9 August 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:   Susan MacNeil, 603-357-6855

Boston Comedian Greg Boggis Emcees KEENE KOMIC! August 12 at EF Lane

Greg Boggis serves as Emcee for Keene Komic! on Wednesday, August 12 at the EF Lane Hotel, Keene, NH.   Boggis is a fixture on the Boston-New York comedy circuit and recently broke into acting a print modeling for PSNH, Master Card, Hannaford Brothers, Staples, Tufts University, Elliott Hospital, the Maine and Vermont State Lottery Commissions and the Foxy Lady Gentlemen's Club.   www.GregBoggis.com.

KEENE KOMIC! showcases area comedians ages 18+.   All contestants will compete with a routine no longer than 10 minutes.   Audience members decide who will win the $100 cash prize!   Contestants include Komic 2005 grand prize winner, Sweet Baby Ray, IDOL '08 finalist Wade "the Great" Garrett and Boston comic Jennifer Zigrino.

Actor/comedian James Price, Jr. of Hollywood and Keene will also perform.   Price, affectionately known as "Fat James" by his peers at the World Famous Comedy Store, is at the forefront of the next generation of larger than life comedians.   Price regularly performs stand-up at Comedy Store, Laugh Factory and Ice House.   www.myspace.com/fat_james

There is no fee for comics to participate.   Comics register at the door or pre-register by calling 603-357-6855.   Audience member tickets are $10 each and tables can be reserved in advance.   Doors open 7p, show at 7:30p. MC/VISA accepted. Call 603-357-6855 for tickets.   The show will be taped by local cable access Cheshire TV.

Proceeds benefit the work of AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region, funded in part by the City of Keene and the Monadnock United Way.   www.asmronline.org