Laughfest seeks volunteers for this year’s festival

Michael Oszust
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Laughfest is looking for volunteers to help out before and during this year’s multiday comedy festival in West Michigan.

Organizers are looking for both general and specialized volunteers. General volunteers will help with ushering, collecting donations and tickets, and wayfinding. Specialized volunteers include photographers, production staff and transportation.

Those who are interested are asked to register online at LaughfestGR.org/volunteer/ through Feb. 16. All volunteers will be able to attend an orientation on Feb. 17.

Meet the headliners for this year’s LaughFest

The four headlining acts for the festival’s 14th year are Tammy Pescatelli, Josh Johnson, Piff the Magic Dragon and Demetri Martin. Tom Papa will also perform as this year’s Red Door Gala host, concluding the festival.

LaughFest will run from March 6 to March 10 with more than 40 shows in Grand Rapids, Holland, Lowell and Gun Lake Casino. Tickets are available online at LaughFestGR.org.

Proceeds from LaughFest support Gilda’s Club, which provides free support for cancer patients, survivors and their families.

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