Cracker Nights gives upcoming comedians a platform
Wednesday, July 08, 2015
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Rib Cracker
The event is held every Tuesday evening at President hotel and is hosted by comedy veterans, Rib Cracker and MOD. Cracker Nights was established a few months ago. “This is a platform to empower upcoming comedians and give them more performance time on stage. In the past, we rarely performed so we decided to help upcoming comics get that platform,” said Rib Cracker.
He said local comedians do not have much of an opportunity to perform at comedy gigs, leaving them with few platforms where they can practice and develop their skill.
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