Comedy Collision: Stand-Up Meets Improv

11/17/2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm
https://improductionsllc.com/events/comedy-collision-stand-up-meets-improv/
Carriage Court Pizza
Address: 211 East St, Crown Point IN 46307

A comedy collision is going down in Crown Point, IN! 3 stand-ups comedians will perform with improvisers performing scenes inspired from the jokes they’ve just heard!

Stand-up comedians include Don Bernacky, Shannon Rostin, & TBD.
Improvisers include Nelson Velazquez, Lori Cunningham Ryser, Ron Szanyi, Lisa Szanyi, Giovanni Alberto and more.

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