Lady Antebellum Featured in Just For Laughs TBS Special

Lady Antebellum has recently joined the list of entertainers in the lineup for the second-annual edition of TBS Presents A “Very Funny” Festival: Just for Laughs. The festival will take place in Chicago June 14 to June 19, with three specials taped at the festival and a different one screened there before its on-air premiere.

 

Lady A is also scheduled to perform on Ellen DeGeneres' Ellen’s Somewhat Special Special, her fourth variety special for TBS.  The show is also slated to feature performances by sAustralian magician James Galea, who combines illusions and comedy; the six-person team The Catwalk Acrobats, making their U.S. television debut; gymnast, acrobat and vertical-pole performer Dominic Lacasse, also known as The Flag Man; and the Japanese group Kabuki Expert, appearing in the U.S. for the first time to perform the viral-video sensation Matrix Ping Pong.

 

Ellen’s Somewhat Special Special will also include standup comedy and an audience Q&A session with Ellen. DJ Nick Cannon will provide the beats for the production, which is scheduled to tape at the Chicago Theatre Wednesday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. (CT).  The one-hour special will premiere Sunday, June 27, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS.

 

Tickets for all Festival performances are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000. Tickets for Festival events will also be available at respective venue box offices.  A complete schedule of announced performances and other Festival information are available at http://www.justforlaughschicago.com.