Tickets for Jim Gaffigan’s performance during the 2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, presented by the National Comedy Center, on Aug. 3 at Northwest Arena, will be available for members beginning Thursday at noon. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 484-0800, in-person at the Lucy Desi Museum at 2 W. 3rd St. or by visiting the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival website at lucycomedyfest.com.

Jim Gaffigan is a Grammy-nominated comedian, actor, New York Times best-selling author, top touring performer and multi-platinum-selling father of five. Last year, Gaffigan became one of only ten comics in history to sell out Madison Square Garden and few months prior, Gaffigan had the honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Additionally, streaming site Pandora recently announced that Gaffigan is the most popular comedian among its users with over 647 million spins to date.

National Comedy Center membership options begin as low as $35 for Chautauqua County residents, and include benefits such as access to pre-sale periods for the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, a pair of tickets to National Comedy Center dialogues during the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, membership card and certificate, free admission to the Lucy Desi Museum, member-only discounts and more.

For membership information, as well as tickets for Jim Gaffigan, visit lucycomedyfest.com.

The National Comedy Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural institution in Jamestown, NY, that is developing the first national visitor experience dedicated entirely to the art of comedy. The Center is comprised of three functions: the immersive exhibit experience / museum that is under construction now, a year-round calendar of live performance and discussion-leading programming on comedy, and an educational component supporting aspiring artists and providing comedic arts education.

The $50 million project is funded by public-private partnership and to date has been awarded more than $4.3 million from New York State, Empire State Development and I Love NY. Design of the immersive, interactive visitor experience has been provided by renowned creative firm Jack Rouse Associates and interactive specialist Local Projects, who was recently awarded a Cannes International Creativity award for its work on the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum.

The National Comedy Center also operates the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, and for the last 25 years has produced the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival with performers including Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Lewis Black, and more than 100 other comedic artists.

The 2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival will take place August 3-6.