Hannibal Buress Coming to URI's Ryan Center

KINGSTON, RI—The University of Rhode Island Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) and Spectra by Comcast Spectacor are pleased to announce that Hannibal Buress will bring his national standup comedy tour, The Hannibal Montanabal Experience, to the Ryan Center on Thursday, November 3 at 8:00 pm. The Hannibal Montanabal Experience follows Hannibal’s highly rated third hour standup special, Comedy Camisado, as well as standout roles in numerous fan favorite film, and television comedies. Tickets are set to go on sale for the general public on Friday, August 5 at 10 AM.

Hannibal Buress is a wildly popular Emmy and WGA Award nominated comedian, writer and actor who is a favorite of fans and critics on big and small screens alike. With appearances in a variety of hit TV shows and feature films under his belt, three enthusiastically well received hour standup specials, and The New York Times lauding him as one of the most “supremely gifted and respected comics around,” Hannibal is emerging as a comedy superstar. He is a cast member on the popular Comedy Central series “Broad City,” which just aired its third season, and he is the cohost of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show,” which will return for its fourth season in August 2016. His comedy documentary feature Hannibal Takes Edinburgh is currently streaming on Netflix, and he will appear on the big screen in the upcoming film version of “Baywatch” and the greatly anticipated feature “Spiderman: Homecoming”. He was recently seen in the blockbuster comedy features “Neighbors” and “Neighbors 2” starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, as well as the film “Daddy’s Home” alongside Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. He was also featured in “The Nice Guys” alongside Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling and the indie film “Band of Robbers”. On the animation side, Hannibal lent his voice to the films “The Secret Life of Pets” and “Angry Birds”. He also codirected and appeared in hip hop artist Chance The Rapper’s video “NaNa”.

Hannibal’s highly rated second hour standup special “Hannibal Buress Live from Chicago” premiered on Comedy Central in March 2014, with GQ declaring “He makes us ugly laugh. Hard.” His first hour special, “Animal Furnace,” premiered on the network in May 2012, and he has been featured on several beloved TV comedies including Fox’s “Bob’s Burgers” and Adult Swim’s “China, IL”. He has written for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” as well as “30 Rock”, where he also appeared on camera as a charismatic homeless man. He is a regular on the late night TV circuit, with appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”, “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, “Conan”, and “The Late Late Show with James Corden”.

Tickets to see Hannibal Buress at the Ryan Center are $34 for the General Public, $25 for URI Faculty/Staff and $20 for URI Students with a student ID. Tickets are available Friday, August 5 online at www.theryancenter.com, charge by phone at 1.855.387.4849, or at the Ryan Center Box Office.

This post is from a press release.