Are You Crazy About Comedy? Forget Global Warming + the Recession,Come Out and Join Us for the First Annual Valley Comedy Fest

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Written by pbayes on 28 July, 2009
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News Advisory/Backgrounder July 28, 2009

First Annual Valley Comedy Festival, Friday August 21 at 8pm and Saturday August 22, at 2pm and 8pm at the Clarke Foundation Theatre in Mission

Presented by Country 107.1 and Star FM in Partnership with Stand Up For Mental Health

Featuring Famed Comedian Mike MacDonald (Just for Laughs, Comedy Central, Letterman, Showtime etc.) and the Fabulous David Granirer (SMH Creator, Counsellor and Author of the Happy Neurotic) and BC Comics of SMH

All Shows Emceed By the Stars of Country 107.1 and STAR FM

Sign Language Interpreters Extraordinaire Ava Hawkins and Heather Perry will be On-Stage for Friday and Saturday Night Performances thanks to the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Most people think that you have to be nuts to go anywhere near stand-up comedy. We Are Nuts!

We Invite the Valley (including Vancouver) to join us in Spreading the Laughter.

We are Proud to have Vancity on Board.

For More Information, to arrange interviews, to volunteer or become a sponsor of the First Annual Valley Comedy Festival, please contact:

Pat Bayes
Administrative, PR and Program Coordinator
Stand Up For Mental Health (The Trojan Horse)
Tel.604.707.0483 Email pat@standupformentalhealth.com
Visit www.standupformentalhealth.com and www.valleycomedyfest.com

 

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