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Pick of the Day: Asian Comedy Fest (in NYC) 5/5 & 5/6

April 14, 2023

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The Asian Comedy Fest is back for its fourth year to highlight the Asian comedians that you absolutely need to know from all around the country. This time, they’ll be taking over LES in NYC, specifically Sour Mouse to put on two nights featuring dozens and dozens of handpicked performers for you to enjoy/support AAPI comedians.

On the bill thus far are Dylan Adler, Karen Chee, Andrea Jin, Youngmi Mayer, and Usama Siddiquee as well as several more great Asian comedy folks. On top of enjoying six different shows over two nights, May 5th & 6th, you’ll be supporting the Asian American Arts Alliance with your purchase of a ticket or festival pass.

Speaking of which, tickets for individual shows start at $28.77 and festival passes at $130.46. Go get tickets, schedule, line-up, and more at asiancomedyfest.com.

Pick of the Day: Asian Comedy Fest 2022 (in NYC) 5/6 & 5/7

April 19, 2022

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Having had to weather getting a comedy festival on its leg through COVID-19, the Asian Comedy Fest has persisted to its third year and still very much featuring the best Asian comedy acts that you really, really ought to know, but, for too many reasons, have not become a house hold name yet.

The Asian Comedy Fest is set to due a full on, in-person events at both Stand Up NY on May 6th and a curated sketch/variety show at Caveat on May 7th.

The ACF stand-up showcases are really stacked with many of NYC comedy’s finest including Dylan Adler, Julia Shipplett, Jes Tom, Usama Siddiquee, Wilfred Padua, Michael Cruz Kayne, and many, many more for 6PM ET, 8PM ET, and 10PM ET shows. The Caveat shows have got the comedy stylings of Karen Chee, Youngmi Mayer, Yuhua Hamasaki, and many more also lined-up for 6PM ET, 8PM ET, and 10PM ET shows that will also be live-streamed.

Don’t miss out on any of this if you’re in and around NYC at the beginning of next month. Find full-line-ups and more at asiancomedyfest.com.

Oh, before we forget, ACF is doing a Rizzle app contest again for $1K prize. AAPI comedy creators can create a 1 minute talk show for their chance to win. Get more details here.