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Get ready to add Jo Koy to the list of stand-up comedians who’ve made it to the big time of headlining Madison Square Garden. Koy is just one of the 14 acts announced today as headliners for the 2022 New York Comedy Festival, happening Nov. 7-13, 2022, mostly across Manhattan …
The New York Comedy Festival certainly hopes that New York City is back (as this week’s concert series across the boroughs boasts), announcing its slate of headliners for in-person shows at Carnegie Hall, Town Hall and other halls across Manhattan this coming Nov. 8-14, 2021. So who’s performing where? Here’s …
Today must be Comedy Festival Announcement Day, because hot off the heels of an initial lineup out of Montreal for JFL, here comes the New York Comedy Festival, letting us know they’re planning in-person shows around the city once again this November. Specifically, Nov. 8-14, 2021. Tickets won’t go on …
Shocking absolutely nobody, both the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin and the New York Comedy Festival finally announced they were abandoning plans to put on fests in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moontower, which happens in April under normal conditions, first tried to postpone the 2020 event to September. But …
The “Comics to Watch” showcase at this year’s New York Comedy Festival proves that the talent pool has gotten younger and more diverse thanks to the digital comedy boom. Stand-up comedy not only has given rise to voices from all parts of our whole community, but also inspired kids to …
It’s easy to just rattle off the headliners and say go to them. In fact, several of the biggest names performing this week at the 2019 New York Comedy Festival already have sold out their shows! Here are shows you still have a chance at seeing last-minute, as well as …
The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) has announced the addition of more than 100 shows from Nov. 4-10, 2019, taking place at venues large and small across the city. Among the newly announced shows are Pete Holmes, Quinta Brunson and Friends, Going Deep with Chad & JT, Patriot Act, History Hyenas Live Podcast, …
For a 13th year, the New York Comedy Festival will start its week with its biggest and best event: Stand Up For Heroes. The annual event raises money and awareness for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, named for the ABC News correspondent who sustained a life-threatening traumatic brain injury from a …
This year’s New York Comedy Festival, happening Nov. 4-10, 2019, will feature headlining performances from Nate Bargatze, Nicole Byer, Stephen Colbert, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Vir Das, Kathleen Madigan, Bill Maher, Demetri Martin, Norm McDonald, Trevor Noah, Randy Rainbow, Tom Segura, Benito Skinner, Jenny Slate, Kevin Smith and Jay Mewes, No …
Last year’s Comics To Watch showcase was so successful, several of the stand-ups who performed for Team Coco eventually earned spots on Conan in 2018. Will this year’s crop prove just as promising? The ninth annual Comics To Watch at New York Comedy Festival happens Nov. 7 at Carolines on …
