Labor Day Weekend Laugh-a-Thon w/ Mike Epps

If it weren’t for Chris Tucker declining to return to his role as Smokey for the sequel to the 1995 cult classic Friday, the world might not know Mike Epps the way it does today. Although he has been featured for his stand-up on Def Comedy Jam several times throughout his career, Epps is best known for his on-screen work opposite Ice Cube, which began with Next Friday and continued with Friday After Next and All About the Benjamins. After Epps’ remake of The Honeymooners with Cedric the Entertainer flopped hard, Epps decided to team up once again with Ice Cube for Janky Promoters, which will pair the two as promoters who fail to book Young Jeezy for their club. But first Epps tops a comedy bill at the Riverside Theater tonight.