Blue Ridge Comedy

Blue Ridge Comedy

The official podcast of the Blue Ridge Comedy Club in Bristol Tennessee. Hosted by former Boston comedian turned Tennessee transplant, Shawn Carter. This podcast will frequently relay stories from the comedy club, provide insight into what it’s like to be a club owner/booker/manager, and feature interviews with traveling comedians.

Episodes

March 21, 2025 40 mins

In this episode we talk about dad stuff, cancelled children's entertainers and Xhibit.

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This week Hunter Roberts joins us.  Hunter is a great standup comedian, a good friend, and he created a group called Disney After Dark.  Not sure what more you need to know than that.  Listen up.

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February 28, 2025 45 mins

In this week's episode of the podcast, Shawn Carter chats it up with two of Bristol's newer and funnier comedians.  Angela Wolfe and Kaleb Arnold. They talk about brutal injuries, home invasion defenses, and the best and worst shows they've done so far.

 

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November 28, 2024 60 mins

Shawn Carter and Meredith Kerr catch up on comedy happenings.  Upcoming Festivals.  The Tyson fight.  And more. Including a story about kicking out our worst audience member of the past 3 years, and what we did when we were about to start the show and ALL the lights went out.

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October 15, 2024 61 mins

Jared Hazen is on fire in this episode as he describes ghost stories from his youth, total destruction of his childhood home and what happens when you are such a wrestling fan you break your bad AND the mattress. Shawn Carter and Meredith Kerr co-host and add their own ghost stories as well as talking about which horror movies creeped them out most when they were children, and they do a quick review of the 2000 horror sci-fi thril...

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October 3, 2024 54 mins

In this episode Shawn talks about losing the crowd on his dirtiest and final joke of his headlining set last weekend. 

Meredith tells us about her experience at the North Carolina Comedy Festival. 

And we shoutout a bunch of comics we like. You can find us most nights at Blue Ridge Comedy Club, in Bristol TN.

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September 25, 2024 60 mins

This week, we recorded directly after watching a good old 90's movie.  We talk about stealing alcohol, breakups, and the upside of being an obscure comedian.

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After three years of friendly banter, Shawn Carter finally invites Meredith Kerr onto his podcast.  But it's even more than that, Meredith will be joining the podcast as a co-host from now on.  

This is your chance to get to know the new co-host of the Blue Ridge Comedy Podcast.

We talk about how she got started in comedy 3 years ago, and how she started working at the club.  We also talk about how she flirted with death, well it's...

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May 23, 2024 52 mins

Club owners Sarah Morgan and Shawn Carter talk about the new location, mooning people, and more on this episode of the Blue Ridge Comedy Podcast.

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April 1, 2024 51 mins

Dustin Arron is our guest this week fro the Blue Ridge Comedy Podcast. We learn about his prankster ways and how good he is at arm wrestling while talking about his journey in comedy.

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January 31, 2024 51 mins

Jon Pruett had a 20 year military career before he started performing as a comedian.  The overall wearing, beard sporting, joke slinger tells us a bit about his past and his experience in the comedy world.

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January 22, 2024 48 mins

This week host Shawn Carter interviews Travis Stevenson.

Travis is a comedian based out of Bristol.  He won the very first Bristol's Funniest Competition and performs regularly at the Blue Ridge Comedy Club, and has performed in Knoxville, Asheville, Boston, and at the worst open mic of his life in Tampa Bay.

Shawn Carter's Album BOSTON TO BRISTOL

Travis Stevenson's YouTube Channel WHAT THE FLIP

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September 25, 2023 47 mins

This week Shawn Carter sits down and chats with Justin Brown of the Bristol Tattoo Co. 

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August 1, 2023 53 mins

This week Shawn Carter interviews Andy Forrester.  Andy is a comedian out of Raleigh NC who has been featured on DryBar Comedy and opened for the likes of Marc Maron, Leanne Morgan, and Gilbert Godfried.  

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July 25, 2023 46 mins

This week Shawn Carter talks with Bryan Morton about comedy in Bristol Tennesse, living in a small town, and cruising hamburger lane.

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This week, Shawn Carter talks to his wife!!  How exciting.  

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July 11, 2023 40 mins

In this episode of the Blue Ridge Comedy Podcast, Shawn Carter chats with KT Vandyke of the Frog Level Guitar Shop about music, comedy, and gigs.

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July 6, 2023 48 mins

Host Shawn Carter talks with Becca Reeves about bad haircuts, good brunch spots and life as a transplant.

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June 27, 2023 47 mins

In our debut episode, Shawn Carter talks with Brian Serway about Holler House. Holler House is an Appalachian Art House located on State Street in Bristol VA.  Brian runs events and curates a collection of art to be shown and purchased at this location.  

You can learn more about Holler House HERE.

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