Sunday, March 31, 2019

Stand Up, Sit Down, and Laugh Brings Laughs in April

BURLINGTON, VT— Founded in 2005 by Josie Leavitt, the Flynn's hilarious comedy series, Stand Up, Sit Down, and Laugh, continues in FlynnSpace on Friday, April 19 at 8 pm with a lineup of both emerging and established comedians.

Owen Foley is a pharmacist, comedian, and burrito enthusiast based out of Burlington Vermont. He performs standup, storytelling, and improv all over Vermont with occasional forays to bigger cities and has opened for numerous headline comics including Todd Barry, Dan Soder, and Adam Mamawala. His one man show, The Burrito Diaries, premiered at the Burlington Fringe Festival in 2018.

Kyle Gadapee is a Vermont-native from the Northeast Kingdom. His humor is composed of honest tales of what it's like to go from innocent teen to provocative young adult. He was named one of the Top 5 Funniest Comedians by Vermont Comedy Club, and is performing in HBO's Women in Comedy Festival in May.

Five-time winner of the Seven Daysies for Best Comic, Josie Leavitt was co-owner of the Flying Pig Bookstore for twenty years. She spent the last two years at the Pride Center of Vermont, raising money for the LGBTQ community. Her humor column, Leavitty, can be found monthly in the Charlotte News. Her one-woman play, So This Happened, debuted at the Flynn in September of 2018. 

CarrieRae Shamel has performed standup comedy for about four years. During the day she works as a hospice social worker and enjoys supporting the older population. She produces monthly shows at local senior centers and facilities. She also produces regular benefit shows for non-profits, such as the Alzheimer's Association. When she is not telling jokes, she enjoys running.

With nearly 10 years of experience, Mike Thomas is a fixture in Vermont comedy. Thomas has been a three-time runner up for Higher Ground comedy champion and has had the pleasure of opening for Kurt Braunohler, Kyle Kinane, and Wyatt Cenac. Most recently, Mike placed 4th in the funniest comic in Vermont contest for a second time.

Tickets for this performance are $12. Tickets are available in person at the FlynnTix Regional Box Office window at 153 Main Street, Burlington; by calling 802-86-FLYNN / 802- 863-5966, voice/relay calls welcome; or on-line through the Flynn web site at www.flynncenter.org. Children 17 and under and students with ID save $4 off the top two ticket prices. Flynn members at the Contributor level and above save 10% and groups of 15 or more save 15%. Box Office hours are Monday-Friday, 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm, and on show days from opening until the time of the show.

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