Brittani Ferris and Jordan Harwell are trying their best to make the Mining City laugh more. They are doing a pretty good job, too.

Brittani is the founder of Uptown Comedy, and she is working hard to bring comedy acts to Butte. That includes an Aug. 22 show by Sam Miller with Lynette Manning at the Covellite Theater.

She hosts showcases at the Covellite on Thursdays. That includes highlighting talent from Butte and around the state. The next show on Aug. 7 will be an all-female show that promises to rock the old theater.

Brittani grew up in Butte, and she is related the large Ferris family from Dillon. That Ferris group is known for, among other things, their great athletic prowess. Brittani, though, says she did not get that family trait. She opted for theater and speech and debate when she was at Butte High School.

She went to college in Missoula and worked in Bozeman. She has traveled around the state and beyond working on her comedy routine. She even did shows in New York.

After moving back to Butte, she decided to work on building a scene in her hometown. Uptown Comedy offers open-mic nights at the 51 Below Speakeasy in addition to the other shows she puts on. They did a show Friday at the Butte-Silver Bow Fair.

Brittney encourages people who are reluctant about trying standup to give it a shot, and she seems to enjoy seeing local talent thrive even more than she likes to get a laugh herself.

Brittani quickly realized that Jordan is one of the top comedians around. He grew up in San Diego, and work brought him to Butte. While in the Holey City, Jordan discovered the Knights of Columbus Athletic Club’s basketball league and a great opportunity for comedy.

Listen in to this episode as Brittani and Jordan talk about the Butte Comedy scene and why you are missing out if you are not catching all the shows.

Listen as they talk about how they got into comedy and some of their influences as comedians. Listen as they talk about the times the killed it on stage and the times that they completely bombed. Listen to hear that you do not want to miss their Thursday showcases at the Covellite.

Today’s episode of the ButteCast is presented by Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warranty.