97.9 WJLB PRESENTS “LIVE, LIT, LAUGHTER COMEDY JAM” STARRING COREY HOLCOMB, MICHAEL BLACKSON, LIL DUVAL, KOUNTRY WAYNE, CHICO BEAN AND HOSTED BY RED GRANT AT THE FOX THEATRE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

(DETROIT – May 15, 2018) – 97.9 WJLB presents “Live, Lit, Laughter Comedy Jam” starring Corey Holcomb, Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, Kountry Wayne, Chico Bean and hosted by Red Grant at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, September 22 at 7 p.m.

Tickets ($63, $93, $103 and $129) go on sale Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at 313Presents.com, Little Caesars Arena XFINITY box office and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. Lineup subject to change.

Going from hanging in the hood to performing comedy on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has been a long and fulfilling journey for Corey Holcomb. His comedy set is both an auditory and visual experience. His facial gestures alone can make an audience burst with laughter. Holcomb’s comedy genius transcends class and racial divides and his humor will tickle your funny bone.

Michael Blackson has been called one of the most original stand-up comics in the country, and his performances leave audiences laughing in tears. Blackson, aka, “The African King of Comedy,” has been entertaining audiences all across the country and around the globe for more than a decade. Inspired by the stand-up comedy of Eddie Murphy, Blackson began to develop his comedic talent in 1992 in the unkind comedy clubs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Lil Duval was a finalist on BET’s comedy competition series Coming to the Stage in 2005. Duval was a series regular on the MTV2 shows Guy Code and Hip Hop Squares. He also hosted the video show, Ain’t That America, on MTV2 from 2013 to 2014.

Early on, King Kountry Wayne had visions of being a huge success in the music industry. Following that dream he placed his life savings behind a music venture. However, that did not yield him the success he had hoped for. During a time of soul searching he realized he was blessed with the gift to make people laugh and it blossomed from there.

Although Anthony “Chico” Bean has only been doing stand-up for six years, he has compiled the experience of a well-seasoned comedian. Through his budding success as an opener for Chris Wiles, Chico became a founding member of the NC Comics All-Stars as well as NC’s Freestyle Funny Comedy Show. He has performed all over the country at comedy clubs, colleges and universities.