STAND-UP COMEDY from Milwaukee, Charleston, Greensboro, LA, & Charlotte

Bob Coakley is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a laid back, self-deprecating and observational sense of humor. Bob’s clean comedy style combines a positive outlook on his plastic spoon upbringing, with an ability to see the challenges of marriage and fatherhood in a light-hearted way.

Matt Dieterich is from Charleston, SC and has been performing stand up comedy for the past five years throughout the Southeast. He has performed in the New South Comedy Festival last year and has performed in the Charleston Comedy Festival.

Dawn Shirk is a comic living in Greensboro, NC, born and raised in the Idiot Box Comedy Club. She brings a storytelling style of stand up, exploring topics such as getting older, relationships, therapy, and the life of a lesbian librarian. Her recent performances include the Ultimate Comic Challenge and the North Carolina Comedy Festival.

Andrew Cornelius is a Los Angeles based comic whose comedic roots came from a decade of improv comedy experience in Chicago and New York before he focused exclusively on stand-up comedy seven years ago. He was the host of Intrigue.TV’s “Just Eat It!,” a restaurant review show that is available on YouTube. Andrew also played “Preston” in the indie comedy feature, “Captain Hagen’s Bed & Breakfast” streaming on Amazon. He made two appearances on Comedy Central’s “Inside Amy Schumer.” Sometimes children recognize him as “Coach Scalp” from Nick Jr.’s “Platy & Jackie’s Mixed Up Challenges.” Through Cool Beans Comedy, Andrew is coach / instructor at the Ice House Comedy Club for beginner and intermediate stand-up comedy classes. Andrew is a whiskey aficionado and has logged over 100 different tastings in his journal. However, he probably forgot to log another hundred or so over his lifetime.

Chris Diorio from Charlotte, NC is the man who has seen and done it all. From military veteran to Scottish lordship and everything in between, Chris has completed almost every side quest in the game of life. Hitting the stage with wildly entertaining stories, clever observations, and hard-hitting punchlines Chris is truly a must-see performer. He is an award winning comedian and podcast host, and was featured on the “Testing Negative Tour” as well as “Rebels of Comedy” and has been recognized nationally for his performances everywhere from NYC to Los Angeles sharing stages with some of the best in the business including Shane Gillis, Aaron Berg, and Katherine Blanford

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The 11th annual New South Comedy Festival will feature over a dozen stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy shows and workshops with guests from across the country from November 13-17th!

Host or Publisher Alchemy Comedy Theater