It’s the latest step in Jonasi’s career, which in 2022 brought him to Pittsburgh for a residency at the Steel City Arts Foundation. He’s since become a fixture on the local stand-up scene, even hosting his own monthly showcase at Arcade Comedy Theater.

Arcade Comedy Theater, Pittsburgh’s home for live comedy, is thrilled to announce the launch of its fall season with the premiere of the House Team Hot Spot on Friday, September 6th.

Asher O’Briant is tired of being made the villain. In fact, the comedian wants to scream the wonders of gender euphoria from the rooftops — a desire he’s bringing to fruition in his new musical stand-up comedy special, “One-Man, No-Woman, Show.”

Don’t be fooled by the title — the hour-long special welcomes all genders and tackles “untraditional upbringings and uncomfortable bathroom experiences,” says O’Briant. Among a month full of Pride commitments, O’Briant will perform “One-Man, No-Woman, Show” at Arcade Comedy Theater on Friday and at Brillobox on June 23.

Hemmings will appear at Arcade Comedy Theater on Thu., March 14 to act out the over-the-top antics of his persona, Dick Ripper, a Vegas used car salesman defined by a cheetah-print cowboy hat and aviator sunglasses. A synopsis describes the one-act show as a “lysergic modern Western” that “takes the audience on an unhinged and wild ride through the Las Vegas streets, into a prison break, and off to a late-night rendezvous with hubris.”

For a decade now, Arcade Comedy Theater has brought laughter and connected artists and audience members in the Cultural District. We were joined by Nia Johnson and Liz Labacz to talk about what to expect at the celebration.

10 years later and Arcade, now located at 943 Liberty Ave., will celebrate this milestone anniversary with nine shows embracing the theater’s signature focus on variety, with improv, stand-up, family-friendly comedy, and more.

Arcade Comedy has done different iterations of “Sketchville” since it opened in 2013, though this one has the distinction of being the first since the COVID-19 pandemic officially began in March 2020. The comedy-theater hybrid is being directed by Parag S. Gohel, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s director of education and engagement.