WHEN: June 7-10, 2023
WHERE: JCCF will be held at two different locations in Jersey City: Art House Productions and The Laugh Tour Comedy Club at Dorrian’s Red Hand.
Forty-eight comedians from 12 States and Canada were selected from over 300 submissions. Selected comics will compete in five competition showcases June 7-9.
Headliners
for the 2023 Jersey City Comedy Festival include Rex Navarrete (Lopez Tonight, MTV
Philippines, The Nutshack) Wednesday, June 7, 7:30pm at Art House Productions; Chris Gethard (Comedy Central, The Office, Broad City, Parks And Recreation,
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) Wednesday, June 7, 9:00pm at
Art House Productions; and Marina Franklin (HBO's "Last Week Tonight With John
Oliver";“Trainwreck”; Stephen Colbert’s Late Show; Showtime’s “Women Who
Kill”; Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show”) June 10 with “JCCF Best of
Fest,” 8:00pm at Barrow Mansion.
The full lineup of performances and selected comics for the 2023 Jersey City Comedy Festival includes:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS (345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302):
7:30 PM
EST | REX NAVARRETE
9:00 PM
EST | CHRIS GETHARD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, at THE LAUGH TOUR COMEDY CLUB AT DORRIAN'S (555 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07310):
6:30PM
EST | STAND UP COMPETITION #1 - Aditya Shankar, Aidan Kelly, Alexis Gay, Barak
Ziv, Brendan Smith, Jilberto Soto, Josh Ri'Esgo, Kendall Allison, Mike
O’Sullivan
8:30PM
EST | STAND UP COMPETITION #2 - Ely Kreimendahl, James Mac, Jon Bander, Joshua
Stokes, Laura Merli, Learnmore Jonasi, Lee Paul, Mike Atcherson, Shivani Dave,
Tony Sykowski
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS (345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302):
7:30PM
EST | NORTH COAST HIP HOP IMPROV/UNCLE FUNCTION SKETCH COMEDY
9:00PM
EST | CHARACTERS SHOWCASE
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, at THE LAUGH TOUR COMEDY CLUB AT DORRIAN'S (555 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07310):
6:30PM
EST | STAND UP COMPETITION #3 - Aaron Rosen, Abby Washuta, Boris Khaykin,
Darryl Charles, Jaren George, Joe Mahoney, Marcy Smiles, Rayne McGowan, Steve
Cohen
8:30PM
EST | STAND UP COMPETITION #4 - Alex Kim, Ariel Evans, Art Cai, Dan Hurwitz,
David Grebenik, Joseph Ferraro, Monique Latise, Natan Badalov, Nate Lander,
Parth Shorey
FRIDAY, JUNE 9, at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS (345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302):
7:30PM
EST | STAND UP COMPETITION #5 - Ajay G, Calvin Reid, Cassidy O'Malley, Cathy
Boyd, CH Lee, Jordan J, Karl Xie, Laura Patton, Madelein Murphy-Smith, Meka Mo
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS (345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302):
8:00 PM
- 10:00 PM EST | BEST OF FEST + HEADLINER MARINA FRANKLIN
Producing sponsors of the event include Dorrian's Red Hand, The Laugh Tour Comedy Club @ Dorrian's, NJ BEER CO, Catch A Rising Star, and West Side Comedy Club.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to the JCCF website: jerseycitycomedyfestival.com.
ABOUT ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS
Art House Productions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to the development and presentation of the performing and visual arts in Jersey City, NJ. Art House Productions presents theater, festivals, events, visual art exhibitions, and adult and youth art classes. For more information about our programs, please visit www.arthouseproductions.org or stop by the Arts Center at 345 Marin Boulevard in Jersey City. Follow Art House on Twitter: @arthouseprods or Instagram and Facebook: @arthouseproductions
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