Jee-zuus, the economy sucks.
You need a laugh more than ever.
Good thing we have the sixth annual Charleston Comedy Festival.
Maybe we can lighten your heart enough to get you through 2009, which by most accounts, is expected
to be even worse than 2008.
If you can believe that.
A co-production of Theatre 99 and City Paper, the Charleston Comedy Festival once again has rounded up a passel of improv, sketch, and stand-up comedians for four nights of easy fun.
It all starts on Wednesday with lots of homegrown talent — Neckprov,
3 Play, Big Dicktionary, Full Love Throttle, and The Banana Monologues.
And again this year, audiences will end up picking Charleston’s funniest
person in a stand-up competition at the Music Farm.
The main attraction is the return of God’s Pottery, two Christian camp counselor-types who sing songs of hope for teenagers struggling to understand what’s happening to their tan, nubile, and perfectly formed young bodies.
On Friday and Saturday, gear up for the return of I Eat Pandas, the Buffoons, the Pushers, and Hot Sauce. They loved rocking audiences last year so much they’ve come back for another round of comedy in the Holy City. It’s all good, clean comedy, and great for the whole family, except when it’s not anywhere near good or clean — or great for the whole family.
Other highlights through the weekend are Cook County Social Club, two Improv Marathons, two Stand-Up Showdowns, and a painfully funny New York outfit called FUCT.
And remember, it can’t be long ’til the economy
hits bottom.
Then we’ll really have something to
laugh about.
Battling Evil-Doers: Rednecks wage war on Moral Fixation (sorta) |
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Riotous Revenge: When it comes to your ex, never ever forgive |
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Charleston Stand-Up Competition Talk Dirty to Us: Stand-Up Competition is full of surprises |
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Old-Time Variety Hour: John Brennan moves into sketch comedy |
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Wordy Humor: Oh, the places Big Dicktionary goes! |
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Lords of Rawk: Doppelgänger climbs the ladder of rock glory (again) |
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Organic Funny: Getting all the laughs you need the natural way |
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Wink and Nod: Cook County Social Club revels in the bromantic |
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Fast and Funny: The improv marathons are good even with your clothes on |
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Roseville: A Suspenseful Comedy Old School: Roseville is classic and creepy |
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Resident Evel: Hot Sauce wants to get right with the Lord |
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Family-Friendly Fun: Magician Peter Gross wants you to play |
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Magic Men: Four funny dudes mark Comedy Fest’s stand-up line-up |
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If the Apostles Did Stand-Up … God’s Pottery comes to Charleston after taking national stage |
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So Funny, It Hurts: FUCT laughs in the face of self-inflicted pain |
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Joke Dealers: Even Freud might be offended by The Pushers |
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Bearing It All: I Eat Pandas returns for more musical improv |
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Laugh or Else: The Buffoons take no prisoners |
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The Aristocrats: The best of the best at the Comedy Fest’s Improv Jam |
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The Big Bang: All that begins, ends |
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