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Need to have a good laugh after a long Thanksgiving with your family? Try stopping by The Comedy Project this Friday for their newest sketch show The Fast And The Flurrious!

Need to have a good laugh after a long Thanksgiving with your family? Try stopping by The Comedy Project this Friday for their newest sketch show The Fast And The Flurrious!

GRIF 2021 is bringing troupes coming from all over the Midwest to showcase their talents!

GRIF 2021 is bringing troupes coming from all over the Midwest to showcase their talents!

GRIF 2021 is bringing troupes coming from all over the Midwest to showcase their talents!

Credit LONG ROAD DISTILLERS In an effort to encourage workers to apply for a job, four restaurants in West Michigan announced Thursday a decision to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour at each establishment. Officials from Long Road Distillers, The Mitten Brewing Co, Two Scotts Barbecue and The People’s Cider say the new wage goes into effect immediately. The restaurants, which also includes improv club The Comedy Project, all sit at the corner of Leonard and Quarry on Grand Rapids’ Nort...

The live music industry and entertainment venues are one of the industries to take a giant hit  from the pandemic, and any help to keep them running is necessary. Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced on Wednesday that over 100 live music and entertainment venues across the state have received a $3.4 million grant. The grant came through the Michigan Stages Survival Grant Program which was incepted to help music venues "that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19...

Laughfest kicks off 11th year Thursday and last updated 2021-03-11 21:46:10-05 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Laughfest GR kicks off Thursday with four full days of seriously funny comedy. It’s the festivals 11 th year and despite the virtual format, Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids said there will truly be something for everyone. Laughfest is in 2021, promising all the star-power and good times and from years past. Wendy Wigger, the President of Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids said, “If the...

LaughFest announces the festivals 2021 headlines Thursday morning. Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 6:00 AM EST February 25, 2021 Updated: 5:59 PM EST February 25, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The headliners are here!  On Thursday, Gilda’s LaughFest announced all the top acts participating in this years virtual festival -- which runs from March 11-14.   According to a press release from Gildas Club, headliners and events that are sched...

Comedians have had to pivot, and are now returning to a hopefully temporary new normal. Author: Leona Dunn (WZZM13) Updated: 8:07 PM EST December 22, 2020 GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — On March 12., The Comedy Project had their last live show before the pandemic hit.  Fast forward to November 12., and they had their first show since being able to open back up. That show was also their last one before another temporary shutdown order was enforced.  Now, they are al...