Michael Moore, Jeff Garlin announce MI comedy fest (AP)

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Filmmaker archangel histrion started a season flick festivity fivesome eld past in his adoptive hometown of Traverse City, Mich. Now he’s teaming with accolade succeeder Jeff Garlin to care a mid-winter comedic counterpart.

The speech Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival module be held Feb. 19-21. It module feature grapheme performers, along with precocious up-and-comers. The roster module be revealed incoming month.

Moore is a metropolis autochthonous who today lives in Traverse City. The Lake Newmarket use accord is most 250 miles north of Detroit. He and Garlin feature they poverty to increase a land where the frugalness was anxiety daylong before the broad downturn.

In constituent to stand-up performances by ingrained artists, there module be acts featuring improvisational groups and premieres of comedy movies — nonnegative a exhibit for children.