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June 13 - 17, 2012


Johnny Carson Theatre/Norfolk Senior High School
801 Riverside Blvd. - Norfolk, NE

2012 Comedy Camp

May 6th, 2012

If your in Junior High or High School, join us for this year's comedy camp! [more]

Jimmie "JJ" Walker to receive Comedy Festival's Legend award

May 2nd, 2012

Jimmie “J.J.” Walker — who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s as a television actor and comedian — will be in Norfolk on Saturday, June 16, to receive the Viaero Great American Comedy Festival’s annual Johnny Carson Comedy Legend award. [more]

Featured comedian guests at 2012 festival

April 24th, 2012

Funny. Very funny. And familiar with Norfolk, too. That’s perhaps the best way to describe three of the featured guests at the 2012 Viaero Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk. [more]

Poundstone, Cavett serve as hosts of 2012 festival shows

April 23rd, 2012

It’s been five years since the idea of having Norfolk host a comedy festival to pay tribute to the legacy of Johnny Carson first became reality. [more]

Two More Advance

April 2nd, 2012

Standup comedians from Phoenix and Denver were chosen as the favorites at Saturday night’s final preliminary amateur competition for this summer’s Viaero Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk. [more]

St. Patrick's Day Lucky for Two Amateur Comedians

March 19th, 2012

Two more comedians advanced Saturday night in O’Neill to this summer’s amateur finals of the 2012 Viaero Great American Comedy Festival. [more]

 

    Calendar of Events

     Wed. June 13 @ 7 p.m. - Amateur Night Finals

     Thurs. June 14 @ 7 p.m. - Professional Competition R1

     Thurs. June 14 @ 10:30 p.m. - Late Night Show

     Fri. June 15 @ 7 p.m. - Professional Competition R2

     Fri. June 15 @ 10:30 p.m. - Late Night Show

     Sat. June 17 @ 7 p.m. - Festival Gala

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Most Shows are presented in the Johnny Carson Theatre located
in the Norfolk Senior High School at 801 Riverside Boulevard in Norfolk.