Love to laugh? Check out the 2025 Flagship City Comedy Festival lineup
The festival includes 11 comedy shows over five days, where both local and national comedians will be taking the stage.
Oliver's Beer Garden set to reopen Thursday
Headliners include Dwight Simmons, Brandie Posey, Shane Torres and Ben Roy.
The performances will be at different venues around town, starting with Werner Books & Coffee.
Donations currently being collected for Sarah's Great Giveaway
'It's a collection of comics that are from all over the nation. So there's a great diversity of comics, but it also showcases some of our great small local businesses like Hazards Mini Golf, that's a late night show that we have this year, where it's 'Comic Against Humanity' style of showcase, and then my personal favorite is the Inked Comedy, where we get tattooed during our set,' said Anthony Morelli, founder of the Flagship City Comedy Festival.
For more information on tickets, click here.
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