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Jay Pharoah is an actor and stand-up comedian. With six seasons as a cast member of NBC's “Saturday Night Live,” Pharoah is best known for his wide array of uncanny celebrity impressions, including President Barack Obama, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Stephen A. Smith, Kanye West and Chris Tucker, as well as his recurring character of school principal Daniel Frye. Picked up to series by Showtime early this year, Pharoah stars in the new half-hour comedy White Famous, executive produced by Jamie Foxx and Tom Kapinos (Californication). Between headlining comedy clubs around the country and shooting his new series, Pharoah co-hosted the 2016 American Music Awards with supermodel Gigi Hadid in November. In 2015, Pharoah and First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up at the White House to create a viral rap video, “Go to College,” promoting the value of higher education. Later that year, he debuted his first stand-up comedy special, “Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?”, on Showtime. His past feature film credits include Get a Job with Bryan Cranston and Miles Teller, Ride Along with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube and Top Five with Chris Rock, among others. Pharoah developed his comedy skills at a young age, training in local comedy clubs. He went on to tour in the U.K., U.S. and Montreal. He has released a series of music videos through Above Average including "Bad Kisser," a parody on Usher's "Good Kisser," and "Problems." Pharoah's previous Kanye West parody, "I Am a Dog," became an instant viral video reaching over a million views within the first week.Other Events
The Red Room at Cap City: Bryson Brown Album Recording
at Capitol City Comedy ClubBryson Brown is a stand-up comedian from Austin, TX who has toured the nation opening for Ali Siddiq, DeRay Davis, Adele Givens and more of your favorite comics, as well as headlining his own sold out shows on his critically acclaimed Jokin' and Smokin' Tour. Currently on a nationwide tour with Comedy Legend Bruce Bruce. Bryson booked his first TV role on Showtimes “Flatbush Misdemeanors” playing himself on Season 2. Ep 2 alongside Sam Jay & Kevin Iso. His new comedy album “Side Bettin” is available on all online platforms including Apple Music, Tidal, Spotify, and Bandcamp. Released June 9th, it hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts independently. Named one of the funniest comics in the U.S by his peers, Bryson’s smooth and laid-back approach to everyday life situations makes him a crowd favorite. His ability to pick through the smallest point of the subject, and always choosing material that hits close to home.
Open Mic Night
at Capitol City Comedy Club20+ comics, lots of laughs. Everyone starts somewhere. See the next big thing here! Make us your place for dinner, drinks and comedy!
Special Event: New Year's Eve with Chris Fairbanks
at Capitol City Comedy ClubChris Fairbanks, a young comic who left the scenic comfort of Big Sky Country in Montana ten years ago to join the Texas comedy circle, has been getting a lot of attention. In the past few years, Chris took first place in 2003's Funniest Person in Austin contest, attended Montreal's Just for Laughs festival in their "New Faces" showcase, starred as "Randy" on the MTV reality series "The 70's House", received 1st runner-up in Comedy Central's Laugh Riots contest, and has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He currently is an action sports correspondent for the Fuel TV network, just appeared on Last Comic Standing (season 6) and was a series regular on Comedy Central's "Reality Bites Back". Chris resides in Los Angeles and makes his living as a club touring stand-up comic and actor.
