LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Comedian and actor
Tracy Morgan
will embark on a highly anticipated tour, “Excuse My French,” visiting 22 cities beginning May 2 . Tickets go on sale February 22, 2013 at Ticketmaster.com.
Best known for his work on NBC ‘s “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live,”
Tracy Morgan
was first introduced to television audiences in his role as “Hustleman” on the hit comedy series “Martin.” He went on to join SNL in 1996, where he appeared for seven seasons and created such memorable characters as “Astronaut Jones” and ”
Brian Fellows
.” After leaving SNL, Morgan went on to star in his own comedy series, “The Tracy Morgan Show,” and voice “Spoonie Luv” on Comedy Central ‘s “Crank Yankers.”
Having starring on NBC ‘s Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning “30 Rock,” Morgan appeared opposite
Tina Fey
and
Alec Baldwin
as ”
Tracy Jordan
,” the unpredictable star of Lemon’s (Fey) hit variety show, “TGS with
Tracy Jordan
.” In 2009, Morgan received his first Emmy nomination for this role in the Supporting Actor category; in the past five years he has also been nominated for the Supporting Actor NAACP Image Award.
| EXCUSE MY FRENCH TOUR DATES | ||
| DATES | CITY | VENUE |
| Thursday, May 02, 2013 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theater |
| Friday, May 03, 2013 | St. Louis, MO | The Pageant |
| Saturday, May 04, 2013 | Minneapolis, MN | Pantages Theatre |
| Sunday, May 05, 2013 | Milwaukee, IL | Pabst Theater |
| Thursday, May 09, 2013 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues |
| Friday, May 10, 2013 | Indianapolis | Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre |
| Saturday, May 11, 2013 | Cincinnati | Bogart’s |
| Thursday, May 30, 2013 | Houston, TX | House of Blues |
| Friday, May 31, 2013 | San Antonio, TX | Empire Theatre |
| Saturday, June 01, 2013 | Austin, TX | Paramount Theatre |
| Sunday, June 02, 2013 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| Thursday, June 06, 2013 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle |
| Friday, June 07, 2013 | Pittsburgh, PA | Carnegie Music Hall |
| Saturday, June 08, 2013 | Cleveland, OH | Ohio Theatre |
| Sunday, June 09, 2013 | Columbus, OH | Capitol Theatre |
| Thursday, June 13, 2013 | Portland, OR | Newmark Theatre |
| Friday, June 14, 2013 | Seattle, WA | Neptune |
| Saturday, June 15, 2013 | Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre |
| Sunday, June 16, 2013 | San Francisco, CA | Palace Of Fine Arts |
| Friday, June 28, 2013 | Albany, NY | The Egg |
| Saturday, June 29, 2013 | Washington, DC | Warner Theatre |
| Sunday, June 30, 2013 | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore Charlotte |
All dates are subject to change. For more information visit: livenation.com or tweet @RealTracyMorgan
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