Comedy on the Cumberland – Behind the Scenes

Comedy on the Cumberland returned to the Roxy Theatre July 20th, 2010 at 7:00pm. Some of Nashville’s funniest comedians were there to entertain along with Clarksville’s very own Jim Gossett headlining the event, with assistance from John Bowman, Chad Riden, Brian Bates, and Brian E. Eiley.

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Comedy on the Cumberland provides post-flood assistance to local branch of the American Red Cross

The Second Comedy on the Cumberland benefit has come and gone. The charity event held on Tuesday evening brought five very funny comedian to Clarksville; raising over $4,000 to help the local chapter of the American Red Cross start on their own road to recovery after the Great Flood of 2010.

Interim CEO Randy Weddle related how they were affected by the flooding. “The flood of 2010 affected your Red Cross just as it did so many citizens of the county and surrounding areas. We had about three feet of water that came through our building, but you would never know it by the way that our strong hearted volunteers responded to the needs of our citizen”. The Red Cross spent a lot of money and expended a lot of their resources, helping local residents during the May 2010 flooding.

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