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Wednesday, September 18
Sept 18
Super Stacked Shows are some of the Funny Fiesta's best events! So many comics for one low price. Come get a "sampler" of some of the festival's best comedians.
Hosted by Zach Abeyta
Featuring:
Phil Romero
Ibraham Gallegos
Savannah Holder
Gian Hernandez
Taylor Cheek
Teddy Z
Ellis Herrick
Ben Atha
Jadrien Long
Max Ransom
*Line-up subject to change
Free
The "Open Michael" Open Mic
Red Door Brewing
509 Central Ave SW
Sign Up: 7:00 pm
Show: 8:00 pm
Come celebrate opening night of the 2024 Albuquerque Funny Fiesta with some of the nation's best comics.
$15
Wednesday Super Stacked Show
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 6:30 pm
Show: 7:00 pm
Join some of Albuquerque's best local comedians and some out-of-state talent as they showcase some new material, OR come try on your comedy shows at our Open Michael Open Mic!
Hosted by Jared Ostrom, Tyler Lovely, Robert Eyster, Carla Vasquez, and Caleb Mulkey.
Free
After Party at SideEffex Open Deck
SideEffex
420 Central Ave SW
8:30 pm- Midnight
Thursday September 19
Sept 19
Want to come work on your bits? Come test out some new material or try on your commedy shoes. This is Dry Heat's weekly Thursday open mic, Funny Fiesta edition.
Hosted by Stef Darnell.
$15
Thursday Super Stacked Show
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The Box Performance Space
100 Gold Ave SW suite 114
Doors: 5:30 pm
Show: 6:00 pm
Super "Thanks For Asking" Stacked Showcase
$15
El Vado Motel
2500 Central Ave SW
Doors: 6:30 pm
Show: 7:00 pm
The Goofball Coalition is a podcast where improv, sketch, and stand-up collide. This is the live show OF that podcast! Brought to you by Sarah Kennedy, Alex Knight, and Leslie Nesbit the show would feature a comic telling jokes that then inspire improvised scenes performed by Nesbit, Knight, and several comics who also improvise. The show ends with a Q&A from the audience with the hosts of the podcast. 90 min max!
Free
Thursday Open Mic
Echoes
313 Gold Ave SW
Sign Up: 5:00 pm
Show: 5:30 pm
Super Stacked Shows are some of the Funny Fiesta's best events! So many comics for one low price. Come get a "sampler" of some of the festival's best comedians.
Featuring:
Dave Corvette
Tim Chivalette
Cardo Madd
Tripp Stelnici
Zach Abeyta
April Thomas
Rusty Rutherford
Roayl Wood III
AJ Mathews
Jake Boor-Morris
Joshua Emerson
Eddie Ho Young
Josh Rosenstein
*Lineup subject to change
$15
Echoes Showcase
Echoes
313 Gold Ave SW
Doors: 6:30 pm
Show: 7:00 pm
Super Stacked Shows are some of the Funny Fiesta's best events! This year the Albuquerque Funny Fiesta is hosting a special version of our usual super stacked shows, highlighting the LGBT+ performers in the fest!
Joshua Emerson, Eunice Martinez, Joy Wolfe, Jared Ostrom, Savannah Holder, Sarah Matthes, Charm Baxter, and Phil Romero. Hosted by June Opal and Sarina Ochoa. Lineup subject to change..
Featuring:
Nax
Cam Scott
Jesus Santillanes
Carla Vasquez
Billie Jo Gillispie
Joshua Emerson
Eunice Martinez
Joy Wolfe
Jared Ostrom
Savannah Holder
Sarah Matthes
Charm Baxter
Phil Romero
$15
The Goofball Showalition
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The Box Performance Space
100 Gold Ave SW suite 114
Doors: 7:30 pm
Show: 8:00 pm
$15
Roast WAR
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 9:00 pm
Show: 9:30 pm
Come join the Albuquerque Funny Fiesta as we celebrate all of our comics with one of Albuquerque's favorite bands!
The Albuquerque Funny Fiesta is proud to host Roast War, created by Caleb Mulkey and DJ BigHap. Two teams go toe-to-toe in the ultimate roast battle!
Hosted by Caleb Mulkey
Featuring:
Jared Ostrom
Wes Williams
Eddie Ho Young
Tripp Stelnicki
Robert Eyster
Stef Darnell
Bryan Valencia
Mike Ogden
Cardo Madd
Dave Corvette
Jesus Santillanes
*Lineup subject to change.
Free
Afterparty & Concert at Echoes
Echoes
313 Gold Ave SW
Doors: 10:00 pm
Show: 10:30 pm
Friday September 20
Anchor 1
Sept 20
Join some of Albuquerque's best local comedians and some out-of-state talent as they showcase some new material, OR come try on your comedy shows at our Funny Fiesta Open Mic!
$15
The Doodles - Sketch
The Box Performance Space
100 Gold Ave SW suite 114
Doors: 5:30 pm
Show: 6:00 pm
Some of the funniest performers from Albuquerque and beyond showcase their hilarious acts. Everyone is sure to see something they love in this showcase of burlesque, sketch, dance, stand-up, and more!
Hosted by Allie Marie
Featuring Performances by:
Chelcie Sword
Dave Grimm
Josh Rosenstein
Jill Silva
Stacia Vu
Rusty Rutherford
Gibbs Saad.
*Lineup subject to change.
$12
The Show - Short Form Improv
The Box Performance Space
100 Gold Ave SW suite 114
Doors: 7:30 pm
Show: 8:00 pm
Super Stacked Shows are some of the Funny Fiesta's best events! So many comics for one low price. Come get a "sampler" of some of the festival's best comedians.
Hosted by Royal Wood III
Featuring:
Tony P
Noah Vargas
Chad Riden
Isabel Madley
Wes Williams
Eddie Ho Young
Ariel Evans
Gibbs Saad
Buddy Rahming
Jake Otero
Billie Jo Gillispie
Carla Vasquez
Josh Rosenstein
*Lineup subject to change.
Free
Friday Open Mic
Red Door Brewing
509 Central Ave SW
Sign Up: 5:00 pm
Show: 5:30 pm
This multimedia sketch show is a triple threat (singing, dancing, LAUGHING) you don't want to miss! The Doodles are irreverant and absurd, while still playing with everyday life to relate to young and old alike! If you want to leave the show thinking "that was so dumb, and so good," then come see Doodles perform some new and some reworked material from their 2024 Spring show "TV Guide."
$15
The Variety Show
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 7:00 pm
Show: 7:30 pm
$15
Friday Super Stacked Show
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 9:00 pm
Show: 9:30 pm
$15
Comedy Quick Change
The Box Performance Space
100 Gold Ave SW suite 114
Doors: 9:30 pm
Show: 10:00 pm
Wrap up your Funny Fiesta Friday with some food and drinks with some of your favorite local and out-of-state comedians!
Free
Afterparty at Red Door Brewing
Red Door Brewing
509 Central Ave SW
Doors: 6:30 pm
Show: 7:00 pm
Saturday September 21
Sept 21
Start your day off with some late morning laughs and help us ring in Saturday's Funny Fiesta events right!
$5
Riffapalooza
InsideOut
622 Central Ave SW
Free
Filling Up Your Comedy Toolbox
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$15
The Hectic Slide
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 5:30 pm
Show: 6:00 pm
Funny Fiesta Headliner:
Laurie Kilmartin
$25
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts
4121 Cutler Ave NE
Doors: 7:00 pm
Show: 7:30pm
Laurie Kilmartin is stand up comedian and an Emmy-nominated, WGA award-winning comedy writer. She was a staff writer for all 11 years of CONAN on TBS, and has performed standup on CONAN, Late Late Show w/James Corden, and Comedy Central. She was a Top 10 finalist on season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing, and has been a guest on Marc Maron's WTF 3 times. She is the author of Dead People Sck, a comedic memoir about grief, and Shitty Mom- NY Times bestselling comedy about parenting. Her special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, was named Vulture 's Top Ten Comedy Specials of 2016. In 2022, she was a guest in the “Comedy” episdoe of Hillary Clinton’s 2022 Apple TV series Gutsy. Her new special “Cis Woke Grief Slut,” taped at Hollywood’s El Portal Theater, will be available on all platforms.
Free
Indigenous Showcase
BrewLab Heights
3107 Eubank Blvd NE Suite 114
Doors: 7:30 pm
Show: 8:00 pm
$12
The Show - Short Form Improv
The Box Performance Space
100 Gold Ave SW suite 114
Doors: 7:30 pm
Show: 8:00 pm
$15
The Blue/Dark Show -
Spicy Stand-Up
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 9:00 pm
Show: 9:30 pm
The One Night Stanleys -
Long Form Improv
$15
The Box Performance Space
100 Gold Ave SW suite 114
Doors: 9:30 pm
Show: 10:00 pm
Join some of Albuquerque's best local comedians and some out-of-state talent as they showcase some new material, OR come try on your comedy shows at our Open Michael Open Mic!
The One Night Stanleys were born out of a singularity in the Spring of 2007 to give improv comedy a vessel in which to deliver its truth and beauty to Albuquerque, NM (and someday the world)! Using audience suggestions, the Stanleys create completely new characters and craft hilarious scenes each and every show. Each show is completely improvised, so no show will be the same! Come find out why The Stanleys have been named one of Albuquerque's "Best Comedy Troupes"* four years in a row!
Afterparty & Karaoke at Moonlight Lounge
Free
Moonlight Lounge
120 Central Ave. SW
9:30 pm - 12:30 am
Sunday September 22
Sept 22
Wanting to do some writing, but can't seem to find the time or motivation? Come do some comedy writing or get some inspiration with the Albuquerque Funny Fiesta.
$15
The Brunch Show
Red Door Brewing
509 Central Ave SW
Doors: 1:30 pm
Show: 2:00 pm
Super Stacked Shows are some of the Funny Fiesta's best events! So many comics for one low price. Come get a "sampler" of some of the festival's best comedians.
Featuring:
John Cuellar
Nax
Cam Scott
Nathan Zapata
Eunice Martinez
Richard Wolfson
Alli Marie
Cornelius Owens
Henry Plaz
Juan Adams
AJ Deleon
*Lineup subject to change
$15
The Super Duper Stacked Show
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 7:00 pm
Show: 7:30 pm
Free
Writing Circle, Presented by
Pen & Punchline
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Prefer your jokes with a side of sunshine? Join some of Albuquerque's best local comedians and some out-of-state talent in one of your last chances to see this year's Funny Fiesta lineup.
Hosted by Kate Anella
Featuring:
Caryn Carson
Tyler Lovely
Isabel Madley
Sarah Matthes
Billie Jo Gillispie
Pippa Spindel
Ariel Evans
Buddy Rahming
$15
Sunday Super Stacked Show
Dry Heat Comedy Club
100 Gold Ave SW suite 112
Doors: 5:30 pm
Show: 6:00 pm
Super Stacked Shows are some of the Funny Fiesta's best events! Join us for the last and super stacked lineup of local and out-of-state comedians.
Hosted by Hannah Howard
Featuring:
April Thomas
Jake Boor-Morris
Royal Wood III
Jake Otero
Robert Eyster
Bryan Valencia
Korey Herrera
Tito Dameron
Jesus Santillanes
Charm Baxter
Tim Chivalette
Dave Corvette
Cardo Madd
Wes Williams
Gibbs Saad
A final afterparty extravaganza with the founders of the Albuquerque Funny Fiesta and some of the best comics in the country!
Final Fiesta Afterparty:
Founders Takeover
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
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