Laugh your way through the long weekend at Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the area's bi-annual comedy festival featuring four days of comedy shows on Thursday, May 21 - Sunday, May 24 Shows will take place at various locations this season, like Newport Craft Brewing, Stoneacre Garden, and Jane Pickens Theater.

FAST FACTS

Dates:
Thursday, May 21 - Sunday, May 24

Admission:
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The spring festival will feature a line up of nationally and locally acclaimed comics previously featured on prominent platforms..

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 bi-annually in the spring, Memorial Day weekend, and fall, Columbus Day weekend.

schedule + comedians

Thursday, May 21

BRENDAN SAGALOW & MORE!

VENUE: Stoneacre Garden, Newport
HOST: Steven Vecchiarelli
WHEN: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
TICKETS: $35 (+ booking fee)

Also featuring Khadijah Cooper (Laugh After Dark), Nick Callas (Comedy Central, YouTube), Emily Holden, Mike Murray, Jessica Rosas, hosted by Steven Vecchiarelli!

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BRENDAN SAGALOW & MORE!

VENUE: Stoneacre Garden, Newport
HOST: Doug Key
WHEN: 8:00 - 9:30 PM
TICKETS: $35 (+ booking fee)

Also featuring Geneva Rust-Orta (Don't Tell, TikTok), Raj Suresh (Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Comedy Dynamics, SiriusXM, AppleTV, Founder - Big Diamond Comedy Festival) , Allysa Wolff, Noah Savage, hosted by Doug Key!

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Friday, May 22

ZAC TOWNSEND, KENDRA CUNNINGHAM & MORE!

VENUE: Newport Craft Brewing, Newport
HOST: Doug Key
WHEN: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
TICKETS: $35 (+ booking fee)

Also featuring Kendra Cunningham (DryBar, Last Comic Standing), Calvin Murata, Raj Suresh (Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Comedy Dynamics, SiriusXM, AppleTV), Allysa Wolff, Geneva Rust-Orta (Don't Tell, TikTok), hosted by Doug Key!

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ZAC TOWNSEND, Khadijah cooper & MORE!

VENUE: Newport Craft Brewing, Newport
HOST: Zach Valencia
WHEN: 8:00 - 9:30 PM
TICKETS: $35 (+ booking fee)

Also featuring Khadijah Cooper (Laugh After Dark), Noah Savage, Emily Holden, Calvin Murata, Jessica Rosas, hosted by Zach Valencia!

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LATE NIGHT COMEDY - HANNAH JONES, SEAN REILLY & MORE!

VENUE: Stoneacre Garden, Newport
HOST: Doug Key
WHEN: 9:00 - 10:30 PM
TICKETS: $35 (+ booking fee)

Also featuring Sean Reilly (Opened for Gianmarco Soresi, Nimesh Patel, Tim Dillon), Monica Carroll, Maz Ismael, Brandon Pires, hosted by Brad Pierce!

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Saturday, May 23

TINA FIRML!

VENUE: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, Newport
HOST: Doug Key
WHEN: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
TICKETS: $35 (+ booking fee)

With Alexis Bradby, Lucas Estrella, and hosted by Doug Key!

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JIMMY CASH, SHAQUANA COCHRAN & MORE!

VENUE: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, Newport
HOST: Doug Key
WHEN: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
TICKETS: $35 (+ booking fee)

Also featuring Daniel Geneen (Don't Tell), Allyson Vastano, Kendra Cunningham (DryBar, Last Comic Standing), Raj Suresh (Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Comedy Dynamics, SiriusXM, AppleTV), hosted by Doug Key!

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