John Coffelt, Editor

Nationally-known comedian Killer Beaz will bring his clean, flavor of standup to Park Theater April 22.

Killer Beaz, who is in his 41st year of performing standup,  said that he has “such a ball making people laugh and smile.”

Beaz told the Manchester Times that he has performed at the Park Theatre several times and he loves the venue.

“Where it’s at, the atmosphere and that part of the stage is just killer,” he said.

“I love doing the small theaters. I’ve never grown up around money. I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi…we’re not known for rich folks,” he said.

“I like going to places where people are like me – I don’t mean deranged,” Beaz added, with a grin.

“I enjoy when I travel seeing beautiful countryside. I marvel at woods and fields.”

Beaz loves the people he finds in small towns.

“They’re just good people. I see more like-minded, Christian people in small towns…than I’m able to find in the metropolitan areas.

Beaz said good people – they bring the good food.

“It’s just fun and there’s better food. There’s everything that’s not on my heart-healthy diet,” he said.

 Killer Beaz, said that he doesn’t follow the trend in comedy that you have to be offensive to be funny. He said that he may get silly at times but his clean shows are

“I don’t agree with the comedians that say ‘if you’re not offending anyone, you’re not doing it right.’ “

Beaz said his storyteller style is about bringing fun and levity to people. A moment of escape from people’s problems.

For those curious, the name Killer Beaz comes from the comedian’s days playing blues guitar in Jackson, his friends would say  “that’s killer, Beaz.” An abbreviation of his name Truett S. Beasley.

The name stuck.

OPRY calls Beaz’s show a high-energy, edgy, and “everyman” style humor that appeals to any audience. Rolling Stone Magazine calls Beaz, ‘Killer’!”   

The show is at Park Theatre in McMinnville, Tennessee, Saturday, April 22nd at 7:00 PM. Tickets and information for the tour are available at www.KillerBeaz.com.

For more upcoming shows as well as tickets to Killer Beaz please visit https://www.mcminnvilleparktheater.com

John has been with the Manchester Times since May 2011. John has won Tennessee Press Association awards for Best News Photo and placed in numerous other categories. John is a 1994 graduate of Tullahoma High School, a graduate of Motlow State Community College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Middle Tennessee State University. He lives in Tullahoma, enjoys painting, dancing and exploring the outdoors.