The 15th annual music and arts festival ATHFEST will be held in downtown Athens, GA, June 22 through June 26. For the past 14 years, ATHFEST has showcased the best in local, regional, and nationally recognized Athens-based talent. The festival includes LAUGHFest, live music, KIDSFest, a juried artisan market, film events, a comedy showcase, Flagpole Music Awards, Wired Dance Festival and more! From 2005-2010, ATHFEST has been included in the “TOP 20 Events for June” by the Southeast Tourism Society.“
LAUGHFest, the official Athfest Comedy Showcase will feature nationally touring headliner Dan Telfer. Paste magazine dubbed him the “Best of What’s Next” and went on to also list him as one of the 10 Best Comedians of 2010. In April of 2010 Dan was featured on the front page of The Onion, who said Dan was “hitting Chicago’s comedy glass ceiling. Dan is currently touring to promote a new podcast for the Onion AV Club.
The show will also feature TJ Young, a member of The Beards of Comedy Tour and creator of Mundanish Comedy. TJ is a 2008 Aspen Rooftop Comedy Awards winner. TJ has shared the stage with such notable acts as Aziz Ansari, Doug Benson, Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Greg Giraldo, and Maria Bamford.
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Chris Patton, Natalie Glaser, Matt Gilbert, Luke Fields, and Drew Dickerson will also perform.
