comedy

Calling all comedy lovers in Montana! Ever wondered why major comedians skip our state?

Comedian, Carlos Mencia, will bring his No Hate No Fear Tour to Montana in Fall 2023, performing at The Wilma in Missoula on Friday, November 10th and the ELM in Bozeman on Saturday, November 11.

The award-winning comedian David Cross will bring his ‘Worst Daddy in the World Tour” to The Elm in Bozeman on October 18th, and then to the Wilma in Missoula on October 19th.

Fans of comedy and mystery, you still have time to see the LIVE performance of CLUE at the Orphan Girl Theatre now through March 26th. Catch this spectacular show with their evening cast on March 18th & 19th at 6 p.m. Their "young artist matinee" cast will perform on March 18th, 19th, and 26th at 1 p.m.! Two bonus evening performances featuring the Orphan Girl's "young artists" will also take place on March 24th & 25th at 6 p.m. Please note that this play, rated PG-13, contains loud noises, such as gunshots and screams.

The Mother Lode Theatre is excited to continue their Underground Comedy Series! Coming March 4th to the Orphan Girl stage in the basement of the Mother Lode (hence "underground"), it's the hilarious comedic stylings of TK Moyer! As brought to light by "Do The Bay" online, Moyer has been entertaining audiences since 2010! He tested his early material on Navy shipmates and later went on to perform at Cobb's Comedy Club & the Punch Line, and the African- American Shakespeare Company in San Francisco. Moyer is currently an open mic regular at Edinburgh Castle Pub in the bay area and select venues across the world. With credentials like that, you know you'll be in for a great show this Saturday in Uptown Butte.

Where to start when it comes to this guy? I mean, every time he hits the stage, he has us believing hook, line, and sinker that his "side-kick" co-hosts actually have a mind of their own and, furthermore, that they're REAL! Of course, I'm talking about the multi-talented Jeff Dunham, who is set to make two appearances in Montana this April during his "Still Not Cancelled" Tour"! On the one hand (pun intended), he's a ventriloquist who brilliantly knows how to throw his voice with some of the most hilarious one-liners and comedy bits to ever come out of his clenched jaw. No doubt he knows how to grab the audience's attention because Jeff Dunham is pretty d*mn funny and so much more.

We all need a good laugh from time to time. Family, colleagues, and friends crack us up at the right moment, and then there are the times we "seek out" a good laugh by binge-watching our favorite sitcom or stand-up comedian on television and other forms of media. But, what's even better, is when you can catch a LIVE comedy act! Thanks to the Mother Lode Theatre, a chance to laugh the night away is underway, with the start of their Underground Comedy Series Saturday, January 21st! That's when you can catch the comedic stylings of stand-up comedian and writer Logan Guntzelman. Gutzelman was recently chosen as a stand-out at Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and even dominated New York's Roastmasters Invitational. Guntzelman's laugh-a-minute antics have also earned her invitations to comedy festivals in Boston and the 10,000 Laughs Festival in Minneapolis.

To completely fulfill the holiday season, local theatre is a nice added touch! Since early December, Cutler Brothers Theatre in Deer Lodge has brought to the stage the production of Home Alone II, Lost in New York. Cutler Brother's presentations know how to "bring it", and you may even recognize an actor or two during the performance. According to Cutler Brother insiders, after a successful run of the original Home Alone in December of 2021, theatre directors and producers knew the stage adaptation of John Hughes' Christmas comedy sequel would be a hit on the Cutler Brothers' stage. As a result, many of the same scenes and characters portrayed in the film are front and center for the LIVE theatre version in Deer Lodge.

'Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' is typically known as a statewide theatrical event that takes place outdoors during the summer with gorgeous Montana landscapes as the backdrop. However, unbeknownst to some, organizers of 'Shakespeare in the Parks' are continuing with performances in November & December to celebrate their 50th Anniversary! This pristine traveling "Parks" ensemble just completed a show at The Mother Lode in Butte this past Sunday and will continue with performances in Whitehall, Anaconda, Helena, Philipsburg, and Dillon NOW through next Tuesday!

The excitement of LIVE theater at the Orphan Girl Children's Theatre in Butte begins this week, so don't miss out on getting your tickets to 'Addams Family young@part the musical' now! Instead, head to ORPHANGIRL.ORG, and right there, you can select the day you would like to attend this wacky and fun performance by some incredibly talented local students. The show runs October 27th, 28th & November 3rd, 4th, & 5th at 6 p.m. and October 29th, 30th, and November 6th at 1 p.m. When you visit ORPHANGIRL.ORG, you'll see that tickets range from $15 to $20. The performance runs 80 minutes in length with a 15-minute intermission. 'Addams Family young@part' is the perfect anecdote this Halloween season and a great way to support local youth in the community.