Preach! at Mission Theater (TCR-IL)

PREACH & The Comedy Resistance bring you a MUST SEE SHOW on Friday iO Chicago 8pm in the Mission Theater. (with Voter Registration from Chicago Votes!)

PREACH! is an combination of Spoken Word and Long-Form Improvisation. Established in 2016 and based in Chicago, Illinois, PREACH! trains their artistic voice on challenging apathy and promoting love and positivity through their art. The members of PREACH! are teachers, caregivers, activists… and they bring the spirit of a revolution wherever they perform. PREACH! Has been featured on NPR, LA Magazine, and in the Chicago Reader as a “Must See” group.
For more information, check out PREACH! on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @preachimprov.

The Comedy Resistance presents Official Austin Pride Comedy Show

AUSTIN PRIDE and The Comedy Resistance are partnering up to bring you an all inclusive Queer Comedy Showcase.
 
It is FREE but expected to sell out very quickly! So RSVP soon!
 
Austin’s favorite funny homo, Colton Dowling is bringing all the queer comedy together for a very extra comedy show…or as much as he can fit.
 
Come enjoy both local and national touring comedians AND support QUEER COMEDY!

Weekly Humorist Presents Guaranteed Delivery (TCR-NY)

Weekly Humorist Presents Guaranteed Delivery, a FREE stand up comedy show in the swanky Mailroomnyc featuring a monthly lineup of the best in NYC stand-up.

The Comedy Resistance will help you to register to vote in your area!

FEATURING AMAZING STANDUP COMEDY FROM:
Ashley Gavin
Tom McCaffrey
SallyAnn Hall
Doug Smith
Jason Kanter
Abby Rosenquist
Joe Alfeno

Monthly Voter Registration and Free Comedy Showcase – Austin (TCR-ATX)

Native Hostel is an official host for The Comedy Resistance in ATX!
On Sunday September 2nd The Comedy Resistance will have a showcase of comics, performing their sets and exercising their 1A right to freedom of speech.

Come check out the show
Doors at 7pm
Show at 8pm
Free Admission
Full Coffee and Bar on deck.

As a Comedy Resistance event our goal is to get people registered to vote for the November elections. Deadline for Texas registration is October 9th. Please come by and support local comedy, local art, and the city of Austin!

Featuring:
Luis Flandes
Laura Ortiz
Chris Tellez
Carlton Wilcox
Jasmine Eliss
Jered McCorkle
AND SPECIAL GUEST

Hosted by Mitch Mekulsia

With special musical guest Earl “Pottymouth” Arbuckle and the Sirens of Titans.

To join The Comedy Resistance and get updates on events in your area text “RESIST” to 555-8888

We will see you there!

The Comedy Resistance w/Janeane Garofalo & More at O+ Festival (TCR-NY)

The Comedy Resistance will present a comedy showcase at the O+ Festival, a mostly music festival in Kingston, NY (NY-19), which provides health care to artists during the festival and ongoing advocacy for health care policy.

The goal of this show is to encourage voter registration just before the New York deadline in a contested district, and engage fans in ongoing activism to help Get Out the Vote in November and stay active with other comedians and comedy fans.

Just Added:  Janeane Garofalo!  Seaton Smith! & More!

Events start at 7:30PM in BSP Kingston Back Room Theater. Ticket link for advanced wristbands, still pay-what-you-can at the doors!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/o-kingston-tickets-47960470057

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Late Summer Update

Since our first show in January 2018, we have been busy, and have exciting new shows, tools, content we will let you know about soon so follow us here, social media, or Text RESIST to 555-888. With our all-volunteer staff, this is what we have been up to:
  • Live shows starring Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Reggie Watts, David Cross, Mike Birbiglia, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Julio Torres, Chris Gethard, Jo Firestone, Hari Kondabolu, and more have already taken place in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas.
  • We provide comedians with resources to do Voter Registration (VR) and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) drives at their shows and online directly to their fans
  • We produce free pop-up comedy shows featuring local comedians in areas where voter impact will be greatest
  • Digital Field Organizing:  The Comedy Resistance uses apps and text messages from comedians which members can share to inspire their friends, family, coworkers, and fellow fans to vote.
  • On every tour stop, we create an infrastructure of local comedians, activists, venues, and volunteer organizations to continue Voter Registration drives, launch Get Out The Vote campaigns.
  • We do VR at Naturalization ceremonies throughout the country, so that on the day immigrants become citizens, they become voters, welcomed by our comedy family
  • We have partnered with other nonpartisan grassroots organizations focused on millennial activism and issues advocacy, connecting their tools and resources with our comedians and comedy audience. Check out: Headcount, DoSomething.org, ACLU Voter, ACLU People Power, NRDC, and more.