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Over 50,000 People Attented LaughFest 2013

Andy Rent — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:00:32 +0000

Job well done, guys! 2013 was a very, very good year for the nation’s only ten day community-wide festival of laughter, Gilda’s LaughFest. That is because they had more than 53,000 admissions during the third annual event. Preliminary numbers indicate 53,566 attended LaughFest’s 261 events (69 ticketed and 192 free) at 65 stages in Grand [...]

LaughFest Adds More Comedy Shows and Events

Andy Rent — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:15:05 +0000

Gilda’s LaughFest, the nation’s first-ever, community-wide festival of laughter, has announced the return of The Blue Late Night Comedy Series and three returning showcases: Best of the Midwest, Stand-up Comedy Competition and the Clean Comedy Showcase for this year’s celebration designed for everyone. Other major entertainers who will

More Laughfest Fun! 1 Month Away!

Craig Russell — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:40:18 +0000

More Laughfest fun with Joanne Roehm! She’s a pretty high up at Gilda’s Club in the Laughing department. She came into the studios and talked about some Laughfest performers you might not be aware of. And even though she was a little under the weather, her smile brights up a room like 34 candles! Seriously! [...]

Margaret Cho LIVE On The Afternoon Hustle…

Craig Russell — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:11:27 +0000

Here's my "5 questions with Margaret Cho" who is coming to Laughfest Saturday March 12 at the GRCC Fieldhouse!

Betty White Goes In 10 Minutes.

Craig Russell — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:12:59 +0000

Did you get your Betty White Laughfest Tickets? I did! Sold out in 10 minutes…Of course WFGR is a big sponsor of Laughfest with The Bob and Tom Comedy All Star Showcase… The buildup to Betty was expected–she’s white hot right now–now we can all see her eat her chicken and the talk she’s giving!