Henry Welch
Henry Welch
Comedian Henry Welch is the most feared man in comedy! His career began at the prestigious A.H. Packer High School and on to Alabama State University pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.
When Henry started comedy, Bruce Ayers, owner of the Stardome Comedy Club in Birmingham, AL. told him “if you can do clean comedy, it will send you anywhere” and the rest is history. Henry has traveled all over the world telling jokes on TV/Radio stations at colleges, churches and clubs. Welch has just filmed the movie, Strip Off. He appeared in an OutKast music video and can be heard in hilarious skits featured on Idlewild and Speaker Boxxx. He has been a part of BET’s Comic View, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and Showtime’s The Big Black Comedy Show.Henry Welch has a perspective of the city that few can offer. The comedian and actor is an East Thomas native who attended A.H. Parker High School and plays Mister Walter the landlord, in rapper, T.I. ‘TIP’ Harris’ first independent film, ‘Da’Partments’.
Welch was in Birmingham last month for the film’s pop-up movie showing at Premiere Luxe Cine` on Lakeshore Parkway and he’ll be back in the area to headline two shows at The Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover, on Saturday, November 25.
“The Birmingham people are real people, we got style, we got class… Birmingham spends a lot of money on entertainment, and I noticed that [Birminghamians] support live entertainment and love comedy,” Welch said.
“Birmingham is booming, and I try to tell people that a lot of things [entertainment opportunities] that got offered to ATL were offered to Birmingham first … But the young brother [Mayor Randall Woodfin] over the city now is not playing. There’s a lot of big things going on and I appreciate him for [expanding the city’s opportunities] and getting Birmingham the shine, the light, and the money, it needs to go forward,” Welch said.
The Alabama State University alumnus is as familiar with the Stardome as he is with his hometown
Comedian Henry Welch is the most feared man in comedy! His career began at the prestigious A.H. Packer High School and on to Alabama State University pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.
When Henry started comedy, Bruce Ayers, owner of the Stardome Comedy Club in Birmingham, AL. told him “if you can do clean comedy, it will send you anywhere” and the rest is history. Henry has traveled all over the world telling jokes on TV/Radio stations at colleges, churches and clubs. Welch has just filmed the movie, Strip Off. He appeared in an OutKast music video and can be heard in hilarious skits featured on Idlewild and Speaker Boxxx. He has been a part of BET’s Comic View, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and Showtime’s The Big Black Comedy Show.