A lot of laughs for one whole week
In its twelfth year, the New York Comedy Festival, produced by Carolines on Broadway in association with Comedy Central, is a festival that has featured some of the country’s best comedians. This festival has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy and has even hosted some breakout talent like Aziz Ansari, Hannibal Buress, Louis C.K., Larry David, Ricky Gervais, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, and many more. And with that, New York Comedy Festival has just announced their 2015 lineup with names including Judd Apatow, Bill Burr, Margaret Cho, Billy Crystal, Nathan Fielder, Kathy Griffin, Gabriel Iglesias, John Leguizamo, Norm Macdonald, Bill Maher, Kumail Najiani, Trevor Noah, Patton Oswalt, Iliza Shlesinger, Sarah Silverman, David Steinberg, and many more to come. And what is special about this year is that NYCF will host over 200 of the country’s most recognized and emerging comedic talents with more than 60 shows happening throughout the city
The 12th annual festival will run from November 10-15.
Citi is the official card of the New York Comedy Festival. Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets to NYCF shows through Citi’s Private Pass program. The presale will run from August 11 at 10:00 AM EDT to August 16 at 10:00 PM EDT. For complete presale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Tickets for all shows are available to the general public starting August 17 at 10:00 AM EDT. Tickets can be purchased through the New York Comedy Festival website: www.nycomedyfestival.com.
THE 2015 NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
(EVENTS CONFIRMED TO DATE AND ARE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
A CONVERSATION WITH PATTON OSWALT – 7:30PM – 92ND STREET Y
MARGARET CHO – THERE’S NO I IN TEAM BUT THERE’S A CHO IN PSYCHO – 8PM – TOWN HALL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
NATHAN FIELDER – NATHAN FOR YOU – SNEAK PEAK AND Q & A – 7:30PM – NYU SKIRBALL CENTER
NORM MACDONALD – 7:30 PM – CAROLINES ON BROADWAY (PERFORMING THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15)
A CONVERSATION WITH BILLY CRYSTAL AND DAVID STEINBERG – 8PM – TOWN HALL
KATHY GRIFFIN: LIKE A BOSS – 8PM – CARNEGIE HALL
GABRIEL IGLESIAS PRESENTS: COMEDIANS OF STAND UP REVOLUTION – 8PM – BEACON THEATRE
KUMAIL NANJIANI – 10:00PM – NYU SKIRBALL CENTER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
SARAH SILVERMAN AND FRIENDS – 8PM – BAM
ILIZA SHLESINGER – 8PM – NYU SKIRBALL CENTER
JOHN LEGUIZAMO IN CONVERSATION – 8PM – 92ND STREET Y
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
JUDD APATOW AND FRIENDS — 7PM – CARNEGIE HALL
TREVOR NOAH – 7PM – TOWN HALL
AN EVENING WITH BILL MAHER – 8PM – THE THEATRE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
BILL BURR: DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER LAUGHTER? — 8PM — MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
