Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari to lead Oddball Comedy tour

Jul 7, 2015, 4:00 AM

KTAR.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari will be the headliners this year when the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival hits the road looking for laughs.

The tour presented by Funny or Die and Live Nation will stop at 18 cities, kicking off on Aug. 28 at Kansas City’s Starlight Theatre. It makes stops in Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, California and Texas.

The other comedians will be Anthony Jeselnik, Ashley Barnhill, Bridget Everett, Dave Attell, Jeff Ross, Jim Norton, John Mulaney, Nick Kroll, Nick Thune, Nikki Glaser, Rachel Feinstein, Rory Scovel, Sebastian, Tim Minchin, “Silicon Valley” star T.J. Miller, Todd Barry and “Saturday Night Live” performers Michael Che and Jay Pharoah.

Tickets for the general public go on sale beginning Friday.

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Online: http://www.oddballfest.com

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