LAFF: Ladies Are Funny Festival May 5 - 8, 2010 at SVT

[smerlin]

We're just 5 weeks away!

http://laff.austinimprov.com

LAFF: Ladies Are Funny Festival celebrates women in comedy by showcasing top female performers from Texas and beyond. In this year's fourth annual festival, LAFF will highlight improvisation, sketch comedy, stand up comedy, one woman shows, and more. The festival will be held on May 5-8 at the Salvage Vanguard Theater. LAFF is produced by Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals, Austin's longest running all-female improv troupe.

This year, LAFF will feature the triumphant return of headliner Sara Benincasa of New York, NY. Currently, Sara co-hosts "Get in Bed," a hilarious sex-chat show on Cosmo radio (Sirius 111/XM 162) every weeknight from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m ET. Benincasa will be delighting audiences with her show "Jersey Whore: A Classy Evening with Sara Benincasa" at 10pm on Friday May 7th.

Some additional highlights of LAFF will be improv comedy performances by the Real Housewives of Philadelphia, Lapcox of New York, and Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals; one woman shows like "The Good, the Bad and the Monkey" from Chicago and "A Wiener with a View" from New York," and sketch comedy by Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting of New York. The Thursday night performance will be a night featuring stand up by such performers as Selena Coppock of New York, Mocha Jean Herrup of Austin, and the musical variety stylings of Delilah Dix of New York and many more fabulous acts. For a detailed schedule, please see http://laff.austinimprov.com/schedule.html.

In order to get everyone pumped for LAFF, an awesome fundraising event will happen in April called L.U.S.T (the Ladies Underhanded Skillet Toss competition.) Comedy lovers and kitchen implement athletes will gather at Mueller's Lake Park Meadow on April 18th at 2:00pm to compete to see who can throw a heavy cast-iron skillet the furthest. Both ladies and gentlemen are invited to toss the skillet. There will also be a bake sale and hilarious color commentary from members of the Austin Improv Collective. Winners will receive ribbons. This may be your only chance this year to throw cookware for a good cause!

[smerlin]

LAFF starts this coming Wednesday, May 5th!

Make sure to become our fan at http://www.facebook.com/LadiesAreFunnyFestival to get all the most current updates.

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See the full schedule at http://laff.austinimprov.com/schedule.html

Sign up for classes at http://laff.austinimprov.com/classes.html

It's the biggest week for Women in Comedy in Texas and we want YOU to be a part of it!

[AmyA]

Hi gang--

Just wanted you to know that we will be printing our own LAFF shirts onsite at the event this year. Bring your own clean t-shirt and we will print it for FREE! Shirts will also be available for purchase.

You can see a preview of the shirts on the LAFF Facebook page. Are you a hot pink or a deep purple? Are you sure?[/img]

[acrouch]

Hi gang--

Just wanted you to know that we will be printing our own LAFF shirts onsite at the event this year. Bring your own clean t-shirt and we will print it for FREE! Shirts will also be available for purchase.

You can see a preview of the shirts on the LAFF Facebook page. Are you a hot pink or a deep purple? Are you sure?[/img]

Cool. How is that going to work!?

[AmyA]

You drop off a shirt with us at SVT one night, we tag it as yours, print it with your choice of purple or hot pink, and have it for you to pick up the next night at SVT. Dreamy, no?

[smerlin]

LAFF Starts tonight at SVT with:

WEDNESDAY 8PM
CINCO DE MAYO
Firth and Arjet (Improv: Austin, TX)
Sarah 7 (Improv: Austin, TX)
Girl Embassy World Team (Improv: Austin, TX)


WEDNESDAY 10:00PM
LAFFTER PARTY
Cinco de Mayo House Party at Amy Averett's house off of Manor Rd.

Tickets at http://laff.austinimprov.com/tickets.html

[kaci_beeler]

Guess who's back?!





THAT'S RIGHT!

ADVENTURE SQUAD!!!

Saturday at 7pm at Salvage Vanguard Theater as part of LAFF!

5th grade shenanigans with Emily and Tabitha for all!

[SarahMarie]

So excited!!!!

COme on out and join the full ya'll!

[smerlin]

Tonight's the last night of LAFF, finished by a blow out bash at SVT. See you there!

SATURDAY 7PM
Florida Room (Improv: Austin,TX)
Adventure Squad (Improv: Austin, TX)
The Good, the Bad, and the Monkey (One Woman Show: Chicago, IL)



SATURDAY 9PM
Dishwater Blondes (Improv: Denver, CO)
A Wiener with a View (One Woman Show: New York, NY)



SATURDAY 11PM - HEADLINER SHOW
Girls Girls Girls (Improv: Austin, TX)
Selene Luna: I Don't Care Anymore (One Woman Show: Los Angeles, CA)

http://laff.austinimprov.com/tickets.html

Get at $5 off discount to the 11pm show with the coupon code SeleneAustin