It's been revealed today that Sami Zayn will host a special stand-up comedy event during
SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, Canada. The "SamJam Comedy Hour" will feature comedy from both Zayn and James McGee of "Just For Laughs," while all proceeds are set to go to his SamiForSyria campaign.
Special guests will also be making an appearance and those will include
RAW commentator Renee Young and comedian Stacy McGunnigle (they host the
Regular Girls podcast together).
Here's the full announcement:
THE SAMJAM COMEDY HOUR FEATURING WWE SUPERSTAR SAMI ZAYN WITH SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING RENEE YOUNG!
It's a helluva show! The Sam Jam Comedy Hour is coming to Toronto during Summerslam weekend with comedy by WWE Superstar Sami Zayn and his good buddy James McGee (Just For Laughs) on Friday August 9th at 8 PM!
Special guests include comedian Stacy McGunnigle (Second City) and WWE announcer Renee Young.
Part of the funds from this show will be donated to SamiForSyria, Sami's charity that helps provide life-saving medical care to Syrian refugees. You can donate today at SamiForSyria.com.
Tickets - which are $15 in advance or $20 at the door - are on sale now at baddogtheatre.com/calendar.
This event is produced by 50/50 Improv and Jolly Boy Theatre Co. The link for the Facebook event page can be found here.
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Sami Zayn is a world traveled WWE Superstar with over 15 years of pro wrestling experience, and 45 accumulative minutes of improv experience. James McGee is his friend. He is also the Artistic Director at Montreal Improv Theatre. Together, they have performed at OFF-JFL and Zoofest.
Stacey McGunnigle is an actor, writer, and award winning comedian. Renee Young is a Canadian-born commentator on WWE programming. Their podcast Regular Girls can be found at theregulargirls.com.