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LITFEST 2019
Join us for our Comedy Festival in Washington DC every year. Come watch our headliner comedians and attend our Comedy Workshops and Comedy Courses and even learn comedy writing in our comedy writing classes!
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LIT's Annual Summer Comedy Festival - June 1st - 9th
INFO
All you need to know about
LIT Fest 2019.
SUBMIT
The LIT Fest 2019 submission period is now closed. LIT Fest 2020 submission period opens January 7, 2020.
HEADLINERS
Learn more about this year's headliners.
VOTE
Vote for your favorite act of the festival online today! Voting poll opens Saturday, June 1, 2019.
WORKSHOPS
Check out these workshops in all forms of comedy.
AWARDS
LIT will announce the Laugher's Choice Award Winners on June 9, 2019, and post here. You can also view previous winners.
SHOWS
Upcoming Events
LIT's Stand-Up 101
Sun, Jan 10
Online Course
LIT's Stand-Up 101
Sun, Feb 07
Online Course
LIT's Stand-Up 101
Sun, Mar 07
Online Course
LIT's Stand-Up 101
Sun, Apr 04
Online Course
LIT's Stand-Up 101
Sun, May 02
Online Course
Writers' Room -- Stand-Up
Time is TBD
Virtual Writers' Room
Time is TBD
Virtual Writers' Room
Led by an experienced writer and LIT staff member, this writers' room meets weekly with a dedicated, devoted and vetted group of stand-ups focused on their written material.
This writers' room meets virtually from 7 PM - 9:30 PM on Tuesdays 7/7 through and including 12/15.
Master Class
Time is TBD
770 M St SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA