When asked what he thought Hell was like, 5-year-old Tim Gaither told his church’s congregation: “It will be hotter than the Wal-Mart parking lot on the Fourth of July, barefoot.” Huge laughs followed and Gaither’s comedy career was launched. Not much has changed — he still charms audiences with similarly styled jokes, only the newer ones deal with more grown-up topics. With his Southern drawl still very much intact, he finds humor in observing the world around him. “I live in Hollywood by a 99-cent store,” he tells an audience. “You can buy 12 condoms for 99 cents. The box just says ‘good luck.’ ”
Thursday-Sunday. $10-$15. Funny Bone on the Levee, Newport on the Levee, Newport, Ky., funnyboneonthelevee.com.
This article appears in Mar 23-30, 2016.