Residents may hear a lot of laughter in West Sedona on Saturday, Dec. 10.

The chuckles and guffaws will be coming from Sedona residents and visitors watching six comics do their best to make crowds laugh. The comics’ night is the brainchild of John Blair, a 40-year Sedona resident.

“I’ve been doing stand-up for about four years in Phoenix,” Blair said. “I always try and get people to come down; I can get four or five people to show up.”

While Blair’s friends in Sedona are supportive, making the drive, getting baby sitters or time off can be a struggle. He said many of friends have asked him to do a show in Sedona.

“I decided I’m going to pull this together,” Blair said.

“The comics, they make me laugh, and that’s how I know if they’re funny — if they can make me laugh. They all have their acts down; they’re polished,” he said. “We need to laugh in Sedona, that’s what I’ve thought.”

■ Born and raised in Glendale, Brian Kohatsu uses physicality, impressions, music and improv in his act. He plays guitar in his act, and being part Japanese, also does an impression of a Japanese Jay Leno that Blair said is incredibly funny. He’ll more or less headline the show with a 30-minute act, Blair said.

After 20 years as a film director, Kohatsu began a career in comedy incorporating impressions, pop culture and his unique delivery style. He hosted his own show, “The BS Factor with Brian and Stephanie” on All Comedy Radio and many of his sketches were featured on National Lampoon Radio on XM/Sirius.

Kohatsu has performed with various improv troupes including The Mixed Nuts, Cross-Eyed Comedy and the Improvonauts. He also teaches a comedy class on impromptu work.

■ A two-year veteran in the comedy scene, Paul Diedrich has headlined shows at The Black Box Theater, in Casa Grande, and Dillon’s and Manuel’s, both in Phoenix, and featured at The Comedy Spot in Scottsdale. He has upcoming performances at Flappers in Los Angeles and Stand Up Live in Phoenix.

“He’s kind of the bald Jeff Foxworthy of Arizona,” Blair said. “That’s kind of the impression I get from him.”

■ Eleanor Stone is an Arizona native who has been doing stand-up for several years. Her comedy is eccentric and observational.

“Her comedy is contagious. You just kind of love her,” Blair said. “She has a great stage presence.”

■ Ronnete Daniel is an up-and-coming comic who has opened at The Comedy Spot in Scottsdale.

“Ronnette is relatively new to the comedy world,” Blair said. “She’s just cracks me up. She’s clean and clever and she also has a great stage presence.”

■ Originally from Guatemala, Guillermo Robles performs regularly at the Tempe Improv. According to Blair, Robles’ gallows humor comes from spending a lot of time in jail as a Spanish translator for the Maricopa County courts.

Robles also does impressions of people dancing, which Blair says is a must-see.

■ As to his own work, Blair said his comedy is observational humor.

“I’m all over the board. I like to joke a little about Sedona. I’ll poke fun of myself,” he said.

He said he also has a clean routine about bathroom humor. Parts are based on a real-life germophobe he encountered while working at a local resort. He’ll also include some timely Christmas humor as the holiday nears.

Blair has lived in Sedona 40 years, working in movie star Jane Russell’s former club on State Route 89A, for a local radio station, in real estate and for local resorts.

About four years ago, his sister encouraged him to take up comedy. He said he fell in love with it and drove to Phoenix every Sunday to take comedy classes at The Comedy Spot in Scottsdale.

Since then, he has performed at The Hidden House, The Comedy Spot, the Tempe Improv and Big Al’s Comedy Club in Las Vegas. Blair said he has lost count of the number of shows he’s done over the last four years, but the Dec. 10 show will be his first big gig in Sedona. He said he hopes the turnout is strong enough to have a comedy every other month.

“I don’t think Sedona is big enough to support live comedy every other week, but we could do every other month,” he said. “The acts would be new guys every time.”

If the turnout for those shows is big enough, he’d like to put together an annual comedy contest with professional comics from all over the state. Blair has competed in the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas three times and thinks a similarly structured event could work in Sedona.

“All my other friends in Sedona are artists, painters, musicians poets. Stand-up is what I do. It’s my joy in life; it’s my passion.”

There are two shows at Relics on Dec. 10, at 7 and 9 p.m. The cover is $10 with a two-drink minimum. The shows will feature clean comedy, Blair said, but attendees can expect adult topics and an occasional “F-bomb.”

Relics is located at 3235 W. SR 89A. For more information, call Relics at (928) 282-1593.