There are 6 article(s) tagged Comedy:

• August 2026

  • Comedy pops up at Flyway, Meddlesome breweries

    Four comedians are launching The Pit, featuring comedy shows every Thursday at Flyway. At Meddlesome, a producer hosts a monthly showcase.

    By Elle Perry August 29, 2026

• April 2026

  • How a Memphis comedy festival is cracking jokes and fighting for respect

    More than 20 comedians, both local and from across the U.S., will hit the stage to tell jokes during the three-day event, now in its third year.

    By Joi Malone April 16, 2026

• March 2026

  • ‘Good Things’ coming to the Buckman, starting with the BoDeans

    Peking Acrobats, Urban Bush Women, an “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist puppet show and Caroline Rhea: What’s on the Buckman stage this season? 

    By Elle Perry March 30, 2026

• September 2025

  • Grandpa and the National Guard: A Memphis comedian goes viral

    Zach Williams has hit comedy gold with his online clips about Grandpa, a National Guard veteran remembering his time in the Bluff City, and a bunch of Memphis-centric inside jokes. 

    By Jody Callahan September 23, 2025

• October 2023

  • In the end, Christian comic Chonda Pierce plays to an audience of one

    Comic Chonda Pierce is sure about God and sure that while she’s making some people laugh, she’s making other people mad. She says it’s the price of doing business and notes that comedian Dave Chappelle fights the same battle, albeit with a key difference: “When he pays a price, he still has millions.”

    By Don Wade October 09, 2023

• March 2021

  • Standing up for Memphis comedy: LaToya Tennille

    Memphis comic LaToya Tennille finds humor in her hometown and in her own life. If that translates to making the “big-time,” great. If it doesn’t, well, maybe she’s cleared a path for somebody else. 

    By Don Wade March 01, 2021