{"id":382617,"date":"2026-08-27T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/382617\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:12:09","slug":"saturday-comedy-gig-in-ybor-heights-promises-to-raise-hell-and-never-punch-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/382617\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday comedy gig in Ybor Heights promises to ‘raise hell, and never punch down’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AVirginia Pelley Credit: switchbladesister \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Comedy is supposed to be the last bastion of free speech, but the culture of Austin, Texas\u2019 Comedy Mothership has unfortunately, occasionally, passed the mic to mediocre comics who\u2019d rather juice the algorithm than actually work on writing smart jokes. This show might be an antidote. <\/p>\n

Billed as a safe space to tell dark jokes, the comedy deviants coming to Ybor Heights brewery and distillery Deviant Libation promise to \u201cstand up, raise hell, and never punch down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five comics, including Jerod Walker<\/a> (co-host of the \u201cSomething Planet\u201d podcast with John H. Murray), the charming Jeremy Lamont<\/a>, Unholy Comedy<\/a> co-founder Lauren Gray, journalist Virginia Pelley<\/a>, and Michael Murillo, who\u2019s been writing about comedy for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay since 2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Comedy Deviants: An Alt Stand Up Comedy Show happening Saturday, Aug. 29 at Deviant Libation in Tampa re still available and start at $10.<\/a><\/p>\n

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This article appears in August 27 \u2013 September 02, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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