Comedy festival headliner brings midwestern roots, world class hilarity to Norfolk

The 2026 Great American Comedy Festival will be bringing a Midwestern voice that's made millions laugh to the Johnny Carson Theatre stage.

Charlie Berens will be headlining the annual gala on Saturday, June 20 at the Johnny Carson Theatre in Norfolk.

Berens is a comedian, New York Times best-selling author, Emmy-winning journalist, musician and creator of the viral sensation, The Manitowoc Minute, a comedic news show about the Midwest which first launched him into notoriety in 2017. Since then, Beren's been creating Midwest-inspired sketch comedy videos that connect to a worldwide social media...