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Keep ‘er Movin’ as the Midwest’s favorite comedian, Charlie Berens, brings the Good Old Fashioned Tour to the State Fair Main Stage on Thursday, August 8.
You know and love him! As a comedian, New York Times Best Selling author, Emmy-winning journalist, Charlie’s known for creating Midwest-focused comedy videos, hosting the Manitowoc Minute and his podcast Cripescast, and loving the Midwest like no other.
All seating for this show is reserved, and tickets are $35, $40, and $45. Each show ticket includes admission to the State Fair for the day of the show when purchased before entering the State Fair. Venue opens at 6:30pm for show seating.
Wisconsin State Fair is not responsible for tickets purchased from third parties. No single ticket for this concert should exceed $45.
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About Charlie Berens
Charlie Berens is a comedian, New York Times Best Selling Author, Emmy-winning journalist, musician, and creator of the Manitowoc Minute. The Wisconsin native has been featured on Comedy Central, Fox, CBS, Funny or Die, TBS, Variety, MTV News, and more. He creates weekly content for his various social platforms and has amassed over 7.5 million followers.
Charlie began his career working for MTV News’ Choose or Lose. After that, he worked in front and behind the camera for emerging YouTube news channels. In 2012, Tribune Media tapped Charlie to host the comedic news show Nightcap. In 2013, he won an Emmy for “The Cost of Water” while reporting for KDAF.
In 2017, Charlie began hosting his weekly comedic online news show, the Manitowoc Minute. Since then, Charlie’s been creating Midwest-focused sketch comedy videos on his social media platforms. He’s also traveled the country with three sold out stand-up comedy tours and currently on his fourth.
In 2020, Charlie paired up with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades alum Adam Greul to release the music/comedy album, Unthawed. The album, which is a mixture of bluegrass, country, and Charlie’s comedy, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart and No. 6 on the Bluegrass Comedy chart. Charlie’s first book, The Midwest Survival Guide, was released in November of 2021 by William Morrow/HarperCollins and immediately became a New York Times Best Seller!
Charlie hosts the Cripescast podcast where he interviews musicians, artists, comedians, creators, and more to talk about their story and connections to the Midwest. Guests have included Jeff Foxworthy, Nate Bargatze, and Roy Wood, Jr.
Learn more about Charlie Berens on his website: CharlieBerens.com.
Disclaimer
Each Main Stage ticket will be assessed a $9 facility fee.
Etix is the only authorized ticketing partner of Wisconsin State Fair Park (WSFP). The State Fair Ticket Office and Etix (accessed via the WiStateFair.com or Etix.com websites) are the ONLY authorized sources for State Fair Main Stage Tickets.
If you purchase tickets from any other source, WSFP cannot guarantee the validity of the tickets and you risk being denied admission, refunds and/or exchanges.