Cliff Cash

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Cliff Cash
Born
Clifton Freeman Cash [1]

1980or1981(age 43–44) [2]
Gastonia, North Carolina
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Asheville
Occupationstand-up comedian
Years active2011-present
Relatives Wiley Cash (brother)
Website comediancliffcash.com

Clifton Freeman Cash is an American stand-up comedian from North Carolina.

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His album Half Way There, released on January 8, 2021, on Stand Up! Records, reached No. 1 on the iTunes comedy chart. [3] [4] [5]

Personal life

Cash was born in Gastonia, North Carolina [4] [6] and raised in a conservative Southern Baptist home. [7] He is the younger brother of novelist Wiley Cash. [8] [9] [4] The two have often appeared on stage together. [10] They also have a sister. [11]

He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville. [12]

He lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. [13] [14] [15] He was divorced in 2017. [16]

He is also a photographer, and has made a goal of visiting and documenting all 61 U.S. national parks while on tour as a comic. [11] [17] [18]

Career

Cash's first open mic was in 2011. [8] Before becoming a full-time comedian, Cash worked in sales and real-estate investing for six years, then started a recycling company, Green Coast Recycling. Cash won a Pelican award from the North Carolina Coastal Federation in 2013 for organizing the environmental group Friends of the Lower Cape Fear. [12] [19]

His comedy, inspired by George Carlin, is often satiric and politically pointed, tackling topics such as racism, religious fundamentalism, and the MeToo movement. [14] It often reflects his progressive political outlook, contrasting it with his conservative upbringing and Southern cultural stereotypes. [11] [20] He often uses shows as fundraisers for environmental and other causes. [21] Bill Poteat of the Gaston Gazette noted that Cash's skewering of southern conservatism can be sarcastic, "yet the humor is at its foundation gentle rather than confrontational". [9]

With two other Southern comics, Tom Simmons and Stewart Huff, Cash launched the Sick of Stupid Tour, which he described as "the unofficial rebuttal" to the more stereotypically Southern Blue Collar Comedy Tour [8] and a different perspective on topics like gay rights, religion and gun control to shows like Duck Dynasty . [22]

He has performed across the U.S. since 2016, including the Houston Whatever Fest, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Norfolk Comedy Festival, Altercation Comedy Festival, San Luis Obispo Comedy Festival, and the Boise, Idaho Treefort Music Fest. [23] [24] [25] He won the Port City’s Top Comic contest in 2013, was a semifinalist and regional winner in Comedy Central's Up Next competition, [26] [27] and a semifinalist on Standup NBC. [28] [29]

He appeared on two episodes of the Fox series Laughs in 2014. [30]

Albums

Half Way There was distilled from four hours of material recorded at Dead Crow Comedy Room in Wilmington in 2016. [4] [17] It begins with Cash in character as a stereotypical "redneck", satirizing conservative attitudes, before seguing into his own voice, which is more observational and left-leaning. Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site reviewed the album positively, writing "I enjoyed it a lot. I just wish there was more, lots more." [31]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ Andie Main (January 17, 2021). "Episode 37 – Prey Hard w/ Ngaio Bealum and Clifton Freeman Cash". People Enjoying Terrible Accidents (Podcast). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. ↑ Kelley, Pam (2014-02-14). "The amazing Cash brothers of Gastonia tell stories, find success". Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  3. ↑ Staton, John (2021-01-11). "Wilmington comedian charts No. 1 comedy album on iTunes". Star-News . Wilmington, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Carver, Shea (January 13, 2021). "Wilmington comedian Cliff Cash hits #1 on iTunes charts with first LP 'Half Way There'". Port City Daily. Wilmington, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. ↑ Patrick, Hannah (January 12, 2021). "Wilmington comedian releases No. 1 comedy album on iTunes". WWAY . Wilmington, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  6. ↑ Evans, Jon (January 29, 2021). "1-On-1 With Jon Evans: Cliff Cash: Comedian who says he's Half Way There reaches #1 on iTunes". WECT . Wilmington, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  7. ↑ Leonard, Sam (November 8, 2017). "Comics Shane Torres and Cliff Cash visit Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh City Paper . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  8. 1 2 3 Cartwright, Keith Ryan (2016-01-15). "Sick of Stupid trio bring smart Southern comedy to Zanies". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  9. 1 2 Poteat, Bill (2021-01-07). "Gastonia's Cliff Cash aims to provide laughs for the new year". The Gaston Gazette . Gastonia, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  10. ↑ McReynolds, Kat (October 8, 2016). "Conscious party: Wiley and Cliff Cash speak at Authors for Literacy". Mountain Xpress . Asheville, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  11. 1 2 3 Marshall, Alli (October 24, 2019). "Comedian Cliff Cash on living his best life". Mountain Xpress . Asheville, North Carolina . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  12. 1 2 Forde-Smith, Caitie (2013-08-20). "Pelican Award: Cliff Cash". Coastal Review Online. Newport, North Carolina: North Carolina Coastal Federation . Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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  17. 1 2 "This Week on the 5: Cliff Cash's Five Favorite National Parks". The Interrobang. January 19, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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  25. ↑ "Day 4 Of Treefort 2018". Treefort Music Fest. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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  29. ↑ "Cliff Cash live at Relapse Comedy Theater". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. January 25, 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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