Virginia Is For Laughers

Join us for a fun and engaging chat with this local celebrity, Brandy, a Q101 Radio DJ & Musician! Hear her story and the journey that brought her to the Valley. Get an entertaining behind the scenes look at how the day starts for this morning show DJ. Find out more about the ins and outs of what it’s like to work in radio. Learn how music is selected for the station and what’s trending in the future for radio industry. Listen to what music she likes to listen to and play plus what music she’s not a fan of LOL Hear her story on becoming a musician; what kind of music she plays and what her songwriting process is like. Find out if she could choose between being the world’s top radio personality or the world’s top musician which one would she pick and more. Enjoy!

Brandy

https://q101online.com/

Instagram & Facebook: BrandyTalks

Facebook: Brandy Lindsey Music 

To learn more about X2 Comedy visit:

https://www.x2comedy.com/ 

Join us for a fun convo about Alpacas with Dave & Teri Grembi from Point of View Alpaca Farm in Mount Sidney, VA! Hear the story of their Alpaca farm and how you can walk one to unplug amidst stunning views of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn the difference between Alpacas and Llamas.  Get a history lesson on the Alpacas’ migration to the U.S. Find out about how much they eat; how many babies they have at one time; how being music fans of the Beatles influenced their Alpaca’s names and more. Plus, Teri’s does an Alpaca noise impression! Listen to why the Alpaca fiber was once considered the “fiber of the gods”; about its many uses today and what they see in happening in the future of the textile industry. Enjoy! Dave & Teri are a delight.  Their Alpacas are adorable. The Walk-A-Paca is fun and unique. Book your adventure today!

Walk-A-Paca! A guided walk experience with an Alpaca

Point of View Alpaca Farm 

Mt Sidney, VA

Call Dave & Teri at  540.280.0690 for an appointment.

REQUIRED in advance

https://pointofviewalpacas.com/

Facebook: Point of View Alpacas

To learn more about X2 Comedy visit:

https://www.x2comedy.com/

Join us for laughs and an uplifting conversation with comedians Nikkie Knowles, a military wife and mother of 5 boys and PT Bratton, a Pastor- Turned-Comedian and military vet. Listen to their stories of how they each got started in comedy and find which boot camp they both attended. Hear how PT’s military experiences impacted his comedy material and what performing at the White House was like. Find out how Nikkie’s family deals with her comedy and how they inspired her self-care IGTV video blog. Get PT’s take on how he sees his spiritual service in comedy and find out what his new podcast is all about. Hear them both speak on their writing process and how they each prepare for shows in addition to who their Top 5 comedians are! Plus, you won’t want to miss their answers to the question ‘If you could only pick one of them to interview what question would you have to ask?’ There are a lot of gems in this one for sure. Enjoy!

Get tickets to see Nikkie and PT perform!

August 13, 2021

Outdoor Summer Fun Series - BYOB

Kebabs on the Pit! by Chef Jordan | Live Music by VS. | X2 Comedy Show

1 Tribe Farm

877 Todd Road

Mount Sidney, VA

$20 Comedy/Music Show Onlywithout meal

$35 Comedy/Music With Meal  

Buy Tickets! https://1tribefarm.com/collections/events/products/outdoor-summer-fun-series-august-13th-2021

August 14, 2021

Comedy & Kizomba Night

2 parts dance lesson – 2 parts Comedy Show!

Friendly City Dance Room

2 N Main St

Harrisonburg, VA

$20 Wild and Free Single Pass

$36 Date Night Duo Pass

$110 Six Is Company Group Pass

Buy Passes! https://www.friendlycitydanceroom.com/comkiz

Nikkie Bowles @funnygirlproductions on Facebook, Instagram & Tik Tok

PT Bratton @ptbratton on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter

Join us for a fun upbeat conversation as we chat about wines, vines and more with Babak Bakhtiar from CrossKeys Vineyards. Hear the story of the vineyard and how civil war history inspired the name. Learn what types of wine grapes grow better in Virginia; what canopy management is; how their vines are harvested and more! Find out what a Winemaker does and the processes involved in making a sweet wine versus a dry one. Listen to what wines are Babak and Dawn’s favorites then get the details on their tasting room; Key Club Member benefits and what couples can expect when booking this venue for their dream wedding. Lastly, don’t miss out on Babak’s take on the growing wine industry in Virginia and all the events they offer for your enjoyment at CrossKeys Vineyards! Cheers!

Get tickets to X2 Comedy Night!

August 12, 2021

CrossKeys Vineyards

Mount Crawford, VA

$30 VIP 

$20 General Admission

Buy tickets at https://shop.crosskeysvineyards.com/Events

To learn more about CrossKeys Vineyards and follow them on social media visit: https://crosskeysvineyards.com/

Facebook: CrossKeys Vineyards

Instagram: @crosskeysvineyards

To learn more about X2 Comedy and get tickets to upcoming events visit:

https://www.x2comedy.com/ 

Join X2 Fan Favorite Winston Hodges (DC) and Headliner Joel Byars (Atlanta, GA) both podcasters and award winning comedians for an engaging and funny conversation on all things comedy! Hear their stories on how they got started and how during Covid Winston made a shift to do comedy full-time while Joel started an online comedy writing club that inspired new comics all over the globe to give stand up a try. Listen as they discuss their writing process and share the biggest comedy influences on their careers.  Find out what their answer is to, “Can anyone learn to be funny?” and what signature bit of Nate Bargatze’s is a must see. Learn why Joel works clean exclusively and if Winston finds working clean is easy or challenging. Don’t miss out on Winston flipping the podcast script with a minor takeover to tackle his own burning question for Joel. Find out what famous comedian was Joel’s favorite on his comedy podcast, Hot Breath! And listen to the inspiration behind Winston’s award winning comedy film, Grieving Productively. Lastly, hear what they envision for the future of comedy and more. Wisdom and laughs fill this fun episode. Enjoy!

Get tickets to see Winston Hodges & Joel Byars!  
August 12, 2021

X2 Comedy Night at CrossKeys Vineyards
Mount Crawford, VA

$30 VIP (best seats, complimentary glass of wine w/ meet & greet before the show)

$20 General Admission

Buy tickets at https://shop.crosskeysvineyards.com/Events

Winston Hodges

http://winstonhodges.com/

Follow on Twitter; Instagram and TikTok @winstonhcomedy

Joel Byars

https://www.joelbyarscomedy.com/

Follow on all social platforms @joelbyarscomedy

Hot Breath! Podcast in on all podcast platforms & on YouTube!

To learn more about X2 Comedy and get tickets to upcoming events visit:

https://www.x2comedy.com/

For a dose of goodness, for a lifetime of wellness join us for chill and engaging chat with brothers Jake & Tanner Johnson from Pure Shenandoah. A CBD product distributor, they are the first company in the state to be accepted into the Virginia's Finest™ trademark program and source all of its hemp from farmers in the Commonwealth. Find out the difference between hemp and marijuana. Hear how they applied the lessons learned from being raised in a big family; their entrepreneurial mom and being quarterbacks for their high school football team influenced the business team they are building now. Both JMU alums, listen to how their post graduation job experiences lead to bringing hemp & CBD products to the Valley and shaped their current roles in the company.  Don’t miss out on what they envision in the future of this trending industry citing the ways it can reduce the carbon footprint and the plethora of health benefits that may surprise you with life changing results. Enjoy!

You can follow them on Facebook and Instagram @pureshenandoah OR https://pureshenandoah.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqhQXkMBMoaPWeoI-yqd8rA

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pureshenandoah/

To learn more about X2 Comedy and get tickets to upcoming events visit:

https://www.x2comedy.com/

Join us for a chill and interesting chat about beer with Jeff Moon. Hear the story of how this economist for the federal government went from a home brew kit to a brewery owner. Find out the meaning of behind the brewery’s name and what his one and half year old son, Oliver, does with the taster glasses. Jeff is both a brewer and brewery owner. Learn what the determining factor is to be one or the other.  Find out what excites him the most about making beer; how often they change taps and what pace they put out new beers!  Known for their cool & interesting beer names listen to how bad puns, inside jokes and obscure pop culture references inspire their beer menu as he runs through it live on the podcast. You’ll learn how they do a gravity reading to figure out how much alcohol is in their beer and what you can get with their mug club membership. Plus, find out more about the different kinds of events beyond comedy you and your friends can enjoy including their popular weekly Bingo! Then grab your squad to visit their brewery to enjoy sipping beers in a rustic cozy atmosphere you can enjoy inside and out. 

 

You can follow them on Facebook and Instagram @restlessmoons OR visit them on their website at https://www.restlessmoons.com/

They are located at 120 W Wolfe Street, Harrisonburg, VA

 

To learn more about X2 Comedy and get tickets to upcoming events visit:

https://www.x2comedy.com/

Join us for a candid upbeat chat on all things music with singer, songwriter Jeremiah Prophett on harmonica and Ryan Garst, writer, performer, producer and teacher on lead guitar. Listen to stories on how they became a band, found their musical talents and how Ryan figured out his new baby boy’s favorite band.  Find out how a spring break determined the fate of Jeremiah’s saxophone; the story behind his harnessed harmonica and the inspiration behind their original song “Rebel On” featured on The Virginia Dreams Show. Hear more about Ryan’s time in Tennessee and the coolest part about playing overseas. Learn how they write beautiful one of a kind wedding songs for couples and be sure to check out their live jam session on the podcast, pretty impressive given it was impromptu and on a Zoom call with Internet delay! Find out about their interests outside music including which old sports car is Ryan’s favorite to drive and Jeremiah’s favorite roller coaster at Busch Gardens plus what role he is rehearsing for with Eastern Mennonite University’s Romeo & Juliet coming October 2021 and more! You can preview their band on The Virginia Dreams Show performing “Rebel On”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K45hr2y6r1g

 

Go see Prophett & Garst perform LIVE in the Valley at this X2 event! 

 

2nd Fridays June – October

Fresh Off the Farm Food from Chef Jordan| Live Music | X2 Comedy Show | BYOB

Comedy/Music Only $20

Comedy/Music with Meal $35 

https://1tribefarm.com/pages/upcoming-events

https://www.x2comedy.com/

 

You can also find Jeremiah and Ryan on Instagram:

Jeremiah Prophett @jprphtt22

Ryan Garst @ryangarstmusic

Their website in progress: prophettgarst.com

Join us for a fun and interesting interview with comedian Jared Kassebaum, a “midwest boy in Los Angeles”. After losing a best friend to suicide, Jared makes a pivot in his original life plans.  Listen to stories from this once Physics Major at Purdue University on his journey to becoming a comedian. Hear about the house party tricks his Biochemist dad taught him to do as a kid and how a podcast interview with Sinbad while mowing his parents’ yard gave him an epiphany.  Hear about his chance encounter with James Dunn, Director of Guardians of the Galaxy, to share their family connection; how he spent his time over Covid and more! Find out about Jared’s sorted 5-year relationship with Ocean Spray as a self-proclaimed national spokesperson. There was great promise for a ‘real deal’ until a viral TikTok video of a skateboarder trashed all those plans.  To move on Jared made a released an R & B style breakup song you will definitely want to check out.  To view this video click one of the links below. Enjoy!

 

Jared’s Breakup with Ocean Spray video on Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/COLN58jHqd3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://youtu.be/iZ1BAbrWygI

https://fb.watch/68P5Lx_-z3/

 

See Jared perform LIVE in the Valley at these 2 X2 Events! Tickets limited.

2nd Fridays June – October

Fresh Off the Farm Food from Chef Jordan| Live Music | X2 Comedy Show | BYOB

Comedy/Music Only $20

Comedy/Music with Meal $35 

https://1tribefarm.com/pages/upcoming-events

https://www.x2comedy.com/

 

Part Dance Lesson, Part X2 Comedy Show!

Wild and Free Single Pass $20

Date Night Duo Pass $36

Six is Company Group Pass $110

https://www.x2comedy.com/

 

Keep up with Jared on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube with the same handle across all platforms @kassthebomb

Or visit https://www.jaredkassebaum.com/

Join us this fun panel of two married comedian couples and a newly engaged comedian who don’t take them selves too seriously. Hear the range of stories about the first time they ever performed stand up and be entertained by how their friends and family reacted to their comedy. Find out which comics they admire most and who got the abdominal workout from a George Carlin concert. Hear comments on their favorite bits they’ve ever heard and a grammar joke! Get some recommendations on comedians to listen in the US and abroad that may be new to you and the scoop on the comedian Dawn dreams of bringing to the Valley! And you won’t want to miss the laughs and candid answers given during the Newlywed Game at the end hosted by Jared Kassebaum, the newly engaged comedian “grilling” the married comedians Chris Womack & Dawn Davis Womack and Jesse Hill, Jr & Sarah Ahmed.

 

All Laughers are invited to have fun and make Valley comedy history with us by getting your tickets to X2’s first back to back shows at 2 different venues with 2 wildly fun & different coming up July 9 & 10! Tickets are limited at each venue.

 

2nd Fridays June – October

Fresh Off the Farm Food from Chef Jordan| Live Music | X2 Comedy Show | BYOB

Comedy/Music Only $20

Comedy/Music with Meal $35 

https://1tribefarm.com/pages/upcoming-events

https://www.x2comedy.com/

 

Part Dance Lesson, Part X2 Comedy Show!

Wild and Free Single Pass $20

Date Night Duo Pass $36

Six is Company Group Pass $110

https://www.x2comedy.com/