Podcasts about scruffy city comedy festival

Amity Paye, Carmen Morales, and Akeem Woods visit Friends Like Us and discuss actions for real change, diversity hires , and the lack of black ownership in the music industry. Carmen Morales has a captivating style which incorporates opinionated quick wit and outlandish characters. Taking from family, friends, and people from everyday encounters she transforms into these characters seamlessly, then adds hilarious commentary which leaves the audience doubled over in laughter. With a perfect combination of like-ability and vulnerability she has been well received by audiences internationally. She's been seen on two seasons of the tv show "Laughs" on Fox and heard on Sirius XM radio in the U.S. and Canada. She's also been featured in Gilda's LaughFest Comedy Festival, the World Series of Comedy, Scruffy City Comedy Festival, Women of Comedy Festival, in the New York Times and has produced her own traveling comedy show, The 'Not Your Average Broads of Comedy' as well as performed in comedy clubs, colleges, strip malls, indie shows, dive bars, towns no one has ever heard of and military bases across the country. Akeem Woods is the funny little brother you always (never) wanted — his comedy style will have you on the edge of your seat reeling from laughter! No topic is safe from discussion, whether it be the KKK or the hardships of growing up poor. Akeem is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in NYC, was a semi-finalist on Stand Up NBC, has been seen on Kevin Hart's LOL Network, and just recently made his television debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden! Currently, you can find Akeem working on a new show for BET and at clubs and colleges all over the country. Amity Paye is the Senior Director of Communications at Color Of Change. She oversees the organization's media strategy, social media, design, production, and partnerships to make Color Of Change a household name. Her team uses media coverage, social media, design, and video production to add pressure during campaigns and publicize some of the organization's most important victories on tech accountability, transforming entertainment industries, and criminal justice reform. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf

​Comedians Will Spottedbear, Holly Lynnea & Jeff Blank discuss the issues at Standing Rock, Police Brutality, race issues and the patterns that humanity keeps persisting throughout history. Recorded Live at Scruffy City Comedy Festival at the Pilot Light in Knoxville, TN. Subscribe to Krish’s Bandcamp for exclusive content & if you liked this episode donate to the Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taboo-table-talk/support

Welcome to Tinder Tales! This is my podcast about the best and worst of Online Dating. I am joined by  Comedian Jessica Mears! We talk about using Tinder to get twitter followers, how long you should take before you bring out your fetishes, and trying to use seeking arrangements to fund your dreams. HOLY SHIT! We are now on iTunes! Please Rate and Subscribe! Follow Jessica on Twitter at @TheeJessieMarie, She'll be in Greenville, SC for the New South Comedy Festival, Knoxville TN this weekend for the Scruffy City Comedy Festival and then she'll be headlining Spacebar in Orlando Florida 11/9 Follow me at @Piccolomeany and I also run a show called Ambush Comedy every Tuesday at Two Boots Williamsburg 8-8:30 Everyone gets a free beer 8:30 pm we start an awesome comedy show. Recently featured in Time Out NYC Dating Sites used by Jessica   Seeking Arrangements Tinder

This episode is brought to you by Patreon Sponsor Greg Adams and the Clean Comedy Conference (CleanComedyConference.com). Have you ever wondered about submitting to comedy festivals? Curious as to what your video should look like? How long it should be? What kind of website you should have to support the festival bookers search for more information? Matt Ward, stand up comedian and festival planner, joins us to day to discuss all things comedy festival! Matt knows a lot about how committees choose comedians, because he's done it. Matt Ward is involved with both the Cape Fear Comedy Festival and the Scruffy City Comedy Festival. In this rapid paced half hour we cover a lot of ground, including: How Matt first discovered comedy His first performance (which took place at a birthday party) Insight into the Knoxville, TN comedy scene Video length for submitting to comedy festivals The best video platform to host your submission videos Why high quality video hosting may be a bad thing The simplicity involved in shooting video Several mistakes comics make with their videos How to save time and make it easier for those watching your clips Why you shouldn't monetize a festival submission video Why you might not get selected even though you deserve to be picked The evolution of head shots and some key things to consider And much, much more! SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: This episode is brought to you by the Clean Comedy Conference which takes place in San Diego, California October 13th through the 15th, 2016. There's an old adage in comedy: Clean is green. Through the Conference you'll learn from professional comedians and bookers such as Eddie Brill, Jimmy Brogan, Charlene Mae, Amy Pittle, Tony Calabrese, and Scott Wood, who will address the pitfalls and show you how to navigate the challenges of making money as a clean comedian. In addition to working at clean comedy venues, many of these speakers and panelists have written for television and have booked for clubs, colleges, churches, cruise ships, and late-night TV such as Letterman. The theme for this year's conference is "Clean isn't a dirty word." Come and see why for yourself. Early bird registration ends August 15th so sign up today at cleancomedyconference.com. As a thank you to School of Laughs listeners, use promo code "schooloflaughs" for a special $10 discount. Go to cleancomedyconference.com today! CLUB 52 "Club 52" is a 52 week, email based stand-up program. It will include a weekly challenge designed to help you become a better comedian. This year long program will feature an email every Friday from me. I will ask you to take a serious look at some of your business practices, writing processes, performance techniques, branding, marketing and a whole lot more. The program starts the week you join and continues for 52 weeks as long as you are still supporting the podcast through Patreon at the $7 a month level. Questions? Email me (Rik) at SchoolOfLaughs@gmail.com. Or call 1-888-895-8549. Or. if you are ready, head on over to www.Patreon.com/SchoolOfLaughs to get started.

LIVE from the Scruffy City Comedy Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee! We had Lauren Bencaz (@LaurenBencaz, Cunt Brunch, Funniest Person in Columbus Finalist) and Matthew Chadourne (@MChadourne, Rocky Top Comedy Contest Winner, QED Comedy Laboratory) join us on the Pilot Light stage to watch the Golden Girls! We ate cereal and watched the one where Rose's Scandinavian cousin Sven visits en route to meet his arranged wife-to-be, but he ends up falling in love with VLANCHE instead! We talked about penis cakes, creepy mustache acting and eating all the food in a yacht. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

Comedian Matt Ward catches up with Chris & D.J. at Scruffy City Hall to talk about life in comedy, craft beer, and the Scruffy City Comedy Festival. Matt gets the honor of trying his first sour beer with the guys, and he also talks about the mini sour festival happening during the Scruffy City Comedy Festival.