The Great American Comedy Festival visits Columbus!
The Great American Comedy Festival was created in 2008 to pay tribute to the legacy of Johnny Carson. That same vision continues to hold true today.
Honoring his legacy as one of America’s greatest comedians ever, paying tribute to his status as a TV icon and remembering with gratitude the fondness Carson had for the community he called home – that’s the foundation of the Great American Comedy Festival.
Each year the Great American Comedy Festival invites two comedians to revisit the festival in the form of a Winter Comedy Show! This year Mark Pitta and Rob Haze will be performing 3 nights in a row in Nebraska! Wayne (Thu), Norfolk (Fri), and Columbus (Sat). Oborny's Husker Bar is pleased to welcome the Great American Comedy Festival as the venue for the 2016 Columbus Winter Comedy Show!
Tickets are available NOW at Oborny's Husker Bar OR you may CLICK HERE to purchase online. Seating is limited so get them while you can!
Honoring his legacy as one of America’s greatest comedians ever, paying tribute to his status as a TV icon and remembering with gratitude the fondness Carson had for the community he called home – that’s the foundation of the Great American Comedy Festival.
Each year the Great American Comedy Festival invites two comedians to revisit the festival in the form of a Winter Comedy Show! This year Mark Pitta and Rob Haze will be performing 3 nights in a row in Nebraska! Wayne (Thu), Norfolk (Fri), and Columbus (Sat). Oborny's Husker Bar is pleased to welcome the Great American Comedy Festival as the venue for the 2016 Columbus Winter Comedy Show!
Tickets are available NOW at Oborny's Husker Bar OR you may CLICK HERE to purchase online. Seating is limited so get them while you can!
Mark Pitta
Mark Pitta is a national headliner coming from the fervent San Francisco comedy scene of the 1980s. Mark’s career flourished in LA, first, fulfilling his dream of appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson then subsequent appearances with Jay Leno. Mark landed a job as host of Totally Hidden Video for the FOX network, playing different characters in hidden camera situations and then hosting Friday Night Videos for NBC. Mark has made guest appearances on Mad About You and Third Rock From the Sun. For Comedy Central Mark has appeared on Premium Blend; The A-List; Dr. Katz; and Make Me Laugh. A favorite on the comedy club; college; and corporate circuit, Mark has also opened for Chris Issak, Celene Dion, Vanessa Williams, Paul Anka, Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton John, Smokey Robinson, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Rick Springfield.
Rob Haze
Rob Haze is a comedian from Atlanta, Georgia. Rob was a New Face in the 2015 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. He can be seen on the 9th season of Last Comic Standing. Rob is the 2015 winner of the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. He has made appearances on HLN News Now, and can be heard as a personality on the Ryan Cameron morning show. Rob was named by Creative Loafing one of the 25 people to watch in 2015. In 2012 Rob was a finalist in NBC Stand Up for Diversity and was a part of there 2013 college tour. Starting making funny poems at college poetry nights, Rob started performing stand up while studying Political Science in college. Rob shares his gift of comedy at clubs, colleges, and corporations all over the country. Rob prides himself on bringing people together rather than tearing them apart.