Comedian Zane Lamprey to return to 507 Taproom for third consecutive year

What started out as an idea to bring something new to Yelm — standup comedy — quickly turned into an annual tradition, as renowned comedian and television host Zane Lamprey will return to the 507 Taproom on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, for the third consecutive year in a row.

Lamprey, 53, of Syracuse, New York, has been involved in the world of television since the earliest stages of his career, when he worked on several projects for Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and VH1. Additionally, he was a cast member on MTV’s Damage Control and was the host of VH1’s reality show, Motormouth.

Additionally, Lamprey is most known for his work as host of Three Sheets, which was featured on MOJO HD from 2006 to 2008, on the Fine Living channel in 2009 and on the Travel Channel in 2010. He’s also hosted Food Network shows Have Fork and Will Travel.
He performed at the 507 Taproom on April 20 and April 21 in 2024, and on April 5 and April 6 in 2025.

“We’re excited to have him out next month,” Bill DeVore, owner of the 507 Taproom, told the Nisqually Valley News. “He’ll be doing two shows for us. We’re the only venue where he does two shows. This will be his third year performing at the taproom. The only difference is this year, he’ll actually stay at the hotel for three days. He’ll have a new opening act. He’ll have a new skit that he does. Everything will be new to the people that have seen him in the past.”

DeVore added that Lamprey is one of his favorites in comedy. Additionally, the comedian has always left a strong impression on the owner and the establishment through his professionalism and personable attitude.

“We really appreciate Zane coming in. He’s obviously someone you can watch on Prime, Netflix or on a YouTube channel. He’s very personable when he comes in. He remembers people’s names. He gives people handshakes and hugs,” DeVore said. “He’s had Three Sheets as a TV show, Drinking Made Easy, Chug, and he’s actually re-airing Three Sheets right now because it’s a 20-year anniversary for the show. That’s something he’s doing on a YouTube Channel. I appreciate that he’s a good person. Every time he comes in, he’s a professional and treats everyone very well.”

According to DeVore, the entire premise of bringing the 507 Taproom to Yelm was to “do something different” for the area. By bringing in comedic acts like Lamprey, different events like Brew Festival, or live musicians into his business, he’s done just that — provide Yelm residents with something different to do.

“We just want to do something different in Yelm. That’s what I wanted to do when I opened this up,” he said. “We’ll also be doing the Brew Festival again this year, and that will be on June 27. We’ll have six bands this year and, I believe, 30 breweries. That’s something that Yelm has never had before. Doing the music on the patio, the only other time we’d see that was at Prairie Days or Christmas in the Park. Being able to accommodate the amount of people we can on our patio and be able to provide a different sort of entertainment to the people in the community, and outside the community, is amazing.”

DeVore added that he’s always surprised to hear about the number of 507 Taproom patrons that travel into Yelm from outside of town. He believes his establishment’s appearance on YouTube channel “America’s Best Restaurants” has helped establish the 507 Taproom not only across the region and country — but across the globe.

“I’ve had people in England and Ireland tap me on the shoulder before and know exactly where the 507 Taproom is,” DeVore said. “It’s amazing to me to know that we’ve carried that far around the world to have people recognize us and see who we are.”

You can purchase tickets to see Lamprey perform on Friday, April 17, at https://tinyurl.com/LampreyFriday. To acquire tickets for his performance on Saturday, April 18, visit https://tinyurl.com/LampreySaturday.

“If you’re going to get tickets, get them soon. They’ve been selling fast,” DeVore said.

Additionally, you’ll have the option of purchasing standard entry tickets or VIP entry tickets. According to DeVore, VIP tickets get you into the 507 Taproom a half-hour earlier and allows those ticketholders to play different beer games with Lamprey.

“He says he always appreciates coming out to a venue like this, and we’re the only taproom he does. Every other venue is a brewery,” DeVore said.