This year’s Best of the CRANDIC winner for Best Stand-Up Comedian graduated from the University of Iowa in 2021, where he took Megan Gogerty’s stand-up comedy course and worked as a DJ at student radio station KRUI. These days, he teaches preschool and works as the booker at Joystick Comedy Arcade (formerly The Yacht Club), […]
Floodwater Comedy Festival
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Watch: Sitting down with stand-ups at Floodwater Comedy Festival
Before taking the stage during Floodwater Comedy Festival on Friday night, Little Village sat down with comedians Kristen Toomey, Keonna Scott and Donny Townsend at The Mill in downtown Iowa City to discuss their craft. Presented by the Iowa City Downtown District
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Alyssa Limperis, mom impersonator and mental-health podcaster, to perform at Floodwater Comedy Festival
Alyssa Limperis frequently uses the word “joy” when she speaks of performing. That coincides, for her, with focus, presence and aliveness. “[It’s a] runner’s high, a feeling of no doubt, no pain, doing something that feels right, good and not doing anything else. That’s a rare feeling, with phones and everything else: to know I’m […]
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Brock About Town: Cheers to a successful Floodwater Comedy Fest
One of the greatest things about living in Iowa City is that there’s always something going on — a famous author speaking at Prairie Lights, a wild house party, a half-finished building burning down. This is particularly true during festival season, which, here in the cultural center of Iowa, encompasses basically every weekend that we […]
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Dante Powell kicks off Floodwater with live album recording
Despite chilly weather and slippery sidewalks, the Iowa City comedy scene will be bustling with activity Feb. 27-March 2, as the 2019 Floodwater comedy festival kicks off its annual events. This year, Des Moines-based comedian Dante Powell will be recording his first comedy album at The Mill in Iowa City as part of the festivities.
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Five questions with: Carmen Lynch
The Floodwater Comedy Festival kicks off tonight in downtown Iowa City. After a year hiatus, it’s back in full force, with a stellar lineup of local, regional and national comedy acts.
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Headliner announcement: Floodwater Comedy Festival is back for 2018
The Floodwater Comedy Festival announced the lineup today for their next fest, coming up March 1-3, 2018. Leading the pack is comedian Carmen Lynch. She will start off the festival with a show at The Mill on Thursday, March 1. PREACH Improv follows with a Friday performance at the Blue Moose, and the festival returns to The Mill on Saturday, March 2 with Jo Firestone.
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Interview: Comedian Natasha Leggero talks honeymoon tours, theatre criticism and ‘Another Period’
Floodwater Comedy Festival Presents: Natasha Leggero IMU Main Lounge — Thursday, Apr. 21 at 8 p.m. Get ready, Iowa City — Natasha Leggero will be performing in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge on Thursday, Apr. 21 at 8 p.m as part of the Floodwater Comedy Festival. Tickets are $25 in advance and are available […]
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Floodwater Comedy Festival reveals final line-up
Floodwater Comedy Festival Various Venues — Thu., Apr. 21–Sun., Apr. 24 The Floodwater Comedy Festival has announced its full line-up for later this month. Some exciting additions have been made; see the full schedule below. In addition to the already announced headliners, two other main acts have been added. In partnership with the University of […]
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Just announced: Floodwater Comedy Festival adds Jak Knight to the roster
Jak Knight The Mill — Sunday, Apr. 24 at 7 p.m. The Floodwater Comedy Festival is expanding its line-up today with the announcement of a new headliner to the mix: Los Angeles-based comedian Jak Knight. Knight has been featured on Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and has appeared on @Midnight. He has […]
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Just announced: Natasha Leggero and more to headline Floodwater Comedy Festival
Floodwater Comedy Festival Iowa City — Apr. 22–24, 2016 Iowa City’s Floodwater Comedy Festival is back for its second year of bringing a wide array of comedy programming and workshops to Iowa City. This year, comedian Natasha Leggero comes to town as the stand-up headliner. Known for her Comedy Central show Another Period (with Garfunkel […]
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Inside ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’: Writer Neil Campbell on the alt-comedy hit, improv and his time at Iowa
Neil Campbell is the head writer for IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang!, the surreal comedy talk show hosted by Scott Aukerman with comedic and musical…
