Comedy

Gopher Hole Comedy Club Friday Night Showcase: Headliner Jodie Maruska

The Friday night showcase features rising comedians in the Midwest. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Show starts at 8:30 p.m. The host is Dustin Fawcett.

Headliner Jodie Maruska is a comedy veteran who has performed across the country in clubs, events, casinos, a few backyards and one very damp root cellar. In the Twin Cities she appears regularly at the House of Comedy at the Mall of America and the Comedy Underground along with a large selection of one nighter venues.

Jethro Trogo is a Filipino stand-up comedian whose sets are marked by frequent, well-timed punchlines drawn from his experiences as a first-generation immigrant and a second-time English speaker.

The Laugh Shack with Emen Essien, Henry Kneiszel and Dan Hinnenkamp

Twin Ports Comedy is headed back to The Shack for a night filled with giggles and laughter. Emen Essien will host this hilarious night, and will be joined by Henry Kneiszel and Dan Hinnenkamp.

Tickets can be bought at twinportscomedy.com for $5 off door price.

Share a joke for a chance to win Duluth Comedy Fest tickets

Duluth’s biggest weekend of comedy since the freighter Socrates ran aground at Park Point is coming up Feb. 15 and 16. Tig Notaro, Brian Posehn, Gary Gulman and Alex Edelman are all performing at the NorShor Theatre as part of Duluth Comedy Fest.

Perfect Duluth Day is giving away a pair of two-day passes — $158 value — to a randomly selected person who comments on this post. Make it interesting and share a joke. (more…)

High Bridge Comedy expands Duluth-area stand-up offerings

From left: Chad Gallo, Joe Mosier, Danielle Thralow, Alex Meyers and Scott Zank

Stand-up comedy is not one of the more glamorous forms of entertainment in Duluth. A group of comedians called High Bridge Comedy is trying to change that. (more…)

Oh boy! Another Open Mic! But this one’s outside by the lake!

Tonight, from 6 to 9 p.m., there will be an open mic at Leif Erikson Park, specifically meeting at the stone stage. Any short content is welcome, original material encouraged, but whatever you wish to share is fine.
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Correct dates for “Resurrection Blues”

There was an incorrect ad in a Duluth Playhouse playbill last month, so local theatergoers may have gotten misinformation about the dates of The College of St. Scholastica’s production of “Resurrection Blues” by Arthur Miller. The dark comedy, directed by Tony Barrett, runs Oct. 14 through 23.

Roast of Carolyn Reisberg

Wanna feed the hungry, eat spaghetti and listen to a bunch of “comics” rip apart an ‘ol lesbo, then reel in horror as we give Carolyn an open mic to retort?

Wednesday, April 27, Pizza Luce, 7:30 p.m., $15, (+21)