Bricks & Bridges Comedy Fest featuring The Tightest Five

LEWISTON-AUBURN – 105.5 WIGY presents night two of the Bricks & Bridges Comedy Fest at 7pm on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Franco Center in Lewiston.

The evening will feature the preliminary round of the Tightest Five contest and special guest comedians.

Any stand-up comedian will tell you they have a tight five minutes, but who has The Tightest Five?

Twelve of New England’s rising comedy stars will deliver their best five-minute set in hopes of advancing to the semifinals. An opening and closing comedian will bookend the show.

The semifinal round will take place on Friday, Nov. 10, and the finals on Saturday, Nov. 11.

The winner will receive a televised stand-up set on The Nite Show with Danny Cashman, a weekly half-hour late-night talk show that airs Saturday nights throughout Maine. The show is based on the formats made famous by Johnny Carson, David Letterman, and Conan O’Brien.

The show is for ages 18-and-older. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. They may be purchased at FrancoCenter.org. The Franco Center is located at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston.

Bricks & Bridges has partnered with Lewiston-based Greater Androscoggin Humane Society and will collect supply and monetary donations at each show to benefit the shelter, which promotes a safe and humane life for all animals.

For more information about the Bricks & Bridges Comedy Fest, visit bricksandbridges.me, call 207-513-0742, or e-mail maineeventcomedy@gmail.com.