Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Comedian Jimmy Carr among other shows announced for Wilson Center

The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College is bringing jazz, comedy and acrobatics to stage in three varied shows announced for 2027, including the standup comedy of Jimmy Carr. (Courtesy photo)

WILMINGTON — The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College is bringing jazz, comedy and acrobatics to stage in three varied shows announced for 2027.

Tickets for the family-friendly “Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Live Spectacular Show,” world-renowned jazz musician Brian Culbertson, and comedian Jimmy Carr go on sale to the general public on Friday, Oct. 23.

Culbertson will stop at Wilson Center as part of his 50-city nationwide tour on April 13, 7 p.m. He’s celebrating “The Midnight Tapes,” his 30th album, set for release in early February, blending his powerhouse keys, songwriting and producing. Culbertson’s sound blends jazz, funk, R&B, soul and pop.

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Award-winning comedian Carr’s new stand-up tour, “Killing Jokes,” will take place Sunday, June 27, 7 p.m. An award-winning writer, television host, and comedian, Carr’s a household name in UK television, known for hosting over two decades of Channel 4’s “8 Out Of 10 Cats,” “8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown,” and “Big Fat Quiz.” He hosts the UK’s version of “Last One Laughing” for Amazon, did “Am I The A**hole” for Comedy Central, and wrote executive-produced, and acted in the period comedy spoof film “Fackham Hall,” released in December 2025.

“Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Live Stage Spectacular” is a new, original show, based on the 2015 animated series, “Miraculous.” The show brings Ladybug and Cat Noir to life with acrobatics, aerial choreography, illusions, dance, and puppetry, in a premium live experience designed for the whole family.

As part of the Wilson Center’s Family Series, $20 all-in child and student tickets are available for any seat in the house for this performance. 

Otherwise tickets for Culbertson and Carr will be available online to Wilson Center Members on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m. Tickets to “Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Live Stage Spectacular” will be available online to Wilson Center members on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m.

Tickets for all three shows go on sale online and in person to the general public on Friday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m. here.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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