Black Comedy Festival Kansas City

Black Comedy Festival Kansas City Celebrating black excellence through stand-up, improv and comedy sketch.

The winter took longer for us to to defrost from than previously predicted. 🥶😅So we are extending submission deadlines t...
04/10/2026

The winter took longer for us to to defrost from than previously predicted. 🥶😅

So we are extending submission deadlines to next month, as we get back in the swing of organizing for SZN 2!!!

Submit by Sunday, May 10th, 11:59pm.
Submission link:
https://forms.gle/B4R5kSrc3DdpiFT18

Accepting for Improv, Sketch* & Stand-up Comedic Creatives

Who can submit?
- Black Stand-Up Comedians
- All Black Improv troupes... but ALSO;
Duo: 1/2 Black | Trio: 2/3 Black
Quad: 3/4 Black | 5+: 80% Black
- Digital Sketch: Black creator(s) who made it!

We hope to see you there, best of luck to all applicants!

*Recorded sketches only & can be a recording of a staged sketch.

Submissions for SZN 2 of Black Comedy Fest KC (Oct. 7th-Oct. 11th) are now open through Sunday, April 5!Our submission p...
01/04/2026

Submissions for SZN 2 of Black Comedy Fest KC (Oct. 7th-Oct. 11th) are now open through Sunday, April 5!
Our submission process if free, as we believe in being as accessible as possible.

Accepting for Improv, Sketch* & Stand-up Comedic Creatives
*Recorded sketches only & can be a recording of a staged sketch.

Submission link here:
https://forms.gle/B4R5kSrc3DdpiFT18

Who can submit?
- Black Stand-Up Comedians
- All Black Improv troupes... but ALSO;
Duo: 1/2 Black | Trio: 2/3 Black
Quad: 3/4 Black | 5+: 80% Black
- Digital Sketch: Black creator(s) who made it!

We hope to see you there, best of luck to all applicants!

And we're black... BACK! SAVE THE DATE! Get ready for some more Comedy, Culture & Community,October 7th-11th, 2026
11/01/2025

And we're black... BACK! SAVE THE DATE!

Get ready for some more Comedy, Culture & Community,
October 7th-11th, 2026

NEXT SUNDAY!The BIPOC Improv Jam is back!A jam of improv and communion amongst BIPOC improvisers & individuals looking t...
05/29/2025

NEXT SUNDAY!

The BIPOC Improv Jam is back!

A jam of improv and communion amongst BIPOC improvisers & individuals looking to try improv play.

Free to Play. $5 to watch (Ticket link in bio)
Sunday, June 8th
6pm sign-up/doors
6:30pm show
The Bird Comedy Theater
103 W 19 St, Kansas City, MO 64108

We ask our Non-BIPOC allies to understand & respect our need for this specific kind of communion and play, especially in these current times. Allies are welcome to come & watch, but please remember it is our time for the stage.
Thank you in advance.

We might not be back until 2026, but there are things we can do in the meantime!The monthly The BIPOC Improv Jam starts ...
05/04/2025

We might not be back until 2026, but there are things we can do in the meantime!

The monthly The BIPOC Improv Jam starts this month, in TWO WEEKS!

A jam of improv and communion amongst BIPOC improvisers & individuals looking to try improv play.

Free to Play. $5 to watch.

Sunday, May 18, 2025
Host: Hilari Holt
6:00pm sign-ups start
6:30pm show
The Bird Comedy Theater, KCMO

We ask our Non-BIPOC allies to understand & respect our need for this specific kind of communion and play, especially in these current times. Allies are welcome to come & watch, but please remember it is our time for the stage.
Thank you in advance.

Thank you all once again for supporting & laughing with us for this first one!We’re calling it a success & we’re going t...
11/23/2024

Thank you all once again for supporting & laughing with us for this first one!

We’re calling it a success & we’re going to take some more time to rest, reflect, restructure & return.

See you Fall 2026 for some Comedy, Culture & Community!!!

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT!Thank you AGA Productions! Our performers get to have recorded sets & we're grateful to have been able...
04/27/2024

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT!

Thank you AGA Productions! Our performers get to have recorded sets & we're grateful to have been able to give them this gift!

Check out their work and hire this team for your next project!

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT!Thank you to the Carter Broadcast Group!Fun fact: The Carter Broadcast Group is the oldest black owned...
04/27/2024

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT!

Thank you to the Carter Broadcast Group!

Fun fact: The Carter Broadcast Group is the oldest black owned and family operated radio broadcast company in KC AND the WHOLE United States.

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT!Thank you to our community partner in media relations, Fields Media Relations.We greatly appreciated w...
04/27/2024

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT!

Thank you to our community partner in media relations, Fields Media Relations.

We greatly appreciated working with SyKnese and highly recommend hiring her for your media relations needs.

Thank you so much!

www.workwithfields.com

LOCATION UPDATE!!!!!!Nnamdi & Patrick and Shots & Giggles w/ Vincent Bryant will now be at The Gem Theatre!!!!
04/27/2024

LOCATION UPDATE!!!!!!

Nnamdi & Patrick and Shots & Giggles w/ Vincent Bryant will now be at The Gem Theatre!!!!

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