NEW ORLEANS, La. and BATON ROUGE, La. – In a world where laughter is more important than ever, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) and Planned Parenthood Young Leaders (PPYL) invite you to “Laugh No Matter What” with BROAD COMEDY–the snarky, sexy, feisty, and fearless comedy troupe— and local comedian Alida Glass plus other guest appearances. This spring, BROAD COMEDY brings its hilarious and empowering show to New Orleans on April 16 and Baton Rouge on April 17, blending sharp humor, musical satire, and unapologetic activism to support reproductive health care, education, and advocacy.
The feminist comedy troupe promises a full line-up of sketches and songs guaranteed to leave your laugh muscles hurting—and 100% of all proceeds from ticket sales will benefit PPGC’s mission to provide expert, affordable sexual and reproductive health care in Louisiana.
About Broad Comedy:
If SNL and Tina Fey had a baby, and Trevor Noah was the manny, you might get something as irreverent and on-point as BROAD COMEDY. The Broads are famous for high-energy musical numbers, women’s issues, and R-rated shenanigans. Written and directed by cast member and YouTube sensation Katie Goodman and her husband Soren Kisiel, you can expect rowdy songs and on-point parodies. The Broads will have you rolling in the aisles. Featuring the New York City cast of Off-Broadway actresses Danielle Cohn, Katie Goodman, Molly Kelleher, Jhansi Rajgarhia, Tana Sirois,and Aubrey Lace Taylor.
EVENT INFORMATION
New Orleans:
Wednesday, April 16 | 7 p.m. doors | 7:30 p.m. show
Cafe Istanbul: 2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans
Tickets from $25; general admission and VIP seating available here.
Baton Rouge:
Thursday, April 17 | 6 p.m. doors | 7 p.m. show
Manship Theatre: 100 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge
Tickets and sponsorships for PPGC’s Baton Rouge Spring Event available here.
These events are for guests ages 18 and over.
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) is a trusted reproductive health care provider, unbiased sexual health educator, and a passionate advocate for access to essential and affordable health care for all people in the Gulf Coast region. PPGC is a two-state affiliate based in Houston, Texas, serving 49 counties in southeast Texas and the state of Louisiana. PPGC operates 6 health centers in the Houston area and 2 health centers in Louisiana, in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Every year, tens of thousands of people rely on PPGC for expert, compassionate care and information. PPGC has served Houston communities since 1936, and communities across Louisiana since 1984.
Broad Comedy has been producing snarky, provocative and loveable all-women’s comedy and musical satire since 1999. Internationally touring and award-winning, with online hits reaching in the multi-millions, and several Off-Broadway runs under their belts, $2,500,000 raised for Planned Parenthood, BROAD COMEDY is not to be missed.
With the Broads, nothing is sacred, except an unflinching look at America today. It’s outrageous, it’s community, it’s a party on a stage. Broad Comedy is a nationally-known and internationally-touring comedy show that presents their first-look sneak peek at some of their new material in Bozeman every year!
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2955417-0