Looking for a fun-ny weekend getaway? Check out the 3rd Annual Traverse City Comedy Festival from April 10th to April 12th! Enjoy a variety of performances, including improv, roast battles, and stand-up, featuring comedians from across the country and Metro Detroit. The festival will take place across eight venues, including the Traverse City Comedy Club, City Opera House, Old Town Playhouse, Encore 201, The Workshop Brewing Company, The Alluvion, Hotel Indigo, and Park Place Hotel. Headliners this year include Marc Maron, Jay Pharoah, Natasha Leggero, Josh Blue, and the “Funny Women of a Certain Age.” Comedy events for all ages and tastes will be available at this year’s festival.
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Events at the festival will include the “The Daily Dozen Showcase,” featuring a dozen comedians on stage telling their best and funniest jokes, and “Roast Battle,” a no-holds-barred, single-elimination roast battle tournament featuring eight fearless comics engaging in uproarious verbal duels – with judges and the audience determining the winners. Don’t miss “Comedy Rumble,” a lineup of 30 hilarious comedians each given a lightning-fast 90 seconds to showcase their comedic talents. Murder mystery fans will want to check out “Big Fun Murder – Improv Murder Mystery,” in which six improvisers act out a completely improvised murder mystery. It’s never the same show twice! Also performing this year is the Planet Ant Home Team – the resident improv troupe at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck and a staple of the Detroit improv scene.
Prefer your comedy clean? Don’t miss the “Clean Comedy Showcase,” featuring some of the best clean comedians delivering jokes you can repeat at school and work that won’t get you into trouble. Those feeling more risqué can check out “The Nightcap – A Dirty Comedy Showcase,” a late-night set with R/X-rated comics whose jokes run from saucy to salacious. You can also check out five headliners for the price of one in “Jokes On You,” a showcase of Michigan legends including Cam Rowe, Mike Geeter, Robert Jenkins, Ricarlo Williams, and Kevin Johnson, hosted by Tam White. Rising performers will be on display in the “Next Up Comedy Showcase,” during which comics eager to showcase their talent toss their name into the hat for a chance to perform – with audience votes determining the top comic.
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Tickets for all festival events are on sale now at TraverseCityComedyFest.com. Tickets are $15-20 for most festival events, with headlining shows ranging from $30-$125. Attendees can also enjoy free events at the festival, including Open Mic sets and the always-popular Comedy Karaoke at The Workshop Brewing Company.
