Comedy Night with Preacher Lawson from America's Got Talent and more!

Visit https://buffalostatepac.org/calendar/great-performers-series/event:bsu-homecoming-2025-comedy-night-preacher-lawson/
to purchase tickets. Use code BSUHOMECOMING25 for a discounted ticket of only $12!! See below for info on all 3 comedians performing. Tickets are reserved seating but there will be plenty of space to move around so anyone coming from the meetup group will be able to switch seats to sit together at the show. Message Andy with any questions.

Preacher Lawson is best known for his appearance on season 12 of NBC’s hit series, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (2017) where he made it to the final round. Based off his stellar performance in season 12, Lawson was invited to compete on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS (2019) and BRITAN’S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS (2019) where he advanced to the finale after receiving the most fan votes. Lawson shot his first stand-up special, GET TO KNOW ME, which premiered on BET+ in 2019. In Television, Lawson can be seen on HBO’s A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW as well as NBC’s CONNECTING as a series regular. He also hosted the Facebook Watch series WORLD’S MOST AMAZING DOGS (2019) with George Lopez and Lisa Vanderpump. Lawson has built a massive following on TikTok of 3.2 Million followers. His YouTube channel has amassed over 600,000 subscribers and features clips of stand-up, MMA training, and even Vegan cooking tips! He recently completed his residency hosting AGT Live in Las Vegas and continues to perform at sold-out venues around the country.

Special guest Alice Wetterlund is a stand-up comedian and actor. In addition to her tv appearances doing stand up on Conan, Adam Divine’s House Party, and Viceland, Alice is best known for some of her starring television roles including playing Carla Walton in seasons two and three of HBO’s Silicon Valley, Kelly Grady on TBS’s People of Earth, and as Darcy in the SYFY/Netflic critically-acclaimed series Resident Alien. Her first full length hour special My Mama is a Human and So Am I is now streaming on Amazon.

And special guest Aristole Athari is a comedian, actor, writer and director. He was named one of Just for Laugh’s New Faces in 2021 and was on Saturday Night Live’s 47th season. Aristole has directed and appeared in stand up specials on Comedy Center, Showtime and NBC and has director all of Will Smith’s Snachat series, Will From Home. He can be seen as Gabe in the final season of HBO’s Silicon Valley, has a recurring role in season 3 of HBO’s Hacks, and has starring roles in the recent films Molli and Max in the Future and The French Italian.