Don Barnhart to Offer Military Appreciation Night of Free Comedy at Jokesters

Before heading overseas once again, comedian Don Barnhart and Jokesters Comedy Club at Bally's will offer a free night of comedy on March 1st to honor the family, spouses and friends of the Vegas based troops currently deployed in the Middle East.

Las Vegas based comedian Don Barnhart and his Battle Comics - Laughter For The Troops will be heading to the Middle East in March to entertain the troops for Armed Forces Entertainment. The Battle Comics will be performing at some of the bases where the Vegas based 17th Sustainment Brigade is currently deployed.

Don Barnhart will team up with Jokesters Comedy Club at Bally's to offer a free night of comedy for the spouses, family and friends of those serving. Barnhart, himself has been producing and performing comedy shows for the troops since 1992 and is a regular headliner on the Vegas strip. The show will include Don Barnhart and several of his Battle Comics along with special guests and celebrities.

The show is scheduled for 9:30pm March 1st at Jokesters Comedy Club inside Bally's Hotel at the Window's Showroom. Anyone using the code JKCFFMIL will receive 2 free tickets to Tuesday, March 1st show only. Seating begins at 9:00pm and is on a first come/first served basis.

We will be collecting/putting together a care package of donations of what the soldiers ask for: gift cards, toiletries, CDs, DVDs, video games, etc along with shooting video of the show including interviews with spouses, family and friends saying, "Hi, we miss you, etc" that we will deliver to the 17th Regiment serving in Kuwait.

In a recent interview, Barnhart said, "I'm often told by the soldiers I meet that they see people saying 'I support the troops 'but don't really do anything'. This is your chance to actually do something and have some fun. We are going to offer spouses, family and friends of the military a night of comedy similar to what we'll be bringing to those deployed. We'll also collect care packages and film interviews with family members saying hi, blowing kisses, etc that we will deliver to the troops and surprise them at the show when we get overseas."

Due to security reasons, the exact bases that Barnhart's Battle Comics will perform are undisclosed but one of the stops will be in Kuwait. Don is working with the Family Readiness Group. The FRG is a collection of Spouses and other family members that band together to help each other with issues at home while their soldiers are away.

Anyone wishing to donate to the care package can bring those items and more to the event or contact Don Barnhart directly for more information.

17th SB provides command and control for sustainment of functional logistics battalions and assigned HR/FM companies. They are based in Las Vegas, NV.

As for Don Barnhart, he is an award-winning comedian and best-selling author was recently named "Best Bet" by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Don Barnhart's stand up comedy takes audiences on a comedy thrill ride of well-written, topical material exploring the waning tide of male gender identification and man's declining role in modern day society in a way that is hysterical, highly entertaining and thought provoking. Don's DeEvolution of Man video has close to 1 million hits on YouTube.

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