Tina Friml Returns to Her Home Town in VERMONT COMEDY ALL-STARS

By: Feb. 26, 2019
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Tina Friml Returns to Her Home Town in VERMONT COMEDY ALL-STARS

Tina Friml grew up in Middlebury, and though her parents were involved in local theater she never considered herself a performer - until she took a class in stand-up comedy. Two-and-a-half years later, she's been voted Vermont's Funniest Comedian.

Her unique brand of comedy uses her disability as a starting point, and she gets a lot of laughs out of how well-meaning people stumble in their interactions with disabled people. But like any good comic, her topics range to the many things that challenge all of us this crazy world.
"I caught Tina's act just recently at the Vermont Comedy Club," says THT artistic director Douglas Anderson, "and she had everyone on the floor. It was the funniest comedy set I've seen in years. There was no question that it's time to have her on the Town Hall Theater stage."

Tina will appear at Town Hall Theater on Saturday. March 16, joined by her friends and fellow comics Tim Bridge, Tracy Dolan and Sky Sandoval.

Tina is the 2018 winner of 'Vermont's Funniest Comedian' at the Vermont Comedy Club. She was featured on the NBC Comedy Spotlight Series at the 2018 Women in Comedy Festival, along with the Boston Comedy Arts Festival. She was credited as one of Vermont's most influential female comedians by Seven Days and was featured on VPR's Vermont Edition with Jane Lindholm. She currently features for national headlining acts at The Vermont Comedy Club and co-produces a monthly standup showcase, "F.O.M.O." at Foam Brewers in Burlington. Tina regularly performs all over Vermont, along with Boston, New York, and London.

Tim Bridge was named the winner of the Vermont's Funniest Comedian Contest in 2017. He can also be seen performing regularly as a member of the musical improv troupe "TV Dinner". Tracy Dolan appears regularly at the Vermont Comedy Club and was part of the 2018 She Devil Comedy Festival in New York City. Sky Sandoval is a comedian and musician based out of Burlington, Vermont. In 2017, he was named in the Burlington Free Press as one of six up-and-coming Vermont comedians to look out for.

"Vermont comedy is booming just now," says Friml. "It's an awesome time to be into comedy."

Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 balcony / $20 main floor. There will be a cash bar on main floor. Presented by Town Hall Theater. Tickets are available at the THT Box Office: 802-382-9222, www.townhalltheater.org, or in person Monday - Saturday noon - 5 pm. 68 S. Pleasant St. Middlebury, Vermont.



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