Don Barnhart Brings Laughter To Vegas Before Heading To Afghanistan For Troops

Don Barnhart has teamed up with Jokesters Comedy Club at Bally's Las Vegas to offer a free night of comedy March 1st for the spouses, family and friends of those serving in the Armed Forces. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) February 29, 2016 - Comedian Don Barnhart will once again take his Battle Comics - Comedy Tour overseas to entertain the men and women serving overseas for the Armed Forces and will offer a free night of comedy for the family and friends of the military on March 1st at Jokesters Las Vegas.

Barnhart, himself has been producing and performing comedy shows for the troops since 1992 and is a regular headliner on the Vegas strip. The March 1st show will include Don Barnhart, Keith Lyle from The Hangover, Derek Richards, Ron Coleman, with other special guests and Marsha Warfield who played Roz on the TV show Night Court will make a special guest appearance.

The show is scheduled for 9:30pm March 1st at Jokesters Comedy Club inside Bally's Las Vegas in the Windows Showroom. Anyone using the code "JKCFFMIL" will receive 2 free tickets to Tuesday, March 1st show only. Seating begins at 9:00pm and is on a first come/first served basis.

We will be collecting/putting together a care package of donations of what the soldiers ask for: gift cards, toiletries, CDs, DVDs, video games, etc along with shooting video of the show including interviews with spouses, family and friends saying, "Hi, we miss you, etc" that we will deliver to the 17th Regiment serving in Kuwait.

In a recent interview, Barnhart said, "I find it ironic that so many people say they, "Support The Troops" and do nothing about it.

Since 1992, award-winning comedian Don Barnhart has both performed and produced comedy shows for U.S. Military and his Battle Comics - Laughter for the troops is once again gearing up to bring a piece of home to the men and women serving overseas in the Armed Forces.

Barnhart's Battle Comics upcoming tour of the Middle East will include Jeff Capri from Comics Unleashed, Slade Ham from XM/Sirius Satellite Radio, Bob Kabota from Las Comic Standing and Jordan Brady the director of I Am Comic and MTV's Turn It Up.

As for Don Barnhart, he is a semi-resident headliner at Jokesters Comedy Club at Bally's Las Vegas and was named the "2015 Best Comedy Show In Las Vegas" by Best Business' and the "Best Bet" by the Las Vegas Review/Journal Newspaper Barnhart's stand up comedy takes audiences on a comedy thrill ride of well-written, topical material and is entertaining as it is poignant. Barnhart's The DeEvolution of Man comedy show is hysterically funny keeping audiences of all ages howling with laughter and coming back for more

Over the last year, Barnhart's film career has really been gaining steam as he stars in the documentary, Finding The Funny with Brad Garret and Louie Anderson, he also plays a disgruntled, road weary comedian in the upcoming comedy film, Tribute To Fluffy and stars as the crazed shooter in the new web series, Max Justice.

Don is the author of the new best-selling book on stand up comedy, Finding Your Funny exploring the life of a stand up and is currently working on the new book, Battle Comics where he interviews comedians and their experience touring for the troops. Barnhart is currently in development on a new TV show based on his comedy show.

Barnhart and his team will head out in March visiting Afghanistan, Kuwait and other parts of the Middle East including some of the spots that the Vegas based 17th Sustainment Brigade is deployed to. As a way to honor them, Don is holding a military appreciation night at Jokesters Comedy Club in Las Vegas for the family and friends of those serving.

Rev. Russ Smethers of Abundant Peace UCC along with his wife Rena who recently participated in Barnhart's Church of Ha is working with Gibson Middle School to write letter to the troops. Barnhart is working with several other groups, churches and schools to organize and put together a surprise care package to bring to the 17th during the Battle Comic Tour.

Barnhart has toured extensively for The USO and recruited much of the comedy talent for their Comedy Break Series as well as touring extensively for Comics On Duty, AFE, MWR as well as personally producing his own tours as a way of saying, "Thank You" to the US military for all their sacrifices that they make during their tours of duty.

Working with Armed Forces Entertainment, Barnhart's Battle Comics team is schedule to visit the Middle East in March but funds are limited so Battle Comics is seeking more sponsorship to help underwrite an even larger, year long world tour helping to help boost the morale of those serving their country stationed away from home.

AFE can only do so many tours based on their fiscal budgets and with the help of sponsors like you; Battle Comics can bring even more entertainment to the troops.

Working with AFE, Don Barnhart Entertainment and Battle Comics has the full support and clearance to get on and off the military installations along with the added sense of security should any problems arise.

War and combat are one of the most stressful things a soldier will face and although they train for it, it's not always easy. Right now, we are seeing a huge increase in suicides for the soldiers and providing comedy shows for the troops is just one of the many ways our nation is trying to deal with this tragic issue.

It has been said, "Laughter is the best medicine". It also turns out that comedy can be a preventative medicine as well. For years, stand up comedians have been entertaining the troops in war zones and on the front lines and Bob Hope really started it by showing the importance of bringing a piece of home to the men and women serving in the military.

Our goal is to boost the morale and welfare of the men and women serving their country by bringing them the highest caliber of professional entertainers in the most cost-effective way. Comedy shows have the unique ability to easily fit the largest venue to the most remote base with virtually no set up time. If there is a crowd, Battle Comics can do a show! From ships to remote bases and the front lines, comedy shows have the benefit of little to no set up time.

By sponsoring a Battle Comics World Tour as the "Title Sponsor" your company will provide for 12 (two week) tours over the course of a year that will run both domestic and overseas reaching up to 500,000 personnel at the 270 military installations around the globe. The importance of these performances brings a piece of home to those stationed far away from their loved ones.

This will go for the procurement of talent, travel and promotional giveaways. Your name or company logo will be prominently featured as the presenter of the tour on all banners at every show as well as on the tee shirts, autograph cards and other promotional giveaways.

Your company, brand or logo will be seen by thousands of men and women in the United States Armed Forces. Along with the good will your company will create, you'll be associated with your support of the troops and branded with the "All American" image.

It's true that the economy and times are tough right now but it's even tougher for the men and women stationed overseas away from their families and entertainment has always been one of the biggest morale boosters for the US Military and thousands of performers have served as a welcome sight to the millions of service men and women. Almost everyone has a family member, relative or friend serving in the military.

Please join us in supporting the troops by sponsoring a tour and help us bring laughter to those dedicated Americans protecting and serving our country.

Visit www.BattleComics.org for more information.

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