Comedians Sebastian Maniscalco, Craig Ferguson headed to Chicago

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November will be full of laughs for stand-up comedy fans in Chicago as two acclaimed comedians bring their very different stand-up styles to the Chicago Theatre.

Craig Ferguson speaks onstage during the Television Critics Association Press Tour on January 6, 2016, in Pasadena, California.  (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images

Craig Ferguson speaks onstage during the Television Critics Association Press Tour on January 6, 2016, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images

Tickets, $35-$75, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at ticketmaster.com for veteran comedian and television TV host (“Celebrity Name Game,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”) Craig Ferguson for his Nov. 6 show at the Chicago Theatre. TV sitcom fans will also remember Ferguson for his riotous six-year turn as Mr. Wick on “The Drew Carey Show.” In 2015, his stand-up comedy special “Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest” was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album.

Show time is 7 p.m. A special pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. Sept. 8.

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 9 for comedian Sebastian Maniscalco’s upcoming gigs at the Chicato Theatre Nov. 25-26.

UPDATED Sept. 16, 2016: Tickets for a fifth show, Nov. 27, go on sale Sept. 16.

The Chicago native’s most recent gigs include a comedy special for Showtime (which will air this fall), and feature film work including a voiceover role in the animate feature “Nut Job 2” and the 2017 comedy “The House” (starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler).

Tickets, $63.25-$253.50, will be available at the theater box office, 175 N. State, or online at ticketmaster.com. Show time both nights is 7 p.m.

A special pre-sale begins Sept. 7.

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