Comedy Festivals Planned Across North America

Comedy festivals across North America are spotlighting emerging talent alongside established performers. The New York Comedy Festival is adding The Breakouts, a showcase reviving a Carolines on Broadway tradition of giving rising comedians their own stage, while Comedy Village is hosting festival performances, including a show by the Sweet & Sour Chicks Comedy Tour. Winnipeg’s Improv Festival, now 25 years old, is rebounding after its pandemic hiatus with local and visiting performers creating one-of-a-kind shows. Colorado’s inaugural Fempire Comedy Festival will celebrate women in comedy with national and local comedians across Boulder and Louisville. In Seattle, semifinalists in the International Comedy Competition are vying for places in the championship round.