Savage Henry Comedy Club release:

In these strange times people keep saying they need to laugh now more than ever. Well, does Savage Henry have the answer for that! The 9th Annual Savage Henry Comedy Festival is on! October 5 - October 11 more than 100 comedians from around the country will be performing.

But yes, it will be different. With COVID and the rest of the apocalypse about 90 percent of the Festival will be online.

“Zoom, Instagram and Facebook,” said festival founder and producer Chris Durant. “We’re treating each social media platform as its own “stage”.”

Traditionally the festival has taken place over three days at multiple venues around Humboldt County. There will still be some in-person shows. At the time of this press release, those shows are scheduled to be behind the Comedy Club in Eureka and will be Drive-In shows.

The Savage Henry Comedy Club has been shut down since March 12 but with the continued support of the Humboldt community and the comedy community nationwide, it’s in a position to almost be ready to go once it can safely reopen.

“We monitor and follow the community standards for COVID-19 safety protocols,” said Savage Henry co-founder and comedy club manager Monica Durant. “For the protection of our performers and our community.”

There are no tickets for sale or wristbands to buy. The entire festival is basically a weeklong telethon for the club with donations accepted at GoFundMe.Com/save-savage-henry or Venmo (@Savage-Henry).

“When you thought things couldn’t get more depressing… Savage Henry Comedy Fest,” joked local comedian and fest co-producer Matt Redbeard. “Savage Henry saves the world so you can save Savage Henry. Laugh while you still can.”

Online headliners for this year’s Comedy Festival include: Abdullah Saeed (Bong Apetit), David Bienenstock (Great Moments in Weed History podcast), Sam Tallent (Vice, Comedy Central), Johnny Pemberton (‘Superstore’ and ‘Son of Zorn’), Valeri Tosi (Conan), Ryan Singer (Maron), Tess Barker, Babs Gray, Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady Podcast), Adam Cayton Holland (Those Who Can’t), Keith Lowell Jensen (Stand Up! Records), Ben Kronberg (Last Comic Standing), Brendon Walsh (Drunk History, Conan), Ben Roy (Those Who Can’t).