Variety Returns to SXSW With Power of Comedy Event Featuring Samantha Bee, John Leguizamo, Nick Kroll, Lilly Singh and More
variety.comWhitney Cinkala Variety’s annual Power of Comedy event will return to SXSW on March 8 at ACL Live, celebrating honorees Samantha Bee, John Leguizamo, Nick Kroll, Lilly Singh, Andrew Rannells, Hannah Einbinder, Pamela Adlon, Jaboukie Young-White, Robbie Praw and Cazzie David.
Variety Power of Comedy is part of the official SXSW Comedy lineup. At the event, Bee will receive the Comedy Innovator Award, presented by Brooke Shields, recognizing her accomplishments as a comedian, writer, author and trailblazing late-night TV host and producer.
Praw will receive the Comedy Champion Award for his work as VP of Standup & Comedy Formats at Netflix. In that role, he has been instrumental in helping to nurture a new generation of comedians as well as shepherding successful standup events from A-list comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Ellen DeGeneres, Wanda Sykes, Bill Burr, Gabriel Iglesias and many more.
Kroll and Rannells will receive the Comedy Duo Award in recognition of their work on“I Don’t Understand You,” which premieres at SXSW.
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