Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee Team Up For Montclair Film Fest Event

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Daily show alums Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee will team up for a fundraising event to benefit the Montclair Film Festival (MFF) on Saturday, Dec. 2 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

According to the MFF, the event will include “a hilarious, on-stage exchange on everything from their comic influences to politics, entertainment, and beyond.”

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Tickets for the event begin at $89.50 and will go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. to Montclair Film members. American Express members will receive pre-sale access on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m., with public ticket sales beginning on Friday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. Public tickets will be available by telephone at 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-466-5722), at the NJPAC Box Office at One Center Street in downtown Newark, and online at www.njpac.org and ticketmaster.com.

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All proceeds from the evening will benefit Montclair Film, a nonprofit arts organization that hosts the annual Montclair Film Festival.

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Colbert – who has a history of supporting the festival and Montclair arts scene – has previously hosted MFF fundraising events with J.J. Abrams, John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon.

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