CENTER STAGE COMEDY SERIES
Fall 2026 – Spring 2027
A laugh-out-loud series
Northwest Arkansas! Are you looking for standup comedy by some of the brightest names in the biz?
Check out Center Stage Comedy featuring clean comedy for all adults!
The series is great for date night or a hilarious hangout with friends. Grab your crew, your person
or your neighbor’s cousin’s best friend! Center Stage Comedy is your place for laughs!
Tickets $25 public, $20 members
Need childcare? Check out Parent’s Night Out and register your kids for an onsite night of fun.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Last year Michael Palascak appeared on Nateland Presents: The Showcase on YouTube. Michael also released his self-produced special He's Friendly which has garnered over 215, 000 views on YouTube and has multiple tracks streaming on Sirius XM’s comedy channels like Pure Comedy. You can also find him on Paramount + where his debut half hour is streaming on Season 1, Episode 2 of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour and on CBS on an upcoming episode of Comics Unleashed. Michael grew up in a small town in Indiana and began doing stand-up in Chicago after his parents moved the family to the suburbs during his formative years. Drew Hunt of The Chicago Reader writes about Michael’s stand-up, “In a lot of ways, he represents the ideal antidote to the sort of unbridled cynicism that pervades much of contemporary stand-up.” The Guardian writes, “In stand up, there is the writing, and then there is the performing. This guy nails both… clean, clever, dark and, most importantly, funny.” As a clean comedian, he has racked up multiple late night credits with appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Show, The Late Late Show,and Conan. Additionally, he was a Top 5 Finalist on the last season of Last Comic Standing after eliminating Taylor Tomlinson in a head-to-head stand-up competition where one judge claimed, “My first impression of Michael was a great likability. This is a guy that could star in a sitcom.” Michael currently resides in California and is a dad. Every Monday night he records a podcast after his kid goes to sleep. It is calledI Just Got My Kid To Sleep.
Friday, September 25, 7pm
Michael Palascak
Ashley Austin Morris is an Actor, Comedian, and Writer. Recent ( but not all) credits include playing Tammy on Elsbeth, FBI most wanted, playing Roxanne Hertz opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Claire Danes in FX’s Fleishman Is In Trouble, Nicole’ in the hit Shonda Rhimes series Inventing Anna.
Other credits include The Other Two (HBO) THE BITE, Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (Netflix), Tommy (CBS), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Prodigal Son (FOX). Ashley had a recurring role on A&E’s digital series, Think Tank, and has been featured as a guest star on Murphy Brown (CBS 2018) opposite Candace Bergen, The Big Bang Theory (CBS), The Good Wife (CBS), Desperate Housewives (ABC), Ugly Betty (ABC), and many more. She has also appeared on Divorce (HBO) opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Molly Shannon, and The Deuce (HBO) opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. Ashley’s film roles include a feature in Clint Eastwood’s Sully, Columbia Pictures as well as others. Her theater credits include New World Stages in Die Mommie Die, West Side Theatre and tour of Love Loss and What I Wore (more upon request), Williamstown Theatre Festival’s production of Romance Novels for Dummies, The Alley’s production of The Other Place, Theresa Rebeck's The Way Of The World at Folgers Shakespeare Theatre.
Ashley’s Comedy Album Slightly Off debuted at number one on the iTunes Charts and continues to perform well. She can be seen regularly at The Cellar, New York Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, and many more clubs and Theaters across the country. Her stand up has been featured on AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live.
Friday, November 20, 7pm
Ashley Austin Morris
Dennis Gaxiola is one of America's funniest clean comedians. The preacher's son and Air Force veteran, with over 20 National Television appearances, including Comedy Central's Laffapalooza with Jamie Foxx, Stand up Revolution with Gabriel Iglesias, STARZ Networks First Amendment Stand Up, TBN's Praise The Lord Comedy Specials, Show Time at the Apollo, BET's Comic View, Que Locos and more.
Friday, February 5, 7pm
Dennis Gaxiola
Kaneez Surka is a producer, actor, and comedian from India, born and raised in South Africa.
She has produced and performed in her Netflix Special, 'Ladies Up', Netflix's 'Comedy Premium League,' and Amazon Prime Video's Improv specials, 'Something From Nothing' and 'Improv All Stars - Games Night.' Kaneez is also known for her comedic acting. Her short film, 'The Shaila(s)' was selected for the Voot Select Film Festival.
Friday, April 23, 7pm
Kaneez Surka
PAST EVENTS
“A Pair of Jokers” with Moody McCarthy & Ashley Austin Morris, Sept. 20, 2024
“Holiday Hahapalooza” with Gary Brightwell & Karen Rontowski, Dec. 13, 2024
“My Funny Valentine” with Pat Hazell & Amy Barnes, Feb. 14, 2025
“Shiny Happy People Laughing” with Karen Morgan, April 11, 2025
“Monique Marvez is No Joke” with Monique Marvez, October 25, 2025
“Happy To Be Here” with Orlando Leyba, December 19, 2025
“Kinda Funny” with JJ Barrows, February 20, 2026
“April Fool” with Rob Haze, April 10, 2026
Center Stage Comedy offers clean stand-up comedy that everyone can enjoy.