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LaughFest: Night at the Museum
March 6, 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Venue:
Grand Rapids Public Museum
Price:
General Admission: $25
Content Guidance Rating:
Grand Rapids local comedians Nardos Osterhart and David Dyer bring family friendly fun to Laughfest. Each comedian will have their own time to take the stage and get the crowd laughing.
Nardos Osterhart
Nardos Osterhart has been doing standup since 2012 and won the Funniest Person in Grand Rapids contest in 2013. She’s produced two successful one woman shows, and an album called ‘Nice Try’ in 2019 that hit number one on iTunes. It can be heard on Sirius XM and Spotify. Her humor highlights the absurdities of everyday life, memories from the past, and parenting fails. Nardos’ comedic influences are Dave Chappelle, Nate Bargatze, and John Mulaney.
David Dyer
David Dyer Van Slooten has been performing stand-up at comedy clubs, theatres, and corporate events for over twenty-five years. He’s worked with some of the best comics in the industry including Mike Birbiglia, Jim Breuer, and Lewis Black. He’s been a contributing writer to NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “ABC’s Politically Incorrect”. He’s a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated “Bob and Tom Show” and often appears on the roster for their “Friends of The Bob and Tom Show” comedy tour. He has as DryBar Comedy Special called “Further Along than Anyone Expected” with over 1 million views. At the age of 49, David became a Paid-On-Call Firefighter with Grand Rapids Township Fire Department and at the age of 53, became a Full-Time firefighter with that same department. In November of 2021, he had the honor of being a presenter at the prestigious TEDx Detroit event where he spoke about his careers in both comedy and the fire service.
Presenting Sponsor
Underwriting Sponsors:
Michigan Arts and Culture Council