Virtual Comedy Show – August
August 20, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
We could all use a little comedic relief in our day. Join us virtually on Thursday, August 20th from 5:30 – 6:30 for a comedy show. We are pulling comedic talent from across the country. This event is coordinated by Mark Masters and the Vail Comedy Show. Full lineup below!
Grab free tickets here and the link to join will be sent to you one hour before showtime: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vail-comedy-show-online-august-2020-tickets-114697380954
Invite your family and friends – near and far – this event is open to all. Free thanks to the support of VVYPA!
Performers
Vanessa Gonzalez: Vanessa Gonzalez was a breakout as one of the New Faces of the 2017 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has been featured on; TruTV’s “Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks,” HBO Latino’s “Entre Nos,” Comedy Central’s “Stand-Up Presents,” and recently made her late night debut on “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” on NBC. More of Vanessa at vanessacomedy.com.
Maggie Mae: Maggie Maye loves candy almost as much as she also loves performing comedy. She made her late night debut on Conan and was featured on Last Call with Carson Daly and AXS TV presents: Gotham Comedy Live. She has also been a featured panelist for Rooster Teeth “What Do You Know?” and has written for the New Yorker. Maggie has performed stand up in festivals such as Just for Laughs, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest (as one of the Sketchfest Dozen), FunFunFun Fest, Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, SXSW, and the All Jane Comedy Festival. She’s opened for Hannibal Burress, Paul Rodriguez, Gladys Knight, and Earth, Wind and Fire. She’s had her name in comedy articles in the Huffington Post, Variety, LaughSpin, the New York Times, Splitsider, who named her among the top up-and-coming comics and an “On the Verge” comedian, and the Austin Chronicle, who named her 2016’s Best of Austin Stand up Comic. She performed improv comedy with her troupe Damn, Gina! and in various sketch and improv shows around Austin before moving to Los Angeles. Her comedy is described in the same way she is: sassy, charming, and smart. Also, a 6-year-old once told her she was the funniest person ever. And kids rarely lie.
David Perdue: David Perdue is an Atlanta comedian, writer, actor & podcaster who has appeared on Kevin Hart Presents: “Hart of the City” on Comedy Central, and “Uproarious” on Fuse TV. He co-hosts a hilarious sports/comedy podcast called “Forth and Ten” hosted on Forth District.com. He is one of the a producers of the Atlanta favorite live showcase shows the 1AM Secret Show. David has appeared as an actor in the hit tv show “Love Is__” on Oprah Winfrey’s network OWN & Bobcat Goldthwait’s “Misfits & Monsters on truTV.
Roger Stafford: Roger Stafford is a comedian from Illinois currently based in Colorado. He started comedy at the ripe old age of 17. He has gone on 6 multi state tours and performed on The Savage Henry Comedy Festival and The High Plains Comedy Festival.
Sarah Lawrence: Sarah is Australian but lives in Los Angeles now, she recently appeared on the Comedy Test Kitchen showcase.
Spiro Siavelis: Spiro Adam Siavelis grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and originally made his move out west to pursue his hockey career in 2005. After a neck and shoulder injury put an end to his hockey days, he dove heavily into improv comedy and never looked back. He joined Jest Serendipity, Las Vegas’ longest running improv show, in 2007 and transitioned to performing stand-up comedy in 2017. Spiro is a paid regular at the L.A. Comedy Club and Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club in Las Vegas and was an official selection of the 2019 NOHO Comedy Festival. Spiro packs a punch on stage with his high energy improvisation, observations, life experiences, and storytelling style. With his lovable personality, random references, and koala shirts he will stop at nothing to make sure you are entertained…whether you like it or not!
Matt Micheletti: Matt Micheletti is a stand up comic from Phoenix, AZ. He has been performing comedy for 8 years all over the Southwest U.S. Matt has performed on Altercation Comedy Festival, Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bird City Comedy Festival and Four Corners Comedy Festival as well as opening for Brian Posehn, J.T. Habersaat, and Mishka Shubaly. He has also featured for Rich Vos.
Mark Masters: Mark Masters is a Denver, Colorado based comedian. He hosts and produces the monthly Vail Comedy Show as well as a weekly online showcase called the Comedy Test Kitchen. He has a podcast and web series, creatively named “Mark Masters”, and you can buy the story of his comedy journey “Not Good Yet” almost anywhere books or audiobooks are sold. www.markmasters.co
As always we may have some special guests dropping in too, so get your tickets early. There are two ways to watch and interact live, you can be backstage and have your laughs heard during the broadcast or tune into the stream and interact through on screen comments. Live laughers are eligible for prizes. Lineup subject to change.