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COMEDIAN AND ACTRESS
EGO NWODIM
COMPLETES THE LINEUP OF LCT3 x SEAVIEW’S
“THE COMEDY SERIES”
AT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER’S
CLAIRE TOW THEATER
THIS FALL

New York, NY (October 14, 2025) – Lincoln Center Theater and Seaview announced today that comedian and actress Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”) will join the lineup for The Comedy Series at LCT’s Claire Tow Theater this fall, completing the series of comedians.

Ego Nwodim’s comedy show, directed by Zhailon Levingston, will play at The Claire Tow Theater beginning Wednesday, November 19 through Sunday, November 23. This marks Nwodim’s first time performing Off-Broadway.

The LincTix pre-sale for Ego Nwodim’s show will begin on Wednesday, October 15, with general on-sale on Monday, October 20. For more information on the LincTix pre-sale, which provides discounts to shows at LCT for individuals aged 18-35, please visit https://www.lct.org/linctix/policies/.

For tickets and more information, please visit www.lct.org.

As previously announced, Emmy^®-winning comedian, actor, and one of the most global voices in stand-up comedy, Vir Das, will kick off the series with his comedy show Vir Das: “Hey Stranger,” directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel beginning Wednesday, October 29 through Sunday, November 9. Jerrod Carmichael Live on Stage at Lincoln Center Theater will play beginning Wednesday, November 12 through Sunday, November 16, and Sam Jay: “We The People” will play from Wednesday, December 3 through Sunday, December 14.

LCT3 x Seaview’s The Comedy Series will serve as a creative vehicle for the comedians to develop new material and theatrical pieces. Justin Townsend will serve as the Production Designer for the entire series.

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Step into an evening where stand-up meets storytelling. A line-up of today’s most dynamic comedic voices will take the stage in a new collaboration between LCT3 and Seaview—not just to make you laugh, but to draw you into something deeper. This is comedy in motion: personal, and alive with discovery. Each night is a chance for these artists to test boundaries, shape new material, and explore the space between humor and truth. No two performances will be the same—because the creative process isn’t a straight line, and neither is this show. It’s comedy that’s evolving before your eyes. Join us for a bold new series where stand-up grows up—and out.

Support for LCT3 is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, and members of the LCT3 Council. Endowment support for LCT3 is provided by Daryl Roth, James-Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach, and The Judith Champion Playwrights’ Vision Fund and Mel Litoff. LCT season support is generously provided by Daryl Roth, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and American Airlines.

BIOGRAPHIES

Actress, producer, and host Ego Nwodim was recently recognized by Variety as part of their New York Women’s Impact Report for her trailblazing work across multiple entertainment platforms.

During her seven-year tenure on “Saturday Night Live,” Ego created several viral moments including the iconic “Miss Eggy” and “Lisa from Temecula,” establishing herself as a groundbreaking voice in comedy and earning NAACP nominations in both 2024 and 2025 for her work on the show.

She most recently wrapped production on Matt Spicer’s Little Brother, the upcoming Netflix comedy alongside John Cena and Eric Andre.

Ego also hosts her own podcast “THANKS, DAD,” where she invites guests to be her “Dad for the Day” for funny, heartfelt conversations about parenting and family experiences. The show has featured A-list guests including Andy Cohen, Randall Park, Kyle Mooney, and Bill Burr, with season two currently in production.

Recent television work includes Season 2 of Peacock’s “Poker Face” alongside Natasha Lyonne and John Mulaney; HBO’s “It’s Florida, Man” with Anna Faris and Sam Richardson; Apple TV+’s anthology series “Roar;” and HBO Max’s “Miracle Workers.” Additional credits include Hulu’s “Shrill,” “The Real Bros Of Simi Valley,” and IFC’s “Brockmire.”

Her film work spans Netflix’s romantic comedy Players with Gina Rodriguez; Spin Me Round opposite Allison Brie and Aubrey Plaza; Sony’s Lyle Lyle Crocodile with Javier Bardem; TriStar Pictures’ The Broken Hearts Gallery; and Good Burger 2. She lends her voice to Universal’s upcoming Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie alongside Gloria Estefan, Kristen Wiig, and Kyle Mooney, releasing September 26, 2025.

Prior to SNL, Ego performed mainstage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and was featured as a New Face at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival in 2016. Her sold-out one-woman show Great Black Women…And Then There’s Me ran at UCB Theatre in 2017.

Ego is also making her mark in fashion. She was chosen as one of the hosts for this year’s Vogue Met Gala red carpet, where she wore custom Christopher John Rogers.

Zhailon Levingston (Director) is a Louisiana-raised storyteller, director, and activist who co-directed Cats: The Jellicle Ball, an immersive reimagining of the classic musical that premiered in 2024 at New York City’s Perelman Arts Center. The production earned him an Obie Award as well as Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding Direction of a Musical. It will transfer to Broadway in the spring.

Zhailon’s first “Broadway” job was selling tickets to Broadway shows in Times Square. In 2017 he sold concessions for multiple Broadway theaters. At 27 years old, he became the youngest Black director in Broadway history, directing the Broadway production of Chicken and Biscuits. His other directing credits include Wonderful Town at New York City Center Encores; Reconstructing at Brooklyn Academy of Music (co-directed with Rachel Chavkin); Little Miss Perfect (Olney Theatre Center);  Patience at Second Stage Theatre; and Table 17 at MCC Theater (Lortel Award nominee for Outstanding Direction) and is currently playing Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse.

Zhailon previously served as resident director of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, and the associate director of Hadestown in South Korea.

Levingston is also a board member of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Artistic Director of Inheritance Theatre Project, and co-created a ‘Theatre of Change’ course at Columbia University School of Law that is still being taught today. Once a year he returns to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana to direct community theater as a way to stay connected to his roots.

Justin Townsend (Production Designer). Broadway lighting designs include: Just In Time, Death Becomes Her (Tony Nomination), Once Upon A Mattress, Here Lies Love, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), Jagged Little Pill (Tony Nomination), American Psycho (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Henry Hewes Award), The Humans (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Nap, Little Foxes, Present Laughter, Casa Valentina, A Night with Janis Joplin (NAACP Theatre Award), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Other Place, and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Hewes Nomination, OCC Nomination). Off Broadway work includes Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, Here Lies Love, (Public, Drama Desk for HLL); Vietgone, (MTC); Pretty Filthy, (Civilians); Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play, (Playwrights); Odyssey, A Winter’s Tale, (Publicworks); Venus (Signature Theater); Unnatural Acts, (Classic Stage Company, Lucille Lortel Award). Chair, Department of Design for Stage and Film at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.  http://www.justintownsenddesign.com/

ABOUT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER

LCT’s mission is to bring exceptional theater to life. Building on a legacy of artistic excellence, LCT strives to expand what is possible: to make the magic of theatre more palpable, empowering visionary artists and extending the invitation for the community to join in celebrating the power of live performance. To see that mission to fruition in a new era at the New York institution, commencing with the current 2025-2026 season, Lear deBessonet assumes the role of Kewsong Lee Artistic Director, alongside Managing Director Mike Schleifer, Executive Producer Barlett Sher, Producer Nicole Kastrinos, Executive Director of Development and Planning Naomi Grabel, and LCT3 Artistic Director and Producer Maria Manuela Goyanes.

Following the season launch with the free Silent Disco Listening Party of the Warriors concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis held on July 30, 2025, deBessonet opens her inaugural season at the Vivian Beaumont Theater with a new production of her celebrated New York City Center Gala revival of Ragtime. The season also includes productions of Kyoto, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and The Whoopi Monologues at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater; The Comedy Series, Night Side Songs, A Woman Among Women and The Reading Series with LCT3 at the Claire Tow Theater; as well as expanded programming including collaborations with groundbreaking artists including Chef Kwame Onwuachi of Tatiana and one special benefit at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Founded in 1985 by Board Chair Hon. John V. Lindsay, Executive Producer Bernie Gersten and Director Gregory Mosher, and led for 33 years by André Bishop, LCT is one of the leading nonprofit theaters in the country, producing an annual season of plays and musicals that have been seen by millions around the globe. It is one of 11 autonomous constituents of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Each year, the three theaters that make up LCT welcome nearly 300,000 audience members to its home on the Lincoln Center campus.

Over the last 40 years, LCT and its outstanding productions have received many of the highest accolades, including 87 Tony Awards, 97 Drama Desk Awards, 79 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 33 Obies, 11 NY Drama Critics Circle Awards, and one Pulitzer Prize, as well as two finalists.

ABOUT SEAVIEW

Seaview is a Tony, Olivier, and Peabody Award-winning theater and film company. This Fall: The Queen of Versailles starring Kristin Chenoweth, Prince Faggot, The Least Problematic Woman in The World starring Dylan Mulvaney, Gruesome Playground Injuries starring Nicholas Braun and Kara Young, All Out: Comedy About Ambition. Recent: Good Night, and Good Luck starring George Clooney, The Last Five Years starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, Angry Alan starring John Krasinski, My Master Builder starring Ewan McGregor and Elizabeth Debicki, Romeo + Juliet starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, All In: Comedy About Love, Hold On To Me Darling starring Adam Driver, Once Upon a Mattress starring Sutton Foster, the Tony Award-winning Stereophonic, Sam Gold’s An Enemy of The People starring Jeremy Strong, Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Illinoise, Lempicka directed by Rachel Chavkin, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott, Michael Arden’s Tony Award-winning revival of Parade, Alex Edelman’s Emmy Award-winning Just For Us, Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window, Stress Positions (NEON), and Reality (HBO). Past Credits: The Old Man & The Pool, POTUS, Slave Play, Sea Wall / A Life, and Sweeney Toddat the Barrow Street Theatre. @ThisIsSeaview @StudioSeaview

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