Former HGTV host who turns mental health and grief into comedy comes to Boise

Aaron Foster never imagined the best way to manage his depression, anxiety and

grief would be telling jokes about it, but his solo stand-up show, “Mostly Jokes,” that one reviewer called “subversively hilarious, laugh out loud gallows humor” has helped him, and

others, find light in very dark places.

Foster quit his job at 50 to become a stand-up comedian and three years later “Mostly

Jokes” is a darkly funny look at his strained relationship with his bipolar father, his strained

relationship with his schizophrenic brother, his strained relationship with network TV

executives and his strained relationship with... wait for it... himself. A comedy! Foster has had, what he calls “some ups and downs” but his therapist(s) call “a combination

of survivor’s guilt, depression and anxiety that has invalidated his every accomplishment, destroyed his every relationship and invaded his every waking thought.” Potato, poe-tah-

tow.

Foster will be at The Comedy Lounge a total of four nights. In addition to his 90-minute solo show on August 30, Foster will be featuring for headliners Sam Miller

and Carlos Rodriguez on August 27-29.

Aaron has been on the road with “Mostly Jokes” to more than 70 cities in the past 18

months and hopes to tape this show as his first special by the end of the year. The guy is

still trying to “make it” in Hollywood. The odds are long, but how hard can it be? Especially

when this time, he’s got a secret weapon. Honesty.

Wow, how melodramatic was that?

One more thing... he doesn’t do crowd work. You’re welcome.

When: August 30 @ 7:00pm (doors at 6:00)

Where: The Comedy Lounge, 2417 Bank Dr, Boise, ID 83705

Tickets: www.MostlyJokes.com