Sareth-Fest Daytona Beach 2022 Recap

Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival Daytona Beach returns to Tir na nOg Irish Pub for second year

Published by Sareth Ney on Oct. 26, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival Daytona Beach returned to Tir na nOg Irish Pub, from Oct. 5 through 9.

On Oct. 5--Arielle Isaac Norman, Ava Smartt and Sareth Ney hosted the first night. Connor Bates, Joshua Silvers, Mike Pantzer, Rob Roeck and Scott Whatley took part in Off Script. Off Script was hosted by Norman and comics had five minutes to power through a heckle set. Spectators and comedians heckled. The best hecklers took home a gift from the mystery basket, ranging from sleep masks to items meant for the bedroom. André Dahlen, Bates, Jimmy Moynihan, Kevin Tibbert, Michelle Keith, Pantzer, Patti Hope, Roeck, Rudy Mulamba and Whatley performed stand-up comedy.

Ney hosted, photographed and was the disc jockey (DJ) for the comics. He told his jokes, as the songs were loading. The night ended with Norman and Smartt hosting their podcast, Gender Fluids Live!

Arielle Isaac Norman hosts Off Script.

Scott Whatley performs on Off Script.

Joshua Silvers performs on Off Script.

Mike Pantzer performs on Off Script.

Rob Roeck performs on Off Script.

Connor Bates performs on Off Script.

Kevin Tibbert performs stand-up comedy.

André Dahlen performs stand-up comedy.

Jimmy Moynihan performs stand-up comedy.

Rudy Mulamba performs stand-up comedy.

Connor Bates performs stand-up comedy.

Patti Hope performs stand-up comedy.

Michelle Keith performs stand-up comedy.

Joshua Silvers performs stand-up comedy.

Scott Whatley performs stand-up comedy.

Mike Pantzer performs stand-up comedy.

Ava Smartt performs stand-up comedy.

Arielle Isaac Norman performs stand-up comedy.

Arielle Isaac Norman and Ava Smartt record their podcast, Gender Fluids Live!

It was standing room only.

For Oct. 6, Alex Venci and Sean Murphy took part in Phở-Ney Farm Film Firestorm. They roasted Ney’s short film, “The Insomniacs”. Ney hosted High & Dry Comedy Show. Comedians drew two topics to riff for five minutes. Tibbert hosted the stand-up showcase featuring: Venci, Murphy, Jack Napier and Jolly “Thor” Soren. J.T. Unverzagt, Venci, Lovece and Wylan Way closed out with The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Kevin TIbbert co-hosts at Sareth-Fest Daytona Beach.

Jolly "Thor" Soren performs stand-up comedy.

Alex Venci performs stand-up comedy.

Sean Murphy performs stand-up comedy.

Jack Napier performs stand-up comedy.

J.T. Unverzagt performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Alex Venci performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic..

Joe Lovece performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Wyland Way performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

All tables were occupied.

Ross McCoy interviewed comics for his podcast, The Orlando Talk Show With Ross McCoy, on Oct. 7. Guests were: Roberto “Mini” Font, Aimee LeCours, Blake Butler, Scott Harrell, Murphy and Ney. Murphy, LeCours, Butler, Font, Ney and Harrell had stand-up comedy sets. It was hosted by Murphy. The Last Laugh Open Mic followed with Butler, Venci, Way and Lovece.

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Sean Patrick Murphy co-hosts Sareth-Fest Daytona Beach.

Roberto "Mini" Font performs stand-up comedy.

Scott Harrell performs stand-up comedy.

Aimee LeCours performs stand-up comedy.

Ross McCoy performs stand-up comedy.

Blake Butler performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Alex Venci performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Wyland Way performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Joe Lovece performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Loose Leaf – A Storytelling Show was next. Storytellers included: Aaron “Salty Aaron” Saudargas, Zach Bennett (secret set), Julia Robbins, Duncan Jay and Kam Patterson. Tibbert volunteered to host the comedy showcase. Towards the end, he had Ney host the rest of the evening. Saudargas, Andrecia Baker, Dean Nimock, Jay, Joe Lovece, Robbins, Bennett (secret set) and Jamar Torrence were part of the stand-up. Venci and Torrence signed up for The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Zach Bennett performs a secret set on Loose Leaf - A Storytelling Show.

Julia Robbins performs a secret set on Loose Leaf - A Storytelling Show.

Kevin Tibbert hosts stand-up comedy.

Zach Bennett performs a secret stand-up comedy.

Andrecia Baker performs stand-up comedy.

Aaron "Salty Aaron" Saudargas performs stand-up comedy.

Julia Robbins performs stand-up comedy.

Joe Lovece performs stand-up comedy.

Duncan Jay performs stand-up comedy.

Jamar Torrence performs stand-up comedy.

Dean Nimock performs stand-up comedy.

Alex Venci performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

Jamar Torrence performs on The Last Laugh Open Mic.

All tables were occupied.

Ney and Wu-Man Chu hosted the music portion, on Oct. 9. Samantha Ivey performed with an acoustic guitar. Chu was introduced by Ivey. He introduced King Hooker and he played the ukulele.

Samantha Ivey performs music at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival Daytona Beach.

King Hooker performs music at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival Daytona Beach.

K Nails (Pueblo West, Colo.), Kuan’s Kitchen (Pueblo, Colo.) and Sojourners' Cottage (Mr. Dora, Fla.) were the sponsors.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker, stand-up comedian, storyteller, fashion designer, philanthropist, founder of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and festival director at both Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festivals. He is the creator of Corazon Comedy Festival and “Confessions of the Corazon: A Night of Storytelling”. He is working on his comedy masterpiece.