800 Pound Gorilla Announces Second Annual Worldwide Comedy Month Initiative to Celebrate Comedy from the Stage to the Screen
800 Pound Gorilla announced the Second Annual Worldwide Comedy Month, a collaborative initiative across the industry to celebrate stand-up comedy throughout April. Launched last year, the month-long celebration aims to unite people through laughter with in-person and online events around the world. Media companies Nateland, Hartbeat, LOL! Network, All Things Comedy, and Laugh Society are joining in on the celebrations along with special releases from comics around the world including Trey Kennedy, Vittorio Angelone, Joe Mande, Sam Tallent, Suzi Ruffell, as well a live video special from Laugh Society and so much more.
800 Pound Gorilla is collaborating with Persist Nashville on the Second Annual Stand-Up For Students comedy fundraiser, raising money to support first-generation college students. The line-up includes some of Nashville’s most notable comedians Ritu Tirtani, Renard Hirsch, Amber Autry, Ryan McComb, Paula Kosiensk with Marcus Lustig bringing the laughs as host. Visit www.persistcoaching.org/standup2025 to purchase tickets and learn more.
"Worldwide Comedy Month is a celebration of the voices that make us laugh and the communities that support them,” said 800 Pound Gorilla CEO Ryan Bitzer. “Comedy has the power to bring people together, and this month is about sharing that joy on every stage and screen."
Comedy fans can visit www.worldwidecomedymonth.com to see a list of shows and highlighted specials, as well as to subscribe to a weekly newsletter to stay up to date on everything that’s happening during the month.