Wild West Comedy Festival – May 15-18 in Nashville

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Our calendar has had “TBA” for May 15-18 for a few months now.. here you go kids:

The first annual Wild West Comedy Festival, featuring some of the funniest comedians in the world and unique special events you won’t find anywhere else, will take place in the city of Nashville on May 15 to 18, 2014. The historic Ryman Auditorium, the performance arts theaters at the Tennessee Performng Arts Center, Jack White’s Third Man Records, and Zanies Nashville will host the festival performances. Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Productions is producing the festival in partnership with Nashville’s premiere concert promoter Outback Concerts. The festival is presented by Bud Light, with Netflix as the associate sponsor.

So far the A-list lineup includes: Aziz Ansari, Owen Benjamin, Steve Byrne, Bill Burr, Rodney Carrington, Billy Gardell, Dick Gregory, Chris Hardwick (w/ live performance of his @Midnight show), the cast of Impractical Jokers, Marc Maron, Demetri Martin, Ralphie May, Dennis Miller, B.J. Novak, Nick Swardson, Aisha Tyler and Vince Vaughn.

VIP Packages will go on sale March 14th at 10 a.m.

Follow the Wild Wild Comedy Festival online:
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This week in Nashville: Dale Jones, Arnez J, more..

dale_jonesMonday, July 20
7pm Dale Jones, The Three Brians (Bongo Java After Hours Theater)
8:30pm Celebrity Showcase – Billy Gardell, Etta May, Cowboy Bill Martin, Brian Haner, Michael Loftus, Tim Wilson, Alex Reymundo (Zanies)

Tuesday, July 21
8am – 9am Get Up, Stand Up (91.1 WRVU-FM)
8pm OPEN MIC Contest (Spanky’s Sportsbar & Grill)

Wednesday, July 22
7:30pm Rik Roberts + OPEN MIC (Zanies)

Thursday, July 23
7:30pm TBA (Zanies)

Friday, July 24
7:30pm, 9:45pm Arnez J (Zanies)
9pm (East Side Performing Artist Co-Op)
9pm Chris Loyd & Friends Comedy Show – Chuck, Perry Redd, Scott D. Hill, X-Man, Wix (Music City Bar & Grill)

Saturday, July 25
7pm, 9pm, 11:15pm Arnez J (Zanies)
8pm Dan Whitehurst (PJ’s Bar & Grille, Fairview, TN)
8:30pm Brandon Sams, Chuck, Kate Lucas-Sams, Terry Cliburn (Joe’s Crab Shack)

Sunday, July 26
7:30pm Arnez J (Zanies)
8pm OPEN MIC (Music Row Bar & Grill)
8pm Laugh At Joe’s OPEN MIC (Joe’s Place)

More details can be found in the NashvilleStandUp show calendar in the sidebar.