We are also consistently contacted by comedians from all over the country looking to get on the Madcap’s stage. Credits are places they have been seen or heard such as Netflix, Comedy Central, TV, movies, etc. Others we book through agents and based on credits. Some are recommended by other comic veterans we trust. Some are booked from knowledge and having seen them perform. We ONLY book features and headliners for our weekend shows.
We get our features from our Comedy Battle Show we host every Wednesday. If they do not, we also book the feature. Many times, headliners bring their own features on the road with them. They hope to eventually have their 45 to 60 minute set down to perfection in order to become a “Headliner.” From there, the second most difficult step is to become a “Feature.” These comics typically open for headliners with sets from 15 to 30 minutes. They eventually become “Guest Spotters” or “Openers” doing a range from 5 to 10 minutes. You have your “open mic’ers,” who are generally just starting out and are trying to build their “tight 5,” their best 5 minutes.
Without that perfect trinity, it’s just a building with a stage.Ī: In comedy there are tiers that comedians strive to achieve. I often say a comedy club is nothing without the audience that supports it, the staff that runs it and the comics that perform. I could not do this without them, our amazing staff – Jack, Max, Amy, Christina and Andy and especially my business partner, Jamie Romero. I am so grateful to the people of NSB for their continued support. And well, that is my business that started as just a dream. I love the quaintness of our little beach town and I didn’t want to disrupt that, but I also believe some more diverse entertainment options are needed here. I eventually believed that a comedy club could and would sustain itself in NSB. I am also very thankful for Renee Holmes, owner of Traders, for those shows. Soon after, I was also hosting shows at Traders on Friday nights. They helped keep my dream alive while also allowing me to further test the comedy possibilities in NSB. I am so very appreciative to her, Jamie (the general manager) and Randy (the owner) for allowing those shows to happen. Shortly after, a good friend, Amy Childs from Springhill Suites Marriott, and I worked a deal to use their ballroom on various Saturdays for comedy shows. Some may remember coming to an outside show at a little beach house where we turned my balcony to a stage and guests brought their own lawn chairs. Although I lost the first one due to the pandemic, I kept the dream and hope alive. Opening a comedy club was also a dream of mine. Living here was a dream of mine for a long time. NSB is now my home and has been for sometime now. It was around that time I decided to move to NSB. The results of COVID shutdowns killed that club in less than six months and I lost everything. I then opened my first comedy club in the downtown historic district of Sanford, Florida. Life eventually took me back to the Orlando area where I am from. Funny thing is, Amy now works for Madcap’s! Amy Stewart, who was managing at the time, also helped make that happen. Years ago, Mike, the owner of Off The Hook restaurant, gave me that opportunity every Friday night. I had already been performing comedy, but I had never produced my own shows. Q: What inspired you to open Madcap’s in New Smyrna Beach?Ī: I actually got my start producing comedy shows in New Smyrna Beach. Photos by Kelsey Walters // Interview by Tiffany Evers Q & A with ADAM LOWERY, OWNER AND COMEDIAN – “LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE”
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