Samantha Kelly

She’s been falling into boiling lava and dodging shells for the last decade. Samantha Kelly is a voice actor and radio personality who has played Princess Peach and Toad since 2007. She’s been playing
characters in video games since 2003, including “Sunny Day” the sports announcer in the Backyard Sports series for kids.

Born in Kenya, she’s lived all over the world, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Germany. She loves doing games that cross borders and taking down bad guys without messing up her hair.

Kenny James

Kenny is best known as the voice of Bowser in the Nintendo Super Mario Bros franchise with over 35 title credits. He has been providing the voice and personality of Bowser since Super Mario Strikers in 2005. Other voice work includes Zingo, a story telling dragon for a children’s program, narration and audiobooks. While he currently lives in Dallas working in voice-over, Kenny was also a prolific theater actor performing in musicals, dramas and comedies, in the Puget Sound area.

Laura Faye Smith

Laura Faye Smith is an LA-based voice actor, best known for voicing Princess Rosalina for Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers games (starting with Super Mario 3D World in 2013) and Noelle in Genshin Impact. She has also voiced Kana (male) for Nintendo’s English cast of Fire Emblem Fates, Tamara “Meds” Melari in the ongoing sci-fi audio drama The Sojourn, as well as numerous characters for Mad Head Games. She has done an extensive amount of commercials, dubbing, theatre, and audiobooks. She appeared as DeEtta Calvert on NBC’s Grimm, and has also appeared in TNT’s Leverage, Brat TV’s Chicken Girls, and Investigation Discovery’s Betrayed and Stranger Among Us. You can find her on Twitter or Instagram at @laurafayesmith.

Phil Moore

Emmy Award winner Phil Moore has hosted several shows, but is most known as the energetic host of Nickelodeon’s Nick Arcade and You’re On.  He’s also made guest appearances on Nickelodeon’s Figure It Out and All That and has produced games shows for producer for Twitch, E! Entertainment, and NBC.

Guardians of the Jukebox

Aptly described as a “visual and sonic highlight reel of the most influential decade in music history,” the Guardians of the Jukebox is a five-star, nostalgia, ’80s juggernaut! Their shows are packed with high energy and smash hits, accompanied by a video backdrop of everything ’80s featuring music videos, movie clips, and iconic moments

Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment

Founded in 2014, Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment has grown into the wildest night in Atlanta nightlife. Featuring monthly events, an online community, and philanthropic projects, AWE is the greatest entertainment community in the South.

Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment matches will be both Friday and Saturday (8/20 & 8/21)

1UP Comedy

Producing Atlanta’s best comedy shows at alternative venues throughout the city since 2012, 1UP Comedy is happy to bring the laughs to the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo with 2 1-hour stand-up sets featuring some of the city’s best comedians.

This year, Friday night will feature a roast of Mario with local comics portraying video game characters from the popular franchise. Saturday night will be a traditional 1-hour stand up set from some of the region’s best comedians! Comedian lineups will be announced much closer to the event. Stay tuned!

This event is intended for mature audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.