Steve Miller’s comedy career has been exponentially growing the last couple of years. His loud, opinionated and charming personality is made for the stage. His political and social material is hilarious, and his banter with the audience is perfection. Besides regular gigs at Tampa’s Side Splitters, he has been performing around Florida and Georgia and has a weekend stint in Knoxville around the corner. Hopefully he will remember us little ole Tampa folk the further north he gets. Warning: If you go to see Miller perform, do not heckle him. He will win. Steve Miller will open for Tom Arnold at Side Splitters in Tampa, Oct. 5-6. sidesplitterscomedy.com.

Freelance contributor Stephanie Powers started her media career as an Editorial Assistant long ago when the Tampa Bay Times was still called the St. Petersburg Times. After stints in Chicago and Los Angeles,...