Once again, the Great American Festival is bringing a variety of hilarity from all over the nation to northeast Nebraska.
Comedians Ian Abramson, Tommy Bechtold, Dwayne Kennedy, and Elyssa Phillips are coming to Norfolk to fill out the Saturday Comedy Gala lineup headlined by Charlie Berens on June 20th and to perform in the Friday night adults-only late show June 19.
“One of the things we really take pride in is creating a full lineup of amazing talent,” Festival Executive Director Pat Janssen said. “We’ve had so many feature acts who have been incredibly accomplished when they came here, and even bigger deals after they left. This is a group of comedians that Norfolk can look back on and say ‘Holy cow, remember when they were here?’” Tommy Bechtold is an actor and comedian from Rochester, N.Y. Tommy has appeared in over 50 TV shows and films. For five years Tommy played Kenny on ABC’s “The Middle.” Tommy has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! More than 20 times. Tommy has also worked with Christopher Guest and his troop of improvisers on several projects. Other credits include Abbott Elementary, GLEE! And Hunters. As a comedian, Tommy has performed for crowds all over the country as a solo act and with many touring sketch and improv groups including “iOWest” and “The Second City.”
