Anything worth having demands hard work and sacrifice. Just ask New York City's newest superstar-in-the-making, Wellie Jackson. Being a stand-up comedian might have been the last thing on his mind growing up, but the former college basketball standout turned to comedy after a season-ending injury. Wellie found comedy while attending college, encouraged by friends and family, he turned to a friend who was an established National Comedian, who helped him get his 1st show on the New York Comedy circuit. After his 1st show, he was booked for another show at another New York City comedy club, which is where he learned his style of telling his life story through comedy is what makes him unique.
After making appearances on The Wendy Williams Show, MTV’s “Totally Clueless”, Sirius XM Radio, and various other media outlets, with only being in comedy for a short time, Wellie is recognized as one of the brightest up-and-coming stars in the comedy world. He has traveled the country with both Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish.
Wellie who has toured with Tracy Morgan since 2011 was apart of Tracy's come back tour entitled "Picking up the Pieces" doing over 65 dates throughout the United States and Canada which included New York's prestigious Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Chicago's Civic opera house, and The Novo Theater in Los Angeles with the 30 Rock star. He also wrote for Tracy’s comedy special “Staying Alive,” currently on Netflix, as well as the TBS comedy series “The Last O.G.,” which is currently the highest-rated comedy series on the network. In 2017, Jackson also did Dates on Tiffany Haddish's " She Ready Tour" as well, not to mention he also headlined The Apollo in May of 2018. Wellie can be seen co-starring on Orange is the New Black on the hit show's final Season, currently streaming on Netflix. Wellie can also be seen on Tina Fey’s new show on “Girls5eva,” now streaming on Peacock TV. Wellie can also be heard nationally as a part of “The Deja Vu show,” which is syndicated throughout the country in most markets airs after the Steve Harvey Morning show. He has also recently made an appearance on Amazon Prime Video's New sports show “Gamebreakers”. Wellie was recently named a Headliner for the 2024 New York Comedy Festival, which is one of the most prestigious in the country. Wellie will be starring in a new movie, “Damn Knicks,” which will premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival.
Show Dates: October 16th
Doors Open: 6pm
Show Begins: 7pm
October 17th
First Show:
Doors Open 6:00pm
Show Begins:7:00pm
Second Show
Doors Open: 8:30pm
Show Begins: 9:00pm
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