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June 13 - 17, 2012


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

Amateur Comedians to compete for spot in 2012 Festival

January 22nd, 2012

They’ll be traveling to Norfolk, West Point and O’Neill from states like New York, California, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico. They’ll be driving or flying with one goal in mind: To make an audience laugh. Because if they accomplish that goal, it means they would have a good chance of advancing to this summer’s amateur comedian finals of the 2012 Viaero Great American Comedy Festival. [more]

Now seeking Amateur Night Comedians

December 20th, 2011

The following Amateur Competitions are scheduled for 2012.  Winners will advance to the final round of competition on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the Johnny Carson Theatre located at 801 Riverside Blvd in Norfolk, Nebraska.  [more]

Redesigned award presented to Bill Dana

August 18th, 2011

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Norfolk by the Light of the Comedy Moon

August 8th, 2011

Check out this great article about our 2011 comedy festival by the Prairie Fire Nebraska Newspaper. [more]

2011 festival big success

August 3rd, 2011

The 2011 Viaero Great American Comedy Festival was a critical and financial success. “We’ve heard positive feedback from those in attendance about the quality of the shows and how much people enjoyed them. That’s always gratifying to hear,” said Kent Warneke, festival chairman.   [more]

Leachman accepts Johnny Carson Award; has last laugh

June 21st, 2011

The surprise ending Saturday night at the Viaero Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk was supposed to be the naming of the winner of the stand-up competition.Cloris Leachman had other ideas.Earlier in the evening at the Johnny Carson Theatre, audience members got a hint of how free-spirited the 84-year-old actress was.After being presented with the inaugural Johnny Carson Comedy Legend award by Eddie Brill, the festival’s producer, Leachman didn’t exit stage right — or left. She walked to the front of the stage and received help from Bert Haas of Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago to exit in a decidedly unorthodox way into her front-row seat. [more]

 

    Calendar of Events

     January 28 - Amateur Night
      West Point Community Theatre - West Point, NE

     February 25 - Amateur Night
      Time Square Events Center - Norfolk, NE

     March 17 - Amateur Night
      O’Neill Community Center - O'Neill, NE

     March 31 - Amateur Night
      Divots Conference Center - Norfolk, NE

 

View Great American Comedy Festival Show locations in a larger map.

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