Lineup and schedule

All shows are at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Events take place at Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway.; and at the Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. Tickets are $25 per show/$125 for an all-access Cosmo Pass. laughyourashevilleoff.com

Tuesday, Aug. 9 — Highland Brewery Launch Party: Showcase No. 1, featuring Flip Schultz with Shaun Bedgood, Abhay Nadkarni, Jody Sloane, Ryan Brown, Dougie Almeida, Torio Van Grol, Jen O’Neill, Kevin Kinner, Prateek Srivastava, Katherine Jessup and Chloe Hilliard.

Wednesday, Aug. 10 — Highland Brewery Launch Party: Showcase No. 2 with Jeff Kreisler, Rosebud Baker, Alison Weber, Jay Mandyam, Blaine Perry, Ray Connolly, Christine Little, Dan Wilbur, Lynn Bixenspan, Jeff Zenisek, Linda Belt and Luke Thayer.

Thursday, Aug. 11 — Diana Wortham Theatre: Showcase No. 3 with Ron Babcock, Marcia Belsky, Danny Lobell, Brian Herberger, Kate Ghiloni, Eric DaSilva, Leo Hodson, Holly Lynnea, Terence Hartnett, Luz Pazos, Mike Calcagno, Grayson Morris and Matt Monroe.

Friday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m. — Diana Wortham Theatre: Showcase No. 4, with Rahmein Mostafav, Pete Bladel, Jess Salomon, Eman El-Husseini, Brett James, Tanyalee Davis, Dino Vigo, Ryan Schutt, Adam Mamawala, Johan Miranda and Kelly MacFarland.

Friday, Aug. 12, 9:30 p.m. — Diana Wortham Theatre: Showcase No. 5, with Rob O’Reilly, Andy Gold, Nicole Conlan, Matt Eriksen, Ayanna Dookie, Raul Sanchez, Lydia Popovich, Sofiya Alexandra, Sydney Adeneyi, Jordann Jensen, Alex Falcone and Matt Lieb.

Saturday, Aug. 13 —  Diana Wortham Theatre: Showcase No. 6, featuring Carl LaBove with Diego Attanasio, Craig Todaro, Candice Thompson, Jason Webb, Valerie Tosi, Dan Crohn, Drew Harmon, Allie Amrien, Dash Kwiatkowski, Francisco Ramos and Damon Sumner.

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About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

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