EVENT CANCELLED
Comedy Connection Rhode Island
Jay Pharoah
Thu, 18 Aug, 8:00 PM EDT
Doors open
6:30 PM EDT
Comedy Connection
39 Warren Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914
EVENT CANCELLED
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This show is general admission! First come seating the night of the show!
Born on October 14, 1987 as Jared Farrow, comedian Jay Pharoah was raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. This impressionist got his start by performing stand-up comedy at the age of 15. He made his rounds in community theatres and comedy clubs found in his hometown, even touring with Charlie Murphy once in the past. After practicing and perfecting his routines, he hit it big and was asked to join the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2010. He became a featured player for the show's 36th season. At 23 years old, he was noted as the youngest member upon his arrival. On his series debut in September, he greeted audiences as Will Smith for the Weekend Update segment. On Saturday Night Live, some of the impersonations he became known for include Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Kanye West, Nick Cannon, and Chris Tucker. Before, he also did impressions of Barack Obama and musicians Jay-Z and 50 Cent.
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Jay Pharoah
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This year Jay Pharoah returned to Studio 8H for his fourth season.�Pharoah is most known for his wide array of uncanny celebrity impressions including President Barack Obama Will Smith Denzel Washington Stephen A. Smith and Kanye West as well as for his recurring character of school principal Daniel Frye.
Pharoah developed his comedy skills at a young age training in local comedy clubs. He went on to tour in the UK the US and Montreal.
Pharoah will next star alongside Kevin Hart and Ice Cube in �Ride Along;� with Bryan Cranston and Anna Kendrick in �Get a Job � �Finally Famous� with Chris Rock and �Intramural.��His past feature film credits include �Lola Versus.��Pharoah's Kanye West parody �I Am A Dog � was featured on Above Average and became an instant viral video reaching over a million views within the first week.�Pharoah and Kerry Washington teamed up to parody �What Does The Fox Say.� Their version �What Does My Girl Say� reached four million views in one week.
Originally from Virginia Pharoah currently resides in New York City. His birthday is October 14.�