Nantucket Comedy Festival

Nantucket Comedy Festival is an annual summer event that brings top comedic talent to Nantucket Island as the major fundraiser for Stand Up & Learn™, an island-based, year-round comedy education program serving Nantucket’s children.

The Comedy Festival will kick off on Thursday, July 13 with Ladies Night – featuring nationally headlining (female) comedians. This event is for ladies and gentlemen.

Friday the 14 will begin with Stand Up & Learn Kid’s Comedy Showcase; performances by the kids of Stand Up & Learn, who have been working throughout the year to ‘find their funny’ with Kevin Flynn (free event).  Following is Top Comic Headliners – hilarious comedy featuring some of the top comedians!

Saturday, July 15 is the Comedy Smackdown: Boston vs. New York; Comedians from Boston and New York face off in the final event of the Nantucket Comedy Festival.  Emmy Award Winner Bob Ley from ESPN will once again officiate and keep the game (relatively) clean as these comics swing for the fences.  Saturday will conclude with the Patron Thank You Party; Be part of an intimate dinner gathering at a beautiful Nantucket location with the comedians of the 2022 Nantucket Comedy Festival.