She also produces “Funny as Ale” in Huntsville, sponsored by Straight to Ale Brewing where the comics are also treated like rock stars. Beer is also provided for the comics by Yazoo - something you see at independent shows but is a bit of a rarity at major comedy clubs. Her show in Nashville, “Comedy out the Yazoo,” is sponsored by Yazoo Brewing and the comic who puts on the best set of the night walks away with an entire case of Yazoo’s finest brews. Lucy Sinsheimer produces shows at major comedy clubs in Nashville and Huntsville that are sponsored by local breweries. ![]() Over the past few years, more and more opportunities to see quality local comedy talent have popped up, and craft breweries have played a huge role.Ĭomedian Monty Mitchell outside of Zanies in Nashville with his case of Yazoo brews.Īll over the country, breweries are getting involved in their local comedy scenes by putting on, promoting or sponsoring D.I.Y comedy shows. (READ: A Common Thread Binds Brewing and Comedy)įor decades, seeing a quality stand-up comedy show meant getting fancied up, going to a local comedy club, seeing a nationally touring headliner and buying at least two menu items. Once again, these people were seeing a great comedy show paired with fantastic beer - and it was simply wonderful. At the time, On Tour was less than a year old so it was no surprise that when a comic asked, “Who’s been here before?” nearly three-fourths of the audience raised their hands. Once again, a palpable energy filled the taproom as nearly 100 people came out to support a show comprised of local talent. It was a night of pure joy, all made easier with great comedy and amazing beer.Ī few months later, I found myself in Chicago at On Tour Brewing for another first-time comedy show. Comics riffed on beer names like “Spy Dolphin” and “Lustra” as audience members sampled beer and ordered pint after pint. A city had come out in mass to support its local creatives in both local beer and in comedy. Even as someone who has been performing for nearly a decade, I have trouble describing the energy in the room that night. Dancing Gnome Beer, a small independently owned brewery just outside of Pittsburgh, was having its first comedy night featuring mostly local comedians. Last February, over 75 people filled a small taproom in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Further scripts have also been ordered by HBO, but a full broadcast season of Avenue 5 is yet to be officially confirmed.Comedian and author Dwight Simmons performs at On Tour Brewing in Chicago. Karen finds herself becoming the voice of the passengers, enjoying her newfound power.”Īs far as we can tell, Armando Iannucci is currently putting the pilot episode together for the show. She will play Karen Kelly, who’s described as “a middle-aged American housewife, who boarded Avenue 5 using her sister’s non-transferable ticket. Then, in August 2018, Deadline (again) broke the news that Laurie had signed up – “after lengthy negotiations” – to play Ryan Clark, “the charming and in-control American captain of Avenue 5.”Īnd now, Deadline (yet again) has reported on Rebecca Front’s casting. ![]() Rebecca Front has joined Hugh Laurie in the cast of Avenue 5, Armando Iannucci’s spaceship comedy that is in development at HBO (the home network of Veep).įront is no stranger to Armando Iannucci’s oeuvre, having appeared in two of his previous creations, The Thick Of It and The Day Today. Her CV also includes Poldark, Grimsby, War & Peace, Humans and Transformers: The Last Knight.ĭeadline reported back in September 2017 that HBO had ordered a pilot episode for Avenue 5, which is set to take place in the future (and mostly in space). Armando Iannucci is the creator, writer and executive producer of the show.
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