Stan State student Branson Garza (English, Junior) hosts comedy events at Queen Bean Coffee and Social House, Food Fix Butcher and Baker and Deaf Puppy Comedy Club giving local comedians and members of the community an opportunity to perform stand-up comedy.
Garza’s events are open mic, allowing anyone to get on stage to perform a 5 minute comedy set. Guests can try stand-up for the first time, or seasoned comedians can share new jokes and strengthen their material.
He’s been a comedian for 6 1/2 years and has been listening to stand-up comedy on Pandora radio since he was a kid. Eventually, he connected with a cousin who did stand-up at 19 years old, leading him to find his path to comedy.
“I think at your core, you just have to want to make people laugh and then you use comedy as kind of a vessel for that. It’s almost like the paintbrush that you use to create your art, it’s really just a tool,” Garza said…