Circle the comedy wagons…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 21st, 2005

Just got a genuinely humorous press release (those are so rare) heralding the launch of a new comedy tour:

Just when you thought every conceivable ethnic comedy tour idea had been exhausted, the sound of native drums signals the arrival of the Trail of Laughs Pow Wow Comedy Jam. Featuring four Indian, uh, Native American comics, (for you PC types),this peyote-induced comedy vision is the brainchild of Northern California comic Marc Yaffee and Spokane standup, Vaughn Eaglebear.

Conceived over two years ago, Pow Wow Comedy Jam has survived several misfires and roster changes. “Actually, we were just stalling while a couple hundred more tribal casinos, or as we like to call them, ‘€˜Native American Reparation Centers,€’ were being built,”€ concedes Yaffee.

Pow Wow Comedy Jam has evolved into its current lineup of Yaffee (Navajo), Eaglebear (Lakota Sioux/Colville), JR Redwater (Standing Rock Sioux) and Jim Ruel (Ojibwe). Now with management in place and tour sponsorship in the works, the Native funny men take the stage at Yuma, Arizona’s Paradise Casino, November 4th with visions of larger casino paydays and cross-over shows in their future.

Click on the above link for details.