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Comedian on national tour to visit Royal City

Emry Dinman For Sun Tribune | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 11 months AGO
by Emry Dinman For Sun Tribune
| January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

ROYAL CITY — Comedian Gabriel Rutledge will be performing at the Royal City Public Golf Course and RV Park at 7 p.m. on February 16.

Rutledge describes his act as autobiographical, pulling comedic, PG-13 stories and perspectives from his life as a father and married man. Rutledge is a past winner of both the Seattle International Comedy Competition and The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta. He has made numerous television appearances over the years, including Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Nickelodeon's Nickmom Night Out, Laughs on FOX, and Inside Joke with Asif Ali streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Rutledge has previously performed at the HBO/TBS Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon, and the Great American Comedy Festival held in Johnny Carson's home town of Norfolk, Nebraska.

Rutledge has released three albums that can be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and 24/7 Comedy Radio. He is also author of the book “Happiness Isn't Funny.”

Tickets can be pre-ordered for $40 by contacting Shawn Vetterick at 712-304-5666 or Athena Marie Vetterick at 712-304-5548. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-show dinner of smoked pork loin, roast vegetables and dessert, which is included in the ticket price.

Emry Dinman can be reached via email at [email protected].

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