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Comedy Night at the Guggenheim with Mark Christopher Lawrence Aug. 16,2024

UC San Diego Park & Market to Partner with Mark Christopher Lawrence

San Diego, CA (For Release) - UC San Diego Park and Market is proud to announce an exciting partnership with actor, comedian and producer Mark Christopher Lawrence to present Comedy Night at the Guggenheim Theatre on Friday, August 16.  Joining Mark will be musical act Ash Foster, Lisa Gilbert featured act Kurt Swann, and headliner Scott Wood. Doors open with a red carpet at 7:00 p.m. and show time at 8:00 p.m.

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Part of the UC San Diego Park & Market complex run by the Collaboratory for Downtown Innovation, The Guggenheim Theatre is one
of the most desired stages in San Diego. This partnership between UC San Diego Extension and the Downtown San Diego Partnership is designed to support entrepreneurs and Downtown innovators. Partner agencies in the project include the City of San Diego, Startup San Diego and SEED San Diego. Slated to be the best show in San Diego, Comedy Night at the Guggenheim is not to be missed.

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“I am excited to be presenting the first of a new series of comedy shows at the Guggenheim Theatre in San Diego.”

- Mark Christopher Lawrence, Emmy Nominated Actor, Host of KPBS Pure Laughter


An international headliner who has worked with the likes of Sinbad, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, and Jeff Foxworthy, Mark Christopher Lawrence is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on the short film “The Flourish” and his co-produced short “$TACK$” and appeared in the PurFlix mini-series “Fragment: Oblivion.” Mark is also Co-Executive Producer and host of the new clean comedy series Pure Laughter, now showing on KPBS and available on the KPBS APP.

Scott_wood01_lHeadliner Mr. Punchline, Scott Wood

Known as "Mr. Punchline," headliner Scott Wood has performed at such venues as The Ice House, The Comedy Store, and The Laugh Factory, and was named Stand Up Comedy Champion at the Improv Comedy Club. He is also the creator and host of the comedy cooking show "Something Smells Funny," currently streaming on Tubi TV.


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Kurt Swann performs in comedy clubs and at corporate events and hosts the long-running comedy show, “West Coast Funnies.” HE is also a writer for the award-winning comic strip, “Dustin.”

 

LisaGilbertLisa Gilbert is a regular at Mic Drop Comedy Club and is recognized as one of the Best Of at The Comedy Store. Lisa has been featured in Comedy festivals like The Ladies Room Comedy Festival, Cactus Comedy Classic, Black Woman in Comedy Festival, and was a runner-up in the Funniest Housewives Comedy Competition.

A San Diego native, musical guest Ash Foster sings with multiple projects, including The Mondaze and The Gray Kats, as well as performing solo. She also hosts several events with House Concert Series and Make Music Day.

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“I am excited to be presenting the first of a new series of comedy shows at the Guggenheim Theatre in San Diego,” says Mark Christopher Lawrence. “We’ve put together an awesome team for this night, and I encourage you to get your tickets right away. We’re gonna ‘bring da funny’ to Downtown and send everyone home laughing.”

Tickets for Comedy Night at the Guggenheim are available on Eventbrite. To learn more about UC San Diego Park & Market, visit the website at parkandmarket.ucsd.edu. For information about Mark Christopher Lawrence, visit his website at MarkChristopherLawrence.com.


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