Mystic Lake Launches Comedy Club

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel announces the Mystic Comedy Club, showcasing a number of today’s top touring stand-up comedians.

Lisa Landry and feature act Joe Zimmerman will kick off the Mystic Comedy Club, performing live stand-up at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, February 15, and Saturday, February 16. Michael Kosta and feature act Mike Stanley will take the stage at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2.

Comedian Lisa Landry has appeared on numerous television shows including The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. She starred in her own half-hour comedy special, “Comedy Central Presents: Lisa Landry” and was voted in the top five out of 100 comedians featured in Comedy Central’s annual “Standup Showdown” in both 2008 and 2010. Landry was a comedy writer at US Weekly for four years, and has been described as “an incredibly skilled comedian, a controlling presence onstage and a master of pacing and delivery” by Punchline Magazine.

Professional tennis player turned comedian Michael Kosta is a regular guest on The Tonight Show and Chelsea Lately, and was the host of “Emmys.com Backstage LIVE” for the “63rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.” He has been featured on Conan, Smoking Gun Presents, and Live Nude Comedy. Kosta can also be heard on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show and on SiriusXM’s Playboy Radio. In 2011, he starred in his first stand-up special, “Comedy Central Presents: Michael Kosta.”

Tickets to see Lisa Landry featuring Joe Zimmerman at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, February 15, and Saturday, February 16, in the Dakota Room are available for $19. Tickets to see Michael Kosta featuring Mike Stanley at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2, in the Dakota Room will be on sale Monday, January 14, for $19. Contact the Mystic Box Office at 952-445-9000 or go to mysticlake.com for more details.

Reported by:  The Shakopee Patch