Hysterical: Marsha Warfield
About the Artist
Marsha Warfield
After an overlong period of retirement, Marsha is back for “revenge,” tackling issues including politics, being black, coming out as a gay woman, and her affair with pizza.
Marsha Warfield is best known for her 1986–92 role of the tough, no-nonsense bailiff Roz Russell on the NBC sitcom “Night Court.” She also starred in the sitcom “Empty Nest” as Dr. Maxine Douglas, and as a performer on “The Richard Pryor Show.” She’s has appeared on shows like “Soul Train,” “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “The Tonight Show,” and even had a talk show of her own, appropriately titled “The Marsha Warfield Show.” She’s opened for acts like Esther Phillips, George Duke, Teddy Pendergrass, The O’Jays and George Carlin, has been nominated for NAACP Image and Soul Train Awards, and was featured in the Gladys Knight video, “Men.”
Program Notes
Book of MARSHA
MARSHA WARFIELD is a whole show.
Beginning, middle and end.
With a mic, a stool, a drink, a thumb drive and a stage, her one woman musical comedy autobiographical standup traveling revival show bible and TED Talk is a self-contained concert event.
This is next level no holds barred Upper Ghetto comedy with heart, suitable for venues large and small.
No opening acts, no hosts, no props and no frills.
Just a grown ass woman with a wicked sense of humor doing the comedy of her life.
And yours.
The show opens with a music video montage of WARFIELD’s career that introduces her to the audience.
As she enters, the video fades, leaving an almost sub audio musical track that plays throughout the show.
Then, the comedy begins.
For the next hour (or more) WARFIELD’s standup takes us through the comedy of her life, ending with a poignant tale of triumph over adversity that will leave audiences with a renewed faith in humanity and themselves as WARFIELD bows and the outro video plays.
Or not.
At least, that’s the plan.