New York Comedy Festival Adds More Than 100 Shows To 2026 Lineup
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The New York Comedy Festival has expanded its 2026 lineup with more than 100 newly added shows, joining an already substantial roster of headliners for its 22nd edition. The festival will run from 6-15 November across New York City's five boroughs, and the fresh wave of programming underscores organisers' efforts to broaden the event's reach beyond its established headline acts into a wider range of stand-up, podcasts, screenings and other formats.
Among the new additions are performances from Tokyo Kanpai Boys, Moshe Kasher, Eddie Pepitone, Charlene Kaye and Jason Choi, alongside a live taping 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 previously confirmed headliners including Marc Maron, Ilana Glazer, Jordan Klepper, Ziwe, Joanne McNally, Daniel Sloss and Ms. Pat. Festival founder Caroline Hirsch said the expanded programming reflects "the depth, diversity and creativity of comedy being created in New York City and beyond."
- Over 100 new shows added to New York Comedy Festival's 2026 lineup
- Festival runs 6-15 November across NYC's five boroughs
- 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.
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