BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220319T020000Z DTEND:20220319T033000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:"The Ladies of Laughter Funny & Fabulous Tour" DESCRIPTION:Gesa Power House Theatre presents "The Ladies of Laughter Funny & Fabulous Tour" on Friday\, March 18 at 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n"The Ladies of Laugher" started out as an annual videotape comedy competition in New York to honor a fellow woman in comedy who helped women get their start. Since its inaugural year when the contest went live in a YWCA in New Jersey\, "The Ladies of Laughter" contest has visited national historic theaters and legendary venues\, including Caesars and Madison Square Garden. Past participants include Amy Schumer\, Tammy Pescatelli\, and Melissa Rauch ("Big Bang Theory")\, and it has steadily become know in the comedy world as a career builder for women in comedy.\n\n\n\nThe current national tour of The Ladies of Laughter includes Jocelyn Chia\, Karen Rontowski\, and Liz Glazer.\n\n\n\nJocelyn Chia is a New York-based stand up comedian who won the 2015 Ladies of Laughter "Newcomer" Award. Originally from Singapore\, she brings her perspective of having lived much of her life in Asia to her experiences in the United States. A lawyer-turned-comedian\, Jocelyn is the winner of the Gotham Comedy Club's Funniest Lawyer competition\, has been a guest comedian on the Howard Stern Channel on Sirius XM\, and is a two-time winner of the Moth Storyslams.\n\n\n\nKaren Rontowski's fast-paced\, quirky and charmingly optimistic comedy\, incorporates her unique experience as a Paranormal Investigator\, tarot card reader\, and reiki master. She has appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman\," "Comics Unleashed\," "Live at Gotham Comedy Center\," and "Mysteries of the Unexplained." She is a regular on the "Bob and Tom Radio Show" and also hosts a web series and podcast called "Paranormal Karen."\n\n\n\nLiz Glazer is an award-winning standup comedian\, actor\, and writer. She won first place in the Boston Comedy Festival and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal\, and has opened for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford. Liz was also a part of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and will be a part of HBO's upcoming Women in Comedy Festival. As an actor\, Liz has appeared on ABC's "For Life" and CBS's "Bull\," and is on the faculty at Lesly Kahn & Co.\, the Los Angeles acting studio.\n\n\n\nReserved seating tickets ($40-$35 adults\, $30 students) are available online at www.phtww.org or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Gesa Power House Theatre presents "\;The Ladies of Laughter Funny &\; Fabulous Tour"\; on Friday\, March 18 at 7:00 p.m.
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\n"\;The Ladies of Laugher"\; started out as an annual videotape comedy competition in New York to honor a fellow woman in comedy who helped women get their start. Since its inaugural year when the contest went live in a YWCA in New Jersey\, "\;The Ladies of Laughter"\; contest has visited national historic theaters and legendary venues\, including Caesars and Madison Square Garden. Past participants include Amy Schumer\, Tammy Pescatelli\, and Melissa Rauch ("\;Big Bang Theory"\;)\, and it has steadily become know in the comedy world as a career builder for women in comedy.
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\nThe current national tour of The Ladies of Laughter includes Jocelyn Chia\, Karen Rontowski\, and Liz Glazer.
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\nJocelyn Chia is a New York-based stand up comedian who won the 2015 Ladies of Laughter "\;Newcomer"\; Award. Originally from Singapore\, she brings her perspective of having lived much of her life in Asia to her experiences in the United States. A lawyer-turned-comedian\, Jocelyn is the winner of the Gotham Comedy Club'\;s Funniest Lawyer competition\, has been a guest comedian on the Howard Stern Channel on Sirius XM\, and is a two-time winner of the Moth Storyslams.
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\nKaren Rontowski'\;s fast-paced\, quirky and charmingly optimistic comedy\, incorporates her unique experience as a Paranormal Investigator\, tarot card reader\, and reiki master. She has appeared on "\;The Late Show with David Letterman\,"\; "\;Comics Unleashed\,"\; "\;Live at Gotham Comedy Center\,"\; and "\;Mysteries of the Unexplained."\; She is a regular on the "\;Bob and Tom Radio Show"\; and also hosts a web series and podcast called "\;Paranormal Karen."\;
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\nLiz Glazer is an award-winning standup comedian\, actor\, and writer. She won first place in the Boston Comedy Festival and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal\, and has opened for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford. Liz was also a part of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and will be a part of HBO'\;s upcoming Women in Comedy Festival. As an actor\, Liz has appeared on ABC'\;s "\;For Life"\; and CBS'\;s "\;Bull\,"\; and is on the faculty at Lesly Kahn &\; Co.\, the Los Angeles acting studio.
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\nReserved seating tickets ($40-$35 adults\, $30 students) are available online at www.phtww.org or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. LOCATION:Gesa Power House Theatre 111 N 6th Avenue Walla Walla\, WA 99362 UID:e.65.17389 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260506T164118Z URL:https://business.wwvchamber.com/events/details/the-ladies-of-laughter-funny-fabulous-tour-17389 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR