Fox Tucson lines up big-name comedians for Outburst series

Laughter is the best medicine.

Just ask Nurse Blake, aka Blake Lynch of Orlando, Florida.

He’s a certified nurse with eight years experience under his belt and a whole lot of stories to tell.

Thanks to some tremendous social media success (he has more than 3.2 million followers between Instagram, Facebook and TikTok), he’s taking his stories and standup to 100 cities around the country as part of his “Shock Advised Tour.” It pulls into Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., on Aug. 6, one of several comedy shows that are part of Fox’s Outburst Comedy series.

The series includes some big names in standup, from a pair of moms telling mom tales to a “Glee” star bringing us some holiday cheer and chuckles just in time for Christmas.

Tickets are available through foxtucson.com. Check the theater’s website for updates as schedules are subject to change.

Here’s the lineup:

You don’t have to be a first-responder or medical pro to get Nurse Blake’s humor; his comedy also speaks to patients. But expect to see tons of nurses pack Fox when he takes the stage at 7 p.m. Aug. 6. His new show is his most ambitious outing since he started doing comedy in 2018, hitting more than 100 cities through year’s end; $46.50-$91.50.

Between them, moms Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley have four kids, two husbands (that’s one apiece), six dogs and, according to their #imomsohard website, a minimum of two glasses of wine. OK, let’s be honest: They never stick to the minimum. In fact it was over a glass of wine with a video recorder that the two moms vented hilariously over their momhood triumphs and failures including Smedley forgetting the name of her newborn daughter. It was social media gold and launched the pair on a career that in five short years has made them social media darlings. Their videos have been viewed 300 million times worldwide and their tours pack houses. They bring their latest “Ladies Night” here for a 7 p.m. show Aug. 11; $20-$57.50.

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