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NBC is turning 100 and its birthday plans include getting some very funny people into the same room. Luckily, you’re invited—and this particular reunion doesn't even require a streaming subscription.
The New York Comedy Festival is teaming up with the network for two special events bringing familiar faces from 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live and Brooklyn Nine-Nine to Hard Rock Hotel New York. Both panels are free and open to the public, though you will need a ticket to attend.
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The first event, "NBC100 Presents: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins," will take place on Saturday, November 14, at 4pm at the hotel’s The Venue on Music Row. Audiences will get an advance screening of the third episode of the new season, followed by a conversation with the cast and creative team. Lead actors Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe will join Erika Alexander, Bobby Moynihan, Precious Way and Jalyn Hall, along with series co-creators and executive producers Robert Carlock and Sam Means. Josh Horowitz will moderate.
Then, on Sunday, November 15, at 4pm, "NBC100 Presents: The Next Great NBC Comedy" will bring another stacked group to the same venue. (That date is also NBC’s official 100th anniversary, so the timing is particularly tidy!) The conversation will feature Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Sunset P.I. writers and executive producers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, plus Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Chelsea Peretti, Sunset P.I.’s Jane Levy and 30 Rock favorites Judah Friedlander and Jane Krakowski. The discussion will explore the evolution of NBC comedy through shows the participants have helped shape, including Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
The panels are part of the festival’s 22nd edition, running November 6–15, with more than 200 comedians appearing at over 100 shows across all five boroughs. Expect stand-up, live podcasts, sketch, improv, screenings and conversations throughout the run.
NBC’s centennial celebrations will also include a live special airing December 10 on NBC and Peacock. First, though, there’s a birthday gathering in Midtown—and admission costs considerably less than your monthly streaming bill.