{"id":295183,"date":"2026-07-14T08:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/295183\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T08:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:45:13","slug":"new-york-comedy-festival-2026-reveals-headliners-show-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/295183\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Comedy Festival 2026 Reveals Headliners, Show Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThis fall\u2019s New York Comedy Festival<\/a> is taking shape with some big-name headliners. <\/p>\n

\n\tNYCF \u2014 launched by Carolines club founder Caroline Hirsch \u2014 will see more than 200 comedians perform in 100+ shows at venues across New York from Nov. 6-15. Headliners include Marc Maron<\/a>, Ilana Glazer<\/a>, Jordan Klepper, Ms. Pat, Saturday Night Live breakout Sarah Sherman<\/a> with Patti Harrison, Ziwe, Ben Bankas, Mojo Brookzz, Comic Relief x The Moth, Dropout Improv, Adam Friedland, Gayme Show! starring Matt Rogers<\/a> and Dave Mizzoni, Jess Hilarious, Jordan Jensen, Joanne McNally, Daniel Sloss and more. Additional shows will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe fest\u2019s full schedule features stand-up shows, live podcast recordings, film and TV screenings, sketch and improv showcases, industry panels and fundraising events like Stand Up for Heroes at venues like Carnegie Hall, Beacon Theatre, Town Hall, Kings Theatre and various other clubs and stages across five boroughs. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEach year, the New York Comedy Festival serves as both a celebration of comedy\u2019s biggest voices and a showcase for the talent shaping its future,\u201d said Caroline Hirsch, founder of the New York Comedy Festival. \u201cThis year\u2019s lineup brings together established stars, fan favorites, and a remarkable new generation of comedians. We\u2019re very proud to continue making New York City the epicenter of the comedy world, where artists, industry leaders, and fans come together to experience the very best the art form has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNYCF is sponsored by Bread Financial, NBC + Peacock, Hard Rock Hotel New York, ABC7, iHeart Radio, New York Post, NYC Tourism + Conventions, Mayor\u2019s Office of Media & Entertainment, The Onion, SiriusXM and Variety. More intel on tickets and pre-sales can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe schedule so far is below.<\/p>\n

\n\tFriday, Nov. 6
7 p.m. \u2013 Gayme Show! Starring Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
7 p.m. + 9:45 p.m. \u2013 Ms. Pat at The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel NY
7 p.m. \u2013 Ziwe at Town Hall<\/p>\n

\n\tSaturday, Nov. 7
7 p.m. \u2013 Joanne McNally: Pinotphile at Town Hall
7 p.m. + 9:45 p.m. \u2013Ms. Pat at The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel NY<\/p>\n

\n\tSunday, Nov. 8
7 p.m. \u2013 Sarah Sherman & Patti Harrison at Town Hall
7:30 p.m. \u2013 Marc Maron: Yammering Into The Void Tour at The Beacon Theater<\/p>\n

\n\tThursday, Nov. 12
7 p.m. \u2013 Ben Bankas at Town Hall
8 p.m. \u2013 Jordan Jensen at The Beacon Theater<\/p>\n

\n\tFriday, Nov. 13
7 p.m. \u2013 Adam Friedland at Town Hall
6:45 p.m. \u2013 Ilana Glazer Live! at The Beacon Theater
7 p.m. + 9:45 p.m \u2013 Jess Hilarious: The Don\u2019t Play Wit\u2019 Me Tour at The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel NY
8 p.m. \u2013 Dropout Improv at Kings Theatre<\/p>\n

\n\tSaturday, Nov. 14
3 p.m. \u2013 Comic Relief & The Moth Present: Funny Story at Town Hall
7 p.m. \u2013 Daniel Sloss: Bitter at The Beacon Theater
7 p.m. \u2013 Sh&t Show hosted by Jordan Klepper at Town Hall
7 p.m. + 9:45 p.m \u2013 Jess Hilarious: The Don\u2019t Play Wit\u2019 Me Tour at The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel<\/p>\n

\n\tSunday, Nov. 15
6:30 p.m. \u2013 Mojo Brookzz: Outta Pocket Comedy Tour at The Beacon Theater<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This fall\u2019s New York Comedy Festival is taking shape with some big-name headliners. NYCF \u2014 launched by Carolines…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[88320,9557,112538,9,20749,11,10,12369],"class_list":["post-295183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-ilana-glazer","tag-marc-maron","tag-matt-rogers","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-comedy-festival","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-sarah-sherman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}