UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Center for the Performing Arts Student Advisory Council will present its Campus Comedy Night with “Marcello Hernández Live.” The second annual comedy event, featuring the “Saturday Night Live” actor, will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Derby: A Women’s Comedy Troupe will open the performance.

Tickets go on sale:

• 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, to center members with a valid Penn State ID or psu.edu email address
• 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, to Penn State students, staff and faculty with a valid Penn State ID or psu.edu email address

Tickets will be available to purchase online or in person, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Eisenhower Auditorium. Visit Campus Comedy Night online for more information.

Hernández is a Cuban-Dominican standup comedian, writer and actor who can be seen as a featured player on the 48th season of “Saturday Night Live.” He started performing standup when he was 18 and has toured all over the country. He has opened for headlining comedians such as Jo Koy, Dave Chappelle, Tim Dillon, Colin Jost and Gilbert Gottfried. He has had more than 10 appearances on Telemundo’s “Acceso Total” and NBC’s “6 in the Mix.” He was selected as a Just for Laughs Comedy Festival New Face of Comedy in 2022. 

Derby is a Penn State student club for women and nonbinary people founded as a creative space for people not traditionally represented in comedy to write, perform and make people laugh.

Not a member?

Not only do members get first dibs at tickets to see “Marcello Hernández Live,” member support makes possible a variety of programs that bridge artists and audiences. Memberships are free at the “Student” level and rise to “Producer Circle.” Visit membership online for more information about levels and benefits.

Supporting the Center for the Performing Arts’ legacy is easy. Become a member, or renew your existing membership, online or by calling Lindsey Landfried, associate director of arts advancement, at 814-863-1167 or via email at [email protected].

Student Advisory Council

Campus Comedy Night was created in 2023 with the help of the Center for the Performing Arts Student Advisory Council and arts engagement assistants. The council, in its third year, features Penn State students from organizations and colleges throughout the University Park campus that represent various topic areas, including the performing arts, minority identities, STEM and student government. The council’s goal is to help identify areas where students feel the center can offer programming with students in mind, whether in terms of the type of performance or identities represented in them. Thanks to feedback provided from the council, the comedy event aims to highlight diverse voices from a new generation of performers. Learn more about the Student Advisory Council.

Acknowledgements

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