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Third installment of Michael Moore’s comedy fest canceled due to beer event

December 9, 2011 Carrie Andersen 7 Comments comedy festivals, michael moore, michigan, traverse city

Usually, beer and comedy go together like peas and carrots, but apparently not in Traverse City, Michigan. The Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival, founded in 2010, won’t be happening this year due to a scheduling conflict with the Traverse City Winter Microbrew and Music Festival. The beer fest is slated to go down Feb. 10-11, which would have overlapped with the comedy festival. Founder Michael Moore (yes, that Michael Moore)

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Michael Moore plans comedy festival

August 3, 2009 Daniel Perlman 0 Comments jeff garlin, michael moore, stand-up, traverse city

Filmmaker Michael Moore announced plans to organize a comedy festival in Traverse City, Michigan, where he lives. Moore will co-organize the event with comedian Jeff Garlin, star of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” The Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival will take place over a weekend and feature stand-up, sketch comedy, and comedic films. A date has not yet been finalized. “We’ve actually talked to some great people — I don’t want