“Are you from the Midwest?” It was something about the way I pronounced “Sebastian” that stand up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco picked up on my roots immediately. In fact, Maniscalco and I are both from the Northwestern suburbs of Chicago, each with a large, extended Italian family and an eye and ear for other expats of the region. Maniscalco’s com...
READ MOREA current great actor is filming with his former food schlepper. We’re talking Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco. Italian American funnyman Maniscalco wrote the movie “About My Father.” Before he was a writer he was a waiter. Maniscalco: “2005, I waited tables at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills and met De Niro there. Then I worked wit...
READ MOREAttention, Sebastian Maniscalco fans! The comedian is coming to Manhattan, Newark, and Brooklyn in March for his “Nobody Does This” tour. Tickets are on sale now for the following shows: - March 21, 2022 at 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, N.Y., N.Y. : Buy tickets here. - March 23, 2022 at 7 p.m. at Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.: Buy tickets here...
READ MOREThe child of two immigrants from Sicily, Sebastian Maniscalco is climbing the ranks to become one of America’s favorite comedians. The comedy legend had his humble beginnings sharing jokes at the dinner table. Now, he has four Netflix comedy specials and is selling out shows in Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall with his “Nobody Does T...
READ MORESebastian Maniscalco visits "The Talk" and opens up his upcoming film "About My Father." "[It's] basically a love story between a father and a son, it's a comedy, I co-wrote it, loosely based on my life. Robert DeNiro plays my father." Natalie Morales asks, "What is that like when DeNiro is your father?" Maniscalco says, "So, DeNiro, the actor he i...
READ MOREAttention, Sebastian Maniscalco fans! The comedian will be taking the stage at four venues in the tri-state area: the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Madison Square Garden, the UBS Arena in Elmont, L.I., and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for his “Nobody Does This” tour. On Sunday, Dec. 26 at 7 p.m., Maniscalco will perform at the Prudential Ce...
READ MOREActor and stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco has revealed he will be voicing “Spike” in Super Mario Bros: The Movie; possibly Foreman Spike. Announced in January 2018, details on the movie’s plot and cast have been all but non-existent. One character and cast member has leaked; Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew. He will be voiced by Maniscalco (...
READ MORESuperstar standup comedian Sebastian Maniscalco couldn’t perform onstage during the pandemic — so he used that time to create his new comedy cooking series, “Well Done with Sebastian Maniscalco.” “I was looking to get into the cooking space for the last five-to-seven years. I have a passion for the culinary arts and was like, ‘What could we do?,” M...
READ MORE"What is wrong with you people?" That will be among the questions comedian Sebastian Maniscalco asks when he comes to The Borgata Events Center for 14 shows starting July 23 with rescheduled shows as well as two new ones added July 25. Maniscalco, who began his career in 1998 performing at open mic nights, has since performed five hysterical comedy...
READ MOREIt’s 6:25 p.m., and Sebastian Maniscalco has an 8:45 set at the Comedy Store scheduled. He did the same thing the night before. As America returns to life closer to pre-pandemic shutdown, the comic, who sold out Madison Square Garden for four shows over two nights, is gearing up for what he loves: giving his singular take on the odd ways people liv...
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