Howie Mandel, Marlon Wayans bringing laughs to Fort Myers

Get ready to laugh, Southwest Florida: Comedians Marlon Wayans and Howie Mandel are bringing their stand-up shows to Fort Myers.

B.B. Mann Hall announced both shows Monday morning. Tickets go on sale later this week.

Movie and TV star Wayans performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Tickets are $42-$92.

He'll be followed by actor and TV personality Mandel, who performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. Tickets are $35-$70.

More about Howie Mandel and Marlon Wayans

Wayans' movies have grossed more than $736 million at the box office in the United States and $1 billion worldwide, according to a B.B. Mann Hall news release. He's an actor, producer, comedian, writer and film director.

Wayans starred for two seasons on the NBC family sitcom “Marlon." His hit movies include "White Chicks," "Little Man" and "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood."

Mandel is best known as a judge for 11 seasons on the TV competition "America's Got Talent." He previously played ER resident Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama "St. Elsewhere" and voiced the adorable character Gizmo in the hit comedy-horror movies "Gremlins" and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch."

He's also hosted the TV game show "Deal Or No Deal" and Nat Geo Wild’s ​"Howie Mandel's Animals Doing Things" (co-hosting with his son Alex).

Tickets for Mandel, Wayans at B.B. Mann Hall

Tickets for both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 28. Prices are subject to change and exclude applicable taxes and fees.

Pre-sale tickets for most Mann Hall events are available to the venue’s Email Club members one to three days before the general sale.

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For more information, call 481-4849 or visit bbmannpah.com.

Charles Runnells is an arts and entertainment reporter for The News-Press and the Naples Daily News. To reach him, call 239-335-0368 (for tickets to shows, call the venue) or email him atcrunnells@gannett.com. Follow or message him on social media: Facebook (facebook.com/charles.runnells.7), X (formerly Twitter) (@charlesrunnells), Threads (@crunnells1) and Instagram (@crunnells1).