Arts & Culture

New Festival Delivers Punchline to Fort Wayne Comedy Scene

89.1 WBOI | By Julia Meek

Published March 29, 2017 at 2:58 PM EDT

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Racic takes the "Laughs at the Latch" stage earlier this year

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Charlie Hester, one of this year's festival headliners, playing to a packed house last year at Fort Wayne's weekly "Laughs at the Latch" night.

Courtesy/Anthony Racic

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Another headliner on this year's festival playbill, Fort Wayne's Jeremy Arroyo

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Fort Wayne's first-ever comedy fest makes its debut on April Fool's Day weekend.

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This year's "Trifecta of Headliners" at the Maumee, Mary & Joseph Comedy Festival

Courtesy/Anthony Racic

This weekend, Fort Wayne's first-ever comedy festival is ready to bring some laughs to Northeast Indiana.

Festival co-chair, Anthony Racic sees the rise in comedy consumption pointing to a comedy club right here in Fort Wayne, one day in the future.

With three days full of 23 diverse shows and workshops, the Maumee, Mary & Joseph Comedy Festival will be featuring more than 60 local, regional and national comedians, at nine downtown venues.

Festival co-chair Anthony Racic feels confident that the range and multi-faceted perspective of the weekend's lineup is sure to have something for everyone's amusement, and dubs Marina Franklin, Jacqueline Novak and Ms. Pat, performing on Sunday evening at the Arts United Center, "a trifecta of Headliners."

For a sneak preview of what's in store, WBOI's Julia Meek invited Racic into the studio to discuss the funny business that's coming to town.

Event Information:

Maumee, Mary & Joseph Comedy Festival
Downtown Fort Wayne
March 31st, April 1st & 2nd, 2017

Find a complete listing of shows, comedians and venues at the Maumee, Mary & Joseph website.