Indigenous Comedy Night for All Nations Health Center
Friday, April 12 // Indigenous Art Market begins at 5:30 PM // Doors for the Show at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $20 // $30 VIP Tickets (Available in ADVANCE ONLY) Includes: seating in first two rows, one (1) drink ticket, and pre-show meet-n-greet with performers) // 18+ Working Comedians can choose to purchase a ticket at ½ Price Discount, Door Only, Subject to Availability. Revival Comedy and the Zootown Arts Community Center present to you a night of art and comedy to raise money for All Nations Health Center. Join us before the show – beginning at 5:30 PM – for a popup art market organized by Indigenous Made Montana! Come out and support this amazing organization’s work through this special fundraiser. Lineup (subject to change): Mitchell McCabe, Lenny Peppers, Aurora Staggs, Blake Powell, Alycia Travis, Charlie Mulluk, Sarah Sandoval, and Morningstar Gopher. Hosted by Thomas McClure and headlined by Mylo Smith.All Nations is committed to providing sustainable healthy lives for Native people and the surrounding community through culturally based, holistic care. All Nations Health Center (All Nations) is one of 41 Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) located throughout the United States and has been incorporated as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) community-based organization since 1970, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) community. Originally known as Qua-Qui, the founders of this organization saw a need for those AIANs who have left their reservation to seek a better way of life through higher education and/or employment to have a place to come together as Indian people to practice and preserve their culture. This need still exists today and All Nations continues to provide support to our urban AIAN community to assist in the transition from reservation life into mainstream society. Visit www.allnations.health, find us on Facebook and Instagram, or dial (406) 829-9515 for more information. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Brooks Wheelan & Chris Fairbanks (Early Show)
Saturday, March 23 // Two Shows (Early & Late) // Door at 6:30 PM, Show at 7 PM & Door at 8:30 PM, Show at 9 PM // $25**Tickets purchased for this show are for the earlier set! Please ensure you are purchasing the correct ticket, as tickets are non-transferrable and non-refundable.Chris Fairbanks has delighted audiences for more than two decades in comedy clubs across the country and on Comedy Central, TruTV, TBS, Fox and Amazon. Originally from Montana, Fairbanks found his way down to Austin and launched his comedy career, then moved to Los Angeles where he can be found skateboarding on a recently-replaced hip, or recording his popular podcast Do You Need A Ride?! co-hosted by Karen Kilgariff. His latest release The Rescue Cactus Album is available everywhere on 800 Pound Gorilla Records.Brooks Wheelan is from Iowa and he likes to do comedy. He’s been a cast member on Saturday Night live, appeared on HBO’s Girls, Comedy Central’s The Half Hour, @Midnight, Adam Devine’s House Party, NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, MTV’s Ridiculousness, TBS’ Conan, AP Bio, I Think You Should Leave, and some other junk. Rolling Stone named Brooks as one the Top 45 Acts of Bonnaroo 2014. In 2012 he hit the comedy scene in stride when he was invited to perform at the New York Comedy Festival as a part of Comedy Central’s Top 10 Comics to Watch, and was a breakout performer as a new face at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Other festival appearances include SXSW, Sasquatch, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival, Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Comedy Central South Beach Comedy Festival. Brooks currently lives in Los Angeles. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Brooks Wheelan & Chris Fairbanks (Late Show)
Saturday, March 23 // Two Shows (Early & Late) // Door at 6:30 PM, Show at 7 PM & Door at 8:30 PM, Show at 9 PM // $25**Tickets purchased for this show are for the later set! Please ensure you are purchasing the correct ticket, as tickets are non-transferrable and non-refundable.Chris Fairbanks has delighted audiences for more than two decades in comedy clubs across the country and on Comedy Central, TruTV, TBS, Fox and Amazon. Originally from Montana, Fairbanks found his way down to Austin and launched his comedy career, then moved to Los Angeles where he can be found skateboarding on a recently-replaced hip, or recording his popular podcast Do You Need A Ride?! co-hosted by Karen Kilgariff. His latest release The Rescue Cactus Album is available everywhere on 800 Pound Gorilla Records.Brooks Wheelan is from Iowa and he likes to do comedy. He’s been a cast member on Saturday Night live, appeared on HBO’s Girls, Comedy Central’s The Half Hour, @Midnight, Adam Devine’s House Party, NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, MTV’s Ridiculousness, TBS’ Conan, AP Bio, I Think You Should Leave, and some other junk. Rolling Stone named Brooks as one the Top 45 Acts of Bonnaroo 2014. In 2012 he hit the comedy scene in stride when he was invited to perform at the New York Comedy Festival as a part of Comedy Central’s Top 10 Comics to Watch, and was a breakout performer as a new face at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Other festival appearances include SXSW, Sasquatch, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival, Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Comedy Central South Beach Comedy Festival. Brooks currently lives in Los Angeles. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Notorious ZOO with Mark Heyka & Whiz Bang!
Friday, March 22 // Door at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $20 Join us for a night of improv shows presented by Last Best Comedy all the way from Bozeman! The show starts with Notorious ZOO, featuring Mark Heyka. Notorious ZOO is a long-form improv show that celebrates the city of Missoula, its history, and its incredible citizens. Mark Heyka, our meteorologist turned monologist, will share stories from his life, then the cast will use those stories as inspiration to create characters and scenes – and bring it all together in a completely hilarious and improvised show! Meteorologist (turned Monologist) Mark Heyka grew up on a Kansas farm. At age 7, Heyka saw his first tornado. His father said “grab something important and run to the cellar”. He grabbed a cat and a hula hoop! Fascinated by storms, he drew maps and pretended to be a weatherman at age 10. He eventually got a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Washburn University in Topeka, KS. He got an associate degree in meteorology from Mississippi State University. He just celebrated his 40th year in TV broadcasting, 25 of those in Montana. Following a short intermission the second half of this comedy explosion is our signature short form show, Whiz Bang! Whiz BANG! is an explosion of intoxicating comedy! Exciting, high-energy, short-form improv that is so funny it’s criminal. A show with lots of audience interaction, and tons of laughs. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
**CANCELED** Revival Comedy’s Annual Late Night Variety Show in support of the ZACC
**This event has been canceled due to illness.Friday, March 1 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // Tickets $5-$30 (Pick What You Pay) in Support of the ZACCEvery year Revival Comedy celebrates our home base of the ZACC by raising as much money as we can for Missoula’s arts community center during a riff on a late-night talk & variety show! Come watch some of the funniest and most talented people in Missoula perform, including stand-up comedy, music, exotic animals, amateur ventriloquism, drag, burlesque, sketches, and more. Who knows what could happen?It’s also, not coincidentally, Sarah Aswell’s birthday, and usually a cake gets smashed at some point. With musical guests The Millionaires! For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Missoula Family Feud, Hosted by Betty Sparrow
Wednesday, February 7 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Comedy Supporter Ticket // 18+Missoula’s only game show is back, this time as Family Feud! Hosted by Betty Sparrow, all of your favorite local comics are battling it out to get the most popular answers to survey questions! Featuring: Wendy Weber, Freya Halland, Aubrey Juden, James Johnson, Jordan, Demander, Nick Hyde, Liz Maines, Tim Miller, Kris Speroski, and Crystal Koosman, and opened by Sarah Aswell, this is a packed line-up you don’t want to miss. This is the funniest way to spend a Wednesday evening in February, so come on down – why don’t you?*Working Comedians receive a 50% discount on tickets at the door.All tickets are general admission. Comedy Supporter Tickets are a way for patrons to provide more financial support to performers.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Revival Comedy Night – Annual Roe V. Wade Show
Friday, January 19 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $20 // 18+ RecommendedJoin Revival Comedy for our annual Roe v. Wade show, in which we celebrate our abortion rights and raise funds to continue making sure that everyone in Montana has affordable, easy access to abortion services. With the historic law overturned in June 2022, it is more important than ever to speak up about abortion rights and make certain that women and marginalized genders across the state have access to safe, affordable, and private abortions. As in previous years, this show will be in support of the Montana Abortion Access Program (MAAP), which helps hundreds of Montanans access abortion care each year by removing financial barriers and providing support. This show is also Revival Comedy’s annual celebration of women and marginalized genders in comedy. Come watch the best stand-ups in town perform alongside our rising stars — and a few people who are just starting out. There will also be lots of other fun stuff: music, prizes, and more!This show is rated R — kids are welcome at your own discretion, but please be aware that it contains adult language and subject matter.Performers Include: Sarah Aswell, Lynn Solomon, Amy Lee Smith, Abi Gontarek, Lindee Lee Keller, Aurora Staggs, PJ Smith, Amanda Taylor, Debby Randall, Betty Sparrow, Aubrey Juden, Serena Palmer, Charley Macorn For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
It’s the End of the Show as We Know It: Live Podcast & Holiday Special
Sunday, December 10 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Podcast Supporter TicketJoin cohosts Tim Miller and Freya Halland, and producer Cory Demers, for It’s the End of the Show As We Know It’s second ever (and possibly final?) live show and our first Holiday Special! We’re talking the last Rankin and Bass Christmas special “The Live and Times of Santa Claus”, and the end of the Santa Clause Trilogy: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause … with some special guests, of course, and who knows – we may even feature some audience members in the episode! So come watch what may truly be the end of of ‘It’s The End of the Show as We Know It’, LIVE and in-person.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Joys of Parenting Comedy Night – Preshow Event
Sunday, November 12 // Doors at 6 PM // Show at 6:30 PM // $10 Join us on November 12th for the Joys of Parenting Comedy Night PreShow! A behind the scenses look as five local comedians and headliner Sarah Aswell prepare for the Families First Learning Labs signature fundraiser. Families First Learning Lab, strengthening families through education, connection, play and partnership. Learn more about Families First at https://www.familiesfirstmt.org/. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Revival Comedy Night – Annual Sock Drive for the Poverello Center
Thursday, November 9 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // 18+It’s time for Revival Comedy’s biggest – and biggest-hearted – show of the year! Each November we gather the best comics in town for a funny, fun celebration – all centered around collecting warm socks for the Poverello Center. In addition to hilarious standup sets, audience members should expect the unexpected, including special guests, games and improvisation.Proceeds from the evening go directly to the Pov, and audience members are encouraged to bring new, warm socks to donate to the Pov. Socks for men and women are welcome and the warmer, the better. Other donations – hats, gloves, hand warmers, toiletries, etc – are very welcome too! Learn more about the Pov’s ongoing needs at: https://thepoverellocenter.org/donate/. Learn more about the Poverello Center at https://thepoverellocenter.org/. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
