The Tampa Bay area is becoming a pretty strong stand-up comedy destination, with plenty of clubs, independent shows, and open mics to keep crowds entertained with live performances.
What Tampa Bay doesn’t have is a comedy festival, like the famous ones in Montreal, Atlanta, San Francisco, New York, and so many other cities. One day we should have a destination event where several national acts come here to gather and perform.
Well, maybe one day isn’t enough. How about four days? Say, Jan. 11-14 next month?
That’s the schedule for Tampa Bay's very first Sunshine Comedy Fest, when dozens of comedians will perform stand-up comedy, record podcasts, hold meet-and-greets, and have fun in the sun when a lot of the country is shoveling sidewalks and sporting thermal underwear.
Shows will be held at comedy clubs such as Side Splitters and Sunshine City Comedy Club, as well as venues like Coastal Creative and The Floridian Social Club.
The lineup will feature national acts such as Jeff Dye, Mike Cannon, and Troy Bond, as well as plenty of local talent. You’ll also see Best of the Bay alumni such as J.B. Ball and Cam Bertrand, who took their Best Comedian awards and are now touring the country after filming their own comedy specials.
Many of the comics will play multiple sets at different venues, and there will also be workshops, showcases, late-night mics and after parties.
Tickets ($95 & up) and info on the Sunshine Comedy Festival coming to multiple venues in Tampa Bay from Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 11-14 are available now. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.
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Inaugural Sunshine Comedy Festival comes to Tampa Bay this January
Headliner talent like Jeff Dye, Mike Cannon, and Troy Bond are coming along with homegrown national acts like J.B. Ball.
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