Empire Delivers a Duo of Comedy Greats: Tom Papa & Sebastian Maniscalco
It isn’t easy to entertain a room full of celebrities, but Empire was asked to do just that for a financial services company holding an annual celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. To fill the bill, we contracted Tom Papa and Sebastian Maniscalco, two of the top comedians touring today.
Tom Papa starred opposite Matt Damon in the Steven Soderbergh film, The Informant, and is the host of the hit SiriusXM show, ‘Come to Papa.’ He was also personally chosen by Jerry Seinfeld, to host the NBC series, ‘The Marriage Ref’. Tom had a recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the CBS series, ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine’ and starred in his own NBC series, ‘Come to Papa.’ He is a regular guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, and The Late Show with David Letterman and regularly opens for Jerry Seinfeld.
Sebastian Maniscalco is the proverbial “next big thing” in the world of comedy. A 2014 American Comedy Award nominee for Best Club Comedian, Sebastian is a frequent guest on networks such as Showtime and Comedy Network, and has made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Conan. Of Sebastian’s performance, our client said "I've never laughed so hard from a comedian in the past. He was so animated and got a cardio work out on the stage.”
Empire recommends, secures, and produces entertainers for special events throughout the world and are proud to have delivered many of the most acclaimed comedy performers including Billy Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Jim Gaffigan, Kevin James, Dave Chappelle, Brian Regan, Louis CK, Dana Carvey, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Broad City and dozens more for our clients' programs.
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