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A partial list of well-known comedy festivals includes: |
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*[[Moontower Comedy Festival]] |
*[[Moontower Comedy Festival]] |
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*[[Leicester Comedy Festival ] |
*[[Leicester Comedy Festival ]] (In [[Leicester]], England the UK'S longest running comedy festival and one of top 5 in world) |
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*[[Algé'rire]], In [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]], the largest comedy festival in the country |
*[[Algé'rire]], In [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]], the largest comedy festival in the country |
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*[[Festival ComediHa! Fest] |
*[[Festival ComediHa! Fest]] (In [[Québec City]], Canada, one of the largest international comedy Festival in the world) |
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*[[JFL NorthWest]] |
*[[JFL NorthWest]] |
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*[[Big Pine Comedy Festival] |
*[[Big Pine Comedy Festival]] |
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*[[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 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"/> |
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*[[Glasgow International Comedy Festival]] (Europe's largest comedy festival) |
*[[Glasgow International Comedy Festival]] (Europe's largest comedy festival) |
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*[[Cologne Comedy Festival]] |
*[[Cologne Comedy Festival]] |
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*[[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> |
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*[[Iowa Comedy Festival]] |
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*[[Birmingham 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.
Comedy festivals
A partial list of well-known comedy festivals includes:
- 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
- Festival ComediHa! Fest (In Québec City, Canada, one of the largest international comedy Festival in the world)
- JFL NorthWest
- Big Pine Comedy Festival
- Edinburgh Fringe[1][2]
- Glasgow International Comedy Festival (Europe's largest comedy festival)
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival[2]
- FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival
- YYComedy Festival
- Cologne Comedy Festival
- Just for Laughs (Montreal, Canada) (Largest international comedy festival in the world)[2]
- Iowa Comedy Festival
- Birmingham Comedy Festival
- Great Plains Comedy Festival
- Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
- HK International Comedy Festival
- Halloween Howls Comedy Festival
- Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival[2]
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- Perth International Comedy Festival
- Sydney Comedy Festival
- World's Funniest Island
- New Zealand International Comedy Festival
- Busan International Comedy Festival
- Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
- Xanthi Comedy Festival - Greece[1]
- Bris Funny Fest
- Stand Up Fest - Indonesia
See also
References
See also
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