Last year, Uptown comedy club and coffee shop Sports Drink swung big for its first Toledano Street Comedy Festival. Organizers booked 70 comedians, both touring acts and locals, across four days at four venues along a stretch of Magazine Street.
Sean Patton, Shane Torres and Dulcé Sloan delivered headlining sets, and the All Fantasy Everything podcast recorded two live episodes — and drew in out-of-towners for the festival, Sports Drink founder Andrew Stephens says.
It was a success, and the team learned some important lessons, Stephens says. The comedy fest returns for its second year Thursday, March 19, through Sunday, March 22…