The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) announced the addition of more than 100 shows to its 2025 line-up, including RIGHT NOW with John Goblikon on November 7 at The Bell House, Genius & Poison Presents: The Magicians of Magic on Nov 9 & 10 at The Venue at Hard Rock Hotel New York, Maddy Smith on November 12 at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, That Show hosted by Chris Gethard on November 12 at UCB, New York’s Funniest Stand-Ups presented by Threads on November 12 at Hard Rock Hotel New York, Comics To Watch on November 12 and November 14 at Hard Rock Hotel New York, Jaye McBride Does A Half Hour on November 14 at Tiny Cupboard, I Never Liked You with Matteo Lane & Nick Smith on November 14th at Arlo, Monsters of Tokyo on November 15 at High Line Comedy, Hannibal Buress & Friends on November 16 at Isola Brooklyn, Erica Rhodes: Pushing up Daisies on November 16 at UCB, and Ricky Velez on November 16 at The Gramercy.
See the full lineup of additional shows HERE.
The newly announced shows will take place in addition to the previously announced headliners including The Basement Yard, Hannah Berner, Michael Blackson, Louis C.K., Margaret Cho, Alex Edelman, Chris Fleming, Pete Holmes, Morgan Jay, Ismo, Ryan Long, Nurse John, Yohay Sponder, Strangers with Candy with Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, Trevor Wallace and more.
Launched in 2004, the New York Comedy Festival has evolved into a premier event on the global comedy calendar. Founded by Caroline Hirsch and produced by Carolines, the inaugural festival featured a dozen stand-up shows over five days. Today, the NYCF has expanded its reach and impact, producing more than one hundred shows annually over ten days. The festival brings together over 200 of the top comedians from across the country and around the world, who perform at some of the most prestigious in New York’s five boroughs, including Carnegie Hall, the Beacon Theatre, Town Hall, and Kings Theatre. This remarkable growth underscores the festival’s commitment to elevating the art of comedy in all its forms.
For the fourth consecutive year, Hard Rock Hotel New York is the official host hotel for the NYCF. With music and entertainment at its core, the hotel will once again be home to various festival performances, events, and after-parties, along with exclusive overnight experiences for those in the audience or commanding the stage.
The 2025 NYCF is made possible by its partners Bread Financial, Threads, Hard Rock Hotel New York, ABC7, iHeart Radio, NYC Media & Entertainment, NYC Tourism + Conventions, Founded in NYC, New York Magazine, New York Post, Vulture, and The Wall Street Journal.
For tickets, full schedule, and more information, visit nycomedyfestival.com
