truTV’s “Impractical Jokers” Tour Featuring The Tenderloins Coming to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, April 26, 2014
Durham, NC (PRWEB) January 30, 2014 -- The cast of truTV’s “Impractical Jokers”, also known as the comedy troupe The Tenderloins, is going on tour with a stop at DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Come see the Impractical Jokers live on stage in this interactive comedy show with improv, never-before-seen videos, and more.
Tickets go on sale Monday, February 3 at noon:
• Online at DPACnc.com
• DPAC Ticket Center: 919.680.2787, 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC
• Ticketmaster.com / Ticketmaster Charge by phone at 800.745.3000
Friends of DPAC members may place their orders on January 30. Joining Friends of DPAC is free, and you can register at http://www.dpacnc.com/fod.
The Tenderloins are the creators, executive producers, writers and stars of truTV’s hit show “Impractical Jokers” now in its 3rd season. They are currently touring nationwide with “truTV Presents The Impractical Jokers Tour Featuring The Tenderloins”, a mix of stand-up, never-before-seen hidden camera videos, stories and insight into the making of “Impractical Jokers”. Season 3 of “Impractical Jokers” began on January 2, 2014, with 31 brand new episodes. In addition, the guys are starring in a new series for truTV, titled “Jokers After Party”. The comedy variety show premieres in the Fall of 2014.
Natives of Staten Island, New York – Sal Vulcano, Joe Gatto, James Murray and Brian Quinn met while attending high school, and later formed The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe in 1999.
After years of performing live improv and sketch comedy shows in theatres, clubs and festivals across the country, The Tenderloins crossed over to the web, garnering millions of views for their Internet sketches. At the height of MySpace’s popularity, The Tenderloins were ranked #1 out of over 120,000 comedian accounts.
They went on to win the $100,000 grand prize of NBC’s “It’s Your Show”, a sketch comedy competition show, hosted by Carson Daly. A single-camera, scripted sitcom pilot with Spike TV followed, based on the guys’ real lives. They have also had pilots with A&E, TBS, CMT and VH1, as well as their own independently produced sitcom pilot, which was an official New York Television Festival selection.
In April 2012 they also started The Tenderloins’ Podcast which is released bi-weekly and can be found on iTunes or via their website http://www.TheTenderloins.com.
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About DPAC
Since its opening in 2008, DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, has become the center for live entertainment in the Triangle. Recognized for its contemporary design, DPAC features 2,700 seats, intimate sightlines and state-of-the art sound and video. Listed four times in the top 10 in Pollstar magazine’s annual worldwide theater attendance rankings, DPAC is currently the #4 ranked theater in the U.S.
What is up next at DPAC? Alternative rock’s hottest ticket PIXIES (January 31), an evening of mind-blowing music with GOV’T MULE (February 8), and back by popular demand “The Edible Inevitable Tour” with ALTON BROWN (February 27).
For more information, please go to http://www.DPACnc.com.
Rachel Gragg, DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, http://www.dpacnc.com, +1 (919) 281-0476, [email protected]
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