Lil Rhody Laugh Riot 2027
18–21 March 2027
The Lil Rhody Laugh Riot, four days of comedy in Providence, Rhode Island, was the idea of Amanda Bonafine and Dan Schwartz, first held in 2025, and is presented by Professional Facilities Management. Its stand-up fills the Providence Performing Arts Center, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, the Uptown Theater, Rhode Island Comedy Connection and the Hide Speakeasy below The George. The 2026 edition counted 60 comedians, 40 events and 20,000 fans, and the 2027 one runs from 18 to 21 March.
You book on lilrhodylaughriot.com, the festival's own site. The Guide sells no tickets.
The 2027 festival
The Lil Rhody Laugh Riot 2027 runs 4 days, from Thursday 18 March 2027 to Sunday 21 March 2027, in Providence, RI. On its stages: stand-up. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site. Comedy festivals in 2027, month by month.
Its story
The 2026 festival, from 26 to 29 March, had John Mulaney at PPAC on two nights and Andrew Schulz there too, Chelsea Handler, Zarna Garg and Mark Normand at The VETS, and Marc Maron and Demetri Martin at the Uptown Theater, with comedy bus tours, trivia at Malted Barley and a drag brunch between shows. Its poster was by Savonnara Sok, its festival beer by Moniker Brewing Co and its live painting by Tom D'Amore.
Jay Pharoah gave several shows at Comedy Connection, Andrew Santino and Sibling Rivalry Live played The VETS, and Jessica Kirson and Kristin Key the Uptown Theater. Prov Comedy Underground ran shows in the Hide Speakeasy and at Moonshine Alley, which also staged It's a Date, a comedy dating show, and the Aloft hotel held free trivia and a free happy hour.
Tickets
Tickets for 2027 are not on sale yet. When sales open they are sold on the festival's site and on each venue's own site, and seats at The VETS and the Providence Performing Arts Center can also be bought at PPAC's box office or on 401.421.ARTS (2787). No ticket is refunded, every show is for adult audiences, and age limits are set by each venue and act.
Before you go
PPAC, the Uptown Theater and The VETS put everyone through walk-through metal detectors. Bags may be brought in but can be searched, and no venue admits suitcases, firearms or weapons of any kind, so the festival advises coming early.
Entering as a comic
The call for comics was open until 2 October 2026, and booking questions go to Amanda Bonafine.
For comedians: submissions
Closed Submissions closed for the 2027 festival.
- How it takes acts
- By submission: the festival picks its bill from what comedians send
- As of
- 31 October 2026
Deadlines and fees change: the festival's own page has the last word. Every festival open for submissions
Questions
When is the Lil Rhody Laugh Riot 2027?
18–21 March 2027 in Providence, RI.
Where do I book for the Lil Rhody Laugh Riot?
On the festival's own site, lilrhodylaughriot.com, which also has the latest programme and any changes.
Who runs the Lil Rhody Laugh Riot?
Professional Facilities Management.
Can comedians apply to the Lil Rhody Laugh Riot 2027?
Not now: submissions for the 2027 festival closed. Its next call will be on the festival's own site, lilrhodylaughriot.com.