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COMEDY AND MUSIC HEADLINE NEW SHOWS AT THE BEAR’S DEN SHOWROOM INSIDE SENECA NIAGARA RESORT & CASINO! New Shows Announced; Tickets On Sale April 21st At Noon! NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK: (April 18, 2017) Hilarious stand-up comedy and a tribute to rock and roll masters headline the new shows announced today for the Bear’s Den Showroom at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. Comedians Owen Benjamin and Mike Lawrence will have the audience in stitches on Thursday, July 6th at 8pm, when they perform as part of The Barrel of Laughs Comedy Series. The following week, Lotus Land: The American RUSH Tribute brings the power and musicianship of RUSH to Bear’s Den on Saturday, July 15th at 8pm. Tickets for both shows go on sale April 21st at Noon! Owen Benjamin is known for his hilarious blend of stand-up and musical comedy. He has been featured on Comedy Central’s Comedy Central Presents: Owen Benjamin and his first hour-long special High Five Till It Hurts, with a second special, Huge Pianist, set for release later this year. Benjamin was a regular on the TBS show Sullivan & Son, and has also performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Chelsea Lately, and Inside Amy Schumer. Mike Lawrence has been a popular draw at comedy festivals across North America since being named as one of the New Faces at Just for Laughs, the largest comedy festival in the world, in 2010. Lawrence also won the inaugural Comedy Central special Roast Battle tournament, recorded live at the 2016 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. His 2013 comedy album, Sadamantium, received positive reviews, and was released in conjunction with his half-hour comedy special, The Half Hour, on Comedy Central. Tickets on sale April 21st at Noon! Tickets start at $20. Lotus Land: The American RUSH Tribute brings the force of RUSH, the legendary Canadian power trio, to life on stage. Enjoyed by die-hard RUSH fans, musicians, and casual listeners alike, the Lotus Land experience has been heralded as the ultimate celebration of RUSH’s musical craftsmanship and spirited performances. Their performances have wowed sold-out houses up and down the eastern seaboard, in Panama, the Dominican Republic, and in RUSH’s hometown of Toronto, where Lotus Land has performed multiple times as part of RUSHCON, the largest international RUSH fan event. April 21st at Noon! Tickets start at $25. Thunder From Down Under also make their return to the Bear’s Den starting in July. Known as Australia’s hottest export, Thunder From Down Under features a line-up of seven performers showing off chiseled bodies, seductive dance routines, cheeky humor, and boy-next-door charm, which have made them a