There are 3 article(s) tagged Comedy:

• September 2025

  • Grandpa and the National Guard: A Memphis comedian goes viral

    Zach Williams has hit comedy gold with his online clips about Grandpa, a National Guard veteran remembering his time in the Bluff City, and a bunch of Memphis-centric inside jokes. 

    By Jody Callahan September 23, 2025

• October 2023

  • In the end, Christian comic Chonda Pierce plays to an audience of one

    Comic Chonda Pierce is sure about God and sure that while she’s making some people laugh, she’s making other people mad. She says it’s the price of doing business and notes that comedian Dave Chappelle fights the same battle, albeit with a key difference: “When he pays a price, he still has millions.”

    By Don Wade October 09, 2023

• March 2021

  • Standing up for Memphis comedy: LaToya Tennille

    Memphis comic LaToya Tennille finds humor in her hometown and in her own life. If that translates to making the “big-time,” great. If it doesn’t, well, maybe she’s cleared a path for somebody else. 

    By Don Wade March 01, 2021