The Annapolis Comedy Festival

Annapolis Beer Week Drafts & Laughs

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Annapolis Beer Week wraps up the week with the 2nd Annual Maryland Drafts and Laughs. Featuring an incredible variety of craft and imported beers and some of the regions best comedians creating the perfect recipe for a good time!

Saturday, April 27 Two Sessions being offered this year.

First Session: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Second Session: 7:00pm – 11:00pm

Both Sessions are at the Maryland National Guard Armory.

No one under 21 will be admitted. Only those 21+ with valid photo ID (drivers license or passport) will be admitted. Proper identification is the responsibility of the attendee, no exceptions.

Proceeds benefit The Foundation for Community Betterment.

Accommodations provided by The O’Callaghan Annapolis Hotel.

Annapolis Comedy Fest Stand Up and All Star Improv Show

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Featuring Dusty Slay’s “Home Grown Standup”

The Grilled Cheese Truck

When

8:00 – 10:00 pm

Where

Metropolitan Kitchen and Lounge
169 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Ages

This is a 21 and over show.

Annapolis Comedy Fest Family Fun Improv

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Improv comedy for the whole family!

This set is very similar to the popular show “Whose Line is is Anyway?”

When

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Where

Metropolitan Kitchen and Lounge
169 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Ages

This is a kid-friendly all ages show.

Annapolis Comedy Fest Stand Up Comedy

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Dusty Slay’s Homegrown Stand-Up Showcase

When

10:00 – 11:30 pm

Where

Loews Power Plant
126 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Annapolis Comedy Fest Improv All Star Jam

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A night of improv All Star comedy with the Grilled Cheese Truck and Gus from BIG.

When

8:00 – 9:30 pm

Where

Loews Power Plant
126 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Dusty Slay

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Dusty Slay is a standup comic based out of Charleston, SC. He has performed at New York’s Gotham Comedy Club, Del Close Festival, all over the Southeast and even as far as LA (all three of them, Los Angeles, Louisiana and Lower Alabama). Dusty has worked with a variety of comedians including Michael Ian Black, Nate Bargatze, Vic Henley and Rory Scovel and also served fried seafood to S.C. Senator Lindsey Graham while working at his day job. Dusty is the winner of the Charleston Comedy Festival Stand Up Competition for 2011 and 2012 and voted “Best Local Comic of 2013″ by the readers of the Charleston City Paper!

Eleanor Hollingsworth

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Eleanor Hollingsworth is a Chicago improviser originally from the south, specifically Charleston, SC. She cannot watch scary movies with her eyes open, prefers to drink Pabst Blue Ribbon and as a dog walker has a high success rate when imitating personified canine voices. She performs at iO with Harold Team, Big Spoon, TMI, and around town with Wine and Panty Bandits. She is incredibly thankful to all of the people who have helped to make Chicago her home.

Wes Needham

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Wes Needham came to the big city in search of any art form or stage time he could grasp. He performs in multiple venues in Chicago for which you should try to see him sometime, including ComedySportz Ensemble, iO, Second City Donny’s Skybox, and The Playground. He’s also a company member of the Jeff Award winning “The New Colony.” Wes also enjoys writing and performing stand-up. You can keep up with his goings ons atwww.wesneedham.com . There you’ll find future performances, social media (@WesNeedham), and film content for your enjoyment. Believe in your dreams, unless your dream is to hate on playas bein playas. Cuz playas gonna play.

Vince Fabra

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Vince Fabra is a funny ass dude. He has been sharpening his skills on the Charleston comedy scene since 2011, and his high-energy, relatable style has cracked up audiences all over the Lowcountry. A finalist in the 2011 Charleston Comedy Festivals Stand Up Competition, Vince has a promising comedy future, and he hopes to represent Charleston on a national scope one day. A native of New Orleans, Vince now lives in Charleston with his hot, sexy girlfriend.

John Anderson

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John Anderson started his improv training in 2002 at Four Day Weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. He co-founded TCU’s only improv show, Senseless Acts of Comedy, and was also a member of ComedySportz Dallas. John moved to Chicago in 2005 and became a graduate of The Second City, iO, and the Annoyance Theatre training centers. He has been a member of multiple house teams at iO Chicago as well as a coach. He currently performs at iO Chicago with the house team Rick and at The Playground Theater with the veteran teams, The Big Yellow Bus and Boyish.