Zac Townsend

Zac Townsend at Upstairs at Helium Comedy Club - Indianapolis

He has since developed comedy through Nashville clubs, collaborative sketches and festival appearances. The December 26, 2026 performance is listed for 10:00 PM at Upstairs at Helium Comedy Club - Indianapolis. The particular appeal of this date is the chance to put an evening around that one distinctive comic voice.

An online roast exchange with Michael Blackson became a real invitation to perform. That unlikely origin story puts Zac Townsend’s stage career in perspective. Zac Townsend built his by turning a roast exchange into a real stage invitation. According to his presenter, he went from trading jokes with Michael Blackson online to being asked to perform live. The Nashville-based comedian and writer takes the stage at 10:00 PM, and Helium advertises him Upstairs December 26-28, 2026. On December 26 at Upstairs at Helium Comedy Club in Indianapolis, you get to find out.

Think of it as a post-holiday reset: the gifts are unwrapped and the family small talk is spent. Townsend is also a regular at Zanies Nashville, and his credits include Nashville Comedy Festival, Bonnaroo, Barstool Sports and LMAOF TV. He co-created the sketch collective Paid Vacation, so his comedy comes from both solo club work and collaborative internet sketches. If that sounds like your kind of comedy, explore seats for Zac Townsend in Indianapolis.