Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Comedian Trey Kennedy to perform at Wilson Center this fall

WILMINGTON — Downtown’s Wilson Center is bringing an Oklahoma comedian to the stage as part of his Grow Up Comedy Tour.

Trey Kennedy began his comedy climb while attending Oklahoma State University and posting bits on the video mobile app Vine; he gained more than 2 million followers.

Today, after touring and selling out shows stateside, Kennedy still utilizes social media to grow his 12 million followers. He often posts on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, where he released his self-produced comedy special “Are You For Real?”

Many of his bits consist of impersonations of moms: sending kids back to school, new moms and dog moms.

“Any time I say I don’t like dogs, a white girl pops out of a bush: ‘What did you say, what was that, what did you say? Say it to Winston’s face, I dare you. We don’t deserve dogs.'”

He’s clear the dog mom and human mom aren’t comparable.

“My mom gave me a kiss on the cheek; you dog moms are at home making out with your fur baby,” he said in his YouTube special.

Tickets to his Sept. 29 show at Wilson Center start at $35 and go on sale Friday, June 30, 10 a.m., here. They can also be purchased through the box office at 2 p.m. daily by calling 910-362-7999.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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