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The inaugural stand-up showcase partnered the founder of Carolines and the New York Comedy Festival to bring featured performances by Jason Choi, Jaye McBride and Maddy Smith to the Hamptons.
Comedy officially arrived at the Southampton Playhouse this week as the historic theater launched its inaugural stand-up comedy series in partnership with legendary comedy producer Caroline Hirsch.
Maddy Smith, Jason Choi, Caroline Hirsch, Jaye McBride, . Photo by Lisa TamburiniHeld Tuesday, July 7, New York’s Funniest Stand Ups featured performances by Jason Choi, Jaye McBride and Maddy Smith, bringing three of today’s rising comedians to the East End and marking the beginning of what organizers hope will become a regular comedy series at the Playhouse. Local favorite and PBS movie critic Bill McCuddy was the MC.
Caroline Hirsch: A Legendary Career Producing Comedy
Hirsch is one of the most influential figures in American comedy. As the founder of the iconic Carolines on Broadway, she helped launch and elevate the careers of generations of comedians while establishing the club as one of the nation’s premier comedy venues. She later founded the acclaimed New York Comedy Festival, now one of the country’s leading comedy events, and produced A&E’s Caroline’s Comedy Hour, which earned a CableACE Award for Best Stand-Up Comedy Series.
Guests gathered at the Southampton Playhouse to celebrate the inaugural event, where Hirsch and the comedians were joined by Andrew Fox, executive vice president of the New York Comedy Festival; Eric Kohn, artistic director of Southampton Playhouse; Maria Ruiz Batsacos, executive director of Southampton Playhouse.
With its first stand-up showcase drawing an enthusiastic audience (on a Tuesday night), the Southampton Playhouse continues to expand its year-round programming, adding live comedy to its growing lineup of independent films, special screenings, conversations, performances and community events. If the inaugural evening is any indication, the Playhouse is poised to become a new destination for live comedy on the East End.
Photos by Lisa Tamburini @hamptosphotog
