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Meet the cast of 'All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich' on Broadway

The follow-up to SNL writer Rich's 2024 show All In, this production similarly features a rotating celebrity cast reading funny sketches and stories.

Talk about hustle: Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich returns to Broadway on December 12 with All Out: Comedy About Ambition, arriving almost exactly one year after his debut show, All In: Comedy About Love.

As the title suggests, Rich turns his sharp eye to what drives us, serving up brief sketches and vignettes about ego, envy, and greed in All Out. The band Lawrence also performs original music on stage, and Tony Award winner Alex Timbers directs.

Like All In, the show is a live reading of Rich's stories narrated by a four-actor cast, rather than a traditional play. Also as before, a starry roster of 15 performers — 11 of them in their Broadway debut — will rotate throughout the run, which goes until March 8.

Use our cast guide below to meet the multitalented pack of pros, who’ve all shown ambition in their illustrious careers, and see who’s appearing when. The celebrities are listed in chronological order of their All Out performance dates.

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Summary

  • All Out: Comedy About Ambition features celebrities reading funny stories about greed; envy; and ego
  • Four stars will perform at a time
  • The article summarizes each cast member's best-known work and their All Out performance dates

Lawrence

Ray Romano

Ashley Park

Nicholas Braun

Sarah Silverman

Craig Robinson

Jason Mantzoukas

Heidi Gardner

Mike Birbiglia

Cecily Strong

Wayne Brady

Ben Schwartz

Jon Stewart

Abbi Jacobson

Jim Gaffigan

Eric André

Eric André

A comedian, actor, host, and writer, Eric André is best known for Adult Swim’s offbeat, surreal comedy and for The Eric Andre Show, his spoof of the late-night genre. He’s appeared in Man Seeking Woman and Disenchantment and voiced Azizi in the 2019 The Lion King remake. André won a 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short-Form Comedy Series.

All Out performance dates: December 12 – December 28

Eric André

Jim Gaffigan

Known for his observant brand of stand-up comedy that often revolves around food and fatherhood, Jim Gaffigan created and starred in the autobiographical sitcom The Jim Gaffigan Show for two seasons. He also appeared in films like Linoleum and Peter Pan & Wendy and the 2024 Hulu special The Skinny. Gaffigan let his serious side show on Broadway in a 2011 revival of the sports drama That Championship Season.

All Out performance dates: December 12 - January 11

Jim Gaffigan

Abbi Jacobson

It takes real ambition to turn a web series into a TV hit — and that’s what comedian, writer, and actress Abbi Jacobson did when she co-created and starred in Broad City. She also voiced Princess Bean in Disenchantment, starred in A League of Their Own, and won an Annie Award for The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

All Out performance dates: December 12 - December 28

Abbi Jacobson

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart is a political satirist and TV host best known for The Daily Show. He returned to host part-time in 2024 and previously led The Problem with Jon Stewart. Stewart’s film credits include Big Daddy, The Faculty, and Playing by Heart. He has won 24 Emmys, two Grammys, and the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize.

All Out performance dates: December 12 - December 21

Jon Stewart

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Ben Schwartz

Known for playing cocky Jean-Ralphio on Parks and Recreation, actor, comedian, writer, and Broadway newcomer Ben Schwartz has also played Clyde Oberholt on House of Lies and voiced roles in animated series like Duck Tales. He won an Emmy in 2009 for writing Hugh Jackman’s Oscars intro.

All Out performance dates: December 22 – January 11

Ben Schwartz

Wayne Brady

What can’t he do? Wayne Brady is a jack of all trades: an improv comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), game show host (Let’s Make a Deal), Broadway star (Chicago, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Wiz, Kinky Boots), singer, and actor. He’s won five Emmy Awards and been nominated for two Grammys.

All Out performance dates: December 29 – January 18

Wayne Brady

Cecily Strong

A two-time Emmy nominee known for her decade on Saturday Night Live, Cecily Strong holds the record for longest-tenured female SNL cast member. She starred in Apple TV+’s Schmigadoon!, voiced Marge in The Garfield Movie, and appeared on Broadway in Celebrity Autobiography and off Broadway in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe and Brooklyn Laundry.

All Out performance dates: December 29 – January 18

Cecily Strong

Mike Birbiglia

Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, actor, and writer known for solo shows on and off Broadway inspired by his own life, like Sleepwalk with Me, The New One, and The Old Man & the Pool, several of which were adapted into Netflix specials. He wrote, starred, and directed the films Sleepwalk with Me and the improv-themed Don’t Think Twice. Other screen credits include Trainwreck and Billions.

All Out performance dates: January 13 - January 18

Mike Birbiglia

Heidi Gardner

After an eight-season Saturday Night Live run that introduced us to an array of unhinged alter egos (Angel, a boxer’s girlfriend, teen film critic Bailey, and slacker coworker Crystal), Gardner makes her Broadway debut well-versed in sketch comedy. Other screen credits include Hustle, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Girls5eva, and Shrinking.

All Out performance dates: January 20 – February 15

Heidi Gardner

Jason Mantzoukas

You likely know this character actor and comedian from his roles as Rafi in The League and Derek in The Good Place, as well as the co-host of the How Did This Get Made? podcast. He's also in the voice cast of animated shows like Big Mouth and Invincible, and has writing credits on the buddy-cop comedy Ride Along and Children’s Hospital.

All Out performance dates: January 20 - February 15

Jason Mantzoukas

Craig Robinson

This busy actor, comedian, and musician is best known as laid-back warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin on The Office. Other TV and film credits include Mr. Robot, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, and Sausage Party. He’s been nominated for five Screen Actors Guild Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and an Emmy.

All Out performance dates: January 20 - February 15

Craig Robinson

Sarah Silverman

A groundbreaking stand-up comedian and writer known for The Sarah Silverman Program, SNL, and sharp social satire, Sarah Silverman has appeared in School of Rock, Wreck-It Ralph, Battle of the Sexes, and more. She also created a stage musical adaptation of her memoir The Bedwetter. She’s won two Emmys and has multiple Grammy nominations.

All Out performance dates: January 20 – February 15

Sarah Silverman

Nicholas Braun

Best known as “Cousin Greg” Hirsch on HBO’s Succession, a role that earned him three Emmy nominations, Nicholas Braun has also appeared in films like Sky High, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Zola, and Cat Person. He did double duty playing Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman in the 2024 biodrama Saturday Night, and he makes his NYC stage debut in Gruesome Playground Injuries through December 28.

All Out performance dates: February 17 – March 8

Nicholas Braun

Ashley Park

Ashley Park’s career spans theatre, television, and film. She’s a Tony-nominated Broadway actress known for standout turns as Tuptim in The King and I, Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls, and Jess in Grand Horizons. She gained wider fame as Mindy Chen on Emily in Paris, and she has also appeared on screen in Girls5eva, Beef, Joy Ride, and Only Murders in the Building.

All Out performance dates: February 17 – March 8

Ashley Park

Ray Romano

A household name for starring in the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond from 1996–2005, Ray Romano won three Emmys in that span — one for acting, two for producing. He’s also the voice of Manny the woolly mammoth in the Ice Age franchise, and live-action film credits include The Big Sick and The Irishman.

All Out performance dates: February 17 – March 8

Ray Romano

Lawrence

This soul-pop band led by siblings Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, a 2025 Just In Time Tony nominee, is known for keyboard-driven grooves and tight horns. Lawrence has released four studio albums, with their 2024 LP Family Business breaking into the U.S. Pop Top 40 chart with the single “Whatcha Want.” They’ve headlined sold-out tours worldwide, performed at Coachella and other major festivals, and made late-night TV appearances.

All Out performance dates: December 12 - March 8

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Lawrence

Frequently asked questions

How do you book tickets for All Out: Comedy About Ambition?

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Where is All Out: Comedy About Ambition playing?

All Out: Comedy About Ambition is playing at Nederlander Theatre. The theatre is located at 208 West 41st Street (between 7th and 8th Avenue), New York, 10036.

What is All Out: Comedy About Ambition about?

All Out: Comedy About Ambition comes to Broadway hot on the heels of All In: Comedy About Love, where comic A-listers read original stories and monologues about the funny aspects of envy, greed, and ego.

Who wrote All Out?

Simon Rich, who also wrote All In and worked for Saturday Night Live, writes this follow-up to his Broadway smash.

Who directs All Out?

Alex Timbers, a Tony winner who directed All In, returns to direct All Out.

Is All Out appropriate for kids?

All Out tackles themes of greed and careerism, so the story may be more adult-friendly. An age rec is forthcoming, and audiences must be age four and over to enter Broadway theatres.

Is All Out good?

All Out is a new show that will be a premiere, but All In was a smash success: it broke box office records and gave audiences a special chance to see a rotating cast of A-listers all performing together.