{"id":424656,"date":"2025-12-04T18:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424656\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:31:17","slug":"rising-comedy-star-jeremiah-watkins-performing-this-weekend-in-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424656\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising comedy star Jeremiah Watkins performing this weekend in San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"532\" data-attachment-id=\"388127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/rising-comedy-star-jeremiah-watkins-performing-this-weekend-in-san-antonio\/attachment\/facetheface-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FaceTheFace-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,682\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FaceTheFace\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jeremiah Watkins is a SXSW, JFL and Moontower Comedy Festival favorite.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jeremiah Watkins is a SXSW, JFL and Moontower Comedy Festival favorite.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FaceTheFace-1.jpg?fit=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FaceTheFace-1.jpg?fit=780%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FaceTheFace-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremiah Watkins is a SXSW, JFL and Moontower Comedy Festival favorite.\" class=\"wp-image-388127\"  \/>Jeremiah Watkins is a SXSW, JFL and Moontower Comedy Festival favorite. Credit: Facebook \/ Jeremiah Watkins<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of headlining Houston\u2019s 2024 Riot Festival, Austin-based Jeremiah Watkins will take over the recently opened Riot Riverwalk for shows this Friday and Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>The SXSW, JFL and Moontower Comedy Festival favorite is amassing an impressive following thanks to his explosive brand of physical comedy. As further evidence of his growing brand, Watkins\u2019 Stand-up on the Spot podcast, which now boasts more than 170,000 subscribers, features the biggest names in comedy and recently hit its 10-year anniversary. <\/p>\n<p>A frequent collaborator with Adam Ray (Dr. Phil Live!), Watkins toured with Roast Battle\u2019s the Wave and has appeared on Comedy Central, HBO and Netflix. His specials Daddy and Family Reunion showcase his signature crowd work and musical interludes. <\/p>\n<p>SA comedy fans may want to catch this rising star on his way to becoming a household name.<\/p>\n<p> $25-$38, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6,\u00a0 Riot Riverwalk Comedy Club San Antonio, 606 North Presa St., (210) 541-8805, <a href=\"https:\/\/riotriverwalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riotriverwalk.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/food-drink\/flavor\/la-gran-tamalada-to-expand-this-year-with-student-culinary-competition\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tamal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"La Gran Tamalada to expand this year with student culinary competition\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"388057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/food-drink\/flavor\/la-gran-tamalada-to-expand-this-year-with-student-culinary-competition\/attachment\/tamal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tamal.jpg?fit=1000%2C677&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,677\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the San Antonio Zoo\u2019s new arrivals, Shana, eats a pumpkin. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MG_9149-Shana-with-pumpkin-4x6-CB.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MG_9149-Shana-with-pumpkin-4x6-CB.jpeg?fit=780%2C519&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe city\u2019s first gorilla habitat in more than three decades, Congo Falls at the San Antonio Zoo, opens to the public Dec. 13. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/music\/music-stories-and-interviews\/31st-annual-mariachi-extravaganza-spicing-up-san-antonio-this-week\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764873077_76_MVSA_24_07018-Del-Sol-Academy.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"31st Annual Mariachi Extravaganza spicing up San Antonio this week\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"387891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/music\/music-stories-and-interviews\/31st-annual-mariachi-extravaganza-spicing-up-san-antonio-this-week\/attachment\/mvsa_24_07018-del-sol-academy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MVSA_24_07018-Del-Sol-Academy.jpeg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MVSA_24_07018 Del Sol Academy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The festival is expected to attract 1,300 musicians and vocalists to SA. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The festival is expected to attract 1,300 musicians and vocalists to SA. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MVSA_24_07018-Del-Sol-Academy.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" 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