SAMANTHA BEE presents
hosted by adam kesner
THE STAR-STUDDED COMEDY TRIVIA GAME SHOW WHERE
BEING FUNNY IS ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS BEING RIGHT
As if Jeopardy had a BABY with
Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
ABOUT WITS END
WITS END is a comedy trivia game show where being funny is almost as important as being right!Backed up by teams of bar trivia All-Stars, our celebrity guests play raucous, punny games for dollar store prizes and Samantha Bee's begrudging respect!
MEET YOUR COMPETITORS
PREVIOUS GUESTS
JAMES ADOMIAN
DYLAN ADLER
SAMANTHA BEE
H JON BENJAMIN
DOUG BENSON
DERRICK BROWN
KURT BRAUNOHLER
LADY CELESTINA
WYATT CENAC
DAVID CROSS
BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT
JON GLASER
JOSH GONDELMAN
TONY HALE
YUHUA HAMASAKI
JOHN HODGMAN
HARI KONDABOLU
JOE MANDE
EUGENE MIRMAN
SAM MORRISON
LARRY MURPHY
PHOEBE ROBINSON
RACHEL SCANLON
KRISTEN SCHAAL
BOBBY TISDALE
THE TRANS-IT GIRLS
(NORI REED &
HAYDEN JOHNSON)
MARTIN URBANO
REGGIE WATTS
...AND MORE!
the comedy bureau :
"Imagine a trivia game show where being funny is almost as important as being right."
A MENTAL THUMB WAR
each week we see 2 celebrities at their funniest and smartest.
WITS END is a highly addictive, funny and satisfying trivia game show format with a built in audience and a uniquely experienced host/quiz creator.
CONGRATS! YOU WIN A PRIZE FROM THE
THE BAG OF MYSTERY
A denim hat that says SEXY in rhinestones
A dreidel filled with Werther’s Originals
A 30 Second standing ovation
UH OH, YOU HAVE TO DO A TASK FROM
THE BAG OF MISERY
Give your opponent 3 compliments (2 must be honest)
Fill this Stocking with Swears
Make tableside guacamole for your opponent
OFF THE RAILS
BESPOKE TRIVIA
Every show is a brand new game that tests our comedians wits on things they know and love. Whether it's live sousaphone covers of fast food jingles or an interpretive dance competition to Christmas Ska covers, WITS END
turns our competitors knowledge into on-stage chaos.
THINK YOU KNOW A THING OR TWO?
PROVE IT.
Win prizes from your seat! Answer trivia questions from the crowd throughout the night to win fistfuls of candy and prizes signed by our comedian guests.
MEET YOUR
MINISTER OF INFORMATION
Created and hosted by Adam Kesner, who has run award-winning trivia games in the New York area for 15 years. WITS END has been running as a hit, sold-out live show for audiences in New York, had runs in LA and London, and produced events as part of the 2023 NY Comedy Festival and 2024 SXSW Comedy Festival.
MEET YOUR
DIRECTOR
Emmy and Peabody award-winner
RYAN CUNNINGHAM'S credits include: EXPECTING AMY, ILANA GLAZER: THE PLANET IS BURNING, CLUB CUMMING PRESENTS A QUEER COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA! BROAD CITY, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, SEARCH PARTY, THE LAST O.G., ZIWE and her feature directorial debut LONE WOLVES
MEET YOUR
PRODUCER
OLIVIA WINGATE’s credits include: MARON, BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT’S MISFITS & MONSTERS, JOE MANDE’S AWARD WINNING STANDUP SPECIAL, REGGIE WATTS' WHY SHIT SO CRAZY, JOHN HODGMAN’S RAGNAROK, WYATT CENAC’S BROOKLYN, EUGENE MIRMAN'S AN EVENING OF COMEDY IN AN FAKE UNDERGROUND LABORATORY
UPCOMING DATES
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