Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Still Smiling

Thank you gifts can range from flowers to baked goods to appreciative cards. But will a big ol’ basketful of jokes suffice? That’s OK by Burlington comic Tracie Spencer, whom you may recognize as the farceur often donning a wedding dress. After her daughter had a positive experience at the Vermont Children’s Hospital, Spencer felt she owed the place some love. The staff “checked on us constantly, and we felt like we were in great hands,” she says. She whipped up a comedy show, now in its second year, to benefit the Fletcher Allen establishment. Local yuksters Oliver Barkley and Jason P. Lorber join in the stand-up laugh fest, bringing polished quips from collective gigs at the Flynn, the Higher Ground Comedy Battle and even NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Get ready for a belly laugh — but remember to say “thanks.”