Comedian Matt Davis' BadFamiliar at Birmingham Festival Theater

Returning to Birmingham!

**Presented by Fresh Ground Comics and Birmingham Festival Theater**

Excited to have award-winning comedian Matt Davis returning to Birmingham to perform his latest show, BadFamiliar.

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This show is in between a Spring Europe tour and an end of summer run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (the largest arts festival of its kind); come see the show he will be performing at the festival!

Come laugh along with a performer selected by prestigious, global comedy arts festivals: with appearances including Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, JFL42 in Toronto, Sketch Fest in San Francisco, KLICfest in Malaysia, UICF in Utrecht, Netherlands, the Bengaluru Comedy Festival in India, and others.

Watch a video clip: https://youtu.be/AwWbaKKYNd8

Support Acts

Chris Davis & Paige McBride

Chris Davis

Chris Davis, is a comedian, visual artist and native of Birmingham Alabama. He performs improv comedy with ETC (Extemporaneous Theatre Company) and Ugly Baby Improv. He’s the host of the monthly stand-up show, Fresh Ground Comics, and has been very fortunate to open for comedians such as Janeane Garofalo, Al Madrigal, Michael Ian Black, Brian Posehn and Hannibal Buress. Chris can be found hosting comedy shows, charity events, awards ceremonies, and starring in the occasional t.v. commercial.

Paige McBride

Paige McBride is a writer, stand up comedian, and co-host of the podcast Beers and Broads. She is currently living in Birmingham, AL and has performed in shows around the Southeast sharing stories about her greatest fears intertwined with thoughts from the shower. She has opened for Adam Cayton-Holland, Sam Tallent, and Mo Alexander. You can catch her every Monday night at Marty’s PM hosting the Goulash open mic.

Press And More

“Matt Davis killed it at Bengaluru Comedy Festival with his surprise special act!” -Live in Style, Bengaluru, India

“Matt Davis brought tears to our eyes with his incredible solo show!” –Comedian’s Talk Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A comedian with a borderless approach to both material and touring that has taken him all over the globe.

“Left the audience roaring” –The Express Tribune, Karachi, Pakistan

“Near constant peals of laughter” -UB Post, Ulan Bator, Mongolia

In addition to 20+ years of performing, Matt’s comedic short films have been featured in collectives at the Film Dayton festival, the LYAO comedy festival, and the Cincinnati Film Festival.

About BadFamiliar: Live

The show follows the evolution of world-traveled, veteran performer Matt Davis’ ideas as they have developed while performing and traveling through over 250 cities across more than 40 countries.

Stitching together a personal narrative where he is often playing the fool, he jokes about even the largely accepted norms of language, nationality, and global or regional customs. A persistent foil to his own ideas, he offers up a studied cross-examination of his experiences as he hilariously tackles the underlying goal of this show: to dismiss the equation “familiar equals good.”

“After slaying crowds last year in his Shanghai debut, he’s back again” -That’s Magazine, Shanghai, China

“Humour comes easy when it runs in your bones! Great show!” -StrayDog.in, Mumbai, India

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