Comedy Central and The New York Comedy Festival have signed a multi-year partnership that will provide the festival with a national television partner to showcase its prestigious comedy line-up. The New York Comedy Festival, in its fifth year, will feature some of today’s biggest names in comedy including Frank Caliendo, Louis C.K., Craig Ferguson, Carlos Mencia, Joel McHale, B.J. Novak, Tracy Morgan, Brian Regan, Sarah Silverman, and Katt Williams. The festival will take place November 5-9, 2008.
Festival Line-Up and Dates:
11/5/2008 Frank Caliendo Live / Carnegie Hall
11/6/2008 Louis C.K. They’re With Me / Town Hall
11/5/2008 “We Have a Winner” moderated by Lizz Winstead / 92nd Street Y
11/6/2008 Katt Williams Live In Concert / Carnegie Hall
11/7/2008 Carlos Mencia: At Close Range / Avery Fisher Hall
11/7/2008 An Evening with Craig Ferguson / Town Hall
11/7/2008 Writers Speak! A Potentially Regrettable Evening with the Writers of The Daily Show / Paley Center
11/8/2008 Tracy Morgan: Coming Back Home / Apollo Theater
11/8/2008 Sarah Silverman and Friends / Hammerstein Ballroom
11/8/2008 Joel McHale Live at Town Hall / Town Hall
11/8/2008 Late Night with Conan O’Brien Writers’ Panel Discussion / Paley Center
11/9/2008 Brian Regan Live in Concert / Avery Fisher Hall
11/9/2008 B.J. Novak and Friends / Town Hall
(Schedule represents events confirmed to date and is subject to additions)
