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For Immediate ReleaseWED OCT 07 2026Fred Armisen
The Jefferson Theater · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Press Contact
Starr Hill Presents
Phone
434.245.4980
Booking Agent
United Talent Agency
§01 / The release
On sale: Fred Armisen land at Jefferson 10/7
Comedy for Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome stops in Charlottesville 10/7. Tickets Friday 10am.
Fred Armisen land ats The Jefferson Theater on Wed Oct 7 2026. Part of the Comedy for Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome. Doors 7:00p, set 8:00p.
Fred Armisen is a Chicago-raised comedian, actor, and drummer who spent eleven seasons on Saturday Night Live and co-created Portlandia and Documentary Now!
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am ET. The Jefferson Theater holds 750. Set the calendar reminder, or pull a presale code at the link below if you are on the room list.
A drummer who became one of the great character comedians of his generation.
— The New York Times
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§03 / What the press is saying
“Comedy for Musicians” is the rare standup show that gets funnier the deeper you know the bit.
— Vulture
§04 / About Fred Armisen
Chicago, IL · Est. 1998 · Comedy
Fred Armisen is a Chicago-raised comedian, actor, and drummer who spent eleven seasons on Saturday Night Live and co-created Portlandia and Documentary Now! His "Comedy for Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome" tour blends stand-up with live drumming demos and music-nerd material aimed at musicians in the room.
§05 / About The Jefferson Theater
Charlottesville, VA · Capacity 750 · Est. 1912
Built in 1912 as a vaudeville house on Main Street, the Jefferson sat dark for the better part of two decades before Coran Capshaw and Starr Hill Presents bought the building, gutted it, and reopened it as a 750-cap club in 2009. The pit floor pulls 600 standing; the balcony pushes another 150 with sightlines that hold up from every seat. Danny Shea has booked the room since the reopening and runs it eclectic on purpose. Indie-folk, hardcore, country, comedy, ABBA tribute. Different demo every Friday.
Production is house-PA L-Acoustics K2; backline is supplied by the artist for ticketed dates and by the room for the resident series. Load-in is Main Street, ground level, no stairs. Settlement runs same night; advances run two weeks out. The Jefferson is the only Charlottesville room that books national touring acts at the 750 mark. Everything below feeds the Southern; everything above pushes to Ting in summer.
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