New York Comedy Festival Adds More Than 100 Shows To 2026 Lineup
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The New York Comedy Festival has finalised its 2026 lineup, adding more than 100 shows to round out its 22nd edition, which will run from 6-15 November across New York City's five boroughs. Organiser Caroline Hirsch said the expanded programming was designed to showcase the breadth of comedy talent in the city, giving audiences more chances to discover new acts alongside established favourites, with venues spread across multiple boroughs hosting stand-up sets, podcast tapings, screenings and other formats throughout the festival's ten-day run.
Newly added shows include Tokyo Kanpai Boys, Moshe Kasher, Eddie Pepitone, Charlene Kaye and Jason Choi, along with a live recording of the podcast Good One, an Anxiety Club screening and conversation, a stand-up album recording, and a Q&A screening of the documentary Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story. These join a roster of previously confirmed headliners including Marc Maron, Ilana Glazer, Jordan Klepper, Ziwe, Joanne McNally, Daniel Sloss, Adam Friedland and Ms. Pat, giving the festival well over 100 performances across venues such as New York Comedy Club, The Venue on Music Row, The Bell House and Union Hall.
- NY Comedy Festival's 2026 lineup finalised with 100+ shows added
- Runs 6-15 November across NYC's five boroughs, 22nd edition
- New acts join headliners like Marc Maron, Ilana Glazer and Ziwe
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New York's biggest annual stand-up event returns to Manhattan and the wider city this autumn, running from 6 to 15 November across all five boroughs. The New York Comedy Festival has been a fixture of the city's cultural calendar for over two decades, mixing big-name headline stand-up sets with smaller shows, podcast recordings and film screenings. It is now marking its 22nd edition.
Founded by comedy club owner Caroline Hirsch, the festival has built its reputation on pairing well-known comedians with a much broader spread of performers and formats, rather than functioning as a single headline-driven event. Names already booked for 2026 include established stand-ups and broadcast personalities such as Marc Maron, Ilana Glazer and Jordan Klepper, alongside international acts and up-and-coming performers.
The festival matters largely because of its scale and its role in showcasing the range of comedy being produced in and around New York City, from mainstream stand-up to niche podcasts and documentary screenings. Its programming choices are often read as a snapshot of who is prominent in comedy at a given moment, making each year's lineup announcements a point of interest for fans and industry-watchers alike.