1. For
Immediate
Release
October
28,
2011
Laura
Hayden
Presenting
at
the
Ventura
Comedy
Festival
Comedian
Laura
Hayden
Joins
The
team
Taking
Over
Ventura
County
Hot
Spots
November
11-­‐13
2011
Laura
Hayden,
mastermind
behind
the
multi-­‐media
show
“I
Didn’t
Mean
To
Be
A
Virgin
In
The
80’s,”
joins
the
army
of
comedians
taking
over
Ventura
county
nightspots
during
the
annual
Ventura
Comedy
Festival.
The
festival
takes
place
November
11-­‐13,
2011
and
features
the
funniest
people
in
comedy
today
including
such
notables
as
Gallagher,
Jeff
Garcia,
Louie
Anderson,
and
Craig
Shoemaker.
Laura
Hayden
leaves
no
sordid
stone
unturned
in
her
stand-­‐up
comedy.
All
topics
are
fair
game
for
Laura,
from
her
own
stories
of
coming
of
age
to
the
bizarre
and
all
too
funny
real
life
experiences
she
witnesses
as
a
physical
therapist.
Laura
joins
the
festival
as
one
of
the
“Bad
Girls
of
Comedy”
at
Blackbeard’s
BBQ
Saturday
November
12th
at
8:00
PM.
To
learn
more
about
the
festival
and
purchase
tickets
for
the
show
visit
www.venturacomedyfestival.com.
Laura
has
appeared
in
clubs,
theatres,
casinos
and
shacks
all
over
the
United
States
and
several
countries.
As
a
PhD
in
Physical
Therapy,
Laura
studied
the
importance
of
laughter
in
coping
with
the
stress
of
caregiving.
She
applies
her
experience
as
a
medical
professional
and
her
talent
as
a
comedian
to
teach
other
people
to
use
laughter
to
stay
grounded
and
energized
while
they
help
their
patients
recover.
As
a
stand-­‐up
comedian
she
has
performed
at
festivals
in
New
York,
Boston,
Las
Vegas,
Los
Angeles
and
Seattle.
Other
credits
include
The
Night
Shift
with
Kevin
Ferguson,
Funny.com,
Dead
American,
LATALK
radio
and
XM
radio.
Learn
more
about
Laura
by
visiting
www.laurahayden.com.
Show
Information
Publicist
Contact
Venue:
Blackbeard’s
BBQ
Shennandoah
Diaz
1591
Spinnaker
Dr,
Ventura
CA
805-­‐650-­‐7773
Brass
Knuckles
Media
Date:
November
12,
2011
8pm
sdiaz@brassknucklesmedia.com
Tickets:
www.venturacomedyfestival.com
512-­‐551-­‐4023