DSI Comedy Theater Hosts Events To Benefit the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA

DSI Comedy Theater is continuing its long standing tradition of supporting its local community with its annual YLaugh and 24LIVE Comedy Marathon which are in support of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA's We Build People Campaign. On Wednesday, September 7, DSI will begin the celebration with YLaugh: A Comedy Benefit for the YMCA. From 8 p.m.-10 p.m., a DSI All-Star Team will perform at Top of the Hill's Great Room, 100 E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Then, Thursday September 8th, Friday September 9th and Saturday, September 10th, the festivities move to DSI Comedy Theater, 200 N. Greensboro St for 24 hours of comedy with 24LIVE.

Tickets for YLaugh cost $20 and Tickets for 24LIVE cost $24 for the entire event or $12 per night. Tickets and details on DSI Comedy Theater are available online at www.dsicomedy.com or by calling 919-338-8150.

The YLaugh show will feature an All-Star team from DSI Comedy Theater performing completely improvised games, songs, and scenes all based on audience suggestions. The audience will also be encouraged to participate in some selections. Tickets for YLaugh include two drink tickets (beer or wine) and the show.

During 24LIVE, DSI comedians perform for 24 straight hours. Audience members can come for parts of the event or join in the marathon. The marathon will include improv comedy from the DSI Comedy Theater (MISTER DIPLOMAT, Improv SLAM, Harold Night, PT Scarborough Is A Movie), an featured improv set from Transactors, and guest appearances by other local improv companies, with all of the proceeds going to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA.

"I am proud that events like YLaugh and 24LIVE are able to raise money and awareness for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA. And despite the transition and leadership change for our Theater, YLaugh has grown with the expansion to Top of the Hill." explains Zach Ward, Founder and Executive Producer. "It speaks volumes about how connected the comedy scene feels to the community and strongly we all feel about support."

Each year, DSI has given to the Y's We Build People Campaign. Each year, the Y strengthens the community by making sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive by taking part in Y programs.

"The Y's for strengthening community, and it would be impossible for us to impact kids and families right here in our community without the support of organizations like DSI, who are so generous and understand that we all have to work together to make sure every kid has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive," said Y Senior Marketing and Membership Manager Greg Lee.

About North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival and DSI Comedy Theater

For the last 12 years DSI Comedy Theater has produced and presented one of the largest comedy festivals on the East Coast, the annual North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. Each year, the festival welcomes improv, stand-up and sketch comedians to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. The festival features workshops and performances from talent that has been seen on the small screen on Saturday Night Live, MTV, Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central, and on stages at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and Second City. As the festival grew, DSI found itself a home and in 2005, opened the DSI Comedy Theater, an 84-seat venue in North Carolina, and the company's new home for shows and the DSI Training Center. The festival and theatre have attracted high level instructors in improvisation and stand-up comedy including: Eddie Brill, Asaf Ronen, Jeff Griggs, Eric Hunicutt, Kevin Patrick Robbins, Anthony King and Jill Bernard. From the DSI Comedy Training Center and Theater in Carrboro, NC to its productions in Chicago, and professional Touring Company, the DSI name has spread around the country, drawing both participants and quality teaching staff to its theater and to the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival year after year.

About the Chapel Hill Carrboro Y

The Y is one of the leading nonprofits in Chapel Hill, and Orange County, strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Throughout our community, the Y engages over 10,000 men, women and children - regardless of age, income or background - to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more by the support of our volunteers, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. www.chcymca.org

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