The Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA
Boston, MA
Boston Comedy Festival 2026
10–14 November 2026
The Boston Comedy Festival centers on a stand-up competition in which 96 comics from around the US play eight preliminary rounds and semifinals, and the last eight meet in a finals night at the Somerville Theatre. Comedian Jim McCue founded the festival and runs it with festival director Helen DiMarzio, with contest rounds and headline sets spread across City Winery Boston, The Comedy Studio and The Rockwell.
The 2026 festival
The Boston Comedy Festival 2026 runs 5 days, from Tuesday 10 November 2026 to Saturday 14 November 2026, in Boston, MA. On its stages: stand-up. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site.
Where the shows are
The Comedy Studio
5¾ John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA
City Winery Boston
80 Beverly Street, Boston, MA 02114
The Rockwell
255 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
On the 2026 bill
The festival's own line-up as of 6 October 2026. Line-ups change, and the festival's site has the last word.
Emo PhilipsAaron FisherAaron RosenAjay GAlex KayhartAlly JarmanningAndrew ManningAndrew MayerAngela SawyerAngie McMahonBethany Van DelftBig DBlake HammondBrad SemotiukBrandon BattickBraydon LynchBreanna KalhornCameron PhoenixCarolyn PlummerCharlie NadlerChris PlumerChris ZitoColleen BarrettConnor DohertyCorey manningCorey RodriguesCourtney ReynoldsCynthia WangDan TreadwayDana MarisaDavid WeissglassDougie AlmeidaDustin PueschelEffie TanEmily MuEtay KupermanEthan CannonEthan DayoEthan PrintzGarrett FinnGeorgie ValkoGreg OwensHumzah ChoudryIvana BonettiJason FishmanJay MartinJeremy CangianoJessica McGrathJIm McCueJohn BrownJonathan HuynhJoyce LimKaren MorganKathe FarrisKaty Coughlinkeesha BrownieKinsey FordKrista PatronickKristin DoucetKristy KielbasinskiLaith Bucker AlSasahLee HardinLiam McGurkLisa-Gay TremblayLucas EstrellaLyss GrayeMaggie NaughtonMahmoud JaberMark ChristopherMatthew BedallMatthew FanikosMo MussaMr BNancy SenNestor MatuteNicholas StubblefieldNicholas SugiartoNikola Bugarinorlando baxterPete WolynecPeter Luirebecca donahueRemy NammourRicci ArmaniRicky HollywoodRodrick DunhamRussell KellerSamson KoletkarSamuel PelletierSandeep SenSarah AdelmanSarah MayScotty CavStacy KendroSteph DalwinTim CiampaTim HammerTom GarlandTony VTyrone BurstonUla MikusVien PhommachanhWill SmalleyYoshee SoZach PetersonZach RemiZach Stewart
Comedians connected to it
Each name opens their page on Disciples of Comedy.
Questions
When is the Boston Comedy Festival 2026?
10–14 November 2026 in Boston, MA.
Where does the Boston Comedy Festival happen?
The Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA; The Comedy Studio, 5¾ John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA; City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly Street, Boston, MA 02114; The Rockwell, 255 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144.
Where do I book for the Boston Comedy Festival?
On the festival's own site, bostoncomedyfest.com, which also has the latest programme and any changes.