Admission will be granted on a first come, first serve basis so do not be late.
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“ is stocked thanks to monetary donations and donations from people in the community of nonperishables and hygiene products,” says Danny Garcia, VP of the LGBT+ Center board.Īttendance to the Rainbow Comedy show is free but you are asked to register. The Center’s Pride Pantry, which officially launched in August 2021, started as a pop-up during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as the team at The Center saw a need for a food pantry service. I thought it would be a great idea to raise awareness for the Pride Pantry and let people know about it, people who may not know about it because it is pretty new.” “I thought how cool would it be if we could put a show together and have someone benefit from it,” Metts says, “and I liked the idea of The Center Orlando being the one who would benefit. Metts also wanted to use the show as a way to raise awareness for a local LGBTQ nonprofit. The show will welcome Lee Cohen, Alex Venci, Sareth Ney, Mary Kay Biker Chick, Carla Perez Torres, Bruno Mario and Tatiana Davis to the stage. He then reached out to LGBTQ comics that he has seen perform and who he says are genuinely very funny.
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Metts, who has been doing stand up since 2018, saw the Improv Orlando was providing opportunities for free admission shows and reached out to get an LGBTQ show set up. I feel like some really funny LGBTQ comics get bypassed all the time so I wanted to have shows that include them.” “I decided I wanted to create shows where I could have LGBTQ comics on. “I’m a flamboyant gay guy and when I go to open mics I feel like an outcast sometimes,” he says. Gregory Metts, an openly gay comic in Orlando who will be hosting the event, says he put together Rainbow Comedy because when you are LGBTQ in the world of comedy you don’t always get the same opportunities as other comics. The free night of stand-up comedy will feature eight LGBTQ comics from the Central Florida area performing all while raising awareness and donations for the LGBT+ Center Orlando’s Pride Pantry. ORLANDO | Rainbow Comedy, an all-LGBTQ comedic showcase, will be on the Fat Fish Blue stage at the Improv Comedy Theater & Restaurant in Orlando March 26. (Photo from The Center Orlando’s Facebook page)