CANCELED: W. Kamau Bell

Unfortunately due to scheduling W Kamau Bell will have to cancel his upcoming appearance June 3rd at the Barrymore Theatre.

Refunds will be offered immediately and we will update those who purchased tickets if we are able to re-schedule soon.

Presented by Majestic Live.

press release: W. Kamau Bell is a critically acclaimed sociopolitical stand up and writer. Kamau is also the host of the Emmy Award nominated hit CNN docu-series "United Shades of America". Season two premieres late April on CNN and in the new season, viewers can look forward to Kamau continuing to explore racial subcultures and other micro-societies as he travels the country to delve into how our differences unite and divide us.

His first book, "The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian", is out May 2 (Dutton).  It is a humorous, well-informed look at the state of the world today as Kamau shares his take a wide range of evergreen issues such as: race relations, fatherhood, the state of law enforcement today, comedians and superheroes, his interracial marriage, what it means to be a Blerd (AKA a Black nerd), learning how to become a feminist, and much more.

Kamau is the host of three podcasts including “Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu”, which was named in iTunes Best of 2016. The new season starts tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29, and will be available on all platforms including iTunes, Google Play and Spotify. In the second season, Kamau, Hari and their guests will continue to discuss, dissect and ask the important questions around today’s political world, in particular, how to move forward, how to be an active part of the resistance and how to stay joyful in the face of the unknown.

Kamau also hosts the podcasts Denzel Washington is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period, and Kamau Right Now! which also airs live on Bay Area radio station KALW. 

Kamau’s one hour comedy special "Semi-Prominent Negro", produced and directed by Morgan Spurlock, premiered on Showtime and was later released as an album on Kill Rock Stars.The New York Times called Kamau “the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years.”