{"id":14748,"date":"2015-07-29T10:19:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=14748"},"modified":"2016-01-04T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T19:35:09","slug":"listen-2015-lucille-ball-comedy-festival-begins-thursday-with-several-featured-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-2015-lucille-ball-comedy-festival-begins-thursday-with-several-featured-events\/","title":{"rendered":"[LISTEN] 2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Begins Thursday with Several Featured Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F216548714&auto_play=true&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<div id=\"attachment_14650\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14650\" data-attachment-id=\"14650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/regis-philbin-hosts-letterman-panel-in-celebration-of-national-comedy-center-groundbreaking\/regis-philbin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?fit=2252%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2252,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;P 45&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1185282303&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0039994019548&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Regis Philbin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Regis Philbin will be in Jamestown July 30, 2015 to lead a panel discussion focusing on The Late Show with David Letterman. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?fit=769%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-14650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?resize=206%2C274&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Regis Philbin will be in Jamestown July 30, 2015 to lead a panel discussion focusing on The Late Show with David Letterman. \" width=\"206\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?resize=769%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 769w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Regis-Philbin.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regis Philbin will be in Jamestown July 30, 2015 to lead a panel discussion focusing on The Late Show with David Letterman.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>JAMESTOWN &#8211; The 2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is just one day away.<\/p>\n<p>Events for the festival begin on Thursday, featuring everything from a silent auction in the morning to a Conga workshop in the afternoon, along with a special panel discussion featuring <strong>Regis Philbin<\/strong> talking with the producers and staff of the Late Show with <strong>David Letterman<\/strong>. In addition, the <strong>Stand-Up Showcase<\/strong> featuring up and coming comedians.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the David Letterman panel discussion, which will be held at the <strong>Willowbay Theater<\/strong>, are just $10. The Stand Up Showcase at the <strong>Reg Lenna Center for the Arts<\/strong> has tickets starting at just $15, with any military service veteran getting in free-of-charge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EVENTS CONTINUE FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several other events are planned for the four-day festival, including a panel discussion on Friday featuring <strong>Melissa Rivers, Kelly Carlin,<\/strong> and<strong> Violet Stiel &amp; Julian Ramis<\/strong> entitled \u201c<strong>Comedy Legacies: Rivers, Ramis &amp; Carlin<\/strong>.\u201d The comedy roundtable will take place on Friday and will celebrate the legacies of <strong>Joan Rivers<\/strong>, <strong>George Carlin<\/strong> and <strong>Harold Ramis<\/strong> as the <strong>National Comedy Center<\/strong> prepares to break ground. The discussion will be moderated by Kelly Carlin and recorded for broadcast on her SiriusXM radio program &#8220;The Kelly Carlin Show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14750\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Stand-Up-Showcase-2015.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14750\" data-attachment-id=\"14750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-2015-lucille-ball-comedy-festival-begins-thursday-with-several-featured-events\/stand-up-showcase-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Stand-Up-Showcase-2015.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stand Up Showcase 2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pete Lee, Pat McGann, and Beth Stelling will appear at the 2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Fest&#8217;s Stand-Up Showcase Thursday night at the Reg Lenna.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Stand-Up-Showcase-2015.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Stand-Up-Showcase-2015.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-14750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Stand-Up-Showcase-2015.jpg?resize=211%2C211&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pete Lee, Pat McGann, and Beth Stelling will appear at the 2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Fest's Stand-Up Showcase Thursday night at the Reg Lenna.\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Stand-Up-Showcase-2015.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Stand-Up-Showcase-2015.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lee, Pat McGann, and Beth Stelling will appear at the 2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Fest&#8217;s Stand-Up Showcase Thursday night at the Reg Lenna.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to moderating the discussion, Kelly Carlin will be bringing her renowned one woman show, \u201c<strong>A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George<\/strong>,\u201d to Jamestown on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Other featured events include an appearance by <strong>Nick Offerman<\/strong> on Friday night and two sold out shows featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucycomedyfest.com\/jerry-seinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jerry Seinfeld<\/strong><\/a> on Saturday. Plus there will be several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucycomedyfest.com\/comedy-late-night\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&#8220;late night&#8221;stand up comedy performances<\/strong><\/a> at the Tropicana Room inside the Lucy-Desi Center and Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket information for all the 2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Events can be found at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucycomedyfest.com\">www.lucycomedyfest.com<\/a><\/strong>, or by calling the box office at <a href=\"tel:716.484.0800\">716.484.0800<\/a>.<\/p>\n<br>More Posts for Show: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/show\/arts-on-fire\/#show-posts\">Arts on Fire<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMESTOWN &#8211; The 2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is just one day away. Events for the festival begin on Thursday, featuring everything from a silent auction in the morning to a Conga workshop in the afternoon, along with a special panel discussion featuring Regis Philbin talking with the producers and staff of the Late Show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":14707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"[LISTEN]  2015 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Begins Thursday with Several Featured Events","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[5189,5530,5498,4748,1238,1310,5529,5188,1461,1468,5187,3796,5186,5190,3773,5528],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Logo-2015-Lucille-Ball-Comedy-Festival1.png?fit=664%2C459&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-3PS","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14748"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16743,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14748\/revisions\/16743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}