Comedy Central announces first-ever Colossal Clusterfest, June 2-4, 2017 in San Francisco

Almost as if I’d just produced my annual list of comedy festivals and asked the folks at Superfly for details about their planned summer shindig with Comedy Central in San Francisco, here comes Colossal Clusterfest! It’s happening June 2-4, 2017, at the Civic Center Plaza & Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, in San Francisco. Roll the […]

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The definitive guide to comedy festivals for 2017

Last year, it seemed as if there were a comedy festival somewhere in the world every weekend, if not more than one. How does 2017 stack up compared to 2016? Here’s what we know and what’s happened so far already… JANUARY SF SKETCHFEST: Audible presents The San Francisco Comedy Festival, Jan. 12-29, 2017. San Francisco. […]

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SXSW announces its initial 2017 comedy lineup

South By Southwest is one of the biggest pop culture events in the US and each year, literally hundreds of… MORE

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Bob Odenkirk, Dan Harmon, Michael Ian Black, and More Join SXSW Comedy’s 2017 Lineup

Austin’s SXSW festival returns next month from Friday, March 10th through Sunday the 19th, and today they revealed the initial SXSW Comedy lineup, including comedians like Bob Odenkirk, Dan Harmon, Janeane Garofalo, John Hodgman, Nicole Byer, Michael Ian Black, and Wyatt Cenac as well live performances, screenings, and podcast tapings for shows like @midnight, improv4humans, […]

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L.A. Podcast Festival updates: Another venue change, a lineup tease, and a chance to grab passes

The sixth annual L.A. Podcast Festival is giving you plenty of time to plan your trip to this year’s three-day… MORE

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The Brooklyn Comedy Festival is now accepting film submissions

For the first time ever, the fifth annual Brooklyn Comedy Festival is accepting film submissions, expanding the fest’s already packed… MORE

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Early bird passes are on sale for Portland’s 10th annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival

This year marks the 10th annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival, one of the country’s best fests with one of the most consistently… MORE

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Early bird passes are on sale for Portland’s 10th annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival

This year marks the 10th annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival, one of the country’s best fests with one of the most consistently… MORE

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Whoopi Goldberg to Secret Cinema: top things to do in the UK this week

From the actor’s rarely seen character comedy to an immersive version of Moulin Rouge: your at-a-glance guide to the best in culture

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A brilliant one-off: the award-winning actor brings two performances of her character comedy to the London Palladium for the first time on Saturday 11 February. Her standup deals in alter-egos, so expect to meet Fontaine the career dope-smoker or Lurleen the southern matriarch.
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Janeane Garofalo, Karen Kilgariff, Baron Vaughn performing at Bridgetown Comedy festival, Patton Oswalt to hold pre-festival show

The 10th Annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival is coming May 4th-7th in various venues across Portland, OR. The four day festival… MORE

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