Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Milwaukee Comedy Festival 2025
Celebrating 20 YEARS of Laughs!

Patton Oswalt Festival Headliner
Comic AJ Grill, Photo Jake Hill

Featuring performers from across the country in live shows and Special Events at venues across Milwaukee! Don’t miss the biggest live comedy event of the year!

More than 20,000 people have laughed with the Milwaukee Comedy Festival in it’s history! Our alumni have appeared in movies and television including Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, Saturday Night Live, Hulu, MAD TV, BET, Conan, Late Nite and many more.

Submissions Now Open!
Think you got what it takes?

Read Our Frequently Asked Questions first, then fill out the Submission Form here!

AJ Grill
Johanna Medranda
Lara Beitz
Myq Kaplain and Sasha Rosser
A few highlights from previous years of the festival. Photos by Jason Hillman.