Lewis Black's The Rant is Due Part Deux is due to arrive at House of Blues
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Published by Sareth Ney on Sept. 19, 2015 at 5:12 a.m.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Lewis Black’s The Rant Is Due Part Deux Tour will light up the House of Blues with laughter, on Nov. 15. The tour began on Sept. 10 at Montalvo Garden Theatre in Saratoga, Calif. and it will conclude on Dec. 5 at Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Conn.
Black was born Aug. 30, 1948 in Washington and raised in Silver Spring, Md. His father taught him and his younger brother, Ron, how important an education was. Black went onto earn degrees from the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Yale Drama School. While he was a student at UNC—he attempted stand-up comedy for the first time and it took place at Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill, N.C. With the students at UNC, he helped create the annual campus festival known as Carolina Comedy Festival.
Theatre has been part of Black’s life, since the age of 12. While performing stand-up comedy, he made time for theatre. After completing his studies—he and his friends owned a theatre, when he resided in Colo. From Colo., he moved to N.Y. and became the playwright-in-residence at West Bank Café’s Downstairs Theatre Bar. He was the master of ceremonies to some plays and oversaw thousands develop. He has written three best-selling books and over 40 plays, one became a short-film.
In 1996—his friend, Lizz Winstead, offered him a position on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”. The spin-off would become “Back in Black”. His partnership with the cable network would continue to blossom. He would go onto have many comedy specials, record comedy albums and win several awards with them. He would go onto co-star in many feature films, including one with the late Robin Williams.
As Black being one of the Co-Chairs of the Capital Campaign, he created the Ron Black Memorial Scholarship Fund. It was his way to honor his late brother. The charities he continues to support include: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Fifty Second Street Project, Autism Speaks, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Children Of The Forest and more. He is a mentor of the 52nd Street Project and is a member of the Advisory Board.
To visit Lewis Black’s official website, please click here. To like him on Facebook, please click here. To subscribe to his RSS feed, please click here. To follow him on Twitter, please click here. To subscribe to his YouTube channel, please click here.
Black was born Aug. 30, 1948 in Washington and raised in Silver Spring, Md. His father taught him and his younger brother, Ron, how important an education was. Black went onto earn degrees from the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Yale Drama School. While he was a student at UNC—he attempted stand-up comedy for the first time and it took place at Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill, N.C. With the students at UNC, he helped create the annual campus festival known as Carolina Comedy Festival.
Theatre has been part of Black’s life, since the age of 12. While performing stand-up comedy, he made time for theatre. After completing his studies—he and his friends owned a theatre, when he resided in Colo. From Colo., he moved to N.Y. and became the playwright-in-residence at West Bank Café’s Downstairs Theatre Bar. He was the master of ceremonies to some plays and oversaw thousands develop. He has written three best-selling books and over 40 plays, one became a short-film.
In 1996—his friend, Lizz Winstead, offered him a position on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”. The spin-off would become “Back in Black”. His partnership with the cable network would continue to blossom. He would go onto have many comedy specials, record comedy albums and win several awards with them. He would go onto co-star in many feature films, including one with the late Robin Williams.
As Black being one of the Co-Chairs of the Capital Campaign, he created the Ron Black Memorial Scholarship Fund. It was his way to honor his late brother. The charities he continues to support include: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Fifty Second Street Project, Autism Speaks, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Children Of The Forest and more. He is a mentor of the 52nd Street Project and is a member of the Advisory Board.
To visit Lewis Black’s official website, please click here. To like him on Facebook, please click here. To subscribe to his RSS feed, please click here. To follow him on Twitter, please click here. To subscribe to his YouTube channel, please click here.
Lewis Black's The Rant is Due Part Deux Tour Dates:
Sept. 19 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Sept. 25 - Craterian Theatre at Collier Center for Performing Arts, Medford, Ore.
Sept. 26 - Historic Elsinore Theatre, Salem, Ore.
Sept. 27 - Pantages Theatre at Broadway, P.A.C., Tacoma, Wash.
Oct. 01 - CAM-PLEX Heritage Theater, Gillette, Wyo.
Oct. 02 - Belle Mehus Auditorium at Bismarck Event Center, Bismarck, N.D.
Oct. 03 - Fargo Theatre, Fargo, N.D.
Oct. 09 - State Theatre, Minneapolis
Oct. 10 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago
Oct. 11 - The Victoria Theatre, Dayton, Ohio
Oct. 16 - Heritage Theatre at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Mich.
Oct. 17 - Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Indianapolis
Oct. 18 - The Palace Theatre, Greensburg, Pa.
Nov. 06 - Stiefel Theatre for P.A., Salina, Kan.
Nov. 07 - Majestic Theatre, Dallas
Nov. 08 - Hudiburg Chevrolet Center at Rose State College, Oklahoma City
Nov. 13 - Van Wezel P.A.H., Sarasota, Fla.
Nov. 14 - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Fla.
Nov. 15 - Hard Rock Live Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Nov. 20 - Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City, N.J.
Nov. 21 - Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 03 - Santander P.A.C. Reading, Pa.
Dec. 04 - Broome County Forum Theatre, Binghamton, N.Y.
Dec. 05 - Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.
Sept. 19 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
Sept. 25 - Craterian Theatre at Collier Center for Performing Arts, Medford, Ore.
Sept. 26 - Historic Elsinore Theatre, Salem, Ore.
Sept. 27 - Pantages Theatre at Broadway, P.A.C., Tacoma, Wash.
Oct. 01 - CAM-PLEX Heritage Theater, Gillette, Wyo.
Oct. 02 - Belle Mehus Auditorium at Bismarck Event Center, Bismarck, N.D.
Oct. 03 - Fargo Theatre, Fargo, N.D.
Oct. 09 - State Theatre, Minneapolis
Oct. 10 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago
Oct. 11 - The Victoria Theatre, Dayton, Ohio
Oct. 16 - Heritage Theatre at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Mich.
Oct. 17 - Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Indianapolis
Oct. 18 - The Palace Theatre, Greensburg, Pa.
Nov. 06 - Stiefel Theatre for P.A., Salina, Kan.
Nov. 07 - Majestic Theatre, Dallas
Nov. 08 - Hudiburg Chevrolet Center at Rose State College, Oklahoma City
Nov. 13 - Van Wezel P.A.H., Sarasota, Fla.
Nov. 14 - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Fla.
Nov. 15 - Hard Rock Live Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Nov. 20 - Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City, N.J.
Nov. 21 - Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 03 - Santander P.A.C. Reading, Pa.
Dec. 04 - Broome County Forum Theatre, Binghamton, N.Y.
Dec. 05 - Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is known as the journalist/superhero, Wu-Man Chu, after meeting members of Wu-Tang Clan. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts artists into his hall of fame, founder and co-host of No Cover Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music, Comedy and Short Film Festival.
