NYCF Presents: Comics to Watch

The New York Comedy Festival is going into its 16th year and will once again to present Comics to Watch, the annual live stand-up showcase featuring the very best new comedians from around the country. Festival producers conduct an exhaustive search to find the top young comics to perform on the show in front of industry executives and comedy fans. Some of the comics who have performed on Comics to Watch in the past are SNL’s Michael Che, Ali Wong from her Netflix special “Baby Cobra”, The Tonight Show writers Jo Firestone and Josh Johnson, Andrew Santino from Showtime’s "I’m Dying Up Here”, SNL alum Brooks Whelan, and Jaboukie Young-White from Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to check in to guarantee seating. Seats are subject to be released 15 minutes after the show begins. ALL LINEUPS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE