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Em Harnett of Kidprov! isn’t just an improvisor, they’re also a standup host!

Join Em and friends for a night of stand up comedy showcasing local Philly talent. For the silly guys, little freaks, and queers of the city! Come laugh a lot and maybe make a new friend? Who knows?! Anything could happen!

It’s BYOB, friends, and Variety Pack has it on good authority that one of your VP Faves is making a secret surprise special appearance on the lineup…

Friday, February 13
8:00p
People’s Gallery Project
103 Pine St

Two free comedy shows coming up on Tuesday, February 24th! Big Hell Ass Ride comes to Next in Line Comedy and features Grace Lazarz of 5 Stagehands Fall Out of a Closet! Joe Bell and Tan Hoang of Cartoon Club with Joe Bell host a monthly standup night that’s one the BEST IN PHILLY and we STAND BY THAT: Tattooed Momedy is upstairs at Tattooed Mom every last Tuesday of the month!

Yo yo yoooo our PHOTOS ARE BACK!! Huge thank you to Jay Outhier for his gorgeous photos of Variety Pack Vol. 2! A curated selection is on our website, but since you’re a real one who’s subscribed to this newsletter, you get to see some EXCLUSIVE, newsletter-only content! Enjoy this photo of Chaz recoiling at the idea of them and Eric being in a “heated rivalry situation”: