{"id":437,"date":"2013-04-17T01:48:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T05:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/?p=437"},"modified":"2015-02-17T22:34:46","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T02:34:46","slug":"2011-traverse-city-comedy-arts-festival-february-10-13-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/?p=437","title":{"rendered":"Traverse City Winter Comedy Arts Festival – February 13 – 15, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>AMERICA\u2019S TOP POLITICAL COMEDIAN BILL MAHER TO HEADLINE 2015 TRAVERSE CITY WINTER COMEDY ARTS FESTIVAL<\/p>\n

February in Northern Michigan will be funny once again when Oscar-winner Michael Moore, \u201cThe Goldbergs\u201d star Jeff Garlin, and comedian Doug Benson host the Traverse City Winter Comedy Festival, headlined this year by HBO star and political satirist Bill Maher. Joining Bill will be Doug Benson, Michael Moore, and a slate of popular, edgy comedians February 13-15, 2015, in the historic venues of frozen Traverse City, Michigan.<\/p>\n

The hugely popular Bill Maher, host of HBO\u2019s \u201cReal Time with Bill Maher,\u201d will bring his incisive brand of political satire to TC for one night only on Valentine\u2019s Day, 2015. With his unique insights into Isis, Ferguson, and Ebola, what could be more romantic on this special weekend than the Bill Maher show in Traverse City?<\/p>\n

Moore said that Maher is donating his appearance at the festival, \u201ceven paying his own way here, because he wants to help out our area and the work of the Traverse City Film Festival. Bill usually plays venues and arenas that seat thousands, so we are especially fortunate to have a comedian of his caliber coming here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Operating with the mission of bringing \u201ca dozen comedians, a bunch of movies, thousands of laughs \u2014 and 200 inches of snow\u201d to our \u201cThe Shining\u201d-like town in February, the festival will feature top comedians in concert, including returning comedian, actor, and podcast host extraordinaire Doug Benson (\u201c@midnight,\u201d \u201cSuper High Me\u201d).<\/p>\n

In addition to his award-winning stand-up and \u201cDoug Loves Movies\u201d podcast, the thinking man\u2019s stoner is also bringing us a Valentine\u2019s Day treat \u2014 a very special edition of the world-famous \u201cDoug Benson Movie Interruption\u201d in which Doug and his buddies will seat themselves in the front row of the State Theatre with microphones in hand to hilariously riff on one of the timeless great-bad movies of all time, \u201cPretty Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benson, Traverse City\u2019s #1 fan, and Garlin have also persuaded a few of their famous and hilarious friends to leave the sunshine of Los Angeles to come to the tundra of the North to perform. The full comedy lineup will be announced in early January, when tickets go on sale.<\/p>\n

AND\u2026for the younger members of our population in need of earmuffs both outside and inside the comedy venues, the Traverse City Film Festival and the National Cherry Festival will continue their historic partnership so that Front Street can again be the site of FREE family fun.<\/p>\n

Front Street between Park and Cass will be transformed into a veritable winter wonderland with activities like PGA-approved frozen mini golf, an ice skating rink smack dab in the middle of the street, Downtown TC\u2019s own Mt. Everest of sledding, and of course, it wouldn\u2019t be a Comedy Festival without a Ferris Wheel \u2014 because what says winter fun quite like the wind whipping against your face at high speeds and heights?<\/p>\n

The comedy events will be priced so that all people will be able to attend \u2014 and some events will even be free.<\/p>\n

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