Friday, April 17, 2015

AKUMAL COMEDY FESTIVAL DAY 3: Akumal Grateful Dead Stage and La Buena Vida


10 pm La Buena Vida performance by  Headliner Derek Sheen, 
artwork by Elizabeth Williams
Buena Vida Headliner Derek Sheen

AKUMAL COMEDY FESTIVAL DAY 3: LA SANTANERA

Last night the Akumal Comedy Festival debuted their first all Spanish Playa Del Carmen show at the night club La Santanera. The rooftop room was packed and the audience laughed in hysterics at all of the comedians performing. Below is a selection of the comedians, tonight they perform at Senor Frogs in Playa.  The line up was
Host: Alex Roga
Feature: Luiki Wiki
Feature: Erick Vargas
Feature: Roberto Andrade
Feature: El Cojo Feliz
Headline: Daniel Sosa

Artwork by Elizabeth Williams below
La Santanera before the show, with manager Greco and DJ Jeff Gold. La Santanera has vintage furniture, chandeliers and a DJ booth made of  vintage speakers. The outdoor area looks out over the ocean.



Roberto Andrade

Headliner Daniel Sosa

Thursday, April 16, 2015

AKUMAL COMEDY FESTIVAL DAY 2: WAH WAH BEACH BAR/PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Last night the Akumal Comedy Festival moved up to Playa Del Carmen to the Wah Wah Beach Bar, which is a large open air palapa bar/restaurant by the beach. The large crowd enjoyed the show and the all star line up of comedians. For more information about the comedians see link
 http://www.akumalcomedyfestival.com/comedians
 Images below.






Featured comedian Darryl Lenox



Tuesday, April 14, 2015

La Beuna Vida Restaurant: Akumal Comedy Festival venue

 La Beuna Vida Restaurant below, bar with swings.
The Akumal Comedy Festival performances are upstairs at 10pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
. Mariachi Bands also perform at La Beuna VIda
Later in the night, man dancing on table to music by the La Beuna Vida Mariachi Band
Band email: mariachiodmt.gmail.com


Previous performances at La Beuan Vida from 2013 and 2014
Jeff Pfoser

Glenn Wool

Craig Norton

Kjell Bjogen






Sunday, December 7, 2014

GUS LYNCH REMEMBERED

Twin Cities comedian dies after fall in Mexico - KMSP-TV

Stunning sad news, Gus Lynch a remarkable comic and a founder of the
Akumal Comedy Festival is gone.

Below are some images from the last 2 festivals of Gus by artists Aggie Kenny and Elizabeth Williams

Gus Lynch performing at the Grateful Dead stage


Gus Lynch performing in Tulum
Gus Lynch at Tiramisu restuarant with Dan Schlissel seated far right