STAND-UP COMEDY from Greenville, Columbia, Bethesda, MD and New York City

This stand-up comedy show features Tyler Prescott, Anurag Upadhya, Phil Carter, Hedi Sandberg, Vickie Plummer, and William Kean

About this event

The host for this show will be Alchemy cast member Tyler Prescott.

Anurag Upadhya is a comic who was born and raised in Michigan. Anurag spent the second half of his childhood in Bangalore, India. Anurag's standup consists of finding humor in daily experiences and he also likes to joke about his unique upbringing. You can find him in comedy clubs, cafes, and bars in NYC. Most recently, Anurag has performed at the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival

Phil Carter is a Columbia, SC based rapper, comedian, writer, but most importantly a father to all the rappers he’s sonned. You may have seen him feature for Iliza Shlesinger, winning 2017 USC comedy competition, or losing the 2016 comedy competition to a magician.

Hedi Sandberg is a comedian performing all over the Washington, D.C. area, from local venues in DC to Magooby's Joke House in Maryland and the Sandman Comedy Club in Virginia. She has also been part of festivals, in Kentucky and Ohio, Atlanta, GA, as well as DC and Baltimore. Hedi co-produces and hosts a monthly House show in DC.

Vickie Plummer is a tall, redheaded, comedian with a figure like the Pillsbury doughboy™ and the sweetness of the cinnamon buns to go along with it. A quirky storyteller with some whoppers of stories that leave audiences roaring with laughter and wanting to hang out over drinks after the show. NYC based; she also performs in various festivals and venues around the country, most recently in NY, NJ, CT, ME, MA, NH, PA, MD, DE, VA, MA, CA, TX, NC, & SC. A standup comedian in NYC from 2000 until 2007, Vickie decided to take a short break…that became a 12-year hiatus. Coming back in January 2019 meant starting all over. Vickie is a fighter! She battled her way back from cancer & other life- threatening medical issues; challenge accepted! Vickie is grateful to have had the opportunity to have recently performed with some of the country’s funniest and most beloved comedians including Gary Gulman, Caroline Rhea, and Leighann Lord. She was a 2nd round finisher in the 2019 National Jeanne Robertson Humor Competition, named one of the “Best of Fest” at Burbank Comedy Festival (2020), and a Semi-Finalist in the Empire State Stand Up Showdown in 2019. In 2022: Inaugural Comedy Chateau International Comedy Festival (Los Angeles, CA) Portland, ME Comedy Festival; North Carolina Comedy Fest. Upcoming in 2022: Plano Comedy Festival. Currently in the running to be on the live shows with the Kenan Thompson Ultimate Comedy Experience in NY, she’s thrilled just to be nominated!

William Kean has been performing comedy for 23 years. Currently he performs improv weekly with NYC's live Japanese Game Show BATSU! and runs that company's standup program and sister show Laughter Party. If you're interested in watching the comedy process, he streams writer's room with friends from around the country every Tuesday 8:00 PM EST on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/williamdoesstreaming

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The 9th annual New South Comedy Festival will feature 20 stand-up, improv, sketch, political, and musical comedy shows with guests from across the country from November 3-12th!