Standup Showcase

Class Act Comedy

hosted by Sami Tamimi

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Class Act Comedy

Six comics share one microphone. What could possibly go wrong?

Headliner Yasmin Elhady is a comedian and storyteller. She’s performed at The Kennedy Center and was featured on NBC’s True Story with Ed Helms and Randall Park. She’s also appeared on NPR, Netflix is a Joke Radio on SiriusXM, and The Washington Post, and on WUSA9 with Reese Waters.

Also performing:

Sami Tamimi is an Iraqi standup comedian and producer of Class Act Comedy at the Révéler. He performs all over Richmond and DC. He moved to America 7 years ago and talks about his experience living with a Southern host family. Sami is your uncle at the dinner table, who occasionally loves to showcase his uncle dance moves in between sets.

Patrice DeVeaux is an emerging force and rising star from Richmond, Virginia. Patrice has been traveling doing standup all over the country, opening for Orlando Jones, Chaunté Wayans, Tony Woods, and the legendary Adele Givens. Patrice is a writer, producer, and creative curator. She has appeared on several television shows, including News One Now With Roland Martin, Kill Tony, and Revolt TV. She has also been featured on Kenan Thompson’s Ultimate Comedy Experience. Patrice has performed at the legendary Apollo Theater in NYC and internationally in the Netherlands.

Selected as one of Bob Sumner’s Rising Stars, Juno Turner joins the Laff Mobb family from Emporia, VA. He has been blazing stages all along the east coast with his down home, country demeanor. A true fan and student of the art of stand up comedy, Juno is guaranteed to make you laugh from the beginning to the end of each set. He has performed with Red Grant, Smokey Suarez, Kleon the Comedian, Kool Bubba Ice and many more forces of comedic culture.

Will Minor is a stand up comedian and an aspiring professional goofball. A staple of the Richmond Comedy Community, he has performed everywhere from biker rallies to laundromats. Will has hosted countless shows in Richmond and featured at Sandman Comedy Club and Don’t Tell Comedy.

Amber Hendrix is a Richmond, Virginia based comedian and producer. She's 1/3 of the improv team the Hearst Girls and co-runs "Hearst Girls & Friends," a (mostly) monthly improv and stand-up showcase. Amber has opened for Dave Attell, Geoffrey Asmus, Ginny Hogan, Natasha Vaynblat, and Isabel Hagen, among others.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Be cool // OMP is the place for peace, love, support and kindness. Critique must be requested.

Listen // Be mindful of what other players are doing. Be mindful of dynamics. It's OK to not play - music needs silence, too.

Courage // The good stuff is beyond your comfort zone. Make mistakes. See rule #1.

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SHOW NOTES

$15

Doors: 7:00pm

Laughs: 8:00 - 10:45PM

21+ / 16+ must be accompanied by an adult

General admission. Seats are selected upon arrival and cannot be reserved in advance.

LOCATION

3108 W Cary St
Richmond, VA 23221
804-918-5681