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2024 Jersey City Comedy Festival

originally published: 05/02/2024

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The Jersey City Comedy Festival (JCCF) will take place from June 11-15, 2024, in Jersey City, NJ. The festival will span across two premier locations: Art House Productions and The Laugh Tour Comedy Club at Dorrian’s Red Hand. Headlining the 2024 Jersey City Comedy Festival are Rachel Feinstein and Kyle Gordon.

Fifty comedians from across the US and Canada were selected from over 220 submissions. These chosen comics will compete in five competition showcases, with audiences voting for their favorite comedian at each showcase to advance them to the finale on June 15. All ten finalists will receive paid spots at The Laugh Tour Comedy Club, and two comics (one audience pick and one industry pick) will win the coveted “Best of the Fest” title along with $500 each. Additionally, the final two will secure spots at independently produced shows at Rodney’s Comedy Club [formerly Dangerfield’s],  QED Astoria, Rye Comedy Club and the Manhattan Comedy School Showcase at Gotham Comedy Club.

“The Jersey City Comedy Festival returns with an exciting lineup featuring comics from across the nation. We're thrilled to have Kyle Gordon return as a headliner, following his previous appearance as an opener in 2018. Rachel Feinstein’s comedy has been a personal favorite for years, and we're ecstatic to welcome her to Jersey City,” says Executive Artistic Director Meredith Burns.

“I’m always pumped to see these talented comedians compete and see how they grow and thrive over time” says Rich Kiamco, owner of The Laugh Tour Comedy Club.

Tickets are priced from $20 to $45 and are available for purchase on the festival website. Art House Productions is located at 345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City.  The Laugh Tour Comedy Club at Dorrian’s Red Hand is located at 555 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City.




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The full lineup of performances and selected comics for the 2024 Jersey City Comedy Festival is as follows:

TUESDAY, JUNE 11 at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS - 8:00pm | Headliner: RACHEL FEINSTEIN. Rachel  is a nationally touring comedian and actress. AV Club says “Feinstein’s acute observations create silly, sympathetic characters keeping her subtly, exquisitely attuned to her audience. She has appeared on LIFE & BETH for Hulu. Rachel also recurred on the Steven Soderbergh Amazon series RED OAKS and on Judd Apatow’s HBO comedy CRASHING. Her past credits include TRAINWRECK, TOP FIVE, THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE, HBO’s LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, co-hosting THE VIEW on multiple occasions, and several appearances on INSIDE AMY SCHUMER for which she won a WGA award. You may also remember Rachel co-hosting alongside Shaq on UPLOAD WITH SHAQUILLE ONEAL. Feinstein has also lent her voice to Adult Swim’s VENTURE BROTHERS and the phenomenally successful GRAND THEFT AUTO video game franchise.



WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS - 8:00pm | Headliner: KYLE GORDON. Kyle is a New York based comedian, actor, writer and improviser. He has recently emerged as one of the most popular comedians on Social Media, with over 5 million followers and over a billion views across Tik Tok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. When not creating comedy online, he can also be found performing to sold out crowds across the country. In addition to regular shows around his home of New York City, he has recently completed a sold-out, multi city, major market solo headlining tour across the US and UK.



THURSDAY, JUNE 13 at THE LAUGH TOUR COMEDY CLUB AT DORRIAN'S - 7:00pm | STAND UP COMPETITION #1. Jon Bander, Lindsey Barnes, Priya Blunts, Marty Cunnie, Josh Ellman, Ivory Fields, Noah Friend, Heming Ge, Andrew Ginsberg, Sandeep Sen

8:30pm | STAND UP COMPETITION #2. Jordan J. Adams, Nick Astor, Art Cai, Paul Carson, Ben Frank, Becca Lenox, Adam Nate Levine, Nate Stein, Carla Ulrich, Amanda Vasco



FRIDAY, JUNE 14 at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS - 7:00pm | STAND UP COMPETITION #3. Cindy Arena, Chris Beasley, Belynda Cleare, Troy Hughes, Matt Lopes, Kirsten Cills Michelle, Mo Mussa, Yatin Nihalani, Dean Persichetti, Jad Sleiman

8:30pm | STAND UP COMPETITION #4. Lillian Boodaghians, JJ Curry, Steve Degay, Nic Dundas, Michelle Forrester, Holly Johnston, James Mac, Uzair Malik, Elyssa Penson, Zaib Pirani

10:00pm | STAND UP COMPETITION #5. Madinah, Sandi Benton, Greg Capra, Shelly Colman, Marc Hallworth, Carl Merrick, Christine O'Dea, Tim Rager, Kristen Romney, Jamell Sirleaf



SATURDAY, JUNE 10 at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS - 8:00pm - 10:00pm | BEST OF FEST - Final 10 Competition



Accessibility Info: All venues are fully accessible. To request ASL interpreters, please email info@arthouseproductions.org at least 2 weeks before the event.




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Sponsors of the event include Dorrian's Red Hand, The Laugh Tour Comedy Club @ Dorrian's, Canopy by Hilton Jersey City, and Tito’s Vodka.

Art House Productions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to the development and presentation of the performing and visual arts in Jersey City, NJ. Art House Productions presents theater, festivals, events, visual art exhibitions, and adult and youth art classes.

Art House Productions is generously supported by The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Public Funds from the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund, The Princeton Area Community Foundation, SILVERMAN, The Albanese Group, Liberty Harbor, KRE, The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, and The Hudson County Office of Cultural Affairs. A full list of funders can be found on their website.

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