Schedule & Tickets


The Pittsburgh Comedy Festival brings together stand-ups and improvisers in a five-day celebration of all things funny. Our goal is to expose Pittsburgh to the art of comedy while we expand and engage our community of performers. That means informative workshops, programming for comedians and comedy fans young and old, and best of all, fantastic shows in the intimate setting of the Henry Heymann Theatre.

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(For a full lineup of who is on each show, click the ticket link, or see the full list at the bottom of this page.)

Lineup Details

Wednesday
Opening Night (8 PM) – Change Machine, Brenda, “Dance, Monkey!”, Ossia Dwyer, Alex Homyak, Blair Parker, Nore Davis, Joey Welsh
Thursday
Stand-Up Headliner (8 PM) – W. Kamau Bell, Chanel Ali, Mark Caesar, Isaac Crow
Friendly Neighborhood Improv Show (10 PM) – Game Shark, Andy’s Mints, Sad Trombone, Real Housewives of Montana
Friday
Improv Appetizer (6:30 PM) – Listen, Stupid, The Friendship Club, Well Known Strangers
Stand-Up Headliner (8 PM) – W. Kamau Bell, Wally Baram, Jarret Berenstein, Collin Chamberlin
Improv Headliner (10 PM) – North Coast presents: ANYBODY, Warp Zone, Minority Re’port presents: Casually Dope
Late-Night Stand-Up Show (Midnight) – Quincy Jones, Chris Alan, Leslie Battle, Brandon Schell, Marlénas McMahon-Purk
Saturday
Kids Comedy Cabaret (1 PM) – Penny Arcade, Mike Buzzelli, Jack Rau, The Mattress Factory, Missy Moreno
Live Podcast Recording (3:30 PM) – Grownup Human Comic People
Early-Bird Improv Show (5 PM) – Swartzlander, Olivia Benson, The Austen Family Improv Players
Stand-Up Explosion (6:30 PM) – Rufat Agayev, Gab Bonesso, Robert Punchur, Danny Felts, Amanda Averell
Improv Headliner (8 PM) – North Coast presents: ANYBODY, Grammelot, Improvised Mythology
#PGHIsFunny Spectacular (10 PM) – Stand-up and improv from throughout the whole festival