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Join us for our annual comedy festival. Come watch virtually as our headliner and house comedians perform.  Our comedy workshops in all types of comedy are also a fun way to spend a weekend afternoon!

LIT's Annual Summer Comedy Festival June 10 - 24

 
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INFO

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SUBMIT

The LIT Fest 2020 submission period is now closed.  LIT Fest 2021 submission period opens January 7, 2021. 

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HEADLINERS

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VOTE

Vote for your favorite act of the festival online today!  Voting poll opens Weds., June 10, 2020.

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WORKSHOPS

Check out these workshops in all forms of comedy.

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AWARDS

LIT will announce the Laugher's Choice Award Winners on June 25, 2020, and post here.  You can also view previous winners.

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SHOWS

Tickets for our annual comedy festival are FREE. If you are able to purchase a ticket for $15, please know that the proceeds of those tickets will be divied between the following three nonprofit organizations:  LIT Comedy, Inc. (for its Diversity Scholarships), Equal Justice Initiative and Doctors Without Borders.

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LIT hopes you are safe and healthy during these times, and these shows help you laugh.

  • LITFest20: Show #14 Separate Beds’ Best of Both Beds
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    Jun 24, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Online Show
    See Separate Beds 2019-20 in their "Best Of" show!
  • LITFest20: Show #13 Thermal Runaway
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    Jun 24, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Online Show
    Laugh Index Theatre's improv house team, Thermal Runaway, generates high-energy positive feedback loops so hot, you won't be able to contain your laughter.
  • LITFest20: Show #12 Separate Beds
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    Jun 23, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Online Show
    Performers: Bryan, Diana, Erin, Gavin, Minki, Shana, Stephanie
  • LITFest20: Show #11 Separate Beds
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    Jun 23, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Online Show
    Performers: Dwight, Jennifer, Molly, Scott, Seth, Morgan
  • LITFest20: Show #10 The Employables & Mr. Lifeguard
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    Jun 22, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Online Show
  • LITFest20: Show #9 Community Sauna & Wonderball Musical Improv
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    Jun 21, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Online Show
    Community Sauna Performers: Adrian, Gifford, Jeff, Jim, Naeemah, plus Wonderland’s Jason Meyer & Casey Lynn Garner Wonderball Performers: Wesley Fox, Katie Dunn, Rachal Kaplan, Alice Lipowicz, Melanie Zehner, Rashmi Mohan, Nicole Berckes, Jillian Cardillo
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    Jun 21, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Virtual Show
    Support LIT's comedy students!
  • LITFest20: Show #3 Cloaking Device
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    Jun 18, 2020, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Online Show
    Cloaking Device Freestyle Rap & Long-form Improv Reunion
  • LITFest20: Show #8 Thermal Runaway Reunion
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    Jun 18, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Online Show
    Laugh Index Theatre's improv house team, Thermal Runaway, generates high-energy positive feedback loops so hot, you won't be able to contain your laughter.
  • LITFest20: Show #7 House Comics
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    Jun 17, 2020, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Online Show
    Performers: House Comic Ivi, House Comic Max, Comic EJ, Laugher's Choice Winner Julian Stern
  • LITFest20: Show #6 House Comics
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    Jun 17, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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    Performers : Hedi Sandberg, Bridget Gales, Tiffany Harding, Diana Viega
  • LITFest20: Show #5 House Comics
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    Jun 17, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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    Performers : LIT Staff Rashee, House Comic Simone, House Comic Ed Lee
  • LITFest20: Show #4 House Comics Reunion
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    Jun 16, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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    Performers: Katie McElvee, Allan Sidley, Memphis, Laurent Amzaling
  • LITFest20: Show #2 Handsome Naked
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    Jun 12, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Online Show
    The group began when NYU graduate filmmaker and comedian Eric Oren and Chucho Perez joined forces with Brad Kemp to create a music video and realized their love for lyrical rap. They have headlined & opened for regional favorites like Turquoise Jeep, Flynt Flossy & Froggy Fresh.
  • LITFest20: Show #1 Hot & Sweaty
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    Jun 10, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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    Hot & Sweaty, the original cast, is the team that started it all for LIT Comedy! The energy of this six-person improv troupe created unstoppable laughs and is forever lit.

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