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What comedy festivals are on in April?
The short answer
In April 2027, 15 comedy festivals on the Guide are on. The PlayGround Comedy Festival is already running (12 March – 4 April 2027, San Francisco, CA), and the last to open is the NZ International Comedy Festival (30 April – 23 May 2027, New Zealand). Twelve put on stand-up, eleven improv, six sketch.
Comedy festivals in April 2027
- PlayGround Comedy Festival · 12 March – 4 April 2027 · San Francisco, CA · Stand-up, Improv, Sketch
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival · 24 March – 18 April 2027 · Melbourne, Australia · Stand-up
- Alaska B4uDie Comedy Festival · 1–10 April 2027 · Anchorage, AK · Stand-up, Improv
- LouddMouth Comedy Festival · 1–4 April 2027 · Temecula, CA · Stand-up
- The Riot Comedy Festival · 2–10 April 2027 · Houston, TX · Stand-up, Improv
- DC Comedy Festival · 7–10 April 2027 · Washington, DC · Stand-up
- Sydney Comedy Festival · 12 April – 16 May 2027 · Sydney, Australia · Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
- Northwest Improv Fest · 15–17 April 2027 · Spokane, Washington · Improv
- Hi-Desert Comedy Campout · 16–17 April 2027 · Twentynine Palms, CA · Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
- Mobile Improv Comedy Carnival · 16–17 April 2027 · Mobile, Alabama · Improv
- Brisbane Comedy Festival · 19 April – 23 May 2027 · Brisbane, Australia · Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
- Perth Comedy Festival · 19 April – 16 May 2027 · Perth, Australia · Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
- Festival d’impro de Québec · 22 April – 2 May 2027 · Québec City, Canada · Improv
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival · 26 April – 2 May 2027 · Winnipeg, Canada · Stand-up
- NZ International Comedy Festival · 30 April – 23 May 2027 · New Zealand · Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
The months either side
March · May · every festival, soonest first
Sources
- PlayGround Comedy Festival: playground-sf.org ↗
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival: comedyfestival.com.au ↗
- Alaska B4uDie Comedy Festival: alaskab4udiefest.com ↗
- LouddMouth Comedy Festival: louddmouthcomedyfestival.com ↗
- The Riot Comedy Festival: riotcomedyfestival.com ↗
- DC Comedy Festival: dccomedyfestival.com ↗
- Sydney Comedy Festival: sydneycomedyfest.com.au ↗
- Northwest Improv Fest: nwimprovfest.com ↗
- Hi-Desert Comedy Campout: desertcomedycampout.com ↗
- Mobile Improv Comedy Carnival: improvcarnival.org ↗
- Brisbane Comedy Festival: brisbanecomedyfestival.com ↗
- Perth Comedy Festival: perthcomedyfestival.com ↗
- Festival d’impro de Québec: festivaldimprodequebec.com ↗
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival: winnipegcomedyfestival.com ↗
- NZ International Comedy Festival: comedyfestival.co.nz ↗
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