THE 2016 revue of Oral Tracey’s Let Loose comedy showcase will feature top American comedian Steve Brown. The event, with the tag-line ‘Emancipate Yourself With Laughter, Let Loose Gone International’, will be held at Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Monday, August 1.

Tracey, a television presenter, said its the first time the event will be held on a public holiday.

“American comedian Steve Brown will be performing in Jamaica for the first time,” he told the Jamaica Observer.

“The event is usually held on the first Sunday of the month, but we decided to stage it on an holiday for the first time,” he continued.

Raised in Alabama, Brown’s high-energy comedy has been seen on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, BET’s Comic View and Showtime at the Apollo, and landed him gigs alongside comedy stars like Eddie Griffin, Martin Lawrence, Rickey Smiley, Bill Bellamy, and many more. He’s also been seen in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion.

Also appearing on stage are some of the country’s best known comedians, including Tony ‘Paleface’ Hendricks, Ity and Fancy Cat, Dr Michael Abrahams, Lemon, Leighton Smith, Pretty Boy Floyd and Andrea ‘Delcita’ Wright.

Now in its fifth staging, Let Loose comedy showcase was first held in 2012.

— Basil Walters