Flagship City Comedy Festival's weekend performers left patrons in stitches
The third year of the Flagship City Comedy Festival continued over the weekend.
Guests filled the seats at the 1020 Collective in downtown Erie to watch local and national comedy acts take the stage.
Shelter animals strut their stuff at Erie Humane Society's fourth annual Mutt Gala
The festival, which started in 2022, hosts multiple shows across several days at various locations around the city.
Saturday night's headliner has made appearances on multiple major network television shows and shared his way of finding inspiration for his comedy routine.
Polish Falcons of America's 85th annual bowling tournament makes return to Erie
'Tragedy is usually my inspiration for comedy, I would say it's pretty personal,' said Shane Torres, a comedian.'I would say the best part of traveling and doing comedy is actually being on stage. The travel part of it kind of sucks.'
To stay up to date on Shane Torres and his upcoming tours, projects and more, click here.
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