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1/12/07: Vermont Comedy Divas [2] sold out the ballroom at Higher Ground last Saturday. A line stretched around the building with VTers hungry for comedy and eager for a winter respite.

Four funny female VTers, Josie Leavitt, Martha Tormey, Sally Stevens, and MaryAnne Gatos warmed up the crowd with their tantalizing tales.

Josie Leavitt has been performing stand-up for almost 20 years. She left NYC for VT, opened the Flying Pig Bookstore [3] in Shelburne and began teaching comedy at the Flynn. The divas met in Josie's classes and the seed for a bigger act was planted.

What comes next for these funny ladies? With a state lacking a comedy club and hungry for laughs, the divas future looks bright.