Laugh Your Way to Monday

A friend recently asked me about comedy in Orlando. The first and only sentence out of my mouth was "Daniel Tosh went to UCF!!" While yes, that is awesome (Go Knights!)... Orlando apparently has a pretty big comedy scene. We have several improv theaters around town and quite a few different venues that host open mic nights. Who knew? 
Well... a lot of people probably knew... but I was not one of them. 

I vowed I would check out this comedy scene ... and what a better place to start than the very first Orlando Indie Comedy Fest. Have you heard about this?
It is

4 Days 
(started last night)

 9  Venues
(Winter Park, Milk District, Mills area)

17 Shows
(Some early, some late, it will fit into your schedule somehow)

&

50 National Comics
(Of course, quite a few are from Central Florida which is AWESOME)

The real question is.... are they good??

 Last night, I caught the first show at the Geek Easy in Winter Park and I was honestly blown away at how funny these people are! Fresh material, great timing, and they read the crowd really well. You could easily see some of these faces on SNL or Comedy Central in  no time. I would love to embellish this with some examples of the jokes I heard.... but that would just be wrong.... so you'll have to check them out yourself.

Money wise? This is definitely worth your time. Only $5 a day! Even better... half the proceeds go to the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Orlando. You're basically laughing for charity. 

Now before you get too excited when you see that Kyle Kinane is performing... his show is sold out. However, don't get too down because there are still several other shows you can see. Tonight is the Underwear Show  at Spacebar... where each comedian will perform in nothing but their underwear.  Love some food with your comedy?? There is a late breakfast show on Sunday... that includes  free pancakes. FREE PANCAKES. 

Check out the full schedule and line up here:
http://www.orlandoindiecomedy.com/fest/