The Laughing Tap
761 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Comedy Festival
Next dates to come · the last festival ran 5–11 October 2026
The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is a week of stand-up shows and special events in rooms all over Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mixing national headliners with rising and newer comics. It is a production of Milwaukee Comedy, LLC, a local independent company led by Matt Kemple, and began in 2006 as a sketch and improv festival before stand-up joined the next year. Its 2026 edition, marking 21 years, ran from 5 to 11 October, with most shows at The Laughing Tap.
The 2026 festival
The Milwaukee Comedy Festival 2026 ran 7 days, from Monday 5 October 2026 to Sunday 11 October 2026, in Milwaukee, WI. On its stages: stand-up. Its next dates are not out yet: the festival's own site will have them first.
Where the shows are
Central Waters Brewing
1037 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Shank Hall
1434 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
On the 2026 bill
The festival's own line-up as of 6 October 2026; a linked name opens their SUCDb record. Line-ups change, and the festival's site has the last word. Who's on every festival's bill.
Christine FerreraDana EhrmannKristin LytieLiz GreenwoodMary HoulihanNoah SavageRachel MacShane TorresSukhjit SinghVik PandyaAdyn HamannAJ GrillAlecia AltstaetterBreanna KalhornBrook WhiteheadBryan LeconteChris SchmidtConnor O’HaraDarrell CochranDiego AvilaDiya BasraiEvan PackIan MolnarJohn EganJosh BursteinKeaton FordLeslie MitchellLuise NoeMike LebovitzMitchel PottsNate LeeOwen BarrOwen JoynerSam BaroneShawna BlakeStetson BanksTiffany NgTucker MillettYoni Heisler
Questions
When is the Milwaukee Comedy Festival next on?
Its next dates are not announced yet. The 2026 festival ran 5–11 October 2026 in Milwaukee, WI.
Where does the Milwaukee Comedy Festival happen?
The Laughing Tap, 761 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee, WI; Central Waters Brewing, 1037 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Shank Hall, 1434 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI.
Where do I book for the Milwaukee Comedy Festival?
On the festival's own site, mkecomedyfest.com, which also has the latest programme and any changes.
Sources
- mkecomedyfest.com, the festival's own site ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/about: the festival's story ↗
- The Laughing Tap, on the festival's own site ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/night-owl-comedy-at-mke-comedy-fest: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/hump-day-ha-has: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/laugh-a-lot-thursday-at-mke-comedy-fest: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/cask-comedy-at-mke-comedy-fest: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/saturday-night-laughs-at-mke-comedy-fest-2: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/late-night-laughs-at-mke-comedy-fest-2: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/matinee-mayhem-at-mke-comedy-fest: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/shane-and-friends-at-mke-comedy-fest: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/sunday-fun-day-at-mke-comedy-fest-2: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/primetime-laughs-at-mke-comedy-fest: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗
- mkecomedyfest.com/event/roast-of-milwaukee-3: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗