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Celebrated comedian and new Cincinnatian Kevin James Thornton (Apple TV, Netflix is a Joke) kicks off his Queen City residency with a brand-new series at intimate Memorial Hall. Kevin hosts an evening with a surprise national headliner along with top local and regional talent.For April 10, the cat’s already out of the bag… Kevin is thrilled to welcome Beth Stelling (Netlflix, Rick and Morty, Red Oaks).
Kevin James Thornton has built a loyal following with his hilarious, heartfelt and occasionally cringey moments of self reflection about growing up gay in a religious community in the 90s. He has nearly 3 million followers across social media with combined views of over a billion. His first special “Be Yourself” was released by Comedy Dynamics and can be seen on Amazon Prime and Apple TV. Thornton signed to Stimola Literary for his first autobiographical book "Big Baby" due for a June 2026 release with Hachette Publishing. His 2020-25 tours saw sold out shows around the world where a recent review of his show at The Stand in Newcastle UK said, “Warm, witty and disarmingly self-deprecating… There is a tender centre to Thornton that makes his comedy sing; a delicate, relatable touch that left the crowd buoyed up and thirsty for more.” (Narc Magazine, UK)
Beth Stelling is a comedian, writer and actress based in Los Angeles. Her latest release “The Landlord Special” on YouTube comes highly recommended by Vulture, The New York Times and Billboard. Beth’s most recent hourlong special “If You Didn’t Want Me Then” topped every Best of 2023 list when it premiered on Netflix along with her beloved 2017 half-hour special in the first season of “The Standups.” Her critically-acclaimed 2015 Comedy Central Half Hour “Boner Appétit to You” now lives on YouTube.
Conan O’Brien produced Beth’s very first hour special for HBO Max called “Girl Daddy” which The New York Times named “The Best Debut Special of the year,” adding, “It’s a virtuosic performance, conversational while dense with jokes.”
Beth has been a writer for the following television series: Rick and Morty, Strange Planet, The Last O.G., I Love You America with Sarah Silverman, Another Period and Crashing on HBO. She’s a sought-after punch-up writer for feature films following her success as an on-set writer for the Universal hit, Good Boys.
As an actress Beth has guest starred on Amazon’s Red Oaks, Corporate on Comedy Central, and she played Ms. Fish on Peacock’s comedy Rutherford Falls. She has a podcast called “Sweethearts” that she inconsistently records with her best pal Mo Welch. You can still listen to her first podcast that she hosted with her mom, Diane, “We Called Your Mom.”
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