8/6/22 Former Riponite To Perform At Thrasher Opera House
6 August 2022 News
Green Lake, Wis. – Ripon Wisconsin native and comedian Steve Gillespie will perform at the historic Thrasher Opera House on Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. A decade into his standup career, Steve Gillespie moved from Minneapolis to LA, made an appearance on Conan, and released his critically acclaimed second album, Alive on State, which reached #1 on the iTunes charts. Before that, this gentleman degenerate spent most of his life traveling the country, regaling audiences with his delightful self-destruction.
Gillespie’s act is a slaphappy balance of aggression and absurdity, coupled with a delightfully pushy persona and coarse yet effective word choice. His hilarious self– flagellation and blistering social commentary have also earned him spots on Fox’s Laughs, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and the Boston Comedy Festival. He was a finalist in CMT’s Next Big Comic, a runner-up for Best of the Midwest at Gilda’s Laughfest, and his debut album Stever Fever from Rooftop Comedy was named a top– 10 comedy album of the year by ComedyReviews.com.
Gillespie has also had the pleasure of sharing the biggest stages with some of the best comics in the country, including opening appearances for Dave Attell, Jim Breuer, Tom Segura, Kyle Kinnane, Tom Green, Harland Williams, Doug Benson, Emo Phillips, and Gilbert Gottfried.
Steve will be joined by Ryan Kahl and Senthil Rajasekharan. Ryan Kahl is a stand-up comedian based out of Minneapolis. He is fun-loving, well-meaning, and very nice. Ryan started performing when he was 18 and has since opened for Sean Patton, and some of the best comics in the Midwest. He is a co-founder and co-producer of Clear Water Comedy, a comedy collective in his hometown of Eau Claire, WI. He was also selected as a 2016 Best Of performer at the 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival in Minneapolis, MN. Senthil Rajasekharan is a standup comedian who started doing comedy in Minneapolis/St. Paul in 2010. Senthil performs at clubs, bars, and other top venues across the Midwest including Goonie’s Comedy Club, Sisyphus Brewing, New Hope Cinema Grill, and many more. He also performs at popular comedy festivals and was recently a featured performer at the 1st Fargo Comedy Festival and The Great Spirit Comedy Festival. He has already been fortunate to open for nationally touring headliners such as Tim Harmston (Letterman), and Steve Gillespie (Conan). Senthil also works as a software engineer by day but no, he won’t fix your computer.
The 2022 Summer/Fall Season at Thrasher Opera House is sponsored by Better Homes and Garden Real Estate Special Properties. This event is supported in part by a grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tickets for Steve Gillespie’s performance on August 20 at 7:30 p.m. are $20 and available at www.thrasheroperahouse.com or by calling 920.294.4279
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