Rodney Norman will perform live at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, at at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater in Rumford. Submitted photo

Comedian, philosopher and joy-sparker Rodney Norman will perform live at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, at at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater in Rumford.

Honest and unassuming, Norman’s humor will catch you off guard and leave you laughing days later. He’s more than an entertainer; he is an experience. His insights are sometimes profound, sometimes absurd, but always hilarious. He’s the philosopher you didn’t know you needed, and he’s here to help. If you have caught some of his life lessons on Facebook or Tik Tok you know that he can take the most complex of problems and make them seem solvable. He’s got a handle on what matters, and what doesn’t, and he’ll give you a completely new perspective.

He was the winner of the Rhode Island Comedy Festival and a featured performer in the Boston Comedy Festival.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for social, seating and full pub menu. Advance price tickets are $20 are available downtown Rumford at All That Jazz and online at www.49franklin.com. Day of show tickets are $25. The show will be held in 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater, enter on the right side of the building and go to the upper back parking lot entrance.