Memphis Comedy Festival

07/10/2021

Celebrate with The Comedy Junt this weekend starting TONIGHT! Owner, LaToya Tennille, is recording her special and the Junt is celebrating its 1 year!

Hosted by B2funny
July 9 & 10
8PM
$25

Click here for event details from The Comedy Junt!

11/29/2020

Join us today at 4pm to celebrate the life of Lisa Michaels.

Your own thoughts, favorite stories, photos, and videos can be included in the memorial. Just add them as a comment on this post or use the hashtag on Twitter.

💜 Where to watch?
memphiscomedyfestival.com

💜 When to watch?
4PM (central)

💜 Can I watch it later?
Yes, we will be hosting a memorial page on our website to access the recorded stream and any tribute posts/photos we can compile.

Facebook Event: Lisa Michaels Virtual Memorial

06/19/2020

MCF donated $1,000 to The Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter bail fund. Now we’re challenging y’all. Donate $20 or more and we’ll match it, up to $500 total. Just drop a screenshot of your confirmation here or DM us. That’s another $1000 if we do it together. You know you want to double your money on our dime.

Memphis BLM has a big Juneteenth and Father's Day Bail Out this weekend. Let’s get ‘em home!

Donate online at midsouthpeace.org/blm or directly to their CashApp at $OfficalBLMMemphis

06/04/2020

In light of recent events, The Memphis Comedy Festival will not remain silent. Racial injustice towards our black and brown brothers and sisters must stop. But the revolution needs funds, folks. While we won’t tell you what to do with your money, we strongly suggest donating to your local Black Lives Matter chapter. Stay safe, stay strong, stay mad.

We love you all,
Memphis Comedy Festival Executive Board

Donate to The Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter here:
midsouthpeace.org/blm
/OR/
*Cash App $OfficialBLMMemphis

05/25/2020

Memphis comedian Lisa Michaels is co-hosting the first of her Memphis: QueerAF! Virtual Talk Shows with performing guest and fellow festival board member Katrina Coleman!

Event Page:

04/02/2020

Join Richard Douglas Jones at tonight's Virtual Open Mic! He will be hitting the screen at 9pm CDT.

Tonight would have been the kick off of this years Comedy Festival, but instead we are kicking it at home and looking forward to some laughs.

Jokes and Jokes and Jones and Jokes!!!

04/01/2020

Hey all you cool cats and kittens! (Sorry, we couldn't help ourselves)

We are so sad not to see all your smiling faces this weekend, but are loving the new and interesting ways that comics all over the country are bringing the funny right to our phones while the TV plays in the background and we consider if these sweatpants have another day in them. We know some of you are working so hard to take care of the rest of us and hope these small efforts make the job feel less lonely. Thank you to everyone playing whatever part necessary to get us back out goofin together again.

Longtime friend of the Fest and unofficial mascot Jason Earl Folks is with a merry band of lunatics locked themselves in the Annoyance Theater in Chicago for a new work. Read up here and check them out Saturday night for the premier!
PS Sanitize your phone.

03/16/2020

Memphis, TN | March 16: The Memphis Comedy Festival Board of Directors announced today that the 2020 Memphis Comedy Festival, scheduled April 2-5, has been postponed.

The postponement is a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MCF President Nathan Hiller said, “As citizens of Memphis, it is our duty to do everything we can to fight the spread of COVID-19. We are heartbroken to postpone, but it is the best course of action for the health and safety of all who would attend.”

MCF brings together performers from across the country. The MCF board felt it was especially irresponsible to ask comedians to take additional risk with airport travel.

“This decision was not reached lightly, but we can’t in good conscience ask our volunteers, performers, and audiences to risk their health or the health of the wider community,” said Hiller.

Performers, sponsors, and staff were informed of the postponement yesterday. Festival organizers will be in contact with all participants and audiences as updates are available. The MCF board hopes all performers will have another chance to entertain Memphis audiences at the rescheduled event.

Pre-sale tickets and passes will be honored at the rescheduled festival.

For questions, contact Nathan Hiller at [email protected]