Bust a gut during Holy Toledo Laughfest
It's no joke, Toledo: get ready to laugh till your sides hurt during the first-ever Holy Toledo Laughfest. The month-long celebration of comedy includes acts at multiple venues across the Glass City.
This community-wide festival will feature a diverse lineup of comedy heavyweights, stand-up geniuses, improvisational groups, local comedians and more!
Participating venues include Stranahan Theater and Great Hall, Hensville, The Valentine Theater, and Toledo Repertoire Theatre. The Holy Toledo Laughfest planning committee is made up of representatives from many local organizations and attractions!
Here's the punch lineup card set for Laughfest:
- Friday, September 30 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at The Armory at Hensville
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
- September 30, October 1, 6, 7, 8 at 8 p.m.; October 2 and 9 at 2:30 p.m. at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre
- Entire month of October at the Toledo Lucas County, Main Library
- Every Tuesday in October at 8 p.m. at the Ottawa Tavern
- Saturday, October 1 at 2 p.m. at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Main Library
- Thursday, October 6 at 9 p.m. at Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion
- Friday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, October 9 at 2 p.m. - Toledo Opera at the Valentine Theatre
- Saturday, October 1 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at The Armory at Hensville
- Friday, October 7 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Top of Nine at Hensville
- Friday, October 7 at 7 p.m. at the Stranahan Theater
- Saturday, October 8 at 2 p.m. at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Main Library
The Improvise Shakespeare Company
- Saturday, October 8 at 6 p.m. at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle
- Saturday, October 8 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Top of Nine at Hensville
- Saturday, October 8 at 8 p.m. at the Valentine Theatre
- Saturday, October 8 at 8 p.m. at The Ohio Theatre & Event Center
- Monday, October 10 at the Stranahan Theater
'A Night of Improv' at the Toledo Rep
- Friday, October 14 & Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m. at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Art Loop: The Art of Comedy & Magic
- Thursday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Rooftop Comedy with Brad Wenzel
- Thursday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m. on Fleetwood's Rooftop
- Thursday, October 20 at 7 p.m. at the Toledo Lucas County, Main Library - McMaster Center
'A Night of Improv' at The Toledo Rep
- Friday, October 14 at 8 p.m. at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre
- Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m. at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre
- Saturday, October 15 at 12:30 p.m. at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Authors! Authors! - Tucker Carlson & James Carville
- Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m. at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Main Library
- Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. at the Toledo Lucas County, Main Library - McMaster Center
- Friday, October 28 at 8 p.m. at the Stranahan Theater
Halloween Magic with Mr. Puppet
- Saturday, October 29 at 3 p.m. at the Toledo Lucas County, Main Library - McMaster Center
- Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Valentine Theatre
- Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m. with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra at the The Valentine Theatre
Check out the new Holy Toledo Laughfest website (www.holytoledolaughfest.com) for the full list of festival shows and ticket information.