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Charlotte Comedy

Comedy in the Queen's City

About Me

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Visit the following links to find out more about the comedy community here in Charlotte, NC!
Stand-up Venues:

Matthews Comedy Zone @ Starz Tavern
Mapquest: 11329 E. Independence Blvd.
Matthews, NC 28105
Website: www.matthewscomedyzone.com
Reservations: 704-845-2211

Lake Norman Comedy Zone
Improv Venue: Charlotte Comedy Theater
The New Graduate @ 1308 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
Website: www.charlottecomedy.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/charlotteimprov
Reservations: 1.866.IMPROV1
Stand-up Bookers: Summit Comedy Heffron Talent International
www.heffrontalent.com
Open Mics:

Wednesdays: 8:00PM Distinctive Laughs @ WineUp
Wednesdays: 10:00PM @ SK Net Cafe (Stand-up)


Classes:

Improv Classes
with Keli Semelsberger
Now enrolling!!!

Comedy Zone Comedy School (Stand-Up)
with Tom Haines and Joel Pace
Now enrolling!!!

My Interests

Interested in Charlotte Comedy? Email [email protected]

Video Clips from some Charlotte Based Comedians: (Charlotte comedians, make sure to send a clip!)

Matt Davis Deals with a Heckler

Joe Zimmerman at the Diana Wortham Theatre
http://www.rooftopcomedy.com/watch/VitaminsAndExer...


A video from RooftopComedy



Carlos Valencia Promo Clip

Sid Davis on the Lake Norman Laugh Liner

I'd like to meet:

People who like to laugh at me. People who like to be sad about not laughing. People who don't enjoy, not hating to think about not being very funny.

www.charlotte.creativeloafing.com 2006 BEST OF CHARLOTTE
COMEDIANS

Critic's Choice:
Rodney Keith

Nikki Frank

People's Choice:
Joe Zimmerman



Music:

Anything ghetto, anything that's got a good bass, anything that makes me shake my ass.

Movies:

Turner and Hooch, Rocky's I through IV, anything with Oprah in it, and anything with the Olson Twins--especially Ashley!

Television:

Charles in Charge, Alf, and Mr. Belvedere.

Books:

"The Rise and Fall of Scott Bayo," "Idiot's Guide to Being Intelligent."
Space Available
by Sid Davis
My Favorite Books on Comedy

    Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation Comic Insights
    How to be a Working Comic
    Stand-up Comedy: The Book
    The Comedy Bible
    How to be a Stand-up Comic
    Step by Step to Stand-up Comedy
    Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
    Zen and the Art of Stand-up Comedy
    The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing
    The Book on Hosting: How Not to Suck as an Emcee!

My Blog

Joe Zimmerman - Scientology Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25DlZlegxk ...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:06:00 PST

Check out Mike Storcks video: I tried out a new joke this past week...

Check out Mike Storck's video: I tried out a new joke this past week... Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:12:00 PST

Mencia steals a famous Cosby bit?

Now Carlos Mencia has gone and stolen directly from a famous Cosby bit... http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=253690 Is stealing just his shtick now?  Seems to be working as h...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:14:00 PST

Email us

Email us to get on our weekly update of what's going on in the Charlotte Comedy scene, and to sign up for various open mics! charlottecomedy [at] gmail [dot] com   Thanks!...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:24:00 PST

Carlos Valencia at Distinctive Laughs

Carlos Valencia featuring at Distinctive Laughs at the WineUp, talking about his hope to some day rock the same percentage of faces that Bon Jovi has rocked.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxG3...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:47:00 PST

Comedy Talk with Johnny Millwater and Keli Semelsberger

Hi friends.  I caught this program on one of the local channels and thought it was one of the best conversations on comedy I've heard in a long while, so I wanted to share it with you.&...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:55:00 PST

Opening Night Tonight at the WineUp

Distinctive Laughs at The WineUp  The newest spot for comedy in Charlotte--Distinctive Laughs at the WineUp on the corner of N. Davidson and 36th (right behind boudreaux's).    Hosted ...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:42:00 PST

Can a girl live on beer alone?

I love BEER!!!  Newcastle is my FAV!  But I'm starting to get a beer pooch (can you tell?).  I'm on day one of my all beer diet; food is just adding unwanted calories.  Guys, what'...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:40:00 PST

Papi's Inspiration

Papi e-mailed me this quote and pic... "Victory is what happens when ten thousand hours of training meet up with one moment of opportunity..." Hehe!  Papi - I know you sunk your shot. ...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:42:00 PST

Josh Goguen: I retract my retraction

  Originally posted by Josh Goguen on August 17, 2006: Today a lot of public personalities are all apologizing for rushing to condemn the Ramseys for being somehow involved in the murder of t...
Posted by Charlotte Comedy on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:19:00 PST