The 2018 Dallas Comedy Festival once again kept growing as they had more acts, added another performance stage and location, and even expanded the length of their red carpet.from last year. The Dallas Comedy House has become the epicenter for comedy and the development of improv and sketch comedy troupes in the state of Texas, and the Dallas Comedy Festival has become a “cross the dates off the calendar” event not just for the state but in comedy circles throughout the rest of the country, and the fun and enthusiasm on the red carpet Friday, March 30 gave some evidence as to why that is the case.
Starting it off with Dallas stand-up comedienne, Marissa Nieto (Photo by John Strange)
Marissa Nieto (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Catherine McCafferty being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Catherine McCafferty, a stand up comic out of L.A. (Photo by John Strange)
Catherine McCafferty (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Ashleigh Branch (Black Girl Giggles) (Photo by John Strange)
Ashleigh Branch (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Funny women on the carpet (Ashleigh Branch, Marissa Nieto, Catherine McCafferty). (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Charmaine Christie-Primo, another talented Dallas Stand-up (Photo by John Strange)
Charmaine Christie-Primo (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Jenny Holden & Chip Nash (Danny & Arnold) being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Jenny Holden and Chip Nash (Danny & Arnold) bringing the improv from Chicago. (Photo by John Strange)
Jenny Holden and Chip Nash (Danny & Arnold) (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Catherine McCafferty, Chip Nash & Jenny Holden, Charmaine Christie-Pieto. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Pamela Hawley, the “Jackson” part of Jackson Soup, an improv duo from San Francisco. (Photo by John Strange)
Pamela Hawley (Jackson Soup) (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Colten Winburn being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Colten Winburn, a stand-up comic based in Denton TX. (Photo by John Strange)
Colten Winburn (The cookie is almost all gone.) (Photo by Steve Duffy)
90s Mixtape being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
David Allison, Madison Frihart, and Gabriel Vasquez, the 90s Mixtape Sketch Comedy Team. (Photo by John Strange)
David Allison, Madison Frihart, and Gabriel Vasquez (90s Mixtape) (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Charmaine Christie-Pieto being interviewed by That Nerd Show. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Charmaine Christie-Primo being interviewed by I Am Royalty Radio (Photo by Wildman)
Drew Lausch being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Stand-up comic from New York City, Drew Lausch. (Photo by John Strange)
Drew Lausch (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Midnight Passion being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Dallas’s Midnight Passion – Front: Lisa Michalsky, Jordan Armstrong, and Camille Long, Back: Jessica Roth, Raye Maddox, and Jeff Garlish (Photo by John Strange)
Front: Lisa Michalsky, Jordan Armstrong, and Camille Long, Back: Jessica Roth, Raye Maddox, and Jeff Garlish (Midnight Passion) (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Tom Devenport being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Internationally funny, Stand-up Tom Devenport, from Switzerland. (Photo by John Strange)
Tom Devenport (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Midnight Passion being interviewed by That Nerd Show. (Photo by Wildman)
Drew Lausch being interviewed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Sunglow being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Dallas’s Sunglow improv troupe: Front: Kenzie Taft, Shayne Philibert ,and Chad Richards, Back: Connor Posey, Shawn Mayer, and Wes Davis (Photo by John Strange)
Gettin’ It being photographed. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Dallas’s Gettin’ It Storytelling group: Devon Kodis, Casey Elder, and Ellen Fultz (Photo by John Strange)
Devon Kodis, Casey Elder, and Ellen Fultz (Gettin’ It) (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Ky Krebs being photographed (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Austin’s Ky Krebs (Photo by John Strange)
Ky Krebs (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Ky Krebs being interviewed by That Nerd Show. (Photo by Wildman)
Salt Lake City’s Jordan Makin (Photo by John Strange)
Jordan Makin being interviewed by I Am Royalty Radio. (Photo by Wildman)
St.Louis improv troupe 10:02 – Front: Stephanie Howes and Sarah Lachey, Back: David Felts, Adam Shaw, and Charles Harris (Photo by Steve Duffy)
10:02 being interviewed by That Nerd Show. (Photo by Wildman)
Pointing the way for Black Girl Giggles (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Black Girl Giggles: Front: Brionne Bagneris and Saya Meads, Back: Nkechi Chibueze and Ashleigh Branch (Photo by John Strange)
Black Girl Giggles, out of New Orleans: Front Brionne Bagneris, Saya Meads Back: Ashleigh Branch and Nkechi Chibueze (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Black Girl Giggles being interviewed by I Am Royalty Radio. (Photo by Wildman)
Pamela Hawley and Dave Collins (Jackson Soup) (Photo by John Strange)
Pamela Hawley and Dave Collins (Jackson Soup) being interviewed by Marcus Blake (That Nerd Show) (Photo by John Strange)
Jackson Soup being interviewed by That Nerd Show. (Photo by Wildman)
Catching up with Ashlee Voorsanger (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Ashlee Voorsanger poses while 10:02 does an interview. (Photo by Divina Penaloza)
Looking groovy: Former Dallas comedienne, now a New Yorker, Ashlee Voorsanger (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Ashlee Voorsanger (Photo by John Strange)
Ashlee Voorsanger being interviewed by That Nerd Show. (Photo by Wildman)
Heather McKinney and Adam Fullerton (AH, OK presents Good Morning Tonight) (Photo by John Strange)
Heather McKinney and Adam Fullerton of Dallas’s AH, OK presents Good Morning Tonight. (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Ah OK being interviewed by I Am Royalty Radio. (Photo by Wildman)
Front: Darcy Armstrong and Jordan Armstrong, Back: Todd Anderton, Kent Wicklander, and Jon Patrick (Walker Herschel) (Photo by John Strange)
Sketch Comedy Dallas-style from Walker Herschel: Front – Darcy Armstrong and Jordan Armstrong, Back – Todd Anderton, Kent Wicklander, and Jon Patrick (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Three of the members of Walker Herschel talk comedy with That Nerd Show. (Photo by Wildman)
Front: Kalia Armbruster and Michael Peng, Back: Mark Mclarty and Manu Ameisen (Luxury Singles Cruise Mixer) (Photo by John Strange)
The Luxury Singles Cruise Mixer improv troupe from San Francisco: Front – Kalia Armbruster and Michael Peng Back – Mark Mclarty and Manu Ameisen (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Front: Heather McKinney, Jame McCraw, Caroline Phillips, and Sara Aisenberg,Back: Kaspars Skels and Adam Fullerton, WATERMELON (Watermelon) (Photo by John Strange)
The Watermelon troupe: Front – Heather McKinney, Jame McCraw, Caroline Phillips, and Sara Aisenberg, Back – Kaspars Skels and Adam Fullerton (Photo by Steve Duffy)
All their members in place, Sunglow takes a second try at being photographed. (Photo by Wildman)
The improv troupe, Sunglow adds a late arriving member to the photo… (L to R): Connor Posey, Kenzie Taff, Shawn Mayer, Shayne Philibert, Chad Richards, Beth Yankuner, Ahmed Al-Kadri, Wes Davis, Shawn Mayer (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Strong man comedy: Marc Anthony (Photo by John Strange)
Comedy that required a passport (Canada): Marc Anthony (Steve Duffy)
Marc Anthony displaying the guns for I Am Royalty Radio. (Photo by Wildman)
Kevin Sean (Photo by John Strange)
Another New Yorker here to make Texans laugh: Kevin Sean (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Kevin Sean being interviewed by I Am Royalty Radio. (Photo by Wildman)
Mike Devore (Photo by John Strange)
Bringing the funny from San Diego: Mike Devore (Photo by Steve Duffy)
Mike Devore entertaining I Am Royalty Radio. (Photo by Wildman)
Brian Bahe (Photo by John Strange)
New York City in the house (and available for Goldfish sponsorship): Brian Bahe (Photo by Steve Duffy)
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