Hardy-Harr for Captain Barr

press release: A Stand-Up Comedy Showcase benefiting the family of Cap. Cory Barr

8 p.m., Saturday, July 21, Brink Lounge

$5 Admission

Local fire fighter Devin Carroll and Barr House bartender Rob Zibell are hosting a stand-up comedy showcase benefitting the family of Captain Cory Barr, the Barr House owner and volunteer fire captain that died in the explosion in downtown Sun Prairie on Tuesday July 10th. The benefit show is set to take place at The Brink Lounge at 701 E Washington Avenue, Madison WI, on Saturday July 21 at 8 p.m. The benefit has a $5 admission with all proceeds donated to Barr’s family. Carroll and Zibell will co-host this show and it will exclusively feature Wisconsin comics that have performed at the Barr House over the past several months, featuring stand-up comedy from: Seth Endres, Tyson Purcell, Steve Horton, Cosmo Nomikos, Stevie Leigh Crutcher, and Marty Clarke.

“There was an outpouring of desire to try and help the family of Captain Barr in the Madison Comedy Scene” says Carroll.  

“I bartended and hosted a comedy show at the Barr House,” says Zibell, “it was a deep loss on multiple levels for the Barr family, myself and the Sun Prairie community. Each performer we booked on this benefit has performed at the Barr House in the past and loved getting laughs there.”