Do you have your tickets to the Bentzen Ball? Tig Notaro curates a D.C. comedy fest in October

Comedian Tig Notaro and Brightest Young Things announced a brand-new comedy festival coming to Washington, D.C., in October, and their Bentzen Ball sold more than 800 tickets since going on sale at noon today. We can see why. Just check out this list of performers that Notaro has assembled to perform with her in our nation's capital…

Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Todd Barry, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jimmy Dore, Morgan Murphy, Dave Hill, Reggie Watts, Matt Braunger, Chelsea Peretti, Natasha Leggerro, Nick Thune, Paul Rust, Aubrey Plaza, Laura Silverman, Ian Edwards, Steve Agee, A.D. Miles, Nick Offerman, Kyle Dunnigan, Jen Kirkman, Nick Kroll, Jessi Klein, Jackie Kashian, Kyle Kinane, Jesse Thorn, Ben Kronberg, Brendan Walsh, Chris Fairbanks, Cynthia Levin, David Huntsberger, Lizz Winstead, Martha Kelly, Stephanie Escajeda, Adam Cayton-Holland, Alex Koll, Duncan Trussell, Hugh Moore, Peter Spruyt, Ruby Wendell, Seth Herzog, Andy Wood, and even some surprise guests not yet mentioned. I just noticed Rory Scovel and Erin Jackson on a new new list since I first posted this. So, yes, more.

The festival will take place at D.C. venues up and down U Street and 14th Street (including Lincoln Theatre, Bohemian Caverns, The Black Cat, 930 Club and the Studio Theatre), from Oct. 22-25. Tickets range from $15 to a single show ($30 each for Oswalt and Silverman's shows), $40 for a three-show package, $110 for a weekend pass, and $210 for a VIP pass.

Plus, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital. So what are you waiting for? Get your Bentzen Ball tickets here.

Sean L. McCarthy

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3 thoughts on “Do you have your tickets to the Bentzen Ball? Tig Notaro curates a D.C. comedy fest in October

  1. Martha Kelly, Jackie Kashian, and Tig Notaro are going to have to be in court on those days. I don’t get it. Is this a joke?

  2. Must be a practical joke. Tig Notaro will be testifying in court that day. She says she has a stalker. My opinion is that Notaro is crazy and got jealous of her “stalker.” Now Notaro is paying off people to falsely testify. She’s really nuts.

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