DSI Comedy Theater to Present YOUR F$CKED UP CHRISTMAS and COMPLIMENTARY GIFT RAP for the Holidays

DSI Comedy Theater is giving Triangle comedy audiences a chance to laugh off their collective Holiday stress with three holiday themed shows running regularly this December. On Friday nights beginning December 9, the theater showcases Home for the Holidays at 8:30 p.m.

On Saturday nights, YOUR F$CKED UP CHRISTMAS at 8:30 p.m. and Complimentary Gift RAP at 10 p.m. All shows are at DSI Comedy Theater, 462 West Franklin Street. Tickets for Home for the Holidays and YOUR F$CKED UP CHRISTMAS are $10. Complimentary Gift RAP is free. More information is available online at www.dsicomedy.com.

Friday nights DSI invites audiences to get out of the house and laugh at themselves and their families. Home for the Holidays is an interactive improv show all about the holidays (or anything to help forget about them). Scenes are based on audience suggestions, so every show could be about something personal.

The show runs: Friday, December 9, 8:30 p.m.; Friday, December 16, 8:30 p.m.; and Friday, December 23, 8:30 p.m.

Saturdays, DSI presents two new shows. At 8:30 p.m., DSI's Stranger Danger cast delves into the damaging (hilarious) world of your worst Christmas memories. YOUR F$CKED UP CHRISTMAS explores characters, events and motivations (intended & subconscious), this team of highly experienced improvisers takes rough memories of Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, etc. and turn them into something to celebrate.

Then at 10 p.m. DSI's weekend Versus cast guarantees a party every time with their holiday offering, Complimentary Gift RAP. For the month of December, this rap-focused show will take the suggestion of a holiday gift from the audience to inspire their scenes, raps, and dance breaks.

YOUR F$CKED UP CHRISTMAS
Saturday, December 3, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 10, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 17, 8:30 p.m.

Complimentary Gift RAP
Saturday, December 3, 10 p.m.
Saturday, December 10, 10 p.m.
Saturday, December 17, 10 p.m.

"Once the magic of Santa wears off the holiday season can be a mixed bag," explains Artistic Director Zach Ward. "This year will be especially interesting given the election, the state of the union and the potentially questionable views of the people passing you the cranberry sauce at the family dinner table. I'm proud that my comedy family can help relieve that stress and break the tension of coming home for the holidays, playfully satirizing family dysfunction."

In 2001, Dirty South Improv (DSI) produced the first North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival to give audiences and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the chance to experience workshops in the art of Chicago-style improvisation. In 2005, the festival saw the opening of the DSI Comedy Theater, an 80-seat venue in North Carolina and the new home for shows and the DSI Comedy School. In 2015, DSI Comedy Theater celebrated 10 years with the opening of a new home on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. The festival and the theatre has attracted high level instructors and performers in improv, sketch and stand-up comedy including: Maria Bamford, Jimmie "JJ" Walker, M.C. Chris, Mike Birgbiglia, April Richardson, Steven Wright, Louis CK, Eddie Brill, Kevin Allison, Kevin MacDonald, Sasheer Zamata, Josh Gondleman, Kumail Nanjiani, Emo Philips, Bruce Vilanch, and more. DSI Comedy boasts a local company of 100 active performers in Chapel Hill, NC and a national network of comedians. A dedicated member of its community, DSI supports the greater Triangle region with fundraisers, outreach, and educational opportunities for all ages and abilities. It is the home of YesAndLife, a Corporate Training, Leadership Development and Team Building organization, and the DSI Comedy School, which offers new classes to the public every month, classes in the art of comedy.

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