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Ralphie May returns to Nashville Friday, March 2nd at 8pm at the Ryman Auditorium (tickets are on sale now). Ralphie loves Nashville and is a great supporter of NashvilleStandUp.. (as is his feature/middle act, Nashville’s own Billy Wayne Davis) ..and he’s offered to give away a pair of (that’s two!) tickets to his show right here. Want ’em? Sure you do. Register after the click.
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The video for Sue Fabisch’s song “Wal-Mart Woman” has advanced to Round One of the CMT Music City Madness Contest. This first round runs through Feb 27 and SHE NEEDS YOUR VOTE!
Whether it’s 25 people or a group of 5000, Top 10 Billboard Artist Sue Fabisch (pronounced Fay-bish) has made them laugh (and cry!). Her hit parody, “The MOM of Constant Sorrow”, catapulted her onto the mainstream airwaves of country music when it found it’s way to over 200 radio stations and the video network Great American Country. The song seemed to strike a chord out in the real world, where all of Sue’s songs are real-life scenarios for over-worked and underpaid parents.
As Nick at Nite gears up for a third season of its reality series competition, Funniest Mom in America, beginning Tuesday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m. CT. Real-life mom and Nashville-based comedian Dawna Kinne has competed against several rounds of others looking to win a shot at this year’s title. One lucky winner will win $50,000 plus the chance to host a special night of programming on Nick at Nite.
Funniest Mom 3 is a six-part series which follows these moms’ journey to glory. The show follows them from auditions to regional competitions, where twelve moms advance to compete in the semi-finals. Throughout the series’ six-week run, viewers will get the chance to learn more about these moms and their families as we travel with them to their hometowns and get a glimpse at their lives. Roseanne Barr will serve as the host for season three.
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On Friday, February 2nd, at 8:30 p.m. (Central), CMT premiers “CMT Comedy Stage” – its new stand-up comedy series that was taped right here in Nashville at the historic and beautiful Bellcourt Theatre. NashvilleStandUp was there for the taping of the first four episodes in January, so look for several Nashville-based comedians in the audience AND on-stage. We also gave away tickets to the taping to members of our mailing list. Lee Campbell wrote to thank us saying, “The show was awesome!!!” ..and it was.
Melissa Peterman (from “Reba”) hosts the shows, which feature 14 comics performing stand-up: Trish Suhr, Gary Mule Deer, Kelly Terranova, Etta May, Killer Beaz, Tom Mabe, Vic Henley, Jon Reep, Robert Hawkins, Nate Bargatze, Greg Warren, Greg Hahn, John Wesley Austin and Mike Armstrong.
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Nashville’s own Billy Wayne Davis has been tapped to join the Dirt Poor Comedy Tour line-up. Open auditions were held at comedy clubs across the country, and producers selected B.W. along with Dustin Chafin, Ricky Peardon, Big Kenny, Etta May and J. Scott Homan to perform at a show to be taped for television on March 20th & 21st in Knoxville, TN, at the Bijou Theater. If you’d like to see Billy Wayne perform right here in Nashville, he’s the middle act for Ralphie May at the Ryman on March 2nd @ 8 p.m.
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