B4uDie Fest
Comedy Calendar
Upcoming events.
The Lunch Bunch - Live at Koot's
Grab a bite from The Kitchen AK inside Koot’s while you catch a show of amazing comedians from all across America(the real one).
Featuring: Meg Goetz, Lou Pharis, Ty Clay, Ren Dawe, Maggi Mayfield, Joe Briggs, Eddo, Greg Rowland, Andie Main & More!
Hosted By: Jessie James Best
Sunday April 7th * 4pm * Koot’s Main Room*
21+ * General Seating Available
Doors 3:30pm ~ 4pm show ~ FREE SHOW
Standup, Pants Down! - Live at Koot's Ice Bar
Standup in your skivvys. Koot’s seems like the place for an Underwear Party! For one night only, watch as festival comics tell jokes in their undies. Cash & Prizes for audience who also come dressed to slumber party.
Featuring: Greg Benevent, Keonna Scott, SteFunny Denise, Crystal Morris, Joe Briggs, Ren Dawe, Eddo, Jessie James Best, Doug Bass, Nathan Hart and Hayden Kristal.
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Friday April 5th * 9pm * Koot’s Ice Bar*
21+ * General Seating Available
Doors 8:30pm ~ 9pm show ~ Tickets $20
Featuring: Greg Benevent, Keonna Scott, SteFunny Denise, Crystal Morris, Joe Briggs, Ren Dawe, Eddo, Jessie James Best, Doug Bass, Nathan Hart and Hayden Kristal.
Hosted by: Jake Armstrong
Best of B4UDie - Live in Wasilla
Best of The B4uDie Comedy Festival Live in Wasilla at Everett’s at Mat-Su Resort
Nathan Hart is a stand-up comic, writer, and voice actor based in Eugene, Oregon. His meticulous storytelling, focused performance, and irreverent observations have made him a fan favorite at comedy clubs, bars, and breweries nationwide. Nathan has been a contributing writer for the popular punk-rock satire blog, The Hard Times. His first set was at the legendary Side Splitters Comedy Club in his home city of Tampa, FL. He's performed at various festivals, including the first and now inaugural Alaskab4udie, The Savage Henry Comedy Festival, and “The Fest” in Gainesville, Florida.
Master of the one-liner, and favorite comedian of servicemen and presidents alike, Jason Van Glass is one of the nation’s most-beloved entertainers, a millionaire many times over, and a star in every category open to him: vaudeville, radio, television, and film, most notably a string of “Road” movies with longtime friend Bing Crosby. He has performed at the Bridgetown, SF Sketchfest, and Crom Comedy Festivals, and traveled countless miles to entertain his troops in cities like Austin, Atlanta, Seattle, New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The Bob Hope American Patriot Award is named in his honor.
Featuring: Nathan Hart, Jason Van Glass and Alaskan Comedians Mike Lajoie and Haley Duryea
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Friday April 5th * 7pm * Gumbo House*
21+ * General Seating Available
Doors 7pm ~ 7:30pm show
Featuring: Nathan Hart, Jason Van Glass, Mike Lajoie, Bryan Otten and Haley Duryea
Hosted by: Mike Lajoie
Chad Opitz - Live in Girdwood
Chad Opitz is a comic whose hilarious and unique perspectives make him an oft booked staple at Bay Area clubs and showcases. Veering between one-liners, short story jokes, and sometimes even song, Opitz' writing is as well-regarded as his character and performance work.
Chad has been a featured guest on the Doug Loves Movies Podcast and The Benson Interruption. He was a featured performer at the 2016-2019 San Francisco Sketchfests. Chad was the winner of Bay Area legend Jimmy Gunn's "Best Newcomer" award. He is a regular host at Punch Line San Francisco and Sacramento, Cobb's Comedy Club and is a feature act at Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club and San Jose Improv. He's been invited to perform for High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver, Altercation Comedy Festival in Austin, TX. and the B4UDie Comedy Festival in Anchorage, Alaska.
Chad has been featured in several short films and commercials, including Walgreens Red Nose Day to help end child poverty. He was cast as "young Francis Ford Coppola" for the 4th season of Amazon Prime's Goliath starring Billy Bob Thornton.
He's opened for Michelle Wolf, Melissa Villasenor, David Cross, Brian Posehn Scott Thompson, Christopher Titus, Gad Elmaleh, ISMO, Rob Schneider, Neil Hamburger, Taylor Tomlinson, Tom Green, Bobcat Goldthwait, Brooks Wheelan and many more.
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Friday April 5th * 7pm * Alpenglow Coffee House*
21+ * General Seating Available
Doors 7pm ~ 7:30pm show ~ Tickets $25
Featuring: Jared Hazen & Ben Peterson
Hosted by: Ida Taylor
Late Nite Laughs - Live at Koot's
A late nite jolt of energy from some of the raunchiest standup up comedians and the dirtiest birds B4UDie Comedy Fest has to offer. Those offended easily should reconsider attending this show.
Featuring: Ashley Monique, Maggi Mayfield, Bryan Bayley, Holly Ballantine, Brooke Heinichen, Nathan Hart, Tyler Jackson, Phil Kolas, Mia Wilson & Karla Marx
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Thursday April 4th * 11pm * Koot’s Main Room*
21+ * General Seating Available
11pm show ~ Tickets $10
Hosted by: Jared Hazen
Features Showcase 2
Some of the funniest touring comedians from the lesser 48 states take the Koot’s Main stage.
Featuring: Doug Bass, Tyler Groce, Adam Newman, Jared Hazen and Rudy Ascott
Doug Bass, originally from New Jersey is an actor, comedian, and podcaster. He performs in LA at all the major clubs. You can sometimes catch him in commercials and also on the HBO show “THE COMEBACK” starring Lisa Kudrow. He also has performed sketch/Improv with the legendary Groundlings. Catch his podcast “I’m A Basshole" or catch him live at a show!... Follow him on social media @DougBassComedy.
Tyler Groce is a stand up comedian, improviser, and actor. He uses his wit, charm, and absurdity to speak on race, politics, relationships in a smart, silly performance. Winner of the 2022 Funniest Person in Austin Contest at Cap City Comedy Club, Tyler performs at clubs and in festivals around the country including JFL, Moontower, Asheville Comedy Festival, etc. He has been featured by Comedy Central on a Featuring Stand Up set. Tyler has toured around Europe opening for comics such as Netflix’s Jen Kirkman. He spent a year-long residency at Boom Chicago Comedy Theatre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where people like Jordan Peele and Seth Meyers started their careers.
Adam Newman is a Los Angeles based stand-up comedian who recently shit his pants riding a horse. He'll tell you all about it, or maybe he'll whip out a guitar and sing about it instead. Adam has performed stand-up on The Late Show with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with James Corden, has his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special, an hour special on Amazon Prime called "Fuzzies," and a second hour special, "Jew Versus the Volcano," to be released later this year. He has two cats, one dog, and drives a Honda Civic.
Jared Hazen cut his teeth in the mean streets of Anchorage, Alaska. As a comedian, with over 36 months of experience, he thinks he has seen it all. He recently gave up a career in medical sales to pursue his passion of letting his family down. Jared is known for his unique perspective on life and awkward deadpan delivery. Jared’s most notable accomplishments include Winner of Blue Ridge Comedy Knockout, performing in the Lookout Comedy Festival, Alaska B4UDie Comedy Festival, and opening for the great Sam Tallent.
Rudy Ascott is an Alaska born writer and stand up comedian. He has performed all over the country and won the Black Sheep Comedy Competition in 2016. He has also featured for a variety of nationally touring comedians, including Derek Sheen, Joe Kilgallon, Kristen Toomey, Mike Merryfield, and Barry Rothbart.
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Thursday April 4th * 7pm * Koot’s Main Room*
21+ * General Seating Available
Doors 8:30pm ~ 9pm show ~ Tickets $15
Featuring: Doug Bass, Tyler Groce, Adam Newman, Jared Hazen and Rudy Ascott
Hosted by: Matthew Burgoon
Features Showcase - Live at Koot's
Some of the funniest touring comedians from the lesser 48 states take the Koot’s Main stage.
Featuring: SteFunny Denise, Dauood Naimyar, Cansu, James Mwaura, Humzah Choudry and Matthew Burgoon.
SteFunny Denise is an entertainer from Virginia Beach, VA. SteFunny graduated as class clown and has been making people laugh in every career she has tapped into. SteFunny was promoted quickly while spending time in the United States Army as a cook. After the military, she secured her Bachelors from old dominion university with her focus in mental health. SteFunny simultaneously works in mental health as a qualified mental health professional, where she utilizes humor, love and compassion to guide her clients to mental health mastery. She came blazing in the comedy scene in 2021, after going skydiving, where she has performed on many different stages in different states such as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Atlanta, Memphis and Ohio. SteFunnys high energy, welcoming spirit and jovial personality keeps everyone engaged and ready for more.
Dauood Naimyar recently taped a Comedy Central stand-up set in February and can next be seen in Comedy Central’s TALES FROM THE TRIP. Last year, Dauood was recognized as one of the "New Faces to Watch" at Just For Laughs 2022. Dauood’s comedic perspective is shaped by the duality of his constant need to fit in, and his relentless desire to be different. His search for being relatable, yet controversial has brought audiences joy for Ten years- and will probably continue until he finally figures out who he is. We hope he doesn’t, ‘cause bills need to be paid. Dauood also has over 150K followers on TikTok and keeps building a large audience.
Cansu is a Kurdish, Muslim comic based in NYC with a unique backstory. She has lived in 5 countries, having to navigate being a Brown woman in Europe/US and a liberal second-generation immigrant with conservative parents. She started her comedy journey in the UK in 2016, where she was nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award in 2018 and was a part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019. Since moving to NYC in 2021, she has become a regular at many comedy clubs in NYC and a feature comic for Hari Kondabolu on the road.
James is a comedian, writer, and (relatively) black person living in Brooklyn, New York. He began His comedy career in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he performed regularly for 6 years, before moving to Brooklyn in Fall of 2023.
Humzah is a Pakistani American comedian from Oklahoma City. He is a radio host on Radio Free Brooklyn and has featured for HBO’s Ian Lara. His comedy strikes a balance between both worlds bringing a fresh viewpoint to the comedy scene.
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Thursday April 4th * 7pm * Koot’s Main Room*
21+ * General and VIP Seating Available
Doors 6:30pm ~ 7pm show ~ Tickets $15
Featuring: SteFunny Denise, Dauood Naimyar, Cansu, James Mwaura, Humzah Choudry and Matthew Burgoon.
Hosted by: Rudy Ascott
Best of B4UDie - Live in Talkeetna
Best of The B4uDie Comedy Festival Live in Talkeetna at the Sheldon Arts Hangar by The Denali Arts Council.
Nathan Hart is a stand-up comic, writer, and voice actor based in Eugene, Oregon. His meticulous storytelling, focused performance, and irreverent observations have made him a fan favorite at comedy clubs, bars, and breweries nationwide. Nathan has been a contributing writer for the popular punk-rock satire blog, The Hard Times. His first set was at the legendary Side Splitters Comedy Club in his home city of Tampa, FL. He's performed at various festivals, including the first and now inaugural Alaskab4udie, The Savage Henry Comedy Festival, and “The Fest” in Gainesville, Florida.
Master of the one-liner, and favorite comedian of servicemen and presidents alike, Jason Van Glass is one of the nation’s most-beloved entertainers, a millionaire many times over, and a star in every category open to him: vaudeville, radio, television, and film, most notably a string of “Road” movies with longtime friend Bing Crosby. He has performed at the Bridgetown, SF Sketchfest, and Crom Comedy Festivals, and traveled countless miles to entertain his troops in cities like Austin, Atlanta, Seattle, New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The Bob Hope American Patriot Award is named in his honor.
Featuring: Alaskan Comedians Sabrina Speers and Ben Peterson
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Wednesday April 3rd * 7 pm * Sheldon Arts Hangar* Denai Arts Council
18+ * General Seating Available
Doors 7pm ~ 7:30pm show ~ Tickets $20
Featuring: Nathan Hart, Jason Van Glass and Sabrina Speers
Hosted by: Ben Peterson
David Gborie
David Gborie is a comedian, writer, voice actor and all-around thorough dude originally from Denver, Colorado. He's recently appeared on NBC's AP Bio, TBS's Chad, and can currently be heard as the voice of Comedy Central.
He is the co-host of the wildly popular All Fantasy Everything podcast and will soon be featured in the adult swim animated series Royal Crackers, the star-studded music video for George Harrison's My Sweet Lord, and Netflix’s animated series Exploding Kittens, produced by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels.
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Saturday 4.8.23
Doors Open 8:30pm Show @ 9pm
21+ General Admission Seating
Koot’s Main Room * Tix $20