Laughter returns to the Reel

Hosted by Torio Van Grol, Sonoma’s Reel & Brand welcomes headliner Laurie Kilmartin for a night of live outdoor socially-distant stand-up comedy at 8 p.m on Saturday, Nov. 28 at Reel & Brand.

Kilmartin is an Emmy-nominated writer for “Conan“ on TBS, and has performed standup on ”Conan,“ ”Jimmy Kimmel Live,“ and Comedy Central. She was a Top 10 finalist on season nine of ”Last Comic Standing.“ Her first book, “Shitty Mom,” was a New York Times bestseller. Her special, “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad,” was named Vulture 's Top Ten Comedy Specials of 2016. Her book "Dead People Suck"—a comedic memoir about hospice, cancer, grief and losing a parent—was released by Rodale Press in 2018.

Joining Kilmartin will be comedians Irene Tu and Ryan Goodcase.

In 2017, the San Francisco Chronicle singled Tu out as an “artist on the brink of fame,” on the heels of her being named one of the “Bay Area’s 11 Best Stand Up Comedians” (SFist) and one of 20 “Women to Watch” (KQED).

Goodcase was recently recognized by the Bay Area guide 7x7 as one of the “Bay Area Comedians on the Rise.” In 2019, he became the youngest person to win first place in The World Series of Comedy.

Tickets are $20 and available at SonomaComedy.eventbrite.com. Due to capacity restrictions, limited seating is available. The Reel is located at 401 Grove St.