Radium Hot Spring’s iconic Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep herd is in danger, and comedian Sarah Stupar has created a way for you to help.

Bighorn Comedy is partnering with Wildsight to raise money for Bighorn Sheep conservation! From April 21-23, top comics will be touring the East Kootenay raising awareness and funds to help save the bighorns, which have unfortunately suffered large losses due to road fatalities since the pandemic.

Cranbrook’s own Sarah Stupar makes her return to the Key City Theatre stage, hosting this dynamite comedy show featuring an all-star lineup.

The tour will also be visiting Golden and Invermere, at the Golden Civic Centre and Columbia Valley Centre.

In addition to Stupar, the tour will feature nationally touring headliners Jarrett Campbell and Brittany Lyseng.

Jarrett Campbell is a small town Canadian boy, on his way to the top. He’s so small town that he is actually from a county with no real towns at all. Jarrett was nominated as the 2019 Breakout Artist of the Year at the Canadian Comedy Awards and his work has been featured on MTV, CTV, Comedy Network and CBC. A good Canadian boy, he’s also spent a few nights passed out in a field.

Brittany Lyseng’s comedy career began after 12 years as a tradesman, with the desire to lift less and laugh more. She has been seen on CTV, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, and made appearances on CBC ’s The Debaters.

This Alberta girl has some great jokes about drinking at the Legion and construction group chats.

Lyseng was the first woman in Alberta to work as an elevator constructor, which she did for 12 years before transitioning to stand up full time.

Four businesses from Cranbrook have also come on board to help sponsor the tour, including The Baker Hotel, Cranbrook Hyundai, Naked Yeti Skin Studio and Avex Auto Detailing.

Wildsight, the beneficiary of any funds raised, has been active in large-scale conservation, sustainable community initiatives and environmental education since 187. The organization works locally, regionally and globally, focused on advocating for and protecting Canada’s Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions. Three of its six autonomous branches are collaborating on this exciting event: Invermere, Golden and Kimberly/Cranbrook.

Fittingly, Sarah Stupar worked as a flag person in the East Kootenay including on the Radium traffic circle project, where she greatly enjoyed the antics of the Bighorns.

The shows…

Friday, April 21 at the Golden Civic Centre
Saturday, April 22 at Key City Theatre in Cranbrook
Sunday, April 23 at the Columbia Valley Event Centre in Invermere.

Score tickets here.

Lead image: A member of Radium’s Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep herd. e-KNOW file photo

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