Justin Golak and Laura Sanders are both recording their debut stand-up comedy CDs at Shadowbox Live on April 17th at 8PM. They’ll provide the hilarity for each track, you provide the haha’s. Thanks for supporting live (and now digitally captured) comedy!

Hosted by Travis Hoewischer and featuring Sommer Sterud.

Three days of stand-up comedy, sketch, improv, video, and more – does it get any better than this? Come join Wild Goose Creative and ColumbusIsFunny.com as we celebrate the Columbus comedy scene with the THIRD annual Columbus Comedy Festival on April 26, 27, and 28. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights will bring a mix of performances. Go to www.columbuscomedyfestival.com to see a full schedule.

Tickets are available at the door, and will be $10 for the evening. No registration is necessary, just show up with your cash! Proceeds will benefit ColumbusIsFunny.com and Wild Goose Creative. All events will take place at Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43202.

We will make you laugh. We promise. Or else.

WHAT: Columbus Comedy Festival 3

WHERE: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202

WHEN: April 26, 27, and 28 – 8PM each night

COST: $10 for evening  – tickets at door

BYOB

Sponsored by: Cancer is Funny, ColumbusisFunny.com, ColumbusUnderground.com, Mikey’s Late Night Slice, Side Street Planning, Surly Girl Saloon, and ThoughtCo.

Come out to Wild Goose Creative, Monday, April 2nd at 8:30PM for the 2-year anniversary of Monday Night Live!

…Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th at the MadLab Theatre (227 N. 3rd St.)

16 comics, 2 shows, 2 nights… COMEDY’SPLOSION returns to the MadLab Theatre for another amazing weekend of stand-up comedy! In it’s fifth year, COMEDY’SPLOSION is the longest running local stand-up comedy festival in Columbus. While the line-ups for each night include staple local acts and national headliners, all of the comics on the shows are Columbus-based. This not only makes COMEDY’SPLOSION one of the best, most dense line-ups of stand-up comedy you can see all year, but also showcases the tremendous talent that is available at shows throughout Columbus all through the year.

Tickets are $10. Advanced tickets can be purchased at www.madlab.net.

Both shows start at 10:00PM

Line-Up:

Friday, February 17th – 10:00PM

Weston Sherman
Darrell Dawson
Sommer Sterud
Dustin Meadows
Laura Sanders
Matt Horn
Chris Coen
Mark Lucas

Saturday, February 18th – 10:00PM

Brooke Cartus
Jason Clemmer
Joseph Ivan
Sean Somerville
Anthony O’Connell
Sumukh Torgalkar
Justin Golak
Travis Hoewischer

First show: Tuesday, January 17th at 8:00PM

Shadowbox Live, your go to source for comedy in Columbus, is now putting on a high-caliber Stand-Up comedy showcase 2 times a month.

This show’s Headliner, from Cleveland, Bill Squire.
-Bill won the “Car Crash Comedy Contest” on SiriusXm’s Opie and Anthony Show in 2011. Bill made a non-traditional appearance on Comedy Central in the summer of 2009 by winning the “Show Us Your Best” contest; his stand up clip aired on Comedy Central and was featured on comedycentral.com. In 2008, Bill was part of the Mitch Across America Tribute, when comedy clubs across the country held shows to celebrate the life of Mitch Hedburg and the release of Mitch’s last album. Bill is also a cast member on the YouTube sensation webseries “Man in the Box,” which has over 60,000 subscribers, nearly 300 episodes and aired on Cinemax OnDemand.

Also Featuring: Justin Golak, Travis Hoewischer, Sumukh Torgalkar, Mark Lucas, and Michael Meyers

Show’s will be on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Come out soon, and come back often! (February shows, February 7th and 23rd…all shows start at 8:00PM)

Only $5 at the door.

Even with Christmas quickly approaching, there are still great opportunities to see some comedy.  Take a break from shopping and relax with some haha’s around the city.

On Thursday, December 22nd at 9:00PM at Kafe Kerouac there’s A VERY MERRY SAGATTACKTRAVISMAS!!!  The Sumukh and Golak Attack (comics Sumukh Torgalkar and Justin Golak) team up with comedian Travis Irvine for a Holiday spectacular at Kafe Kerouac. Music, Stand-Up, and Sketch combine forces for the ultimate winter-time experience! And maybe a visit from Keldy The Kristmas Kangaroo…

On Friday, December 23rd at 11:00PM at Wall Street Nightclub, Brooke Cartus hosts a Christmas Comedy Showcase at Wall Street Nightclub. Featuring Justin Golak, Aaron Nemo, Sumukh Torgalkar, and Shannon Parkevich. Show starts at 11, but get there by 10 to participate in the “Ugly Sweater Contest.” Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater for a chance at fabulous prizes.

Yay Comedy!

Laura Sanders will be performing in her second, all new, One Lady Show on Thursday, November 10th at 10PM at Kafe Kerouac.

RSVP on Facebook.

Laura Sanders is also the first official guest of “The Comedy Sitdown,” a new podcast hosted by Justin Golak.  Each podcast has Justin sitting down with a fellow comic and talking to them about their jokes, their process, and themselves.

Check out new episodes and subscribe to the podcast at comedysitdown.podbean.com, or listen directly on your mobile phone at comedysitdown.podbean.com/mobile.