For over 20 years, The Boston Comedy Festival has been one of the most prestigious comedy events in America. The Music Hall is bringing the very best of the festival to Portsmouth!

Tony V. is one of North America’s best comedians, who has performed on Comedy Central, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, A&E’s Evening at the Improv, MTV, and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. His television credits include Showtime’s The Brotherhood, Rescue Me, Seinfeld, Boston Common, Bobcat’s Big Show, and more.

Janet McNamara is a Boston-based comic who has regaled audiences all over New England with her authentic conversational style and awkwardly charming energy. Janet was a finalist in the 2019 Boston Comedy Festival and the ‘Golden Idol’ winner of American Idol season 10.

Jim McCue went viral with over 400,000 views for his Drybar comedy Special “Nothing Personal” since July, he has been featured on Comedy Central, NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” RedEye on Fox, and did Live at Gotham AXS TV. Listen to Jim on the Big Comedy Podcast!

Dan Boulger started performing nationally after becoming a Boston Comedy Festival Champion at the age of 20. He has since performed on Comedy Central, the BBC, and the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, and most recently on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Conan O’Brien, and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen.

Corey Rodrigues is a highly sought after national touring performer. He won Funniest Comic in New England and “best of the fest” at the Big Pine Comedy Festival. Rodrigues has been featured on Conan, Live at Gotham, Laughs on Fox, and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks. In 2018 he was one of TBS’s “Comics to Watch” at the New York Comedy Fest.


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