Comedian Bengt Washburn Comes to CRT

Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown welcomes award-winning comedian Bengt Washburn to bring some laughs to early March in Upstate New York! As seen on Conan, Comedy Central and The Late Late Show with Colin Ferguson, Bengt (pronounced "bent") offers his unique view of the world in an evening of "clean", PG rated comedy.

Born in Salt Lake City, Bengt grew up in a large Utah town (1,200 people) as the fifth child in a small Mormon family (7 children)! From age 19-21, he was a Mormon Missionary. He received BFA and MFA degrees in fine art, leaving him straddled with student loans, unqualified for corporate work and over-qualified for minimum wage jobs. Logically, he became a comedian.

His wife is a United States Air Force officer, providing more laughs along the way.

An evening with Bengt presents the world through the eyes of a small town Mormon man gone slightly awry. Unique and universal, Bengt achieves quirkiness while remaining accessible. Described as 'an intellectual with an imp's perspective', his musing are clever, silly, poignant, pointed, irreverent, philosophical, sophomoric, and hilarious. He won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, and has performed at the Vancouver International Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival, the Aspen Laff Festival and Gilda's Laugh Fest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's been heard on NPR, PRI and Bob and Tom. All three of his comedy CDs can be heard playing on XM Sirius radio.

Tickets are $20.00 in advance, $25.00 the day of the show, and a beer/wine cash bar will be available. Call 800-427-6160 or visit www.cortlandrep.org for tickets, or drop by CRT Downtown at 24 Port Watson Street.