Absurdist geek comedian Ed Smyth from Troy NY starts at 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 18! A brain-twisted fabric of odd topics and micro-sketches...

an intellect-friendly one-man vaudeville act for grown-ups with a silly streak.

But first at 6:00, we've got short slots. There's two lined up, so there's still room for more. If you'd like to give a short performance or presentation, the stage is ready — RSVP ASAP to

[email protected]

, first come first served.

All performances and presentations are recorded and filmed for web / radio / TV. Only original material is allowed.

Doors open at 5:00 for a social hour, and we get going at 6:00 sharp with short performances and presentations. Then a wee set-up break, followed by the featured performer or presenter at 7:00. There may be an additional second set from time to time, but not this month.

The public is warmly invited to be in the studio audience for some or all. Admission is by donation; we suggest $5 (or more if you can, but nobody will be turned away for lack of money).

BELLOWS FALLS, VT — Ed Smyth will weave a bent-mind fabric of brain-twisted topics and micro-sketches as the featured performer of the “3rd Thursdays @ 33” series opener on October 18 at 7:00 PM at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls. He’s an intellect-friendly, upbeat, one-man vaudeville act for grown-ups with a silly streak.Based in Troy, NY, Ed performs his “Geek Comedy Hour” regularly in coffeehouses, performance spaces, and venues throughout the northeast with bits like Wally the Happy Talking Neutrino, a Neanderthal with a primitive folk-song magic-bit Tom Jones act, a fresh dairy products sea chanty, “Vladimir Lenin Live In Vegas”, kazoo heavy metal, a Bronx gangster movie version of Snow White, warped history, the funk-o-licious pickle song, Micro Fun, and more. No politics, no mean jokes.The “3rd Thursdays @ 33” series runs October through May at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls. All performances and presentations are recorded and filmed for web / radio / TV, and the public is invited to be in the studio audience. Admission is by a suggested $5 donation at the door (Stage 33 Live is a 501c3 nonprofit). Seating capacity is 40.Stage 33 Live isn’t a bar, club, restaurant, or fancy venue. It’s entirely run by volunteers on a mission to help local and regional talented and knowledgeable people reach wider audiences on multiple platforms; the door is also open to more established performers and presenters. Stage 33 Live allows only original material. More info at www.stage33live.com