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Nurse Blake Announces ‘Shock Advised Comedy Tour’
Laughter is the best medicine, as the saying goes, and thankfully Nurse Blake has a bunch of new tour dates lined up. Blake Lynch – aka comedian, nurse and viral video star Nurse Blake – is following up his 2022 “PTO Comedy Tour” with a massive 100-city “Shock Advised Comedy Tour.”
Nurse Blake made a name for himself with his original comedy videos about the healthcare profession, which he originally shared as a way to deal with the stress of his job.
His “2022 PTO Comedy Tour” began as a 14-show run and expanded to 55 shows, thanks to demand. Nurse Blake’s shows feature live skits, videos and interactive stories from his life.
“I’m so excited to hit the road again this year and meet my amazing community IRL,” said Nurse Blake. “The 2022 PTO tour was my biggest tour to date and I know this year will be even better. The room will be so electric, shock is advised!”
The “Shock Advised Comedy Tour” kicks off July 25 with a show at the William A. Egan Civic Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Stops include Las Vegas’ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Denver’s Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Los Angeles’ The Novo, Montreal’s L’Olympia, Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre and more. Check out the routing below.
Blake has worked in a number of healthcare roles including serving as a registered nurse. Highlights from his career include managing several large programs including The Banned4Life Project, which ended an outdated FDA blood donor policy, and creating the nursing conference NurseCon at Sea. He is also behind NurseCon App, which promises free continuing nursing education courses, and released the children’s book “I Want To Be A Nurse When I Grow Up,” which topped Amazon’s best-seller’s list in the children’s book category.
Box office reports submitted to Pollstar for Nurse Blake include a Nov. 14, 2021, show at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco that sold 1,268 tickets and grossed $60,966.
Fans can register now for an artist presale that starts Wednesday, March 1 at 9 a.m. PT. The general public onsale begins March 3 at 12 p.m. local time. Visit nurseblake.com for more information.
Tuesday, July 25 Anchorage, AK
William A. Egan Civic Center
Saturday, July 29 Las Vegas, NV
The Chelsea | The Cosmopolitan
Sunday, July 30 Salt Lake City, UT
Eccles Theatre
Wednesday, August 2 Denver, CO
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Thursday, August 3 Colorado Springs, CO
Pikes Peak Center
Friday, August 4 Albuquerque, NM
Kiva Auditorium
Saturday, August 5 El Paso, TX
Abraham Chavez Theatre
Sunday, August 6 Tucson, AZ
Fox Tucson Theatre
Tuesday, August 8 Phoenix, AZ
Symphony Hall
Wednesday, August 9 San Diego, CA
San Diego Civic Center
Thursday, August 10 Los Angeles, CA
The Novo
Friday, August 11 Santa Barbara, CA
Granada Theatre
Saturday, August 12 Long Beach, CA
Terrace Theater
Sunday, August 13 Fresno, CA
Saroyan Theatre
Wednesday, August 16 Santa Rosa, CA
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Friday, August 18 San Jose, CA
San Jose Civic
Saturday, August 19 San Francisco, CA
The Warfield
Wednesday, August 23 Eugene, OR
Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, August 24 Boise, ID
Morrison Center
Friday, August 25 Portland, OR
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Saturday, August 26 Seattle, WA
Paramount Theatre
Sunday, August 27 Spokane, WA
Martin Woldson Theatre at the Fox
Tuesday, August 29 Victoria, BC
Royal Theatre
Wednesday, August 30 Vancouver, BC
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Friday, September 1 Calgary, AB
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Saturday, September 2 Edmonton, AB
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Tuesday, September 5 Regina, SK
Conexus Arts Centre
Wednesday, September 6 Winnipeg, MB
Burton Cummings Theatre
Saturday, September 9 Toronto, ON
Meridian Hall
Sunday, September 10 Ottawa, ON
Southam Hall
Monday, September 11 Hamilton, ON
First Ontario Concert Hall
Tuesday, September 12 Montreal, QC
L’Olympia
Monday, September 18 Rochester, NY
Auditorium Theatre
Tuesday, September 19 Buffalo, NY
UB Center for the Arts
Wednesday, September 20 Ithaca, NY
State Theatre of Ithaca
Thursday, September 21 Burlington, VT
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, September 22 Albany, NY
Palace Performing Arts Center
Saturday, September 23 Concord, NH
Capitol Center for the Arts
Tuesday, September 26 Portland, ME
State Theatre
Wednesday, September 27 Providence, RI
The VETS
Thursday, September 28 New Haven, CT
College Street Music Hall
Friday, September 29 Greenvale, NY
Tilles Center
Saturday, September 30 Brooklyn, NY
Kings Theatre
Sunday, October 1 Red Bank, NJ
Count Basie Center for the Arts
Wednesday, October 4 Reading, PA
Santander PAC
Thursday, October 5 Springfield, MA
Symphony Hall
Friday, October 6 Wilkes-Barre, PA
FM Kirby Center For The Performing Arts
Saturday, October 7 Washington D.C.
DAR Constitution Hall
Sunday, October 8 Baltimore, MD
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Tuesday, October 10 Richmond, VA
Carpenter Theatre
Wednesday, October 11 Charlotte, NC
Belk Theater
Thursday, October 12 Knoxville, TN
Knoxville Civic Auditorium
Saturday, October 14 Philadelphia, PA
Miller Theatre
Sunday, October 15 Medford, MA
Chevalier Theatre
Monday, October 16 Boston, MA
The Wilbur
Tuesday, October 17 Boston, MA
The Wilbur
Friday, October 20 Columbus, OH
Palace Theatre
Saturday, October 21 Detroit, MI
Masonic Temple Theatre
Sunday, October 22 Indianapolis, IN
Clowes Memorial Hall
Tuesday, October 24 Louisville, KY
W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
Wednesday, October 25 Cleveland, OH
Connor Palace
Thursday, October 26 Kalamazoo, MI
James W. Miller Auditorium
Friday, October 27 Madison, WI
Overture Center for the Arts – Overture Hall
Saturday, October 28 Green Bay, WI
Weidner Center
Sunday, October 29 Chicago, IL
Chicago Theatre
Tuesday, October 31 Toledo, OH
Stranahan Theater
Wednesday, November 1 Milwaukee, WI
Riverside Theater
Thursday, November 2 Minneapolis, MN
Orpheum Theatre
Friday, November 3 Fargo, ND
Fargo Theatre
Saturday, November 4 Des Moines, IA
Hoyt Sherman Place
Sunday, November 5 Kansas City, MO
Midland Theatre
Tuesday, November 7 Omaha, NE
Holland Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, November 8 St Louis, MO
Stifel Theatre
Thursday, November 9 Davenport, IA
RiverCenter – Adler Theatre
Friday, November 10 Peoria, IL
Peoria Civic Center – Theatre
Saturday, November 11 Cincinnati, OH
Taft Theatre
Sunday, November 12 Lexington, KY
Singletary Theater
Tuesday, November 14 Oklahoma City, OK
The Criterion
Wednesday, November 15 Wichita, KS
Orpheum Theatre
Friday, November 17 Grand Prairie, TX
Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
Saturday, November 18 Sugar Land, TX
Smart Financial Center
Sunday, November 19 Austin, TX
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Monday, November 20 Little Rock, AR
Robinson Center Music Hall
Tuesday, November 21 San Antonio, TX
Tobin Center
Friday, November 24 New Orleans, LA
Saenger Theatre
Saturday, November 25 Nashville, TN
TPAC – Andrew Jackson Hall
Sunday, November 26 Huntsville, AL
VBC – Mark C Smith Concert Hall
Tuesday, November 28 Birmingham, AL
Alabama Theatre
Thursday, November 30 Memphis, TN
Orpheum Theatre
Friday, December 1 Atlanta, GA
Symphony Hall – Woodruff Arts Center
Saturday, December 2 Raleigh, NC
Duke Energy PAC – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Monday, December 4 Pittsburgh, PA
Heinz Hall
Tuesday, December 5 Norfolk, VA
Chrysler Hall
Wednesday, December 6 North Charleston, SC
North Charleston PAC
Friday, December 8 Fort Myers, FL
Barbara Mann Performing Arts Hall
Saturday, December 9 Tampa, FL
Straz Center for the Arts – Morsani Hall
Sunday, December 10 Jacksonville, FL
Florida Theatre
Monday, December 11 Orlando, FL
Dr Phillips Center – Walt Disney Theater
Tuesday, December 19 Ft Lauderdale, FL
Au-Rene Theater
Thursday, December 21 Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Theater