Comedy for the Cure!

ENO, Nev.- One of California’s funniest female comedians, Candy Churilla will headline a three-day Mother’s Day weekend comedy tour across northern Nevada, benefiting local breast cancer charities. Featuring local comedians Wayne Walsh and Rustin Abraham and special music guest Hopscotch Whiskey, the “Do It For the Girls “ comedy tour will kick-off Friday, May 7 at 8:30pm at the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Saturday the tour will be at  Jive ‘n Java in Fallon at 8pm and culminate in Reno at the Studio On Fourth, May 9 at 8pm.

Brainchild of Walsh, who lost his father to cancer, all proceeds from the “Do It For the Girls” tour, including tickets, T-shirts and raffle ticket sales will be donated to the local chapters of the Breast Cancer Charities of America and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

“Laughter is always the best medicine, so I relish opportunities to use comedy raise money to help others affected by cancer,” Walsh said. “I’m super stoked that Candy and my friends from Reno are joining me on this tour.”

Churilla, who appeared on the sixth season of Last Comic Standing and was second runner up in the Funniest Female Comedian in California, will perform all three nights along with Walsh, Abraham, Hopscotch Whiskey and a rotating cast of local performers. Local comedian and promoter Sam Coturri will host the shows that will also feature a commemorative T-shirt and raffle prizes perfect for last minute Mother’s Day shoppers.

“Moms are the rock of any family dealing with cancer so a Mother’s Day benefit tour seemed perfect,” Walsh said. “Bring your mom, buy her a T-shirt and win her some raffle prizes, it will beat the flowers and a sappy card you were planning on getting.”

There is a $10 cover charge for each night; all other proceeds will be raised through raffle and T-shirt sales. For more information, please visit RenoStandUp.com.