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Laugh your way through Columbus Day weekend at Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the area's bi-annual comedy festival featuring four days of comedy shows on Thursday, October 5 - Sunday, October 8. Shows will take place at three locations this season: Ragged Island Brewing Co., Jane Pickens Theater, and Diego's Barrio Cantina.

FAST FACTS

Dates:
Thursday, October 5 - Sunday, October 8

Admission:
$30 + $2 processing fee (online only). Buy tickets here.

Locations:
Ragged Island Brewing Co., Jane Pickens Theater, and Diego's Barrio Cantina.

Rogue Island Comedy

The spring festival will feature a line up of nationally and locally acclaimed comics previously featured on prominent platforms including Comedy Central, Netflix, MTV, Jimmy Kimmel Live and more.

Created and produced by native Rhode Islanders Doug Key and Katie Latimer, the Rogue Island Comedy Festival is Rhode Island’s only stand-up comedy festival, held in the spring, Memorial Day weekend, and fall, Columbus Day weekend.

schedule + comedians

Thursday, October 5

Dan St. Germain (Comedy Central, Conan) + more

VENUE: Ragged Island Brewing Company
WHEN: 6:00 PM + 8:00 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

Friday, October 6

Heather Shaw (TikTok) + more

VENUE: Ragged Island Brewing Company
WHEN: 6:00 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

Oscar Aydin (TikTok), Heather Shaw (TikTok) + more

VENUE: Ragged Island Brewing Company
WHEN: 8:00 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

Saturday, October 7

The Early Show! + more

VENUE: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center
WHEN: 5:00 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

Dan St. Germain (Comedy Central, Conan), Neko White (MTV, TruTV) + more

VENUE: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center
WHEN: 7:00 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

Neko White (MTV, TruTV) + more

VENUE: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center
WHEN: 9:30 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

Sunday, October 8

Kelly MacFarland (The Today Show, Comedy Central) + more

VENUE: Diego's Barrio Cantina
WHEN: 7:00 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

Ray Harrington (Hulu), Kelly MacFarland (The Today Show, Comedy Central) + more

VENUE: Diego's Barrio Cantina
WHEN: 9:00 PM
TICKETS: $30+ (online only)

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