Laugh Out Loud! Turks Resort

October 25 - November 1, 2008

Your Experience

Be ready to experience total enjoyment—whatever that means to you. Simply relax on white sand beaches and let the sun and sea ease your cares away, snorkel in the afternoon in calm crystalline waters, or learn a new water sport. Meet new friends, reconnect with old friends, and feel what it's like to be a part of the Olivia community.

Your Activities

Turks and Caicos Island is a dream destination and an absolute heaven for divers. Dive into clear turquoise waters to discover underwater fauna and flora and live your dreams in this resort that is now even more beautiful than ever. This resort also features world-renowned scuba diving along a stunning coastline. For the truly adventurous, run away to the circus and learn the art of flying trapeze! In addition to a long menu of water sports and activities to choose from, you can try your hand at tennis, water aerobics, sailing, soccer, body building, basketball, and volleyball. In the evenings you'll see side-splitting performances by world-class comedians hand-picked by Olivia, and then don your dancing shoes for those late-night Club O appearances!

Your Entertainment

Your amazing line-up includes Elvira Kurt, Lisa Koch, Dana Goldberg, Michele Balan, Julie Goldman, Amy Boyd, the Wau Wau Sisters, Jessica Kirson and more! Check out Laugh Out Loud II to see what's in store for the second week of this laugh fest!

Elvira Kurt
Elvira Kurt, voted Funniest Female Comic at the Canadian Comedy Awards, continues her modest quest for worldwide comedy domination with a hit series, "Elvira Kurt: Adventures in Comedy," on Canada's Comedy Network, not one but two specials on Comedy Central and the animated series "Reality Chick" on the Oxygen Network, for which she is the voice of the title character, an eight months pregnant feminist superhero.

Not surprisingly, Elvira's universal appeal has also made her one of the hottest and most in-demand college acts in the country. She's been nominated as both U.S. College Comedian and Entertainer of the Year.

Lisa Koch
Picture the triangulated love child of Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, and Karen Carpenter... and you've got Lisa Koch. An irreverent Seattle singer/comedian, Koch ("Coke") is a deliciously twisted mix of comedy, theater, and demented songs. She has 4 solo recordings, is one-half of hilarious sketch-comedy duo, Dos Fallopia ("My Breasts Are Out of Control"), and is an alumnus of cult quartet Venus Envy ("I'll Be A Homo for Xmas").

Lisa has co-written such warped shows as "The Carpeters: Uncomfortably Close To You," "Two's Company, I'm a Crowd," and "Ham for the Holidays: Swine, Women and Song." She also finds time to work as an actor, appearing in "The Vagina Monologues," "Dirty Blonde," and as the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz" (5th Ave Theatre). She performs regularly on Olivia Cruises, is touring her one-woman cabaret show, "Return to Planet Lisa", and is the composer of a new musical about Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas ("27, rue de Fleurus"), premiering Off-Broadway in March 2008. Koch's latest CD ("Tall Cool Drink") contains the viral hit, "I'm a Middle-Aged Woman."

Michele Balan
Michele Balan was one of the four finalists on NBC's 2006 "Last Comic Standing," and she is "The Last Woman Comic... "

Voted one of the "Top 10 Comics" by Backstage Magazine in 2004, Michele Balan is a brash, New York Stand-up comedian who has performed on Comedy Central as well as in top comedy clubs, theatres, festivals and on cruises all over the country.

Often told she was naturally funny, the Brooklyn native left a high-paying executive position at a computer company to pursue comedy – even though comedy has never proved as lucrative – and she has been performing ever since.

Amy Boyd
Early on, Amy Boyd stumbled in to her passion for the quirky side of life, and that is how a career in comedy chose her. She has been called "bendable" and "elastic" and her high-energy physicality marks her unique style of entertaining. Called "the Jim Carrey of lesbian comedy," Amy was the winner of the nation-wide "Ladies of Laughter" comedy competition. With her friendly goofiness, she has become an in-demand performer from San Francisco to Provincetown, and a popular favorite with Olivia.

Julie Goldman
Julie Goldman has been garnering massive attention as a comedian, musician, filmmaker and actor. She recently played an openly gay character on HBO's "The Sopranos." She is also the star and headliner of her own show which played at Caroline's Comedy Club on Broadway. Julie has played comedy clubs and has taken the stage in numerous locations all across the United States, from New York to Texas.

Dana Goldberg
Raised by a wild pack of Jews, otherwise known as her mother and siblings, Dana Goldberg is a force of nature on stage. From Last Comic Standing at the Tempe Improv to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dana is spreading her quick wit and playful stage presence across the world. Hailed as one of the new "Queer Queens of Qomedy" CURVE Magazine raves, "She's smart, cute, and seriously funny." Girl4Girl in Seattle calls Dana our "triple threat."

Your Resort

Colorful 2-story bungalows with colorful facades mingle with the hibiscus trees along the edge of a beach of pearly sand, stretching as far as the eye can see. Every meal, drink, activity, and amenity is included. You will be greeted and assisted during the week by the Club Med professional and trained staff. And, of course, Team Olivia will be at your service.

"All-inclusive" begins with our welcome once you arrive. Through our partnership with Club Med, you will be greeted and assisted during the week by the Club Med professional and trained staff. And, of course, Team Olivia will be at your service. Colorful 2-story bungalows with colorful facades mingle with the hibiscus trees along the edge of a beach of pearly sand, stretching as far as the eye can see. The resort is exclusively for adults, so guests can devote their energy to their favorite sports all day long, and then dance the night away and allow yourself to be entertained by world-class entertainment, hand-picked by Olivia just for you.

At the end of the day, Olivia's signature entertainment will rock your evening and fill your dance card.

The enticing colour of the sea around this group of islands in the South Bahamas will make you want to bathe in its waters and explore its undersea world forever. The Resort of Turquoise is in Grace Bay, which is in the north-eastern corner of the main island, Providenciales. Colourful bungalows mingle with the hibiscus trees along the edge of a beach of pearly sand, stretching as far as the eye can see.

297 rooms divided between 2-storey bungalows with colored façades. Your Club room is equipped with: bathroom with shower, air conditioning, hairdryer, mini-fridge, coffee machine, iron/ironing board, radio / CD player, telephone, TV and personal safe.

Club Room
A functional Club room offering a simple, honest level of comfort, situated on the 1st and 2nd floors. Garden View Club Room, situated in the middle of a delightfully shady garden full of floral fragrances. Additional options include a Club Room (Sea Side), with partial sea view.

• Air-conditioning • Coffee machine • Hair-dryer • Iron and ironing-board • Mini-fridge • Radio-alarm-CD player • Security safe(s) • Shower room • Telephone • Television • U.S. electrical plugs / 110 Volts

Deluxe Room
If you yearn for intense shades of blue and turquoise, your room offers an incomparable sea view.

Air-conditioning • Coffee machine • Hair-dryer • Iron and ironing-board • Mini-fridge • Radio-alarm-CD player • Security safe(s) • Shower room • Telephone • Television • U.S. electrical plugs / 110 Volt