Those who have known and loved the comedy of Heywood Banks will raise a “toast” to him this New Year’s Eve at YES Cinema’s Comedy Showcase Dec. 31.
Audience members will be able to sing along to some of his greatest hits, and perhaps some new material as well, in this 90-minute show that’s promised to be fun for the whole family.
A frequent guest on the BOB & TOM SHOW, Banks is well known for his comedy songs like “Toast,” “Wiper Blades,” “18 Wheels on a Big Rig” and many others. It is not his first time in the Columbus area, as he has performed at The Commons for many years as well as the Brown County Playhouse in Nashville. Banks promises the show to be a fun and family-friendly event featuring many of the popular songs he’s written throughout his career.
“It’s just a fun show. There’s… nothing offensive, no political stuff, it’s safe for all spectrums of human beings,” Banks said.
YES Cinema’s Comedy Showcases began more than 15 years ago as a way to provide unique entertainment opportunities to Columbus, Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center’s Diane Doup said. Throughout the years, they have invited several well-known comedians such as Costaki Economopoulos, Mike Armstrong and Tim Cavanagh, Nick Griffin, Chick McGee, Josh Arnold and many more.
Like Banks, many of these comedians are also popular on the BOB & TOM SHOW, who Doup said helps YES Cinema in both attracting good talent and promoting their comedy showcases. Over the years, she said they have received great feedback from both the crowd and the comedians, with many comedians becoming repeat guests because of the enthusiastic audience as well as the venue.
“And then our guests are very supportive not only in supporting these wondeful comedians who do this for a living, but also supporting the mission of YES Cinema which is to fund programming through Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center,” Doup said. “So not only are you enjoying a wonderful night of entertainment, but you’re also doing good for others in your own community, and I think the comedians feel the same way. They’ve always been very fair with us in their fees and part of that is is because they support our mission as well.”
Doup said they are excited to host Banks and knows audience members won’t be disappointed with the show. She said the show is not only a great way to spend time with family, but also provides a fun relief from the stress of the holidays and surrounding negativity, a sentiment Banks shares.
“Everybody needs to laugh and to do this is a privilege that I’ve had for a long time. It’s almost like therapy for people. I mean, people come up to me after the show and say, ‘oh, I haven’t laughed for so long.’…,” Banks said. “You know, they say you have to laugh a couple times a day for good health and there’s so much serious stuff in the world, to just be able to let go is just a real treat for people. And it’s a good way to start to the new year, we got a new year coming up and we’re going to need all the laughter we can.”
Tickets for the 9:30 p.m. show are still available on YES Cinema’s website. General admission costs $35 and VIP tickets cost $45. Questions may be directed to the Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center at 812-379-1630.
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