Jay Pharoah to headline comedy show at Goldstein
Jay Pharoah to headline UU comedy show
University Union announced actor and stand-up comedian Jay Pharoah will headline its 2022 comedy show on Feb. 18.
The former Saturday Night Live castmate will be joined at the Goldstein Auditorium show by New York-based opera-singer-turned-comedian Matteo Lane.
Pharoah became known on SNL for his uncanny impressions of celebrities and politicians, most notably Barack Obama. After leaving the long-running late night TV comedy show, Pharoah went on to star in Showtimeās White Famous, 2 Minutes of Fame with Keke Palmer and Steven Soderberghās Unsane. He currently plays recurring roles on NBCās A Million Little Things and Foxās Family Guy.
Opener Laneās cheeky stand up special was featured on Netflixās The Comedy Lineup, and heās performed on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Late Night With Seth Meyers. Also, he co-hosts the podcast Inside the Closet Together.
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The event is open to only SU/ESF students, faculty and staff. Tickets are available for $5 for students, $10 for faculty and staff at the Student Box Office website.
is a graduate student in the Goldring Arts Journalism and Communications program and the Social Media Director for The NewsHouse.
