson on Orange Is the New Black and Oscar Langstraat on Showtime’s Billions. Originally from Boston, stand-up comic SAM JAY is an Emmy Nominated Writer for Saturday Night Live. Sam’s Netflix one-hour special, 3 In The Morning premiered on Netflix August 4, 2020 to rave reviews. The New York Times called Sam “One of the most exciting provocateurs in comedy right now” and Fast Company said “3 In The Morning is a sumptuous feast of a stand-up special.” Previously, Sam was named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2018.