Comedy Festivals
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Note: Links open in new window. "*" indicates that festival has included queer comedians in the past. Omissions simply indicate not knowing that for certain.
When we hear of a new date for a fest, it is updated here. Fests that have a past date may not have a new date scheduled yet, but check their website to be certain.
For a list of gay pride festivals, visit InterPride.org
The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals has links to Fests in Canada and other parts of North America.
| January |
SF Sketchfest, San Francisco
Sketch Comedy Festival, January 14-February 1, 2009 *
Chicago SketchFest, January 8-18, 2009 * South Beach Comedy Festival, Miami, FL, January 21-24, 2009 * International Improvisation Theatre Festival, Amsterdam, NL, January 24-31, 2009 |
| February |
Leicester Comedy Festival,
Leicester, England,
February 6-15, 2009 * North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, February 13-22, 2009 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras has included a queer comedy show. HBO Comedy Arts Festival, Aspen, Colorado, February 28-March 4, 2007 (The festival is no longer in Aspen or run by HBO - it is now in Las Vegas in November, sponsored by TBS and called The Comedy Festival. |
| March |
OutLaugh Gay and Lesbian Comedy Festival,
New York, LA, Lake Tahoe, Salt Lake City, March 4-7, 2009 *
Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Glasgow, Scotland, March 12-29, 2009 * Big Laugh Comedy Festival, Sydney, Australia, March 22-April 1, 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, March 24- April 18, 2010* |
| April |
Winnipeg Comedy Festival,
April 15-19, 2009 Chicago Improv Festival, April 13-19, 2009 * Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival, Oakland, CA, April 4, 2009 Russian River Comedy Festival and Comepetion, Guerneville, California. April 24-25, 2009 * Calgary Canada Comedy Festival (Funny Fest), April 29-May 9, 2010 * |
| May |
New Zealand International Comedy Festival,
May 1-24 2009, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand *
Funny Women comptition and awards, various locations in the UK, May 2009 We're Funny That Way, Toronto, Canada, International Gay and Lesbian Comedy and Music Festival May 7-9, 2009 * New Hampshire GLBT Comedy Festival, May 10, 2009 * New York Arab American Comedy Festival, May 11-May 14, 2009 Queer Up North, Manchester, England, May 12-25, 2009 * Camp Comedy, gay comedy festival, Singapore, May 18-21, 2006 * The Cat Laughs, Kilkenny, Ireland, 28 May-1 June, 2009 |
| June |
California's Funniest Female Contest,
Huntington Beach, California,
June-August 2009
Aspen RooftopComedy Festival, June 11-14, 2009 SketchFest NYC, New York, NY, June 11-13, 2009 Austin Latino Comedy Fiesta, Austin, TX, June 11-13, 2009 Just For Laughs Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 17-21, 2009 * Snubfest, Chicago, IL, June 25-28, 2009 San Francisco Improv Festival, June 2009 |
| July |
Fresh Fruit Festival,
LGBT performance festival, New York, NY, July 13-27, 2009 * Just For Laughs, Montreal, Canada, July 16-26, 2009 * Laugh Your Asheville Off!, Asheville, NC, July 16-18, 2009 |
| August |
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh,
Scotland. August 7-31, 2009 * See also Gay:Ed:Fest, formerly known as the Gay Guide to the Edinburgh Festvial Harlem Comedy Festival, New York, NY. August 13-18, 9007 FringeNYC -- The New York International Fringe Festvial, August 14-30, 2009 * Miami Improv Festival, Miami, FL, August 22-24, 2008 Boston Comedy Festival, Aug 30-September 5, 2009 * |
| September |
San Francisco
International Comedy Competition, September & October, 2008 *
Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Columbus, Ohio (2008 festival cancelled) * Bulmers International Comedy Festival, Dublin, Ireland, September, 2009 * San Francisco Fringe Festival Sept 3-14, 2008 * Vancouver Fringe Festival, Sept 3-21, 2008 * Magners Big Tickle Comedy Festival, Derry/Londonderry, Ireland. September 5-14, 2008 Vancouver International Comedy Festival, September 17-27, 2009 * Comedy Day in the Park, San Francisco, Sunday 20, 2009 * Long Beach Comedy Festival in Long Beach, CA, September 25-28, 2008 |
| October |
Canadian Comedy Awards & Festival,
St. John, NB.
October 1 - 4, 2009*
Birmingham Comedy Festival, Birmingham, UK, October 3-12, 2008 * New York Underground Comedy Festival, October 2-11, 2009 Paramount Brighton Comedy Festival, Brighton, England, October 4-25, 2008 * OUT On The Edge, Annual Festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Theater, Boston, Oct 18-Nov 8, 2008 * Köln Comedy Festival, Köln, Germany, October 15-31, 2009 |
| November |
New York Comedy Festival,
November 5-9, 2008
The Comedy Festival (TBS), Las Vegas, NV, November 20-22, 2008 * |
| December |