For the Reporter

April’s Comedy at the Ave features Myles Weber, a high-energy comedian who has kept his audiences in stitches throughout the U.S. and Canada. Blending together high-octane improv, crowd interaction and storytelling, you will never see the same show twice.

The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15 at the historic theater, 10 Auburn Ave.

Weber’s stand-up comedy addiction began early in life. By the time he was 8 years old, he was sneaking out of his bed at night to watch any stand-up comedy show he could find on black box cable. When his teacher explained to him what stand-up was and how comedians make people laugh just like he did, he immediately jumped at the opportunity to enter his school’s talent show.

“I won the whole thing doing stand-up, mainly because I was the only kid that wasn’t singing ‘Living La Vida Loca’ or ‘What A Girl Wants,'” Weber said.

At that moment, Weber got bit by the comedy bug, hard.

Since then, Weber became obsessed with stand-up comedy, studying the craft and performing almost nightly to get in his 10,000 hours. He handily took first place in the 40th annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition. Past competitors include Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Sinbad, Ellen Degeneres, Louis CK, Patton Oswald, Marc Maron, Doug Stanhope and Dane Cook.

Weber was the second youngest to win the competition and one of only two comics to ever sweep the whole thing.

For more information on the comedian, visit mylesweber.com.

Tickets are $17 regular, $15 for students and seniors. Call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253-931-3043, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, or order online for will call-only pickup through Brown Paper Tickets at www.auburnwa.gov/arts.