Wild West Comedy Brings Kathy Griffin to TPAC's Polk Theater

Two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin is bringing her universally recognized brand of pull-no-punches comedy to TPAC's Polk Theater on May 21 as part of the third annual Wild West Comedy Festival.
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Wild West Comedy Festival is excited to announce the return of Bud Light and Netflix as official sponsors. Bud Light presents the Wild West Comedy Festival in association with Netflix.
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The largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, Jeff Foxworthy, will headline the historic Ryman Auditorium for the first time ever on May 21 at 6 p.m.
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Actor and comedian Chris Tucker, best known for his roles in films such as "Rush Hour" and "Friday," will perform at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Friday, May 20 at 8 p.m.
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Host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" Trevor Noah will make his Nashville debut at Ryman Auditorium on May 21 at 8:30 p.m.; Miranda Sings brings her one woman show complete with comedy, hit songs, magic tricks, dramatic reading of hate mail and never-before-seen videos, to Ryman Auditorium on May 22; Joe Rogan, who is known as one of the most complex and exciting stand-ups working in America today, plays Ryman Auditorium on May 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Catch international comedic superstar, Russell Peters, who has broken records around the world for some of the fastest selling and biggest comedy shows in history, at War Memorial Auditorium on May 19 at 7:30 p.m.; the fastest-selling show of 2015's festival returns on May 18 & 19 at 6:30 p.m., when filmmaker Kevin Smith and actor Jason Mewes record their popular podcast "Jay & Silent Bob Get Old" at Zanies Comedy Club; Zanies will also host The Fighter & The Kid Live (UFC heavyweight, Brendan Schaub and actor/comedian, Bryan Callen) on May 17 at 7 p.m., comedian and filmmaker Kevin Smith on May 18 and May 19 at 9 p.m.

See Adam Conover, host of TruTV's "Adam Ruins Everything," on May 20 at 7 p.m. and comedian and TV personality Jimmy Pardo brings his award-winning weekly podcast Never Not Funny to Zanies on May 21 at 2:30 p.m.; TPAC's James K.Polk Theater will host actress-comedian Maria Bamford, who will hit Netflix this year with her Mitch Hurtwitz comedy collaboration Lady Dynamite, on May 20 at 7 p.m. and host of truTV's hit series The Carbonaro Effect Michael Carbonaro on May 22 at 6 p.m. Fans can expect even more exciting announcements in the coming months!
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Tickets are currently on sale everywhere tickets are sold.

The festival's venue partners include some of the most iconic locations in Nashville, such as the Ryman Auditorium, War Memorial Auditorium, TPAC's James K. Polk Theater and Zanies Nashville.
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For more information, visit wildwestcomedyfestival.com or facebook.com/wwcfNashville