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[[File:Edinburgh Fringe 037.jpg|thumb|260x260px|Edinburgh Fringe,United Kingdom,Scotland,comedy festival]]
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A '''comedy festival''' is a celebration of comedy with many shows, venues, comedy performers (such as stand up comics, sketch troupes, variety performers, etc.) and is held over a specific block of time. Normally, each festival has a diverse range of comedy themes and genres.
A '''comedy festival''' is a celebration of comedy with many shows, venues, comedy performers (such as stand up comics, sketch troupes, variety performers, etc.) and is held over a specific block of time. Normally, each festival has a diverse range of comedy themes and genres.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/a-guide-to-comedy-festivals-in-the-u-s-and-around-the-globe.html
|title=A Comprehensive Guide to Comedy Festivals in the U.S. and Around the Globe
|last=Lobell
|first=Kylie Ora
|date=16 August 2018
|website=Vulture: Devouring Culture
|publisher=Vox Media Network
|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>


==Comedy festivals==
==Comedy festivals==
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{{See also|Category:Comedy festivals}}
A partial list of well-known comedy festivals includes:
A partial list of well-known comedy festivals includes:
* [[ Netflix Is A Joke Festival]]
*[[Skankfest]]
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*[[The Portland Comedy Festival]]
*[[Moontower Comedy Festival]]
*[[Leicester Comedy Festival]] (In [[Leicester]], England the UK'S longest running comedy festival and one of top 5 in world)
*[[Algé'rire]], In [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]], the largest comedy festival in the country
*[[ComediHa! Fest-Québec]] (In [[Québec City]], Canada, one of the largest international comedy Festival in the world)
*[[JFL NorthWest]]
*[[JFL NorthWest]]
*[[Big Pine Comedy Festival]][www.bigpinecomedyfestival.com]
*[[Big Pine Comedy Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh Fringe]]<ref>[http://thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/20913/comedy-overtakes-theatre-in-edinburghComedy overtakes theatre in Edinburgh Festival Fringe first; Published Thursday 5 June 2008 at 18:00 by Thom Dibdin]</ref><ref name="top five"/>
*[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]<ref>[http://thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/20913/comedy-overtakes-theatre-in-edinburghComedy overtakes theatre in Edinburgh Festival Fringe first; Published Thursday 5 June 2008 at 18:00 by Thom Dibdin]</ref><ref name="top five"/>
*[[Glasgow International Comedy Festival]] (Europe's largest comedy festival)
*[[Glasgow International Comedy Festival]] (Europe's largest comedy festival)
*[[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]]<ref name="top five"/>
*[[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]]<ref name="top five"/>
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*[[FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival]]
*[[YYComedy Festival]]
*[[YYComedy Festival]]
*[[RuhrHochDeutsch]] ([[Dortmund]], Germany) (Germany's largest and longest comedy festival, which lasts almost 100 days)<ref>https://www.waz.de/kultur/article405323494/ruhrhochdeutsch-2024-diese-komik-stars-kommen-nach-dortmund.html</ref>
*[[Cologne Comedy Festival]]
*[[Cologne Comedy Festival]]
*[[Just For Laughs|Just For Laughs Montreal]] (Largest international comedy festival in the world)<ref name="top five">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/mar/16/scotland.canada.australia Guardian.co.uk - Five top comedy festivals around the world] Retrieved 2012-06-01.</ref>
*[[Just for Laughs]] ([[Montreal]], Canada) (Largest international comedy festival in the world)<ref name="top five">[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/mar/16/scotland.canada.australia Guardian.co.uk - Five top comedy festivals around the world] Retrieved 2012-06-01.</ref>
*[[Iowa Comedy Festival]]
*[[Iowa Comedy Festival]]
*[[Birmingham Comedy Festival]]
*[[Great Plains Comedy Festival]]
*[[Great Plains Comedy Festival]]
*[[Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival]]
*[[Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival]]
*[[HK International Comedy Festival]]
*[[HK International Comedy Festival]]
*[[Motor City Comedy Festival]], [[Detroit]], Michigan
*[[Ha Ha Harvest Comedy Festival - Portland]]
*[[Cat Laughs|Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival]]<ref name="top five"/>
*[[Cat Laughs|Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival]]<ref name="top five"/>
*[[Perth International Comedy Festival]]
*[[Sydney Comedy Festival]]
*[[World's Funniest Island]]
*[[New Zealand International Comedy Festival]]
*[[New Zealand International Comedy Festival]]
*[[Busan International Comedy Festival]]
*[[Busan International Comedy Festival]]
*[http://www.lucycomedyfest.com Lucille Ball Comedy Festival]
*[[Lucille Ball Comedy Festival]]
*[[Xanthi Comedy Festival - Greece]][http://www.comedyfest.gr]
*[[Xanthi Comedy Festival - Greece]]
*[[Bris Funny Fest]]
*[[Stand Up Fest - Indonesia]]
*[[Stand Up Fest - Indonesia]]
*Brisbane Comedy Festival
*[[SF Sketchfest]] - San Francisco Comedy Festival
*[[Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival]]
*[[Tringe Festival]], [[Tring]], England
*[[Machynlleth Comedy Festival]], [[Machynlleth]], Wales


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{cite web
|url=https://thecomicscomic.com/2017/02/27/the-definitive-guide-to-comedy-festivals-for-2017/
|title=The Definitive Guide to Comedy Festivals for 2017
|last=McCarthy
|first=Sean L.
|date=27 February 2017
|website=The Comic’s Comic
|access-date=25 March 2020}}


==See also==
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Latest revision as of 21:51, 12 December 2024

Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom, Scotland, comedy festival

A comedy festival is a celebration of comedy with many shows, venues, comedy performers (such as stand up comics, sketch troupes, variety performers, etc.) and is held over a specific block of time. Normally, each festival has a diverse range of comedy themes and genres.[1]

Comedy festivals

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A partial list of well-known comedy festivals includes:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lobell, Kylie Ora (16 August 2018). "A Comprehensive Guide to Comedy Festivals in the U.S. and Around the Globe". Vulture: Devouring Culture. Vox Media Network. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ overtakes theatre in Edinburgh Festival Fringe first; Published Thursday 5 June 2008 at 18:00 by Thom Dibdin
  3. ^ a b c d Guardian.co.uk - Five top comedy festivals around the world Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  4. ^ https://www.waz.de/kultur/article405323494/ruhrhochdeutsch-2024-diese-komik-stars-kommen-nach-dortmund.html
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McCarthy, Sean L. (27 February 2017). "The Definitive Guide to Comedy Festivals for 2017". The Comic’s Comic. Retrieved 25 March 2020.


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