Comedy legend Martin Lawrence announced he will headline a national arena tour – his first comedy tour since 2016 – coming to Fiserv Forum on Friday, March 14. The “Y’all Know What It Is!” tour is set to launch soon after the June 7 release of the highly anticipated Bad Boys: Ride or Die feature film, co-starring Will Smith. 

 

View the tour announcement video here: Martin Lawrence Y'all Know What It Is! Tour on Vimeo.

 

“Y’all Know What It Is!” is an all-new stand-up show and fresh one hour set where Martin brings the real talk and finds the funny in everything from family to culture as only he can. Special guests have been personally hand-picked by the comedy maestro and are some of the hottest comedians on the mic including Jess Hilarious, Benji Brown and Mojo Brookzz.

 

“Comedy gives me that instant gratification,” Lawrence says. “Seeing the fans up close and in person, making people laugh, doing what I love most, this is what it’s all about for me. But hey…y’all know what it is!”

 

Lawrence, hailed by fans around the world as one of the greatest comics of all time, launched his comedy career in New York City at the Improv Comedy Club. His breakthrough film role came courtesy of Spike Lee in the classic Do The Right Thing! Other film roles followed including House Party and Boomerang. He soon captured the attention of mega producer Russell Simmons who tapped Lawrence to host the groundbreaking HBO series Def Comedy Jam. In 1992, Lawrence landed his own hit series Martin. The ratings juggernaut single-handedly elevated FOX to a major contender against network television stations. Following the finale of his self-titled comedy series, Lawrence went on to star in a string of top grossing films including Life, Big Momma’s House and the Bad Boys franchise.

 

Lawrence returns to the Bad Boys franchise with Bad Boys: Ride or Die which opens worldwide Friday, June 7.

 

For more information, visit www.martinlawrenceontour.com and follow Martin on social media at Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

 

ABOUT JESS HILARIOUS

Prepare for laughter galore with Jess Hilarious, the comedian with a gift for hilarious one-liners and an irresistible sense of humor. You've seen her on hit shows like "Rel," "Wild 'N Out," and networks such BET, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and HBO's All Def Comedy, where she left a lasting impression with her unique comedic style. Jess's versatility as a comedian and actress is evident in her various projects listed on IMDb.

Beyond her TV appearances, she also delights her fans with a multitude of original series produced on her YouTube channel. Jess keeps it real, infusing her comedy with relatable stories from her Baltimore upbringing. With over 5.5 million followers on Instagram, Jess invites her fans to join her on a hilarious journey.

Catch her in action at sold-out shows across the country, where her fascinating stage presence and captivating storytelling leave audiences in stitches. In February 2023, Jess joined THE BREAKFAST CLUB as a co-host. The Breakfast Club airs every morning in over 100 Radio Markets across the nation. 

 

ABOUT BENJI BROWN

Benji Brown began his career in both comedy and radio as he starred on the number one radio station in Miami (99JAMZ and Hot 105) from 2004 to 2018 while honing his skills as a stand-up comedian with a unique voice and hilarious  characters.

Because of his incredible timing and knack for radio, Benji has now become a key fixture on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, serving up the laughs on the airwaves while headlining major clubs around the country on most of his weekends.

Benji began to build more momentum In 2018 when he joined Martin Lawrence’s wildly popular LIT AF arena tour, which went to every major city around the country three times before its conclusion. After the completion of the tour in 2021, Martin proclaimed Benji as one of the most talented stand-ups he’s ever seen. Benji is now lighting comedy club stages with his national 2022/23 “Benji Brown Live” club tour.

Benji’s most popular character, the outspoken ‘Kiki ‘, has become an online sensation and driven his adoring fan following to over 500,000 people on his social media pages. Benji’s upward momentum has gained steam at the most opportune time as he is gearing up to produce his own self-titled television series and an animated series based on his KIKI character.

When it comes to Benji Brown, the standard is the standard! And this is only the beginning of his brilliant ascent in this industry.

ABOUT MOJO BROOKZZ

At the start of his career, multi-talented comedian Dyon Brooks utilized Facebook and Instagram to demonstrate his considerable comedic talents by writing and performing video skits. Some of his popular work includes his nine-skit series titled “Thawt in my House,” and his spot-on mom and grand-mom impersonations, which elevated  his popularity because of how well audiences related to his characters and situations depicted in his sketches. It was the “Mr James”(Sugardaddy) character that proved to be one of Brooks’ first major breaks online. This character has catapulted Brooks into a  a very well-deserved spotlight and helped him gain national attention and a bigger following. 

The 33-year-old comedian started out doing comedy simply because he enjoyed it and it was fun to do in his spare time. Little did he know his skits and jokes were making a difference in other’s lives. He started receiving direct messages from fans who watch him daily expressing how his videos got them through a rough time, or simply brightened their day. This became his motivation to write and perform more often. He loved seeing the positive feedback, the laughs and smiles he could put on people’s faces. In nine years of his career, he has gained a following of over 1.5 million people via social media. 500K on Instagram, 1M on Facebook, 810K on Tik Tok and 50,000 on Snapchat. OVER 2M combined! 

Brooks has hosted marquis events as well as performed alongside popular musical artists and comedians, including Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, DeRay Davis, Jess Hilarious, Lloyd, Jacquess, Earthquake and DC Young Fly, just to name a few. Dyon is now on a journey to capture the stand-up comedy world! In 2018 he embarked on his first nationally headlining tour, titled “Hysterical in Person.”  After selling out many of the shows on his own tour, Dyon went back on tour, co-headlining with internet sensation Timothy Wilson on their The Last Laugh Comedy Tour. It was Dyon’s Toxic But funny comedy Tour that started to wake up the stand-up comedy world! Selling over 6K tickets in 2022!  

To date, Brooks has created well over 900 video skits, performed stand-up comedy shows in comedy Clubs and theaters (Headlining at Chicago’s Arie Crown theater)  He currently has several Viral Videos and is considered one of the top influencers/Comedians in the game. You can find “Mojo”  on social media as “MojoBrookzz”.  

Welcome To The Dyon Brooks experience!  Prepare to be entertained!