 Using his Southern "good ole' boy" persona to first charm his
audience, VIC HENLEY wins them over entirely with his well-crafted humor. His
improvisational ability, quick wit, and high energy have earned him the
reputation as one of the country's fastest rising comedians. His appearance has
been described as "as cross between Opie Taylor and Don Rickles, or a potent
concoction of innocence and devilment." This may explain why Henley can turn
perfectly reasonable adults into guffawing idiots when he struts across the
stage.
Henley's show cover a variety of topics including current events, sports,
religion, relationships, and politics. This explains how he is able to entertain
diverse audiences all over the world as evidence by his appearances at
Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and Edinburgh, Scotland's Fringe
Festival. Scotland on Sunday says, This stand-up from America's Deep South is
giving rednecks a good name with his sharp, political material and a pleasing
audience rapport.
London's Sunday Times quotes, "There's something about his smooth southern drawl
and beaming face that makes everything sound like a little message of love.
Bless his heart."
A native of Oxford, Alabama, Henley graduated from Auburn University and headed
to Phoenix for a career as a stockbroker. His attention turned from finance to
funnies when he entered and won a comedy contest at a local nightclub. He began
working the comedy club circuit and eventually moved to New York, which led to
his first television appearance on the CBS Morning Program. From there, he had
numerous appearances on Star Search, Fox's Comic Strip Live, A & E 's Evening at
the Improv, Caroline's Comedy Hour, and Stand-up Spotlight with Rosie 0'Donnell.
He's traveled to the UK and appeared on the BBC's Stand-up Show and Never Mind
the Buzzcocks, along with being the only American comedian to appear on their
huge hit, They Think It's All Over.
Other credits include: BBC Scotland's Edinburgh Nights, Channel 5's The Comedy
Store, Showtime's Comedy Club Network, MTV's Funny Papers, USA Network's Night
Flight, and Lifetime's Way Off Broadway with Joy Behar.
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