The 100 Mile Community Hall was rocking with laughter the night of Oct. 4.
Hundreds of people were in attendance to watch three stand-up comedians – headliner Dan Quinn, Kyle Bottom and Ivan Decker – perform, and the noise in the building was proof they were not disappointed.
The event saw 260 tickets sold and a total of $625 raised for a downtown revitalization project organized by the Hun City Hunnies, a non-profit community improvement society.
The project will see fire hydrants on Birch Avenue in 100 Mile House repainted by local artists. The group estimates it will cost of about $2,500.
“We raised a good chunk of money,” says Hun City Hunnies member Jennifer Frizzi.
“We're focusing on our fire hydrant project until it's completed. Our plan is to complete that project by next spring.
"All the events we're going to be hosting until then – 20 per cent of the proceeds raised are going toward that project.”
Net proceeds from the comedy night were $1,100. Twenty per cent of that, along with 50/50 draw proceeds, is going to the fire hydrant project with the rest set side aside for future events. The group is planning a family-friendly magic show in January.
“I thought [the comedy show] was hilarious. We were very excited when we saw how fast [tickets] went. We weren't really sure how it was going to go. Thank you to the community for all their support.”