{"id":141738,"date":"2026-02-03T09:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141738\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:41:13","slug":"comedy-phenom-mike-epps-delights-local-fans-with-sold-out-shows-free-press-of-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141738\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Phenom Mike Epps Delights Local Fans With Sold Out Shows \u2013 Free Press of Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mike-Epps-Wanda-jones-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot\"\/><br \/>\nShown is fan Wanda Jones and Mike Epps.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mike Epps just wrapped a powerhouse weekend at Southside\u2019s Comedy Zone, reminding Jacksonville exactly why he\u2019s a household name. With a career spanning blockbuster movies, iconic stand-up specials, and a growing real estate empire in his native Indianapolis, Epps is the definition of a \u201cmogul with a mic.\u201d Mike was spotted post-show taking a trip down memory lane with day-one supporters. It\u2019s clear that while Mike is busy \u201cbuying back the block,\u201d he still makes plenty of time for the people who\u2019ve been laughing with him since the beginning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shown is fan Wanda Jones and Mike Epps. Mike Epps just wrapped a powerhouse weekend at Southside\u2019s Comedy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":{"0":"post-141738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-jacksonville","9":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","10":"tag-jacksonville-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}