Comedy

George Lopez, Cedric the Entertainer and D.L. Hughley

Minneapolis Comedy Festival

Friday, June 28, 2019

State Theatre

George Lopez, Cedric the Entertainer and D.L. Hughley

Numerous motion picture appearances, countless television shows, sitcoms and standup specials, a talk show, three radio shows and three books – George Lopez, Cedric ‘The Entertainer,’ and D.L. Hughley have been breaking ground in the comedy business and bringing the laughs for decades.

George Lopez is a multi-talented entertainer whose career encompasses television, film, standup comedy and late-night television. For two seasons, Lopez hosted “Lopez Tonight”, a late-night television talk show on TBS; and television’s groundbreaking hit sitcom “George Lopez, which ran for six seasons on ABC. Lopez has risen to become one of the premier comedic talents in the entertainment industry and has been named a Harris Poll top 10 favorite television personalities. Lopez is also known for his extensive charity work with various foundations. Currently, he is the star in the hit TV Land comedy Lopez”.

 Cedric “The Entertainer” is best known for crowd-pleasing performances in hit films such as Barbershop, Be Cool, The Original Kings of Comedy, and the top-ranking Madagascar animated franchise, just to name a few. Cedric is executive producer and star of the hit comedy series “The Soul Manon TV Land. Cedric also stars in the buzzed about reality series, “Cedric’s Barber Battle” on the CW.

D.L. Hughley star of his namesake TV show that ran on ABC, “The Hughley’s”, is also well known as one of the standout comedians on the hit comedy tour and docu-film The Original Kings of Comedy.  In addition to touring on the Comedy Get Down Tour, D.L. can be heard weekday afternoons as host of the nationally syndicated radio show “The D.L. Hughley Show.” He also co-stars as psychiatrist “Dr. Hackett” on the new NBC medical drama “Heartbeat”. Known for being astute and politically savvy in true comedian style, Hughley is a published author; and was honored with a prestigious Peabody Award for his satirical documentary special “DL Hughley: The Endangered List.  He recently released his second book: Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years, a satirical look at the Obama presidency.

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