Comedy Festivals of North America

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Comedy Festivals of North America

compiled by Amy Martin, senior comedy critic, TheaterJones

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major = local & regional w multiple national headliners
minor = mosty local & regional w 1 to 2 national headliners
Fest Name Fest Notes Month Location Website
Chicago Sketch Fest major: improv, sketch Jan Chicago, IL http://www.chicagosketchfest.com/
Charleston Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup Jan Charleston, SC http://www.charlestoncomedyfestival.com/
Riot LA major: improv, sketch, standup; panels Jan Los Angeles, CA http://riotla.com/
San Francisco Sketch Fest major: improv, sketch, standup, vid/film; panels, podcasts, workshops Jan San Francisco, CA http://sfsketchfest.com
San Diego Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup; competitions; panels, Jan San Diego, CA http://www.sandiegocomedyfest.com/
NC Comedy Arts Festival major: improv, sketch, standup, vid/film; competitions; panels, podcasts, workshops Jan Raleigh/Durham, NC http://www.nccomedyarts.com/
Traverse City Winter Arts Comedy Festival major: improv, sketch, standup; awards, workshops Feb Traverse City, MI http://wintercomedy.org/
Laughing Skull Comedy Festival major: standup, contests, workshops Mar Atlanta, GA http://www.laughingdevil.com/skullfestival/
SXSW Comedy minor: standup, video, workshops Mar Austin, TX http://sxsw.com/comedy
Dallas Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup, workshops Mar Dallas, TX http://www.dallascomedyfestival.com
Laughfest minor: improv, sketch, standup, video Mar GrandRapids, MI http://www.laughfestgr.org/
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch Mar Toronto, Canada http://www.torontosketchfest.com/
Green Gravel Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup, workshops Mar Toledo, OH http://www.greengravelcomedyfest.com/
Moontower Comedy & Oddity Fest major: improv, sketch, vid/film; panels, podcasts Apr Austin, TX http://www.comedymoontower.com/
LAughter Fest minor: improv, sketch, standup, vid/film; competitions; panels, podcasts Apr-May Los Angeles, CA http://www.lacomedyfest.com/
Women in Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup; panels, workshops May Boston, MA http://www.womenincomedyfestival.com/
Canadian Int’l Comedy Festival major: standup May Toronto, Canada http://cmw.net/comedy/
Bridgetown Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup May Portland, OR http://bridgetowncomedy.com/
Vince Vaughan’s Wild West Comedy Festival major: standup, vid/film; podcasts May Nashville, TN http://www.wildwestcomedyfestival.com
Limestone Comedy Festival major: improv, sketch, standup; podcasts May Bloomington, IN http://www.limestonefest.com/
26th Annual Comedy Festival major: standup; podcasts Jun Chicago, IL http://www.26comedy.com/
Great American Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup; awards, competitions Jun Norfolk, NE http://www.greatamericancomedyfestival.com/
East Texas Comedy Festival major: improv, sketch, standup; competition Jun Tyler, TX https://www.facebook.com/EastTexasComedyFestival
Just For Laughs major: improv, sketch, standup, vid/film; podcasts Jul Montreal, Canada http://www.hahaha.com/en
Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy minor: sketch, standup Aug Jamestown, NY http://www.lucycomedyfest.com/
Brooklyn Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup Aug Brooklyn, NY http://bkcomedyfestival.com/
High Plains Comedy Festival minor: sketch, standup; podcasts Aug Denver, CO http://highplainscomedyfestival.com/
Out of Bounds Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch; workshops Sep Austin, TX http://www.outofboundscomedy.com/
Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival major: improv, sketch, standup; panels, podcasts Sep Brooklyn, NY http://eugenemirman.com/
Just For Laughs major: improv, sketch, standup, vid/film; podcasts Sep Toronto, Canada http://www.jfl42.com/
Big Little Comedy Fest minor: improv, sketch, standup Sep Cleveland, OH http://www.biglittlecomedy.com/big-little-comedy-fest.html
Cabo Comedy Festival major: standup; competitions, awards Oct Cabo San Lucas, Mexico http://cabocomedyfestival.com/
Festival Supreme major: sketch, standup, vid/film Oct Santa Monica, CA http://festivalsupreme.com/
10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival minor: sketch, standup Oct Minneapolis, MN http://10000laughs.com/
New York Comedy Festival major: sketch, standup, vid/film Nov New York City, NY http://www.nycomedyfestival.com/
Comedy Day in the Park minor: improv, sketch, standup Nov San Francisco, CA http://comedyday.org/
Cleveland Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup; competitions Nov Cleveland, OH http://www.clevelandcomedyfestival.com/
Boston Comedy Festival minor: improv, sketch, standup, vid/film; awards,competitions Nov Boston, MA http://bostoncomedyfest.com/
Winter Wonderlandia minor: sketch, standup Dec Brooklyn, NY http://bkcomedyfestival.com/

Amy Martin is the author of Wild Dallas-Fort Worth: Explore the Amazing Nature of North Texas (https://moonlady.com/amy-martin-selected-to-write-wild-dallas-fort-worth-explore-the-amazing-nature-of-north-texas/), to be released by Timber Press in 2022. She is the North Texas Wild columnist at GreenSourceDFW (https://greensourcedfw.org/) and author of Itchy Business: How to Treat the Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Rash (http://itchy.biz/). She was the senior comedy, magic and cirque critic for TheaterJones, The Aging Hippie columnist for Senior Voice, and the Taoist panel member of the Texas Faith blog of The Dallas Morning News. A journalist for over 40 years, she wrote for Dallas Observer, Dallas Times Herald, Dallas Morning News, Senior Voice, and D magazine, and was contributing editor and columnist for Garbage magazine. She was known by many in North Texas as the Moonlady for her alternative newservice of 15 years, Moonlady News, and served as creator/producer/promoter of the acclaimed Winter and Summer SolstiCelebrations for 20 years.