There's more for comedy in Knoxville than just SideSplitters

Former hostages DJ Lewis and Corey Ryan Forrester

In this hilariously terrible article for the Daily Beacon, you would get the impression there is no other place for comedy in Knoxville or the surrounding area than SideSplitters -- our one vestige of a forgotten time, when comedy clubs ruled the land.

In fact, there are numerous places for comedy. There are 3-4 open mics a week in various bars. You can find more info on Knox Comedy, but there's also a monthly comedy cruise and the venerable Pilot Light has numerous comedy shows with comedians who have been on the video box (aka TV).

I find the timing of this article curious, as there's currently a rather major comedy contest going on called the Rocky Top Comedy Contest, featuring comics from all over the region and beyond. That contest ends during the next event, coming up next month, called Scruffy City Comedy Festival. That one has a ton of touring comics who have been on numerous TV shows, including Last Comic Standing.

Hopefully the author of the article got free tickets to a show!