Laugh Your Pickleball Off™
A fundraising event in support of the Autism Arts & Athletics Foundation
12:00 - 3:00pm
Airport Health Club Santa Rosa, CA
Later in the evening ⎪Comedy show ⎪Balletto Vineyards ⎪7:00PM
Dinks Meets Laughs!
Laugh Your Pickleball Off! is a round-robin pickleball tournament open to players of all skill levels, hosted by comedians and expert pickleball players. Participants can also anticipate lighthearted jesting on the courts as well as exhibition matches involving the comedians! The one-of-a-kind pickleball experience offers a fun way to engage with the social and competitive sides of the sport. In between rounds, players will also have the chance to win by showing off their champion moves in spontaneous "dink challenges." Pure pickleball fun! Later in the evening, the comedians will present a world-class stand-up comedy show, at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa, OPA!
Queens of the Court!
Emmy-winning Comedian Trish Suhr and TV sitcom writer and Headliner Comedian Erin Foley
Kentucky native Trish Suhr is an Emmy winner, lifestyle expert and nationally touring stand-up comedian based in Los Angeles. She uses her southern sensibilities to navigate her life on the road. She is the former host of Daily Draw on the Game Show Network and a spokesperson for Bed Bath and Beyond. Best known as “The Yard Sale Diva,” Trish appeared in over 200 episodes of the Emmy winning makeover show Clean House where she helped families across America clean, declutter and get organized. Trish has delivered her comedic take on living your best life on numerous television shows including Good Morning America, Good Day LA, Hallmark’s Home & Family, as well as commentary on Fox, E!, CMT and the Game Show Network. Trish is a former collegiate tennis player!
Erin Foley is a Los Angeles-based comedy writer and seasoned stand-up comic. She has appeared on Conan O'Brien, @Midnight, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Chelsea Lately, Arsenio Hall, and Last Call With Carson Daly. Erin has her own Comedy Central Presents. She wrote on two seasons of That 90’s Show on Netflix and season four of the critically acclaimed sitcom One Day At A Time. She’s done punch-up on several TV shows as well. She also wrote for NPR’s Live From Here, and was a consulting producer on Ellen DeGeneres’s unscripted comedy show Little Funny. Her humor writing has been published in The New Yorker’s “Daily Shouts”. Erin’s popular podcast Sports Without Balls highlights female athletes and coaches, providing a much-needed platform for women in sports. Erin is a true and through pickler!
TOURNAMENT PLAYERS:
Reminder: Check-in will start at 10:00am; open play will be happening; come early to warm up. Tournament play will launch promptly, at 12:00pm. Get ready for some serious play with sprinklings of all in fun pickleball heckling, challenge games with the comedians, and dink challenges to make you laugh out loud. Don't forget your tournament ticket also includes your entrance to the comedy show later in the evening.
Also!
Superlative awards will be presented to three players. So plan accordingly (wink, wink)
- Dressed to the Dinks (AKA Best Dressed Player)
- Positive Pickler (AKA Most Inspirational Player)
- Court Jester (AKA Funniest Player on the Courts!!!!)
THINGS TO KNOW:
- Players need not be a member of the Airport Club of Santa Rosa
- Event is open to players 18+
- All skill levels welcome
- Tournament Registration: $88
- Your ticket includes: pickleball event, comedy show and event t-shirt
- Comedy show only $45
- If you are attending the comedy show only, you are also welcome to come watch the tourney during the day!
Let it Bee Juice Cafe:
Featuring macro smoothies, raw juices, full coffee bar. Seasonal organic salads, soups, deli and more. Pouring Balletto wine, with local beer on tap
Later in the evening!
The comedians will take the stage at the beautiful Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa.
- COMEDY SHOW REMINDERS:
- Show is indoors in the Reserve Room at Balletto Vineyards
- Complimentary parking in the winery's large lot
- Doors open at 6:00pm
- Showtime 7:00pm
- Cabaret style and all seats are general admission open seating
- There are no bad seats in the house
- Picnics are ok to bring in
- Balletto Vineyards will have beautiful charcuterie/cheese boards at the tasting bar for purchase, and $10 from each charcuterie board will be generously donated to our foundation
- Wine by the bottle available for purchase, as well as some non-alcoholic beverages
- PLEASE NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL
- Show is open to an audience 21+
- No pets, service dogs ok
You can always find all the details at: https://www.autismartsathletics.org/fundraiser