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Sebastian Maniscalco has achieved heights that only a few comedians reach. With a string of record-breaking sold-out shows including the United Center in his hometown of Chicago, Boston's TD Garden, The Forum in Los Angeles, and New York's Madison Square Garden; an original Netflix special titled "Stay Hungry"; and starring opposite Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated The Irishman, it's no surprise that both Pollstar and Billboard have honored stand-up with their top touring awards.
Maniscalco now sits as one of the premier standup comedians. And a multi-faceted one at that: following a massive standup tour of theaters last year, the coming months are monumental ones for the 2016 Just for Laughs Stand Up Comedian of the Year. In addition to starring in his own wildly popular SiriusXM program, "The Pete and Sebastian Show," Maniscalco will make several major motion picture appearances in the coming year. Notably, a voice-over role in the animated feature "Nut Job 2," premiering this year; a role in the New Line Feature comedy "The House" starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler (directed by Andrew Cohen); and a turn in the independent drama "Cruise" directed by Rob Siegel and produced by Jeremy Renner.
