Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Stephen Colbert & Amy Schumer Among Performers Set For New York’s Night of Too Many Stars Comedy Event

Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer, Jon Stewart, Rachel Bloom and Stephen Colbert are among the performers set for Next For Autism’s annual Night of Too Many Stars comedy event in New York City in December.

The comedy concert and live auction are scheduled for Monday, December 11, at the Beacon Theatre on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

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Next For Autism, the leading nonprofit dedicated to building national programs that enhance the lives of autistic adults, announced the line-up today. In addition to the names above, performers will include Ron Funches, Saturday Night Live‘s James Austin Johnson and the cast of the upcoming Broadway show How to Dance in Ohio. Other performers will be announced soon.

Night of Too Many Stars was created by longtime SNL and Conan O’Brien writer/producer Robert Smigel and his wife Michelle Smigel, who struggled to find effective education for their own autistic son, Daniel. The Smigels’ “extended comedy family” has been supporting this event over the past 20 years and has raised over 30 million dollars to support programs that enhance the lives of autistic individuals, specifically in the areas of education, home, work, social, health and well-being.

Past event performers include Steve Carell, George Clooney, Billy Crystal, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, John Oliver, Katy Perry, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph, Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman, and Ben Stiller.

Tickets start at $134.55 and will be available to the general public on Friday, October 27. Tickets can be purchased at via Ticketmaster.com, and will also be available in person beginning on Saturday, October 28 at the Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre box offices.

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