The 2023 Stand-Up Comedy Lineup Is Here
SCHEDULE
Friday, September 15, 2023 AT 10 PM (JUKE JOINT - TELLURIDE ARTS HQ)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 AT 4 PM (BLUES STAGE)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 AT 10 PM (JUKE JOINT - TELLURIDE ARTS HQ)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT 4 PM (BLUES STAGE)
No joke here! Comedy is back and we are thrilled to announce Troy Walker, Laurie Kilmartin, Katrina Davis and Adam Cayton-Holland are joining the lineup at Telluride Blues & Brews Festival this year! Take a break from the music and check out afternoon comedy shows on the Blues Stage or go out on the town for late night humor at the dirty shows at the Friday and Saturday night Juke Joints starting at 10 pm. For the young at heart, please note that some of the comedy will be adult in nature.
Troy Walker
Troy Walker has quickly become one of Denver's most sought-after comedians! Current writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! & a regular at Comedy Works, Walker has won the Comedy Works "New Faces" contest twice. After making his network TV debut on The Late Late Show, Troy has steadily racked up credits including VICE’s Flophouse and playing the role of “Don Lemon” on Fusion TV’s Trump vs. Bernie. He recently appeared on Comedy Central's Corporate and Fuse’s Uproarious. Troy was also just featured in a PetSmart commercial directed by Christopher Guest and starring Jane Lynch.
Walker has had the pleasure of opening for some of the most prominent comedians in the country. In addition to headlining clubs and colleges across the nation, Troy serves as a fine ambassador of Denver comedy at national and local comedy festivals including The Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival, The Great American Comedy Festival, and Portland's Bridgetown Comedy Festival. He was also selected as one the Just for Laughs Montreal’s prestigious “New Faces.”
After witnessing Troy’s storytelling abilities and commanding presence on-stage it should come as no surprise that he's also a licensed attorney who graduated from University of Denver's Sturm College of Law.
Adam Cayton-Holland
Adam Cayton-Holland is a national touring comic who has appeared on Conan, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Comedy Central Presents, @midnight, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Happy Endings and was named one of Esquire’s “25 Comics to Watch,” as well as one of “10 Comics to Watch” by Variety. Along with his cohorts in The Grawlix, he created, wrote and starred in “Those Who Can’t,” which aired for three seasons and is available to stream on HBOMax. The Grawlix also host a podcast, “The Grawlix Saves the World,” which is available everywhere. His albums, “I Don’t Know If I Happy,” “Backyards,” “Adam Cayton-Holland Performs His Signature Bits,” (voted one of Vulture’s Top Ten Albums of 2018), “Semblance of Normalcy,” and “Hot Takes,” are all available on iTunes. “Adam Cayton-Holland Performs His Signature Bits” is also available on vinyl through the record label Saddle Creek. Adam’s writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, The New York Times, Esquire and The Atlantic. His first book, Tragedy Plus Time, is available everywhere.
Katrina Davis
is a fun-loving writer and comedian with a dark, but ultimately freeing and funny take on the world. Baltimore-born and Florida-raised, her comedy covers everything from heartbreak and hurricane preparation, to fist-fighting for the fine arts.
Katrina Davis was a part of the 2021 High Plains Comedy Festival, named one of Time Out LA’s Comedians to Watch 2019 and had one of the most watched videos from Comedy Central in 2022. She acts as comedy relief on the art history podcast Podvant Garde and is also featured on Comedy Central, Don't Tell Comedy, America’s Got Talent (2017), and the Seed & Spark comedy special Everything Is Fine. Her debut comedy special, Figuring It Out, was named in NPR’s End of Year Stand-Up Comedy Spectacular on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn and is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime and other platforms.
Laurie Kilmartin
Laurie Kilmartin is stand-up comedian and an Emmy-nominated, WGA award-winning comedy writer. She was a staff writer for all 11 years of CONAN on TBS, and has performed standup on CONAN, Late Late Show w/James Corden, and Comedy Central. She was a Top 10 finalist on season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing, and has been a guest on Marc Maron's WTF 3 times. Her first book, Shitty Mom, was a NY Times bestseller. Her special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, was named Vulture 's Top Ten Comedy Specials of 2016. She appeared on Episode 1 of Hillary Clinton’s 2022 Apple TV series Gutsy. Her 3rd album Corset was released in Oct of 2021- buy or stream Corset.
Start Planning For The Festival Trip Of A Lifetime
Join us for a weekend of world class live music and craft beer in the alpine paradise of Telluride, Colorado, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains on September 15-17, 2023! Enjoy three days of music, art, stand-up comedy, yoga, camping, outdoor recreation, kids activities, late night shows and so much more all surrounded by towering mountain peaks with endless opportunities for outdoor recreation. Yes, like most festivals there's a Main Stage, but at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, there's so much more! With multiple stages, a 5k fundraiser race, TONS of beer styles to try, world-class restaurants, alpine surroundings and more, there are plenty of events planned to enhance your festival experience, above and beyond the music on the Main Stage. Even though the festival lasts for four nights and three days, once you get to Telluride, you won't want to go home.
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