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Arts Center Management, Aventura Cultural Center, Carole Montgomery, Central Park Performing Arts Center, Comedians, Comediennes, comedy, coral springs center for the arts, Delray Beach Playhouse, feminism, funny, Funny Women, Funny Women of a Certain Age, Julia Scotti, Leighann Lord, Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Trish Keating, Vanessa Hollingshead, women
Funny Women of a Certain Age
Will Bring Laughter to South Florida Stages in
February and March
Fighting ageism AND sexism one joke at a time.
These ladies prove that indeed #funnynevergetsold.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Carol Kassie
Carol@CarolKassie.com /561-445-9244
January 11, 2023
POMPANO BEACH, DELRAY BEACH, CORAL SPRINGS, LARGO, & AVENTURA, FL:
Carole Montgomery’s Funny Women of a Certain Age is a show straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy: women who have seen it all! Arts Center Management will bring this brilliant and vibrant group of comedians to various South Florida venues in February and March.
Award-winning veteran stand-up comic Carole Montgomery has had a long and varied career as a comedian, writer, director, and producer, with an extensive background in television, and as a comedy club headliner throughout the United States (including two extremely successful Las Vegas productions). Frustrated by the way women have been portrayed on television once they hit 50, she created Funny Women of a Certain Age to give older women comics a chance to be seen and heard. Montgomery will be joined on stage in February by comedians by Juila Scotti and Leighann Lord and in March by Vanessa Hollingshead and Tampa Bay comedian Trish Keating.
Funny Women of a Certain Age premiered on Showtime television in 2019; the special was the highest-rated premiere stand-up show for the network that year. It made history as the first TV comedy special to feature female comics over the age of 50. A second, and then a third iteration of the special garnered similar ratings. The national tour was launched in the spring of 2022, and since then the show has played in numerous venues across the country.
Funny Women of a Certain Age will be performed at various venues throughout South Florida in February and March. Venues, dates, and ticketing websites are listed below. Ticket prices vary.
For more information about Funny Women of a Certain Age, to speak Carole Montgomery, or to attend a performance, please contact Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com .
Funny Women of a Certain Age dates, venues, and showtimes:
Feb 8-9 – Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Pompano Beach
Showtime: 7:30 pm
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/events/funny-women-of-a-certain-age
Feb 12-14 – Delray Beach Playhouse, Delray Beach,
All performances sold out.
Feb 15 – Coral Springs Center for the Arts, Coral Springs,
Showtime: 8:00 pm
https://www.thecentercs.com/events/detail/funny-women-of-a-certain-age
March 21 – Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
Showtime: 7:30 pm
https://www.largoarts.com/ticket_detail_T42_R669.php
March 22 – Aventura Cultural Arts Center, Aventura
Showtime: 8:00 pm
https://www.aventuracenter.org/events/detail/funny-women-of-a-certain-age-2024
About the Funny Women:
Leighann Lord is a veteran standup comedian who has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, The View, and Showtime’s Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age. She has performed for the troops in the Middle East and her Dry Bar comedy special, I Mean Business, has had over one million views. Leighann is a former co – host of the Emmy – nominated StarTalk with Neil de Grasse Tyson, and she has received the AHA Humanist Arts Award. Leighann is the author of several humor books.
Julia Scotti is an American transgender stand-up comedian. She was a stand-up comedian pre and post-transition, with a period in between when she was a middle school language arts teacher. Juli returned to her comedy career in 2011 and appeared on the 11th season of “America’s Got Talent”, where she was eliminated in the quarter-finals. She has had a documentary produced about herself called Julia Scotti: Funny that Way.
Vanessa Hollingshead is an actress and stand-up comedian who has performed on many comedy programs including Comedy Central Presents, Live At Jongleurs, Just For Laughs, The Jim Breuer Show, and Funny Women of a Certain Age. She has also acted in a number of films, including a role in the 1999 film, “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai”. Vanessa also runs comedy workshops for aspiring comedians.
Trish Keating has been seen on NBC, FOX, HSN, and CBS. An alum of Chicago’s Second City, she was recently featured in West Coast Player’s British comedy “It Runs in the Family”, was a Florida’s Funniest Comedian semi-finalist, and a STAR Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Francis Wilson Playhouse. Trish headlines cultural centers as well as private and corporate events. When not performing, Trish directs full-length theatrical productions, is an acting and improv coach, and is writing a solo show entitled “How to Avoid My Mother’s Calls”.
Carol Kassie 