Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025 at 7:00pm
At our annual comedy festival, we strive to achieve several key goals that elevate the comedy experience for both performers and audiences. Our mission is to:
Celebrate Comedy as an Art Form: We aim to showcase comedy not only as a source of entertainment and joy but also as a legitimate and evolving art form.
Discover Emerging Comedic Talent: We actively seek out diverse, talented comedians from all corners of the entertainment industry, giving them a platform to shine.
Bring the Best Comedy Talent to Audiences: Our festival features top-tier comedians, ensuring audiences experience the highest quality performances possible.
Encourage Contemporary Creativity in Comedy: We embrace and promote the latest trends and creative voices in the comedy world, constantly reflecting the genre’s dynamic nature.
Educate on the Rich History of Comedy: Our festival also seeks to educate audiences about the deep history of comedy, honoring its evolution and impact.
Have Fun and Produce Great Comedy: Above all, we’re committed to creating an enjoyable experience for all—performers and audiences alike—through top-notch comedic theater.
Join us at the festival to experience the best in comedy, discover new talent, and be part of a creative, fun, and inspiring community.
Schedule
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Boston comedy festival preliminary round 3
7:00PM - 9:00PM
City Winery Boston - 80 Beverly Street, Boston, MA, 02114
Get ready to kick off the 25th anniversary of the Boston Comedy Festival with a bang! 72 comics from across the country will battle it out for a shot at the semi-finals, the championship title, and a $7,000 grand prize. Past winners have gone on to major success—TV, film, and beyond—so this is your chance to witness comedy history and discover the next big star before they take off
Hosted by Will Smalley. Will Smalley is a purveyor of the silly-arts and a dude-lover extraordinaire. As an established LGBTQ+ voice in the comedy scene, Will is a former finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival and has been featured in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, OR. In addition to being a mainstay at the major comedy clubs and colleges across the Northeast, Will serves as the announcer/producer for Old School Game Show at the Wilbur Theater.
With Special Guest Kelly MacFarland Kelly MacFarland is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. She has an extensive resume including comedy clubs, theaters, colleges, festivals, films, television appearances and entertaining US troops overseas. Kelly has appeared on Comedy Central, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Prime Video, Up Early Tonight on Hulu and Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home. Check out Kelly’s Dry Bar Comedy Special, Sleepytime Baby. She also has several comedy albums available on iTunes and SiriusXM.
Ticket Price : $25 & $35
Boston comedy festival-preliminary round 4
9:30PM - 11:05PM
City Winery Boston - 80 Beverly Street, Boston, MA, 02114
Get ready to kick off the 25th anniversary of the Boston Comedy Festival with a bang! 72 comics from across the country will battle it out for a shot at the semi-finals, the championship title, and a $7,000 grand prize. Past winners have gone on to major success—TV, film, and beyond—so this is your chance to witness comedy history and discover the next big star before they take off
Hosted by Niki Luparelli Niki channels the gods of chaos. Ageless, fearless, and possessing a utility liver, she will lull you with her classically trained, artfully abused chocolate voice and then ****** punch you with her witty patter. A long time comedian who has appeared in the Santa Monica Westside Comedy Festival, the Women in Comedy Festival, hosts for the Boston Comedy Festival, and won NYC’s ladies of laughter, Niki isn’t just a set of enormous...pipes. She’s known for her Bowie, Stevie Nicks, and Haunted Speakeasy® events and as one of the judges on Boston Drag Gauntlet.
With Special Guest Andrew Mayer. Andrew is a Boston-based stand-up comedian, performing in clubs and festivals across the country since 2004. He has previously won the Boston Comedy Festival, and has been a featured performer in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Seattle International Comedy Competition. Andrew’s 2015 debut album, Nonsense, has been described as “silly, whimsical, smart, and–most importantly– incredibly funny.” His 2020 album, Having a Nice Time, can be heard regularly on Sirius XM.
Ticket Price : $25 & $35
Date: March 31 - April 5, 2025
