Stage Time Alert: Two New Stages Coming to Knoxville

Preservation Pub has announced a trial on a new comedy night in their upstairs Speak Easy starting Sunday January 16th starting at 8pm.  Comedians Jim Zarling, Johnny Mac and Bill Metzger from the Charlottesville Comedy Roundtable make their way from Eastern Virginia to Knoxville to headline the show.  Also on the bill from Knoxville are Spencer Ashmun and Trae Crowder with other locals to be announced.  Tickets are just $3 and follwing the comedians will be a band playing along to old comedy silent movies.  Preservation Pub is located next to the stage in Market Square at 28 Market Square in downtown Knoxville.  This event is sponsored by KnoxComedy.com and all event info can be found by clicking the event poster to the right.

Coming to West Knoxville starting Wednesday January 19th is the first Underground Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic at Prince's Deli and Sports Bar.  Prince's has hosted comedy before, but this time local comics have gotten together to give it an open-mic format in hopes of creating another regular place for new and veteran comics to get some stage time.  Prince's Deli and Sports Bar is located at 509 Lovell Road not far from Turkey Creek in West Knoxville.  Things are looking up for Knoxville Comedy!

New Year's Eve in Knoxville: Truly Something to Laugh At

Endless Booze and Breakfast!!

New Year's Eve is going to be rocking with Laughter this year in Knoxville with two great shows on opposite ends of town to feed your stand-up or improv comedy cravings.


First Side Splitters is proud to present a New Year's Eve with April Macie. Admission is $68 online now and includes:
-Live Comedy Show with April Macie
-Party Favors
-Champagne Toast (over 21 only)
-OPEN BAR (over 21 only)
-Music and Dancing after show
-Continental Breakfast Buffet!


Secondly Einstein Simplified is bringing their Improv Comedy Ninjitsu to TVA Auditorium as part of First Night Knoxville's New Year's Eve Celebration.  For $20 you can get a button that allows you to come and go at any of the indoor venues taking part in First Night Knoxville.

Side Splitters "Comic's Night Out" on waiting list to perform!

This past Tuesday night Side Splitter's Comedy Club hosted Naughty Elves Night Out, a local stand-up comedy contest that has no limits on language but requires the comic to win over the voting crowd to come out victorious.  Last year's winner Terry Wright was dethroned by newcomer Trae Crowder!

We are seeing signs of life in the Knoxville Comedy Scene! Side Splitters Comedy Club in West Knoxville has seen a surge in the amount of comedians interested in performing at their "Comic's Night Out" uncensored open-mic.  Recently the club has started filling the night with sign-ups as early as a month prior to the event.  You simply email openmic.sscc.knox@gmail.com to get signed up, let them know what date you are interested in performing.  You can find the list of available dates for Comic's Night Out at http://www.sidesplitterscomedy.com.  

Merry Christmas Knoxville Comedy Supporters!

Downtown Knoxville During Annual Christmas Parade

We are happy to see Christmas come again to Knoxville, Tennessee.  However, more then anything we are grateful for the growing support of live comedy as a viable entertainment option.  More comedians got more stage time then has been available in a long long time in 2010.  2011 proves to have much more in store with open-mics and booked shows popping up in some new venues as early as January.

I would like to give a special shout out this holiday season to some supporters of comedy in Knoxville; Bridgette and Coley O'Dell at Side Splitters Comedy Club, Storm Taylor at 180 Magazine (also the producer of The Wild Wonderful White's of West Virginia), Greg Wood of Knoxville News Sentinel, Daniel Schuh at Relix Variety Theatre, Lisa Cyr from The Square Room and of course all the comedians and especially the new talent that find the guts to get on stage for the first time in 2010.   Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all and we look forward to a laugh filled 2011.

-Matt Ward
KnoxComedy.com

Jon Reep at Side Splitters this weekend!

Jon Reep will be appearing Thursday-Saturday at Side Splitters Comedy Club. Jon won Last Comic Standing in 2007 and quickly went on to star in Harold and Kumar Escape for Guantanamo Bay and the TV Show Rodney. Don't miss your chance to see the Hemi-Guy live!

For Tickets, visit the Side Splitters Web Site!

Knoxville Native Leanne Morgan at Side Splitters This Weekend!

One of the many great things about stand up comedy is the widely varied circumstances that lead people to jump on stage for the first time to tell jokes to entertain. The where, when, and how is often as intriguing as the comedy itself. For many it comes later in life after leading successful careers as teachers, lawyers, or corporate executives. What is more rarely seen is for a mother of three, living in rural Appalachia, who grew up on a farm within a truly extended family to find her way to the stage of stand up. Leanne’s journey into comedy is far from the standard profile but so intertwined into her act and success that it would be hard to imagine her starting any other way.

As a stay at home mother of three, Leanne was looking for a way to get some grown up time without interfering with her children or her husband’s career. She turned to selling jewelry at in home parties. Word of her wonderful sense of humor and intoxicating southern charm spread like wildfire and she was staying booked months in advance. She was so popular that local civic organizations would ask her to host and emcee various events. From here she was asked to entertain several local corporate events and a professional comedy career was born.

Showtimes are 7PM and 9PM Friday and Saturday. Call 865-934-LAFF (5233)

or Get your Tickets HERE>>

Josh Blue at Side Splitters this weekend!

Comedian Josh Blue will be at Side Splitters this weekend performing 8 and 10pm shows on Friday and Saturday nights and a 7pm show on Sunday night.

More on Josh:

Josh Blue has been a fast-rising star since first appearing on Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia” before gaining the attention and endearment of the country as a favorite on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” Josh is a diverse and triumphant individual - hilarious stand-up comedian, stand-out guest star on television, talented artist, and stellar U.S. Paralympic Soccer player – refusing to bow to any of the challenges that come from living with Cerebral Palsy. Blue jokes, “I realize that people are going to stare so I want to give them something to stare at.” Josh uses his incredible sense of humor and versatile persona to defy stereotypes and encourage others to overcome their preconceived notions about people who are considered “disabled.” His unique brand of “reverse teasing” affords him the great joy of “humbling condescending people.” Josh’s stand-out performances at the 2004 Las Vegas Comedy Festival earned him $10,000 as Grand Prize Winner of the Royal Flush Comedy Competition. He has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, FOX News, and Fox Sports Net. Don't miss this show!

Knoxville Comedians Great Party Entertainment Option

Knoxville's comedy scene continues to grow and more comedians seem to be moving into the area. Some of the comedians living in Knoxville have shows on local radio stations, some have been seen on BET and Comedy Central and still others have performed in front of hundreds locally as feature and headline acts for Side Splitters Comedy Club.

Knoxville comics have proved time and time again that they can deliver the funny, not just on the stage at a comedy club, but at private events and company functions as well as house parties. They all started somewhere and you can say you had THAT famous comedian at your party before they were big!

On the bottom right hand side of this page we are going to update and include more and more links to local comedians web sites/facebook pages/blogs and what not. You can contact them directly to negotiate fees and details of the performance. Take a moment to spice things up at your next party and hire a comedian! Here is a link to some things you may want to consider when thinking about hiring a comedian from our friends over at Funny Business Entertainment Agency in the Midwest.

Also, don't forget to follow the local comedy scene on twitter @knoxvillecomedy or @knoxcomedy. Also, please take a moment to click the facebook or twitter icons at the top of the page to help us spread the word about the growing Knoxville Comedy Scene!

COMEDIANS: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR INFO POSTED HERE PLEASE CONTACT ME USING THE CONTACT FORM TO THE RIGHT WITH YOUR PREFERRED WEB ADDRESS YOU WANT LINKED TO THIS PAGE:)