International Comedic Genius Steve Byrne Invades Comix at Foxwoods For Three Nights Starting October 23

Steve Byrne has risen through the ranks of the comedy world to become one of the industry’s most innovative and sought-after performers. He has evolved throughout his early years into an extremely versatile entertainer that continues to deliver on a day-to-day basis. Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA, Byrne was born to a Korean mother and an Irish father. His unique background has given him the base comedic material for his first television show, “Sullivan & Son,” a half hour comedy, which just wrapped up its third season on TBS.

Byrne burst onto the stand-up scene in 2006, after winning TBS’s cutthroat competition, the “Standup or Sitdown Comedy Challenge.” Winning the competition hurled him into a brilliant television and film career. As his popularity began to expand, Byrne was featured in his very own half-hour “Comedy Central Presents,” which was soon voted as one of the best specials of all time in the Comedy Central Standup Showdown. His hilarious standup routines have been seen on TBS’s “Conan,” ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” CBS’s “The Late Late Show,” BET’s “Comic View” and NBC’s The Tonight Show (10x).

In 2008, Byrne’s first one-hour special, “Steve Byrne’s Happy Hour,” premiered on Comedy Central and further cemented his star status. Packing an impressively wide range of appeal, Byrne’s comedy soon landed him on the “The History of the Joke” on the History Channel and Discovery Channel’s, “The Science of Laughter.” He has since appeared on some of TV’s hottest shows including ABC’s “The Middle,” “Chappelle’s Show,” “The Howard Stern Show,” “The Very Funny Show” and was a series regular on NBC’s “The Real Wedding Crashers.”

As of recent, Byrne released his third one-hour standup comedy special, “Champion,” on Netflix back in May of 2014. Byrne is also just wrapping up his “Steve Byrne & the Cast of Sullivan & Son Comedy Tour,” which featured his sitcom cast mates: Owen Benjamin and Roy Wood Jr. The tour kicked off at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City in June of 2014 and ended back in at the end of the summer.

A true international comedian, Byrne has performed to sold-out crowds around the world. He has been a featured comic at the “Just for Laughs Festival” (in Montreal, Toronto and Chicago), HBO’s “US Comedy Arts Festival” in Las Vegas and the “CanWest Comedy Fest” in Vancouver. He’s also been a member of several national comedy tours including “The Jameson Comedy Tour,” “Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Tour,” “The Kims of Comedy,” “The Camel Cigarettes Sin City Tour,” and his own national “Myspace Comedy tour.”

Byrne also had the honor of opening for esteemed musical acts such as Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Modest Mouse, Puddle of Mudd, Spoon, Rev. Horton Heat and many more. As a big supporter of the US troops, Steve also headlined several USO tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan and Guam.

Tickets are currently available for presale through Comix and Ticketmaster. Regular sale tickets can be purchased in advance for $25 - $60. This show is for mature audiences only.

Tickets are available online at www.comixatfoxwoods.com; by calling the Foxwoods Box Office at 800-200-2882; or in person at the Comix, Fox Theater or Grand Theater Box Offices. Please contact the Comix Comedy Club at 860-312-5050 for additional information or with questions regarding group sales or private parties.

About Comix:

COMIX At Foxwoods Comedy Club & Bru Bar is located just a short drive from Hartford, Providence, New Haven, Boston, or Worcester – in the center of Foxwoods Resort Casino at 350 Trolley Line Boulevard in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Featuring national club headliners, cutting-edge alternative comedy, musical variety acts, and superb local talent, COMIX also presents top-ranked national comedians in the MGM Grand and Fox Theaters. In addition, COMIX offers open mic nights and happy hour – every Wednesday through Sunday from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., with two full-service bars and a diverse menu featuring everything from boneless wings to steak & cheese spring rolls. COMIX is also the perfect spot for private parties, special events, and viewing sporting events on the COMIX BIG SCREEN. COMIX is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 5 p.m. – 1 a.m. during the week, and 5 p.m. – 2 a.m. on weekends. Call 860-312-5050 or visit www.comixatfoxwoods.com for more information.