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Floodwater Comedy Festival Floodwater Comedy Festival is a stand-up and improv comedy fest happening in downtown Iowa City on October 16 and 17, 2026.

Lineups available at floodwatercomedy.org! Floodwater Comedy Festival brings to Iowa City some of the biggest names in comedy, from the legendary improv teams of Chicago’s iO Theatre to nationally renowned comedians. Floodwater also showcases established and up-and-coming comedic talent from Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. Floodwater operates under the umbrella of Willow Creek Theatre, a nonprofit organization founded in January 2020. The nonprofit, volunteer-run theatre is committed to upholding Iowa City's tradition of celebrating and developing the arts in our community. Known as Iowa's Improv Theatre, Willow Creek fosters local talent through our programming, including our improv conservatory; we also create a collaborative environment between our community and acclaimed industry professionals. It is our combined mission to bring you a festival that will be entertaining and interactive, with opportunities to expand your comedic chops. Most importantly, we want to make you laugh!

Floodgates open in 48 hours!!
10/14/2026

Floodgates open in 48 hours!!

Meet Your Act: Mark Krikorian is a stand-up comedian based in the Chicagoland suburbs. He has performed at Zanies Comedy...
10/14/2026

Meet Your Act: Mark Krikorian is a stand-up comedian based in the Chicagoland suburbs.

He has performed at Zanies Comedy Club Rosemont, Zanies Comedy Club Chicago, The Laugh Factory Chicago, and The Comedy Vault, while regularly performing throughout the Midwest and producing three independent comedy shows.

He has also hosted for nationally touring comedians including Peyton Ruddy, CJ Landry, and Karryn Feehan. Mark continues to build a strong presence in the Midwest comedy scene through his performances and show production.

See Mark kick off the festival on Friday, October 16th at 5 PM.
Buy Individual tickets or passes: https://floodwatercomedy.org/schedule/

Meet Your Act: McGarnackle is a two-person, longform improv cop procedural. Grizzled detective McGarnackle (Louis Hirsch...
10/14/2026

Meet Your Act: McGarnackle is a two-person, longform improv cop procedural.

Grizzled detective McGarnackle (Louis Hirsch) stops at nothing to get his perp. With the help of countless informants, bystanders and a rookie partner (all played by Orlando Lara), McGarnackle ensures the scales of justice remain balanced.

McGarnackle is a Chicago-based comedy duo that has been performing for 16 years. They've played all over Chicago and at countless comedy festivals throughout the United States.

📅 On Friday 6:30 – 7:30 PM
🎭Willow Creek Theatre

🎭 Featured: Lady Franklyn
🎭 Headliner: McGarnackle

🌊 floodwaterfest3 Days Until the Flood! We’re almost there — just three days until Floodwater Comedy Festival 2026 takes...
10/14/2026

🌊 floodwaterfest
3 Days Until the Flood!
We’re almost there — just three days until Floodwater Comedy Festival 2026 takes over Willow Creek Theatre!
Join us for a weekend of stand-up, improv, and unstoppable laughs with some of the best performers around - all right here in downtown lowa City.
Drinks by Tequila Cowgirl
Tickets & schedule → floodwatercomedy.org

Meet Your Act: Kristin Schultes is a Chicago-based actor, writer, and comedian. Her one-woman shows "Angry Letters I Wro...
10/14/2026

Meet Your Act: Kristin Schultes is a Chicago-based actor, writer, and comedian.

Her one-woman shows "Angry Letters I Wrote to Boys" and “She’s a Character!” premiered at The PIT NYC's SOLOCOM festival.

She is a graduate of The Second City's conservatory program and performs musical improv, comedic characters, and sketch comedy throughout the Windy City.

You can see her perform on Saturday, October 17th at 5 PM at the Willow Creek Theatre.

🌊 4 Days Until the Flood! 🌊The countdown keeps rolling — just FOUR days until Floodwater Comedy Festival 2026 splashes i...
10/13/2026

🌊 4 Days Until the Flood! 🌊

The countdown keeps rolling — just FOUR days until Floodwater Comedy Festival 2026 splashes into Willow Creek Theatre! 💦🎤

Get ready for two nights packed with stand-up, improv, and pure comedy chaos right here in downtown Iowa City. Don’t miss it! ⚓️

🍹 Drinks by Tequila Cowgirl
🎟️ Tickets & full schedule → floodwatercomedy.org

⚓An incredibly talented group anchoring this show! ⚓🫧Headliner: Rey Tang🫧Featuring: Aram Martinez🫧Opener: Matthew Jacobs...
10/12/2026

⚓An incredibly talented group anchoring this show! ⚓

🫧Headliner: Rey Tang
🫧Featuring: Aram Martinez
🫧Opener: Matthew Jacobsen
🫧Host: Alex Cook

Come see them dive into it on October 17th at 8 PM.

Buy tickets to go see this talented group.
Floodwatercomedy.org

COMEDY CLASS IS IN SESSION!Meet Your Favorite Teacher--Funny in Two Languages:Mindy Kruckenberg is a comic based out of ...
10/12/2026

COMEDY CLASS IS IN SESSION!
Meet Your Favorite Teacher--Funny in Two Languages:
Mindy Kruckenberg is a comic based out of Cedar Rapids.

💃Fangirling her former students inspired her to try her own comedy style at an open mic and she was hooked. Her experiences as a high school Spanish teacher have provided her with a unique perspective as well as hilarious stories.

💃Mindy participated in the Funniest Person in Iowa competition, making it to the finals last year. She is a comic for Don't Tell Comedy, and featured for Carson Tuttle at their Nada School Night show.

🍸 Take a sip of comedy: https://floodwatercomedy.org/tickets/

Get yourself a HALL PASS. 🎟️ Pickup the pass for 3:30 PM Saturday, October 17th.You won’t be sorry. See our other team.I...
10/12/2026

Get yourself a HALL PASS. 🎟️

Pickup the pass for 3:30 PM Saturday, October 17th.

You won’t be sorry. See our other team.

I’m Sorry, You’re Welcome

https://floodwatercomedy.org/schedule/

✨Meet Your Act:✨ Kassandra Johnson is a wildly dressed, fun-loving comedian! She performs at several local shows through...
10/11/2026

✨Meet Your Act:✨ Kassandra Johnson is a wildly dressed, fun-loving comedian!

She performs at several local shows throughout Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

Kassandra has taken part in the Floodwater Comedy Festival, Alternating Currents Festival, Don't Tell Comedy Shows, and performed on Donzilla's Comedy showcase that aired on Fox 28 in 2023.

Winner of AlleyCat's Bar Comic Competition 2026. She has also opened for Gabriel Rutledge, Reena Calm, Dan Alten, Brendan Fitzgibbons, Chris Trani, and Brittany Brave. Kassandra has an anecdotal style of comedy where she discusses her questionable choices and even more questionable relationships.

😂 See her and all the other makers of mirth. 🤣
GET YOUR TICKETS AND PASSES: https://floodwatercomedy.org/schedule/

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