Card 53 Comedy | Brad Johnson | ep 19

Kiepersol Texas Podcast

Card 53 Comedy | Brad Johnson | ep 19 - Kiepersol Texas Podcast

Today we are joined by Brad Johnson who does improv comedy in Tyler, Texas! Card 53 Comedy has been around for 10 years now, playing shows in East Texas. You can find them playing at Liberty Hall and they are sponsored by True Vine Brewing Company!

These 90-minute shows are well worth attending on multiple occasions, because no two shows are exactly the same. Everything is off the cuff, each show, including multiple shows that happen on the same day! This a great date night event, where you can get dinner in a Tyler Local Eats restaurant, then head over to the show! They've even collaborated with Jack Ryan's Steak & Chophouse Tyler where you can get a full meal for two and two tickets to the show! It's fun seeing local businesses collaborating and making Visit Tyler Texas a destination spot!

Jamey Whitley, Aaron Keith Smith, Brad Johnson, RJ Norman, Erfan Vafaie are the improv comedians and they are supported by rotating keyboard players Austin Day or Charles Praytor. Card 53 Comedy is a suggestion based show, where audience members fill out cards before the show with different categories or unlikely scenarios that each of the comedian's act or play out. i.g. "Write down a name of a movie that has never been made."

Brad was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. Went to school in Florida, but decided to move back home because he loves this community! In 2010, Brad joined the team of comedians during their second year in doing their event. Brad's first show, he wasn't even planning on being on stage, just attending the event to support his friend, Jamey Whitley. Jamey called Brad on stage and said, "No man, you're playing with us!" Then the rest is history, Brad was a part of the team. Brad wants to perform every day doing Improv Comedy, he is passionate about it.

Brad loves eating at some of the locally owned restaurants in town:

Pazzeria by Pietro's of Tyler

Taqueria El Lugar On The Square

Don Juan On The Square

Rick's On The Square

Black Pearl Tyler

Café 1948 - They were on ep 15 of our podcast

Brad's tips for those looking to get into comedy is to attend local open mic nights! Some great opportunities often come up here in town for open mics:

Strada Caffè - Tyler Texas

ETX Brewing Co.

Cork. Food & Drink

The Foundry Coffee House

True Vine Brewing Company

Just put yourself out there and connect with people!

Find more information at card53.com about them. You can get tickets for their shows at libertytyler.com