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What is The Comedy Con?
A gathering being built around the whole of comedy: live performance, screen work, audio, writing and craft, history, fandom, and the business behind it. Comedy is bigger than a stage, and the plan is designed that way.
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Experiences
Choose your way into comedy.
The working plan moves across performance, audio, screen, writing, conversation, archives, and hands-on participation.
Live work
Sets, showcases, recordings, readings, and performances built for the room.
On screen
Screenings, episodes, pilots, deep cuts, and the stories behind them.
On mic
Live audio, recordings, and conversations that usually happen away from the audience.
How it gets made
Writers, performers, directors, producers, crews, and the decisions behind the finished thing.
The long memory
Artifacts, archives, exhibits, and the lineage behind what people are doing now.
Try the work
Workshops, games, open formats, and ways to participate instead of only watching.
Formats remain in development and may change as programming takes shape.
Only at The Comedy Con
Read the formats →Five premises built for this building.
The Comedy Canon, You Had to Be There, Cold Read, The Last Word, and The Breakdown.
FAQ
Reasonable questions.
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When and where will it happen?
Dates and location have not been announced. We'll publish them here and email First Access when they're confirmed.
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Has any programming been announced?
No. Programming is in development. Names and sessions appear on this site only after commitments are real.
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Are tickets available?
Not yet. Nothing is on sale and there is no checkout. Join First Access to get ticket news as soon as it's official.
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What kinds of comedy are part of the plan?
The working blueprint spans live work, screen programming, live audio, craft conversations, archives and exhibits, and hands-on formats you can take part in.
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How can I perform, participate, volunteer, sell, or partner?
Use Get Involved to register interest as talent, a creator, a vendor, a volunteer, or media, or start a partner conversation on the Partners page. Registering interest is not an application or a booking.
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How is accessibility being planned?
Accessibility is part of the blueprint for both this site and the event. Specific accommodations will be published when venue and programming details are confirmed. Tell us what you need on the Accessibility page.
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How do I get official updates?
Join First Access. It's the only list we send, and it gets the official word on dates, location, tickets, programming, and ways to take part.