Brad Paisley and his wife, actress and best-selling author Kimberly Williams-Paisley, along with Zanies in Nashville, are presenting a benefit show, “Groceries  with Dignity & Comedy Without” at Zanies on Wednesday, July 5th at Zanies in Nashville. The evening will include “the nicest man in stand-up” and Nashville native Nate Bargatze and will feature a night of improv with Brad, Saturday Night Live alum and comedian Kevin Nealon and Groundlings Alumni, an improvisation and sketch comedy group that is Hollywood’s foremost comedy training ground and a springboard for countless careers. The event sold out within an hour of tickets going on sale.

Proceeds from the SOLD OUT event will go to The Store. Founded by Brad and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, The Store is a free-referral based grocery store, which aims to empower low-income individuals and families in the Nashville area. The Store operates with the mission of allowing people to shop for their basic needs in a way that protects dignity and fosters hope.

Brad, who says there will be huge famous guests on stage as part of the event, explains the concept behind the special evening: “I wanted to do something for the store that is all good fun and not an event that’s stuffy or any sort of, it’s not a banquet. It’s literally us telling jokes, my favorite comedians telling jokes, my favorite comedians goofing around. I came up with the name, our charity is Groceries With Dignity is the concept. When you have choice, when you go into The Store, you get to choose the food you feed your family, just like you’re shopping. That’s the point, and there’s dignity in choice, there’s dignity in the fact that it’s a very normal experience. It’s not a handout in a paper bag or anything like that, and it helps you get back on your feet and there’s dignity in that. And then this comedy night is supposed to be without dignity.”

The night of comedy will follow Brad’s headline concert Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4^th in the heart of downtown Nashville. The event will present one of the country’s largest July 4^th fireworks show synchronized to live music from the GRAMMY-winning Nashville Symphony, and will feature charitable partner The Store. This is the second time Brad has headlined the July 4th concert for the city.