Upcoming Events
Comedian Jamie Lissow
Comedian Jamie Lissow
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $19 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $19
Balcony $24
Loge $34
Main Floor $44
This show is included in the 2024-2025 Comedy Series. Dinner service is not available at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+. THANK YOU to our generous 2024-2025 Comedy Series Sponsors Mark & Sue Rufener!
Actor and comedian Jamie Lissow is currently a regular weekly guest on the #1 rated late night talk show, Gutfeld! on Fox. Jamie is best known for his starring role in two seasons of the Netflix Original Series “Real Rob”, alongside SNL alums Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, Norm MacDonald and David Spade; a show Jamie co-wrote and co-produced. Jamie has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, has his own half hour Comedy Central special and a Dry Bar Comedy Special with over 20 Million views. Jamie recently wrapped his first movie, Daddy Daughter Trip, where he appears alongside John Cleese, Rob Schneider, and Micheal Bublé - a movie he co-wrote and produced. Jamie is currently writing and will be starring in the feature film, The Animal 2, for Fox/Tubi and headlining stand-up comedy shows across the country.
Comedian Kevin Nealon
Admiral Theatre Recommendation: If you like Saturday Night Live and the best standup comics like Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Norm MacDonald, you’ll love Comedian and SNL Alum Kevin Nealon.
Comedian Kevin Nealon
NBC's Saturday Night Live Alum
Friday, January 17, 2025
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $34 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $34
Balcony $44
Loge $54
Main Floor $74
This show is included in 2024-2025 full season tickets, half season package A, and the Comedy Series. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Kevin Nealon is an Emmy and SAG-nominated actor and comedian who sets himself apart from other comedic performers with his unique sense of humor, dry wit and likable demeanor. Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and received critical acclaim for his role in the hit Showtime series Weeds. Kevin currently produces and hosts his digital series Hiking with Kevin, and tours his stand-up globally. He will be releasing his latest book, I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame (Abrams), on October 25, 2022. Part art book, part memoir -- the book is full of original full-color caricatures Kevin has created along with funny, endearing personal essays about his famous friends.
Nealon’s extensive television credits include the CBS sitcom, Man With a Plan, in which he starred alongside Matt LeBlanc; Showtime’s Weeds, which ran for eight seasons and was honored at the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Golden Globes with nominations for “Best Television Series Comedy or Musical.” In 2007 and 2009, Weeds was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.” Additional television roles include two critically acclaimed stand-up specials for Showtime; and a number of appearances on Hot In Cleveland, Franklin & Bash, Monk, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Still Standing.
Nealon’s self-produced, edited, and hosted web series Hiking with Kevin is exclusively available on his YouTube channel of the same name. In the series, Kevin interviews his A-list celebrity friends on hikes throughout the country. Past guests include Michael Keaton, Jimmy Kimmel, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Cheryl Hines, Ray Romano, Al Franken, Hilary Swank, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate Beckinsale, Conan O’Brien, Adam Sandler, and more.
Nealon has found great comedic success in his extensive film career. In Anger Management, he played opposite Jack Nicholson and fellow SNL comedian, Adam Sandler. He and Sandler also teamed up in Eight Crazy Nights, The Wedding Singer, Happy Gilmore, Just Go With It, Blended, and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, the latter of which grossed over $200 million worldwide. In Joe Dirt, Nealon joined another SNL alumnus David Spade. Additional film credits include Daddy Day Care with Eddie Murphy, Good Boy with Molly Shannon, Bucky Larsen: Born to be a Star with Nick Swardson, Roxanne with Steve Martin and the cult hit Grandma’s Boy, also with Nick Swardson and Jonah Hill.
As one of the longest running cast members on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (1986-1995), Nealon created some of the show’s most memorable characters, including ‘The Subliminal Man’ and ‘Hans and Franz.’ Nealon’s recurring role as an anchor on ‘Weekend Update’ helped make the sketch a show staple. In 1988, he earned an Emmy nomination as part of the SNL writing team.
In 2008, Nealon released his first book, Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me? - a comical look at the male perspective of pregnancy.
Currently, Kevin resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son.
Thank you to all of our 2024-2025 season, series and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Cascade PBS
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex
Comedy Series Sponsors: Mark & Sue Rufener
Show Sponsors: (four sponsor spots available)
$5 Movie Night: Blazing Saddles
$5 Movie Night: Blazing Saddles (1974)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743
Thank you to our Movie Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this movie. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Norman, Madeline Kahn, Slim Pickens star in Mel Brooks' 1974 classic Western spoof 'Blazing Saddles.' A crooked politician hires a black sheriff for a small frontier town, with the hope that the people will panic and abandon the land so he and his cronies can run a railroad through it.
1974 | R | Runtime 1 hr 33 min
THANK YOU to our generous movie sponsors Jim & Gail Smalley!
$5 Movie Night: Groundhog Day
$5 Movie Night: Groundhog Day (1993)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743
Thank you to our Movie Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this movie. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott star in Harold Ramis’ 1993 holiday-ish rom-com ‘Groundhog Day.’ An obnoxious weatherman finds himself reliving the same 24-hour period over and over.
1993 | PG | Runtime 1 hr 41 min
Movie sponsorship available below for $250 (individuals, nonprofits, businesses, clubs). Sponsorship comes with 12 tickets and you get your name on the movie poster, marquee, website, social media, and we thank you on screen the evening of the movie.
Comedian Ritch Shydner
Admiral Theatre Recommendation: Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bill Maher all credit Ritch Shydner with being among the best comedy writers and comics touring today. Check out the quotes at the bottom of this show description.
Comedian Ritch Shydner
Nationally-touring headlining comedian
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor Only $24 (incl. fees)
***50% OFF all seats on Cyber Monday, December 2, 2024, 10 AM - 11:59 PM. No promo code needed. Sale price available online only. Limited availability.
This show is included in the 2024-2025 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
In the 1980’s, Ritch Shydner made numerous appearances on TV, including HBO and Showtime Specials, Late Night with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. He played Al Bundy’s co-worker on “Married with Children”, and made guest appearances on many other TV shows, such as “Designing Women” and “Roseanne.” Ritch was able to translate his modest success on TV into an obscure film career, appearing in Steve Martin’s, "Roxanne," and Eddie Murphy's, "Beverly Hills Cop II," before moving on to minor roles on smaller pictures. Ritch wrote for sitcoms such as "Roseanne", "The Jeff Foxworthy Show," and HBO’s “The Mind of the Married Man.” In 2006 Ritch was co-author of a book on stand-up, “I Killed”.
In 2010 Ritch produced and performed in an award winning documentary on the world of stand-up comedy, “I Am Comic”. In 2016 Ritch wrote a movie adaptation for HBO of Bill Maher's book on the 1979 New York City stand-up scene, "True Story". That same year, he released "Kicking Through the Ashes - My Life as a Stand-up in the 1980's Comedy Boom.”
“And remember, Shydner, don’t tell anyone you wrote those jokes for me.” - Jay Leno
“Ritch Shydner is a terrific comedy writer and definitely one of the good guys.” - Jerry Seinfeld
"Ritch helped me write two albums, both of which were nominated for Grammys. I've always thought that he was one of the best stand-ups ever." - Jeff Foxworthy
"Back in the day, in the dingy ratskellers in which we learned our craft, Ritch Shydner was always the comic the other comics came into the room to watch, because he was the funniest. That hasn’t changed, and I’m afraid neither have the ratskellers." - Bill Maher
$5 Movie Night: National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
$5 Movie Night: National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743
Thank you to our Movie Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this movie. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Hop in the Metallic Pea Wagon Queen Family Truckster and join The Griswold’s as they head cross country on the ultimate summer road trip to Walley World. Director Harold Ramis and Writer John Hughes join Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Eugene Levy, Christie Brinkley, Brian Doyle-Murray, John Candy and more as they create summer movie magic on the Admiral Theatre’s 50 foot big screen with concert sound.
1983 | R | Runtime 1 hr 38 min
Thank you to our generous movie sponsor Andrea Peterson, Broker / Realtor, Windermere Real Estate / West Sound, Inc!
$5 Movie Night: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
$5 Movie Night: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743
Thank you to our Movie Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this movie. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre is proud to present Fast Times at Ridgemont High - the 1982 classic tale of Southern California high school students enjoying their favorite subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll! Starring Sean Penn as Spicoli, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Stacy, Judge Reinhold as Brad, Phoebe Cates as Linda, Forest Whitaker as Charles, Eric Stoltz and Anthony Edwards as ’Stoner Bud,’ Nicolas Cage as ‘Brad’s Bud,’ and Nancy Wilson of Heart as ‘Beautiful Girl in Car.'
1982 | R | Runtime 1 hr 30 min
Thank you to our generous movie sponsors Jim & Gail Smalley!
Comedian John Caponera
**Comedian Ritch Shydner has been rescheduled for the 2024-2025 comedy series. We’ll announce a date as soon as it’s confirmed. We’re excited to welcome Comedian John Caponera on June 1 @ 8 PM.
Comedian John Caponera
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 8 p.m.
Main Floor Seating Only $25
This show is included in our 2023-2024 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
John Caponera always knew he wanted to be in show business but in what dimension was undetermined until the summer of 1979 when John entered a talent show at a local bar in Chicago. After doing several impressions, he walked away with the five hundred dollar winner's pot and a realization that he might have something to offer in the world of comedy.
Caponera's instincts proved right and after two years working the Chicago comedy club circuit, John took his act on the road where he was immediately accepted . He has honed his act over a forty year career performing to audiences all over the world. Caponera is considered a comic's comic, a true professional offering a mix of material from topical to impressions to characterizations to stories and one liners.
Michael Paskevich of the Las Vegas Review-Journal writes:"Unafraid of letting a room grow quiet, Caponera sets his own intentionally erratic pace, pausing to perfection to complement his oddly timed but rewarding comic insights. The jokes are further bolstered by his talent for facial gestures that range from goofy to arrognat, making Caponera arguably the hottest club headliner going at present."
Howell J. Malham Jr. of the Chicago Tribune writes: "Every so often, the kingdom of comedy is graced with a gifted, naturally refined performer who can effectively demonstrate the transcendental powers of the medium while making it look deceptively easy."
You may recognize John as the star of his own sitcom called "The Good Life" or as the host of Comedy Central's sport show "Jocks" and ESPN's "Talk II". Other credits include guest star appearances on "ER", "Love & War", "Blossom", "Tales From The Crypt", "The Tonight Show", "The Dennis Miller Show", "L.A. Law", "NBC's Miniseries Drug Wars", "The John Laroquette Show", "The Drew Carey Show", "The Crew" and the "Espy Awards".
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
$5 Movie Night: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
$5 Movie Night: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743
Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Bremerton's Admiral Theatre proudly presents the 1986 John Hughes’ classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. A charismatic high-school student convinces his repressed best friend to play hooky with him and his girlfriend and attempts to bring the young man out of his shell during a memorable day in Chicago.
1986 | PG-13 | Runtime 1 hr 43 min
Movie sponsorships available online for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits. admiraltheatre.org/events/ferrisbueller
Comedian Dennis Regan
Comedian Dennis Regan
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor Seating Only $20
This show is included in our 2023-2024 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Dennis Regan is an accomplished stand-up comedian specializing in CLEAN comedy. His television credits include multiple appearances on both the “Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, as well as A&E’s “Evening at the Improv,” Comedy Central and Showtime. He wrote for the Kevin James comedy “The King of Queens,” from its sixth season to its ninth and final season. Dennis was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He started doing stand-up comedy in his early thirties. Before that he had many different jobs. He bussed tables, bagged groceries, killed bugs, threw luggage, waited tables, painted houses, worked construction, and ran an asphalt business called “Tars and Stripes.” Starting out in small local comedy clubs, he soon moved to New York where he worked his way through the Manhattan comedy scene.
A true comedy veteran, Dennis has headlined most of the major comedy clubs in the States. Audiences all over the country have experienced his comedy, from nightclubs and cruise ships to colleges and corporations. He’s even performed at Carnegie Hall. His brother, Brian Regan is also a successful, in-demand comedian. Whether he’s entertaining millions on TV, thousands in concert, or just a few dozen at a private corporate event, Dennis has the experience and creativity to delight everyone in the audience.
When I was young, I was on track to fulfill my dream of becoming an NFL quarterback. Unfortunately I blew my knee out when I was in kindergarten. I came down a little too hard on the teeter totter one day. Right then and there, I realized I was going to have to find another way to make a living. I reassessed my skills. I asked myself, “what are you good at?” The answers came easily. I liked daydreaming, goofing off, staring out the window, and cracking up my friends. Okay, I made up the part about being a quarterback. My knee is fine! The true story might not be quite as fascinating, but here it is:
I am a comedian. I wasn’t always though – I started doing stand-up comedy in my early thirties. I hit my first open mic night at Coconuts Comedy Club in north Miami in 1987. I did okay. Four months later, I won a local contest. A month after that, a club owner paid me $30 a set to do my ten minutes on the weekend. I loved it! I still love it! Can’t think of anything I would rather do for a living.
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
An Evening with Groucho starring Frank Ferrante
An Evening with Groucho starring Frank Ferrante
Friday, April 5, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $24
Balcony $34
Loge $44
Main Floor $54
This show is not included in 2023-2024 season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Dubbed "nothing short of masterful" by the Chicago Tribune, award-winning actor Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS, New York and London acclaimed stage portrayal of legendary comedian in this fast paced 90 minutes of hilarity. The two-act comedy consists of the best Groucho one-liners, anecdotes and songs including “Hooray for Captain Spalding,” and “Lydia, the Tattooed Lady.” The audience literally becomes part of the show as Ferrante ad-libs his way throughout the performance in grand Groucho style. Accompanied by his onstage pianist, Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film and reacquaints us with the likes of brothers Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields and Marx foil Margaret Dumont. A show perfect for all ages!
This show is generously sponsored by Miriam Rice, and Jim Smalley & Gail Buchanan
$5 Movie Night: Barbie
$5 Movie Night: Barbie
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743
Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Bremerton's Admiral Theatre is proud to present the global sensation Barbie! Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
2023 | PG-13 | Runtime 1 hr 54 min
This movie is generously sponsored by Jim Smalley & Gail Buchanan.
$5 Movie Night: Airplane!
$5 Movie Night: Airplane!
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743
Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Surely we can’t be serious. We’re serious, and please don’t call us Shirley. Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre takes to the skies with the 1980 comedy masterpiece Airplane! Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, and Peter Graves. A traumatized ex-flier boards a plane hoping to win back his flight attendant girlfriend. Meanwhile, the pilots get food poisoning, and someone has to land the jet.
1980 | PG | Runtime 1 hr 28 min
Movie sponsorships available below for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits.
Comedian Bengt Washburn
Comedian Bengt Washburn
Friday, March 1, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor Seating Only $20
This show is included in our 2023-2024 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Bengt Washburn has been doing standup for longer than he wants to tell anyone. He won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition way back in 2001.
Bengt can be heard on XM radio, and has been a guest on Bob and Tom, NPR and other places. He has made appearances on Craig Ferguson and Conan O’Brien. He also did 5 minutes on Comedy Central. He has a few comedy CDs and a couple of DryBar Comedy Specials which have millions of views. He has also two self produced comedy specials. Most people who sit down and listen to him find him to be very very funny. Yes, we wrote very twice. He is that good.
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Comedian Brian Regan
Comedian Brian Regan
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $37 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $37
Balcony $47
Loge $59
Main Floor $79
This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets, half season package A, and the Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+. At the request of the artist, main floor seating has been changed to rows of single chairs.
Critics, fans, and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.” Having built his 30-plus year career on the strength of his material alone, Brian’s non-stop theater tour continuously fills the most beautiful venues across North America, visiting close to 100 cities each year.
The 2023 - 2024 Comedy Series is generously sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Standup Comedian Dante
Comedian Dante
Saturday, November 25, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor Seating Only $20
This show is included in our 2023-2024 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
When he was a kid growing up in Ridgecrest, CA, Dante knew he wanted to be a comedian. Dante is now one of the top headlining comedians in the United States, appearing on numerous television shows and in films, and appearing to sold-out crowds across the country, as well as making regular stops each year at U.S. military bases around the world, entertaining the troops in every branch of the Armed Forces. He has performed for the US troops more than any other comedian since Bob Hope. Dante has been a comedian since 1986. Most people know him as a cast member on season 5 of NBC's Last Comic Standing. On Last Comic Standing he received every audience favorite award and got the first standing ovation at the Semi-finals.
He has been honored as the recipient of several comedy awards, including the $10,000 grand prize on America's Funniest People on ABC; he also still holds the record for winning the most comedy awards ever presented to a single comedian at the BET Comedy Awards. Dante was even the winner of Los Angeles' "Funniest Black Comic in LA" award... we're still not sure how he even qualified for that one!
Beginning his career in San Diego at the La Jolla Comedy Store, Dante has since made a name for himself as one of the few comedians working today who are able to cross over to any crowd and still be just as funny. He is the rare sort of performer who can perform at an urban comedy club, do another set in front of a Latino crowd later that evening, and then still bring down the house at a Beverly Hills country club benefit show after that, all in the same night... and he has!
While he travels across the country, as well as abroad, today Dante calls Los Angeles his home, where you can catch him regularly at The Comedy Store and the Laugh Factory. In his comedy journey, Dante has had the honor and pleasure of working with some of the greats in the entertainment business, including Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Milton Berle, BB King, Santana & Macy Grey... as well as Weird Al Yankovich (who may or may not qualify as one of the "greats" - but he IS a heck of a lot of fun!).
With his sold-out club shows & recent television appearances, as well as his almost nightly standing ovations, Dante is one act that's hard to miss!
The Admiral Theatre 2023 - 2024 Comedy Series is sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Comedian Dan Quinn
Comedian Dan Quinn
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $19 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $19
Balcony $19
Loge $24
Main Floor $34
This show is included in our 2023-2024 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
Dan Quinn is a natural storyteller and has a unique ability to take tales from his life and bring them to the stage in a hilarious way. He has established himself as one of the top comedians in Canada as well as touring in England, the U.S., France and Australia. He is founder and member of the biggest comedy tour in Canada, the Snowed In Comedy Tour.
He was the winner of The Canadian comedy competition at Just for Laughs and was chosen Best of the Fest at the Moncton Hubcap Comedy festival. He has been seen on CBC, CTV and the Comedy Network and heard on Sirius/ XM Radio as well as the Debater’s radio show. The Snowed In Comedy Tour has 5 TV specials on Chek TV.
When Dan is not on the road doing comedy he continues to build his acting resume. He can be seen in the TV shows Arrow, Salvation, The Murders, Travelers and Valley of the Boom. Originally from Northern Alberta he now resides in Vancouver.
The Admiral Theatre 2023 - 2024 Comedy Series is sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Whose Live Anyway?
Whose Live Anyway?
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 6, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $44 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $44
Balcony $59
Loge $74
Main Floor $84
The October 6 show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets, half season package A, and the Spotlight Series sponsored by Sheila and Charles Hart. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes. Audience participation is key to the show so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage! WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? showcases some of the improv games made famous on the long-running TV show as well as some exciting new ones, featuring musical direction by Bob Derkach.
All ages are welcomed, but please note that some “PG-13” language will be used during the performance.
The 2023 - 2024 Spotlight Series is generously sponsored by Sheila & Charles Hart.
The October 6 show is generously sponsored by:
GEICO Local Office, Kevin & Janice Krieger
Dr. Yasie Sanai
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Whose Live Anyway?
Whose Live Anyway?
Friday, October 6, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $44 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $44
Balcony $59
Loge $74
Main Floor $84
The October 6 show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets, half season package A, and the Spotlight Series sponsored by Sheila and Charles Hart. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.
The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes. Audience participation is key to the show so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage! WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? showcases some of the improv games made famous on the long-running TV show as well as some exciting new ones, featuring musical direction by Bob Derkach.
All ages are welcomed, but please note that some “PG-13” language will be used during the performance.
The 2023 - 2024 Spotlight Series is generously sponsored by Sheila & Charles Hart.
The October 6 show is generously sponsored by:
GEICO Local Office, Kevin & Janice Krieger
Dr. Yasie Sanai
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Comedian Tyler Boeh
Stand-Up Comedy: Tyler Boeh
Hosted by The Great Cris
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $17 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $17
Balcony $22
Loge $27
Main Floor $32
This show is not included in season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Live Standup Comedy is back at Bremerton's Admiral Theatre with an all-new series produced in coordination with and hosted by Bremerton Comedy Legend The Great Cris! We are proud to present Comedian Tyler Boeh in an all new show this March.
How do you go from being a nationally recognized vocal percussionist in a college acapella group to a nationally touring headlining comedian? Ask Tyler Boeh, a comedian whose comedy has been described as high-energy, intelligent, physical, and silly. His quick wit and award winning “beat-boxing” talent bring audiences to hysterical heights.
Tyler started his stand-up career in his hometown of Portland, OR, but after placing in the finals of comedy competitions in Seattle, San Francisco, Boston and at the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas, Tyler made his way to Los Angeles. Within a year of his move to Hollywood he had established himself at the top comedy clubs, completed work on two television pilots, and Tyler’s debut comedy album, “Carpool Companion” was chosen as LaughSpin Magazine’s album of the year when it was released in 2012.
In 2015 Tyler held his own with Craig Fergusson on his new show, “Celebrity Name Game”, was featured in numerous BuzzFeed videos, and appeared in 3 episodes of “Laughs on Fox”. 2016 culminated with a college tour that took him to nearly 40 campuses across the country and a return visit to showcase for the third season of “Laughs” on Fox.
In 2018 Tyler released his second album, “Full Circle” which was selected in January as the SiruisXM 98 artist of the month and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Comedy Charts. In 2018 Tyler also released his Dry Bar Comedy special “Wait for it” which has already received over 5 million views online.
Tyler continues to perform across the country at comedy clubs, colleges, and theaters bringing his incredible brand of humor wherever he goes. You can hear his comedy on Sirius XM Radio, Pandora, iTunes, and many other platforms online, but don’t miss the chance to see Tyler perform live!
This show is generously sponsored by VMFH St. Michael Surgical and Procedural Department
Comedian Don Friesen
*SALE! $11 main floor tickets available for this show. No promo code required. Simply click “Buy Tickets” below and select from available main floor seats.
Stand-Up Comedy: Don Friesen
Hosted by The Great Cris
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $17 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $17
Balcony $22
Loge $27
Main Floor $32
This show is not included in season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Live Standup Comedy is back at Bremerton's Admiral Theatre with an all-new series produced in coordination with and hosted by Bremerton Comedy Legend The Great Cris! We are proud to present Comedian Don Friesen in an all new show this March.
Husband. Dad. Idiot.
His kids think he’s fun. His wife thinks he’s an idiot. Audiences think he’s hilarious!
Don is a modern suburban dad just trying to raise his kids and get through the day with a bit of money in the bank and a scrap of dignity intact. With a unique style that can best be described as frenetic and engaging, Don captures the irony of parenting, marriage and everyday absurdities through characters, voices, parodies and some of the best written routines around. He’s a wanna-be geek who constantly upgrades to the latest technology, but can never get it to work, leading to signature bits about tech support, Idiots Guides, texting and passwords.
Friesen has recently taken his smart, savvy, and highly-caffeinated comedy to the stage at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA, for the taping of his new Showtime one-hour special titled "Ask Your Mom." In his first nationally released concert special, Don delivers a winning hour of clever, true-to-life “he’s talking about my family up there” comedy that manages to be adult-smart yet family-friendly.
"Offbeat, satirical, self-deprecating and slightly out of control...Friesen will leave a lasting comic impression" - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Stand-Up Comedy: Orny Adams
Stand-Up Comedy: Orny Adams
Hosted by The Great Cris
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $22 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $22
Balcony $27
Loge $32
Main Floor $42
This show is not included in season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Live Standup Comedy is back at Bremerton's Admiral Theatre with an all-new series produced in coordination with and hosted by Bremerton Comedy Legend The Great Cris! Celebrate the month of Valentine’s love with your new favorite Comedian Orny Adams.
Orny Adams delivers a powerful, incisive stand up routine that vacillates between the relevant and the absurd. Orny attacks what’s wrong with the world and sometimes even what’s wrong with Orny. He’s brutally honest, satirical and his performance is ceaselessly energetic.
Orny has had one hour stand up specials on Netflix, Comedy Central and his third special “More Than Loud” debuts in December on Showtime.
Orny has appeared all over television, most notably on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman and The Conan O’Brien Show.
And you might also recognize him as Coach from the TV show Teen Wolf which ran for six seasons.
Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org
Stand-Up Comedy: Bob Zany
Stand-Up Comedy: Bob Zany
Hosted by The Great Cris
Friday, January 6, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $17 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $17
Balcony $22
Loge $27
Main Floor $32
This show is not included in season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Live Standup Comedy is back at Bremerton's Admiral Theatre with an all-new series produced in coordination with and hosted by Bremerton Comedy Legend The Great Cris! Celebrate the first big laughs of the New Year with Comedian Bob Zany.
Bob has appeared on over a thousand national TV shows, from The Tonight Show to a seventeen-year stint appearing on and co-hosting The Jerry Lewis Telethon. Zany can be seen on Showtime in Billy Gardell's Road Dogs. His numerous film credits include Joe Dirt with David Spade, Steven Soderberg's Informant playing Matt Damon's attorney and 23 Minutes to Sunrise. He also has a documentary about his 35-plus career, Close, But No Cigar. Having performed in all 50 states and nine countries from England to Israel, and headlining shows from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, he'll bring years of experience and the FUNNY! No stranger to the radio, he has appeared on the Bob and Tom Show with the Zany Report for 18 plus years.
Thanksgiving Comedy - The Canadians Are Coming featuring Damonde Tschritter & Friends
Thanksgiving Comedy - "The Canadians Are Coming" featuring Damonde Tschritter & Friends
Hosted by The Great Cris
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $20 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $20
Balcony $20
Loge $25
Main Floor $35
This show is not included in season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Live Standup Comedy is back at Bremerton's Admiral Theatre with an all-new series produced in coordination with and hosted by Bremerton Comedy Legend The Great Cris!
This Thanksgiving weekend laugh off all of that turkey and pie with "The Canadians Are Coming" featuring Damonde Tschritter & Friends.
Damonde is a hilarious and unique stand-up comedian, so much so that Canada’s National newspaper, The Globe & Mail, hailed him as “Comedies new Superhero, and perhaps this country’s finest comedic storyteller.”
His TV comedy specials have aired on CTV, CBC, HBO, Comedy Network and Comedy Central. He can be heard on SiriusXM radio, as well as CBC’s The Debaters and Madly Off in All Directions, and he has appeared at every comedy festival in North America including the New Faces Gala at Just for Laughs.
He’s the only Canadian in 35 years to win The Seattle International Comedy Competition, the largest of it’s kind in the United States. And he was awarded the Gold Medal Performance for the top comedic act at the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver.
Damonde has shared the stage with comedy legends, Robin Williams, Tim Allen and Bob Saget, to name a few. He has appeared in both film and television and is an accomplished screenwriter with two TV shows and one movie currently in development.
$6 Movie Night: The Big Lebowski
$6 Movie Night: The Big Lebowski
Friday, October 7, 2022
Doors 6 p.m. | Film 7:30 p.m.
All Tickets $6 (incl. fees) (reserved seating)
This film is included in our 2022-2023 Admiral Theatre Film Series. No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Ultimate L.A. slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for a rug ruined by debt collectors, enlisting his bowling buddies for help while trying to find the millionaire's missing wife.
The Admiral Theatre Film Series is generously sponsored by Caffé Perfetto and Huddleston, McKenzie & Associates, CPAs.
This film is generously sponsored by Jim & Gail Smalley.
Comedian Joe "Mr. D" Dombrowski
Comedian Joe "Mr. D" Dombrowski
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $23 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $23
Balcony $32
Loge $34
Main Floor $37
This show is not included in season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Joe Dombrowski (aka Mr.D) took the world by storm in 2017 with a viral April Fools’ Day spelling test prank that landed him multiple appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres show. Since then Joe has been traveling the world with his stand-up comedy tour titled “Indoor Recess” which highlights his crazy life as an elementary school teacher. When he’s not getting creative on screens and stages, Joe spends his time in Seattle, Washington producing his podcast “Social Studies” where he humorously studies being social by being social with guests of all walks of life. See more of Joe on any form of social media using the handle @mrdtimes3 or catch him live at one of his shows!
Comedian Yakov Smirnoff
Comedian Yakov Smirnoff
Friday, January 28, 2022
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $23 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $23
Balcony $34
Loge $44
Main Floor $54
This show is included in full season tickets and half season package A. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.
Yakov Smirnoff is a legend in American comedy. After escaping communist Soviet Russia in the 1970’s, he came to this country with nothing but a dream. Not even knowing the language, Yakov humbly began working as a bartender at the famous Grossinger’s Catskill Resort in New York, where he was able to tell jokes each night after his shifts. As his English improved, he quickly grew in popularity. He would then make the move to Los Angeles where the owner of The Comedy Store, Mitzi Shore, took him under her wing.
His lovable view of life through the eyes of a poor immigrant captured the hearts of America. He soared to the top of the comedy world performing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and countless other television programs, including as a regular character on Night Court and the star of his very own show, named after his famous catch-phrase, “What a Country!” He branched out to the big screen where he starred in movies with Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, and Jack Nicholson to name a few. Still, one of his favorite achievements is obtaining his American citizenship in front of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. From his humble beginnings as a poor immigrant to living the American dream, Yakov has even performed for four U.S. Presidents and has been the main event for The White House Correspondents Dinner.
Yakov Smirnoff is a legendary comedian, a movie star, a best-selling author, and most recently, he has earned a doctorate degree from Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Living a life that’s as exciting as ever, Yakov has married his sweetheart, is currently touring the world doing stand-up, and even has his very own theater in Branson, Missouri. With the heart of a dreamer, Yakov Smirnoff has made the impossible possible and continues to inspire others with his message of love and laughter. Keep an eye out for his brand new podcast on ABC Radio, look for him at a theater near you, and stay tuned for what Dr. Yakov does next!
Sponsored by Mike & Peggy Wagner
Comedy Night at the Admiral
*Covid protocols including social distancing and masking are still in force, and we are operating at 25% capacity or 200 total seats. Our main floor seating is composed of cabaret style tables, and once you've selected a table you will need to purchase all seats at the table. Our balcony has been divided into multi-seat groups. Once you've selected your seats, you will need to purchase all of the tickets within the group. This way you will only be seated in close proximity to people you choose to attend the event with. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Comedy Night at the Admiral featuring Dwight Slade, Susan Rice, and Art Krug
Hosted by The Great Cris
Friday, June 18, 2021
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7 p.m.
Ticket start at $23 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $23
Balcony $23
Loge $33
Main Floor $37
This show is not included in season tickets.
Sponsored by AMI International
Comedy Night at the Admiral
*In accordance with state health guidelines, social distancing and masking will be enforced, and we are operating at 25% capacity or 200 total seats. Our main floor seating is composed of cabaret style tables, and once you've selected a table you will need to purchase all seats at the table. Our balcony has been divided into multi-seat groups. Once you've selected your seats, you will need to purchase all of the tickets within the group. This way you will only be seated in close proximity to people you choose to attend the event with. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Comedy Night at the Admiral featuring Brad Upton, Kermet Apio, and Chase Mayers
Hosted by The Great Cris
Friday, May 7, 2021
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7 p.m.
Ticket start at $23 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $23
Balcony $23
Loge $33
Main Floor $37
This show is not included in season tickets.
Sponsored by AMI International