Sarah Tiana

Nationally touring comedian Sarah Tiana brings her Southern sass to the stage at Coligny’s Rock n’ Ribs this October

If you were to judge Sarah Tiana solely on her honeyed northern Georgia accent, you might think she’s sweet tea and sunshine through and through. But when you hear some of the things she says with that accent, you realize that someone may have spiked the sweet tea. The resulting cocktail is all the more flavorful for the addition.

“My material is about myself and my life,” she said. “I’m just being honest.”

Through regular appearances on Comedy Central, she has developed a reputation as a razor-sharp comic. Her material dances the line between sweet and spicy, taking full advantage of her upbringing in the small town of Calhoun, Georgia to point out some of the foibles of modern life. Through that lens, she takes a refreshing look at some of today’s great absurdities that will either have you rolling with laughter or shocked with how different the world looks through her lens.

But if a joke hits too close to home, she has a comeback for that. “I just say, ‘They said I couldn’t tell that joke here, so I couldn’t wait to tell that joke here.”

But anyone can shock. Tiana operates on a different level. Despite her massive reputation as a roaster’s comic (storied “Roastmaster General” Jeffrey Ross is a huge supporter), her act gently sprinkles the shocks on a bed of observational humor, clever wordplay, and fearless physical gags. (If you’re a baseball fan, stop what you’re doing right now and watch her “Sarah Tiana Digs the Long Ball” Instagram reels).

You’ll get a chance to see for yourself when Sarah Tiana returns to the south for Rib-Tickler Comedy and Music during Coligny’s Rock ’n’ Ribs on October 20.

“I always loved that part of the country,” Tiana said of her pending trip to the Lowcountry. “Last time I was in Savannah was for a family reunion. I was pregnant but couldn’t tell anyone, and of course, I’m in a city where you can just walk around with alcohol in your hand. That had been my biggest incentive for going!”

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Rib-Tickler Comedy and Music

October 20 at Coligny Theater as part of Rock n Ribs, featuring over a dozen world-class Pitmasters and music by Southern Rock superstars, 38 Special. Get tickets at rocknribshhi.com.