Andy Livengood: The Christmas will be Televised

Voted "Best Play of 2011" by Charleston City Paper, holiday special "The Christmas Will be Televised" returns for its eighth year with another string of hilarious performances on the Theatre 99 stage. The brainchild of local actor and comedian Andy Livengood, the one-man show is a "hilarious whirlwind tour of holiday pop culture" that finds Andy surviving a family Christmas party by watching a marathon of Christmas specials—and he knows each of them buy heart. Filled with references to beloved films and boatloads of holiday cheer, "The Christmas Will be Televised" makes for the perfect Christmas tradition. Theatre 99, 280 Meeting St. Thursday, 8pm; Friday, 10pm. $10. andylivengood.com