The 3rd Annual Longest Running New Famous #1 International Open Mic Comedy Festival

April 1-8, 2012
Nashville, TN
(facebook event)

The Most Successful Open Mic Comedy Festival In The History of Man™©® is back!

Join us for a week of fantastic open mic comedy, in convenient & economically lucrative Festival form!

This amazing, super-duper mega-event kicks off THIS WEEKEND!

Sun, April 1, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
SmartyPants Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Steve’s
Steve’s Restaurant & Bar, 604 Gallatin Avenue #217, Nashville, TN 37206
(facebook event)

Tuesday, April 3, 6pm
Hope Lodge Night of Laughs
American Cancer Center, Hope House, 2008 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 342-0840
http://www.cancer.org/

Tue, April 3, 8:30pm
Spanky’s OPEN MIC
Spanky’s Sportsbar & Grill, 330 Welch Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
(behind the WalMart @ Nolensville and Harding Place)
(615) 837-3450

Tue, April 3, 9pm
OPEN MICROPHONE: Comedy Open Mic
Bongo Java After Hours Theater, 2007 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212-4405
(facebook event)

Wed, April 4, 9:00pm
Dive Laughing OPEN MIC
Springwater; 115 27th Ave N.; Nashville, TN 37203
(facebook event)

Thur, April 5, 9:30pm (?)
The Rusty Nail OPEN MIC
4054 Andrew Jackson Way
Hermitage, TN 37076-2220
(615) 889-2613

Sun, April 8, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
SmartyPants Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Steve’s
Steve’s Restaurant & Bar, 604 Gallatin Avenue #217, Nashville, TN 37206
(facebook event)

“Be there! ..or SUCK IT!”

FESTIVAL REGISTRATION

Of course these shows are mostly show-up and go-up open mics, but there are so many benefits to be gained by registering for the Festival:

Standard Package:
- official festival t-shirt
- official festival laminate
- access to all the festival after-parties
- admission to the industry / booker meet and greet sessions

Gold Package:
- official festival t-shirt
- official festival laminate
- access to all the festival after-parties
- admission to the industry / booker meet and greet sessions
PLUS: One-on-one lunch with the founder of the fest (and “America’s Favorite Comedian Of All Time”), Chad Riden

NOTE: Early Registration is now closed! Please choose one of the other Festival Packages:

packages

Standard Package $30.00 USD Gold Package $50.00 USD Industry Package $100.00 USD

Comedian and writer Cody Marley has been making people laugh — and occasionally, back away slowly — for two decades. A joke-writer for, among others, Jay Leno, Cody’s comedy has been featured in The New York Times, Time magazine and USA Today, prime-time and late night TV and has been broadcast in every major radio market in America.

As a stand-up, Cody is a favorite on the underground and alternative scene, mixing topical takes with bizarre observations that combine the pose of a hipster with the work ethic of a ranch hand — because Cody has been both. Long a “comic’s comic”, Cody has performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival (or “that hippie thing,” as your grandmother calls it), and has worked with Mitch Hedberg, Brian Regan and Larry the Cable Guy, among many others.

If you caught a local comedy show in Nashville the week of March 4-10, 2012, you may have seen Cody on stage telling jokes and in the back of the room laughing and filming some video. Over the course of that week, he attempted to go to every comedy night in Nashville. He produced a series of corresponding shorts documenting the shows he visited and posted them online. NashvilleStandUp asked Mr. Marley why and this is what he said:

“I’m doing this because it’s fun. I started doing comedy in Nashville years ago and its growth interests me. I think it mirrors the city’s expansion and what’s going on in most other towns. Nashville has 10-12 comedy nights a week and, I’m guessing, a few hundred comics. I enjoy checking out the talent and the scene and staying connected. I travel a lot so I’ll probably do this in other towns. It’s not just in LA, Chicago or NYC anymore. With the Internet, like it has in music, I think you’re going to see a lot of garage band-like comics emerge, develop a following and make a solid living. Nashville? I expect somebody to bust out big here in the next 2 years. Who will it be? Let’s watch.”

Here are Cody’s videos:

March 4th: SmartyPants NerdCore Stand-Up Comedy Show at Steve’s (every Sunday)
“The first stop was tonight at Steve’s in East Nashville. Funny cats. Big fun.”
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=295031497230660

March 6th: Spanky’s & Bongo Java
“Tonight I hit Spanky’s (Antioch) and Bongo Java (Belmont). I went up
first at Spanky’s (8:30) and last at Bonjo Java (10:15). Both, a lot
of fun and both had about 15 comics apiece. Oh, except for me, all
different comics. They didn’t shuttle back and forth.”
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=296337377100072

March 7th: La Hacienda & Springwater
“Tonight I hit La Hacienda (Old Hickory) and the venerable Springwater
(Centennial Park). I went up first at La Hacienda (8:30) and at 10:40
at The Springwater. La Hacienda had about 8 comics and The
Springwater, a ton. Quite a hoot.”
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=297005157033294

March 8th: The Basement
“Tonight I hit The Basement and saw 2 music/comedy acts The Wolf
Sisters, The Gay Republicans and the comics of Corporate Juggernaut
(3).”
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=297670043633472

March 9th: Kimbros
“Tonight I hit Kimbros in Franklin. 8-10 comics bringing the jest.”
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=298322100234933

March 10th: The Pond
“Tonight, I hit The Pond in Franklin. Watch and enjoy the magic.”
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=298974523503024

Visit Cody Marley online:
Twitter.com/CodyMarley
Cody Marley @ Facebook

UPDATE: this show is no more! RIP SmartyPants (October 31, 2011 – April 15, 2012). Thanks to everybody who supported this show!

SmartyPants NerdCore Stand-Up Comedy Show EVERY SUNDAY @ Steve’s:
featured comics plus semi-open-mic
(If you are dirtier than you are funny, you’re not welcome. Smart and funny WINS.. stupid and filthy goes home.)

HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS:
- $2 Domestic Drafts / bottles
- 2-for-1 wells
- $4 House Wine

Hosted by America’s Favorite Comedian Of All Time, Chad Riden.

Every Sunday at 8pm. No Cover. Smoke-free.

Steve’s Restaurant & Bar
604 Gallatin Avenue #217
Nashville, TN 37206
615-227-8383

More infos:
StevesEastNashville.com
(facebook event)

UPDATE: this show is no more! RIP SmartyPants (October 31, 2011 – April 15, 2012). Thanks to everybody who supported this show!