Authored By seanphippster

A typical Tuesday night comedy showcase at JJ’s Bohemia will feature a group of male comedians with the occasional female voice peppered into the mix.

But this Tuesday will be different.

Evatt & Bloom will present Girls! Girls! Girls!: A Motley Crew of Lady Comedians with the funniest female comics from around the region. Tickets are $5 at the door, and showtime is 9:30 p.m.

Comics from as far away as Cincinnati will be performing, as will several Chattanooga-based comedians.

Paige Bowman is a comedian from Atlanta. She’s performed several times in Chattanooga and said the scene here is growing.

“The people I’ve met through the scene are incredibly nice and welcoming,” she said. “I’ve never not had a good time at a Chattanooga show.”

Bowman has the opportunity to get onstage several nights of the week in Atlanta, a luxury not afforded to Chattanooga comedians.

All-female shows are even more of a rarity in Chattanooga. Bowman said she hopes to see that change as standup becomes more popular.

“It’s really fun to get to pile in a car and road trip with a lot of my good friends and do this show with a great lineup,” she said. “But also, it’d be great if we get to the point where more shows featuring predominantly women aren’t some kind of anomaly and don’t have to be pointed out as special.”

Local comedian Ryan Darling is helping promote the show for Evatt & Bloom. He said it’s a testament to the local comedy scene that he’s able to put on a showcase like this.

“The standup scene has been growing a lot lately, and I’m thrilled to see more women that are interested in doing comedy,” he said.

Performing comedians will be Bowman, Dulce Sloan, Aria Taibi, Lace Larrabee, Laura Lewis, Natasha Ferrier, Phoebe Perry, Amber North, Alex Stanberry and Cherith Fuller.

Cincinnati’s Kelly Collette will host the show.

“We want you to come out and have a good time,” Bowman said. “Be ready to laugh.”