Borland Memorials, Inc.

Phone: (814) 744-8340

P.O. Box 127 - 32980 Route 66

Leeper, PA 16233 borlandmemorialsinc@gmail.com

Hours:

Monday thru Friday: 9-4

Saturday: 9-12 and Evening & Weekends by apt.

— and Taylor Tomlinson, who’s selling out multitudes of shows around the world,” said Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center executive director. “It’s fitting that National Comedy Center’s festival will be headlined by both a legend of, and the future of, comedy. We are thrilled to have them.”

The festival’s popular Stand-Up Showcase will take center stage on Saturday, Aug. 5. Comedy Late Night will take place nightly on Thursday, Aug. 3 through Saturday, Aug. 5. The festival will feature over 20 of the most popular artists currently performing in comedy clubs and appearing on late night television.

A free, family variety and comedy event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 2, featuring performer Nels Ross at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, followed by “Lucy Under the Stars” — a free block party with a screening of classic I Love Lucy episodes presented on the jumbo screens in front of the National Comedy Center.

To become a National Comedy Center member, visit ComedyCenter.org/membership or call the National Comedy Center at 716-484-2222. Memberships start at $75 and provide year-round benefits including a “season pass” for visiting the acclaimed National Comedy Center in Jamestown.

The Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is presented by the National Comedy Center and embodies Lucille Ball’s vision for her hometown to be a destination for the celebration of the comedic arts and to showcase new comedic talent from around the country. The festival attracts over 15,000 attendees annually from nearly every state in the country.

Now in its 33rd year, the festival has featured comedy’s greatest stars and rising young comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, Lily Tomlin, John Mulaney, Trevor Noah, Jay Leno, Sebastian Maniscalco, Amy Schumer, Brian Regan, Ellen DeGeneres, Lewis Black, W. Kamau Bell, Jim Gaffigan, Paula Poundstone, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, the Smothers Brothers. and more than one hundred other comedic artists.

Last year’s festival featured comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Margaret Cho and Saturday Night Live alumni David Spade, Kevin Nealon and Rob Schneider.

Tickets for the shows — along with other festival events such as the Stand-Up Showcase — will go on pre-sale for National Comedy Center members only starting at noon Friday, May 12, through Wednesday, May 17, at ComedyCenter.org. Public on-sale date will begin at noon Friday, May 19.

Late Night comedy shows and Lucy legacy events will also go on sale at that time in a lineup that will celebrate comedy’s contemporary stars, rising voices and historic legacies. A free family variety and comedy event will also take place, as well as evening block parties featuring live music.