invite you to a comedy show
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
12:00 - 1:30 pm
World Bank J Building
Auditorium JB1-080
701 18th Street NW
Washington, DC
For non Bank staff, please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org
FEATURING
Queen Aishah
Comedienne Queen Aishah has performed on television, radio and in numerous
comedy clubs worldwide. Having begun her comic career at Mr. Henry?s and the DC
Improv in Washington, DC, she went to become a three-time winner of the Showtime
at the Apollo - Comedy TKO. She has since starred in a Verizon television
commercial and has performed for the U.S. military in Japan and South Korea. She
has been involved in a number of humanitarian causes, including putting together
several shows to provide food, gifts and money for families impacted by
hurricane Katrina.
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Freddi Vernell
Guest star Freddi Vernell got started in comedy by assisting the Kings of Comedy
producer Walter Latham in promoting shows in North Carolina and Virginia. She
has since opened for national acts and is currently producing her own Public
Access Television show. Her latest accomplishment was being crowned Washington,
DC?s ?Funniest Federal Employee.?
Lisa Lanham
Special guest Lisa Lanham, also known as ?Laughing Lisa Dee,? stormed the local
comedy scene in 2005 and never looked back. Influenced by the style of Ellen
Degeneres, her intelligent and sarcastic wit is accessible to audiences of all
ages.
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a
forum for substantial debate on international development. Our extensive events
program consists of more than 250 events over the past two years and has hosted
many internationally recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama,
Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly Fiorina.
The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and
provides internal and external audiences with over 15,000 titles published by
the World Bank, international organizations, and other publishers on development
issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
Comments about the events program: http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0
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