Charleston Comedy Festival
2013 Charleston Comedy Festival Preview
Here comes the funny!
The 10th Annual Charleston Comedy Festival is being held January 16-19, 2013 throughout the Holy City. There will be plenty performers, stand-up comedians and comedy troupes from around the country participating in this year’s event.
Wyatt Cenac, now formerly of The Daily Show, will headline the festival with a performance at the Charleston Music Hall on Wednesday, January 16th.
Other highlights include the two-night performance of the RISK! Live Show and Adist & Eveleth.
The former is the stage version of the popular podcast of the same name. It will be hosted by Kevin Allison and feature Michael Ian Black. You can catch the show on January 18th or 19th at the Footlight Players Theatre.
Adist & Eveleth stars 30 Rock‘s Scott Adist and comedian Jet Eveleth and will take place on the same nights at Theatre 99.
There will be plenty of other shows jammed in over the four-day festival. The Charleston City Paper has a “How To” Guide to help you have the best Comedy Festival possible.
You can view the entire schedule below.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
- 8:00 p.m. – Wyatt Cenac – Charleston Music Hall
- 8:00 p.m. – Laugh for a Lincoln @ Theatre 99
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
- 6:30 p.m. – Beardmaggedon 2.0 – Theatre 99
- 8:00 p.m. – Idiocy with Kenny Z and Nicky T. – The American Theater
- 8:00 p.m. – Laugh for a Lincoln – Theatre 99
- 9:30 p.m. – Most RACES Show on Earth – The American Theater
- 9:30 p.m. – Laugh for a Lincoln – Theatre 99
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
- 7:30 p.m. – RISK featuring Michael Ian Black – Footlight Players
- 7:30 p.m. – Improv Marathon featuring Richmond Comedy Coalition, Local Legends and Gentleman’s Falcon – Redux Contemporary Art Center
- 7:30 p.m. – Divine Sister – Woolfe Street Playhouse
- 8:00 p.m. – Reformed Whores and Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting – Theatre 99
- 8:00 p.m. – Stand Up Competition Winners Showcase – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
- 8:00 p.m. – Idiocy with Kenny Z and Nicky T. – The American Theater
- 8:30 p.m. – Late Night Live Show – Stars at The American Theater
- 9:00 p.m. – Improv Marathon featuring We’re From Here, Airwolf and FOUR – Redux Contemporary Art Center
- 9:30 p.m. – Adsit and Eveleth – Theatre 99
- 9:30 p.m. – Vic Henley and Rory Scovel – Footlight Players Theatre
- 9:30 p.m. – Stand Up Comedy with Vicky Kuperman, Brett Druck and Adam Newman – The American Theater
- 9:30 p.m. – Stand Up Comedy with Clara Bijl, Chris Cotton and Joe Zimmerman – The Lighthouse on Shem Creek
- 10:00 p.m. – Laugh-A-Palooza featuring Improv Boston, Matt Griffo and The Shock T’s – Woolfe Street Playhouse
- 10:00 p.m. – The Prom, 2 Weird Ladies and The Pushers – PURE Theatre
- 11:00 p.m. – All Star JAM – Theatre 99
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
- 7:30 p.m. – RISK featuring Michael Ian Black – Footlight Players
- 7:30 p.m. – Adsit and Eveleth – Theatre 99
- 7:30 p.m. – Improv Marathon featuring We’re From Here, Airwolf and FOUR – Redux Contemporary Art Center
- 7:30 p.m. – Divine Sister – Woolfe Street Playhouse
- 8:00 p.m. – Stand Up Comedy with Vicky Kuperman, Brett Druck and Adam Newman – The Lighthouse on Shem Creek
- 9:00 p.m. – Reformed Whores and Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting – Theatre 99
- 9:00 p.m. – Improv Marathon featuring Richmond Comedy Coalition, Local Legends and Gentleman’s Falcon – Redux Contemporary Art Center
- 9:30 p.m. – Vic Henley and Rory Scovel – Footlight Players Theatre
- 10:00 p.m. – Stand Up Comedy with Clara Bijl, Chris Cotton and Joe Zimmerman – The Lighthouse on Shem Creek
- 10:00 p.m. – Laugh-A-Palooza featuring Improv Boston, Matt Griffo and The Shock T’s – Woolfe Street Playhouse
- 10:00 p.m. – The Prom, 2 Weird Ladies and The Pushers – PURE Theatre
- 10:30 p.m. – Festival Finale – Theatre 99
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