STAND-UP COMEDY from NYC, Greensboro, West Palm Beach & Los Angeles

This stand-up show features Shanon Harris, Ariel Evans, Steve Lesser, Vee Shally, and Jude Merkel

About this event

The host for this show will be local comic Tyler Prescott.

Shanon Harris is an NTC comic, singer, and writer based at the Grisly Pear Comedy Club. She is from Alabama and graduated college in Staten Island, New York thus achieving an honorary doctorate in the armpits of America and a bachelor's in math which has not been put to use.

Ariel Evans is a NYC based comedy writer and stand-up comedian. She got her start in her hometown, Seattle, WA. Ariel was featured in 41st Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition and was a semi-finalist in the She-Devil Comedy Competition in New York City. She was the winner of the 2022 “You Look Like” roast battle in Atlanta. Ariel performs regularly at Late Night at the Comic Strip Live NYC, Laughs Comedy Club, Bananas Comedy Club, and Flappers Comedy Club. Ariel produces sold-out comedy shows in both Seattle and New York City. She previously was a host for Laughing Buddha Comedy. She was featured in the 2005 documentary “Heart of the Game.

For over 28 years Steve Lesser has been pleasing crowds with his blended comedic style that draws on a lifetime of mistakes. With over 4500 stand up, improv, and sketch performances from Dublin to Las Vegas Steve has earned millions of laughs – seriously, this nerd did the math. Steve is the co-founder of the Idiot Box Comedy Club in Greensboro NC where he regularly performs standup, improv, and sketch comedy and teaches / coaches other comedians. Steve has performed at San Francisco Sketchfest, Montreal Sketchfest, Queen City Comedy Festival and featured at the NC Comedy Festival.

Vee Shally is a stand-up comedian based in West Palm Beach, FL whose clean, quick, and witty observations delight audiences across the country. Her hot takes on even hotter topics like spicy food and South Florida weather has landed her in places such as Florida's Funniest and Off the Hook Naples. When she's not telling jokes on stage, you can find her with a cup of tea in hand and her nose in a book.

Jude Merkel is an LA based comedian and writer, although originally from Walkersville, MD. He comes from a big Irish, Catholic family which is the cause of most of his pain, and material. When he's not trying to make people laugh at his own expense, he can be found eating doughnuts and playing Mario Kart (N64 of course).

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The 10th annual New South Comedy Festival will feature 10 straight days of comedy with 21 stand-up, improv, sketch, and musical comedy shows with guests from across the country from November 2-11th!