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Gianmarco Soresi


The Comedy Arena

“Humorous & heartfelt” - Theatre is Easy

“Poignant, witty, all around fascinating and funny” - Broadway World

“Comedic Gold!” - Stage Buddy 

As Seen On: Comedy Central, Netflix and AmazonABC, CBS, TBS and TruTV ​PBS' Stories from the StageFeaturing:Lawrence RosalesVien PhommachanhGianmarco Soresi is a NYC stand-up comedian, actor and writer, but the first line of his obituary will probably say: “Guy from all those General Electric commercials.”  His stand-up has been featured on Netflix's Bonding, PBS's Stories from the Stage, Real Housewives of New York (really), and he was the winner of Amazon's Comics Watching Comics Season 8. His first comedy special "Shelf Life", directed by Emmy award winner Andy Buck, is now available on Amazon Prime and was cited by NPR as a 2020 Comedy Special Recommendation. He also has a dedicated following on TikTok, where he has accumulated 106,000 followers and nearly 8 million likes.As an actor, Gianmarco has appeared opposite Jennifer Lopez in the movie Hustlers, Billy Crystal in Here Today, TBS's The Last OG with Tracy Morgan, CBS's Blue Bloods, ABC's Deception, Comedy Central, TruTV, MTV and more. He is also the former spokesman for General Electric and Baby Bottle Pop, two equally important companies.Gianmarco's sketches, web series, tweets, and stand-up have garnered attention from Esquire, The Atlantic, The AV Club, Buzzfeed, ABC News, The Huffington Post, The Daily Dot, Perez Hilton, Laughspin, Splitsider, Tubefilter, Fast Company, and more. After creating his own sketch series, Matza Pizza, with all the General Electric money he made, Funny or Die produced one of his pieces as a FOD Original. This is a SPECIAL EVENT. No Discounts or Free Passes will be accepted. 

THE COMEDY ARENA'S Main Stage is located on the second floor, on the northwest corner of Hwy 5 and Virginia St.  The main entrance is on the first floor, on Virginia St. There is an elevator at the rear of the building as well as a staircase both inside and outside of the building. 

ENTERING & SEATINGThe House typically opens 30 minutes before showtime. Seats are only guaranteed until showtime. Ticket price is more expensive at the door (if any remain). All seating is based on the size of the party and when guests arrive at the show. We have cabaret-style seating, so small tables with chairs around them. Most of our tables seat 4 people. If your group is smaller you may be sitting with another group, if it is larger you will have multiple tables next to each other. To ensure a whole table to your group, you need to buy 4 tickets. 

ALL SALES ARE FINALNo refunds or exchanges are offered after the show. Please make sure you purchase tickets for the correct date and time. You may be able to have your tickets moved to a future event if you notify the box office 24 hours before the start of the show to which you have tickets.There is a 2 Item (Food or Beverage) Minimum Per Person. This means each person must purchase 2 items off the menu. This can be an alcoholic, or non-alcoholic drink, or any of our food items. Once Seated; Food and Beverage service ends approx. 45 minutes into the show.

Happens on the following Dates:

Oct 28, 2022, 8:30pm to 9:30pm and 10:30pm to 11:30pm

Oct 29, 2022, 8:30pm to 9:30pm and 10:30pm to 11:30pm

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Price
  • $25


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305 E Virginia St · McKinney, TX 75069


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