Ikechukwu Ufomadu (Ike at Night, The Special without Brett Davis)talks the White House, memorable TV theme songs, and Jean-Pierre Melville's long delayed French Resistance drama Army of Shadows.
"Nightcap | by Ike" is a Performance Pick in Bedford + Bowery
Bedford + Bowery: "Ufomadu uniquely lives in many aspects of the performance world, with one foot in the comedy world, another in the experimental theater scene, perhaps a hand in performance art and cabaret. Come Thursday, you’ll see it all. But in a digestible, nightcap form."
Read the full mention here. Nightcap | by Ike plays Joe's Pub on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 9:30pm.
"Nightcap | by Ike" is a Recommended Pick in the New York Times
Read the mention here. Nightcap | by Ike plays Joe's Pub on Thursday, October 21, 2016 at 9:30pm.
"Nightcap | by Ike" is a Critic's Pick in Time Out New York
Time Out NY: "Ufomadu leaves audiences in a haze of laughter."
Read the full mention here. Nightcap | by Ike plays Joe's Pub on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 9:30pm.
"Ike at Night" filmed in VR
Director Ian Bell filmed one of Ike at Night's shows at The Bushwick Starr in Virtual Reality. From May 2016.
"Nightcap | by Ike" is a Recommended Pick in the New York Times
Read the full mention here. Nightcap | by Ike plays Joe's Pub on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 9:30pm.
Brokelyn: "Ike wants to become the experimental talk show host of the 21st Century."
Read the full article here.
Bushwick Daily: "Ike at Night emboldens a retro format."
"Ike at Night" is a Performance Pick in Bedford + Bowery
Brooklyn Paper: "Live from Bushwick, 'Ike at Night' Talk Show Takes The Stage."
"Ike at Night" is a Critic's Pick in Time Out NY
Ridgewood Times: "Get ready to laugh, Bushwick"
Broadway World: "Ike at Night" plays Bushwick Starr in May 2016
Read the full press release here. Ike at Night plays Bushwick Starr, Wednesdays thru Saturdays, May 18 thru June 4, 2016, at 8:00pm.
"Nightcap | by Ike" returns to Joe's Pub on April 11 and July 21
Nightcap | by Ike returns to Joe's Pub on April 11 and July 21, 2016. Tickets are on sale now.
"Nightcap | by Ike" returns to Joe's Pub on January 25
Nightcap | by Ike returns to Joe's Pub on January 25, 2016. Tickets are on sale now.
"Ike Night" travels to San Francisco Sketchfest in January 2016
Ike Night - a one-man variety hour - heads to San Francisco Sketchfest.
Read more on the festival here. Ike Night plays Friday thru Saturday, January 8 and 9, 2016, at 9:00pm.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, November 22, 2015, at 1:00pm Eastern / 10:00am Pacific.
"Truth or Myth with Smith, Episode 2" - directed by Brett Davis
Directed and orchestrated by Brett Davis.
Brokelyn: "Ike & Friends" is 1 of Top 5 Things to Do Tonight in Brooklyn
Ike heads to LA for Spiegelworld's workshop production of "Vegas Nocturne"
The Los Angeles workshop production of Vegas Nocturne will culminate in showings on October 25, 27 and 30, 2015. Shows are at 7:30pm nightly, with an additional 9:30pm show on the 27th, at the venue "Three Clubs" in Hollywood.
Read more about the show here.