On the Fly Story Slam - Youth Performance!

On the Fly Story Slam has worked with local youth to turn their personal experiences into story-telling experiences. Come and see some of our local kids get up and tell their stories live on stage!

 This is an all ages event.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

IMPROV BLASTOFF!

Join award-winning training center Hudson Valley Improv owners, Samantha Jones and Michael Withall, in this ninety-minute improv class which will blast you into the improv universe. Space is limited.

Ages 18+

TICKETS $25

Each performer will have 3 minutes to do their stand up routine.
Got stage fright? Run out of jokes? Not to worry, we have a joke bucket and several books of jokes on hand!

Sign up to perform at the Kids Comedy Open Mic by emailing Joustcafe@gmail.com with subject line “kids open mic”.
This open mic will be extra special, featuring live music and inter-set tunes by Tinted Green, our all kids house rock band!

AGES 7-14

This is a FREE EVENT

Ophira Eisenberg (NPR’s “Ask Me Another”, The Moth, Comedy Central, HBO)) sits down with panel of comedians to talk about the present state of comedy and what’s funny in 2024. Guests include: Eddie Brill (The Late Show with David Letterman), Sarah Austin Jenness (Executive Producer of The Moth), and Jason Kravits (Curb your Enthusiasm) and Tony V (Late Night w/Conan O'Brien).

Ages 13+

TICKETS $25

Enjoy some of our favorite local comedians as Dan Madonia (High Times) hosts:

Andy McDermott

Michael Agunbiade

Elizabeth Becs

Grady Dixson

Reccomended for Ages 17+

TICKETS $25

Take one part Hudson Valley, and one part NYC, mix together on a Catskill stage and BOOM. you get a improv doubleheader!

Duchovny - This group of elite New York maniacs is comprised of veteran improvisers, actors, and comedians who you’ve probably seen in TV, and movies.

Hudson Valley Improv -Hudson Valley Improv is the area's premier improv troupe. This award-winning improv training center has produced some of the region's funniest, fastest and entertaining improvisers.

Ages 17+

TICKETS $25

Talk to the Curator

Funny Knot is an art exhibition curated by artist Michael Rodriguez .

The exhibition opens on Catskill First Friday, October 4th and will be open during the Catskills Comedy Festival.

All of the artists in this exhibition demonstrate both an overt and a subtle and at times not so subtle use of wit and humor with an undercurrent of formal, social and political subversion.

Participating Artists: Bill Adams, Germaine Brooks ,Justin Cooper, Jason Fox, Mary Louise Geering, Jim Holl, Ari Richter, Rudy Royval, and Susan Wides.

This event is for all ages.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

The Inaugural Festival Headliner Event features legendary comedian Bobcat Goldthwait with special guest Tony V.

Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait first appeared on the David Letterman Show at the age of 20 and has an ongoing career as a writer, director, actor, voice actor, and stand-up. As a comedian,Bobcat has starred in numerous HBO/Showtime specials, performed in venues worldwide, and even went on tour as an opening act for the band Nirvana. Well-known for his roles in “Scrooged” with Bill Murray and as Zed in the “Police Academy”franchise, Goldthwait has become a well-respected Award-Winning Director, too.

Ages 17+

TICKETS $35

The lights come up, the music starts, and Jason Kravits walks on stage with… nothing. No script, no songs, no story. Just his agile mind, a killer band, and a fishbowl full of audience suggestions. Over the course of an exhilarating hour, he keeps you on the edge of your seat, using these suggestions to create an entire life story in song, with every bit of it — including every lyric and melody — made up on the spot! OFF the TOP! is a jaw-dropping mix of music, comedy, improv, cabaret, and Vegas, all stirred together into a deliciously intoxicating cocktail of fun! Featuring Phil Orr on Piano and Sean Dixon on Drums .

With special guest Brian Balthazar.

Ages 17+

TICKETS $25

Peter Peter Presents: “A SCHTICKY SITUATION” With your host: Sir Richard Castle.

Comedy you can't squeeze into a box! A cast of well seasoned, delicious oddballs yanked from the stages of burlesque nightclubs, international circus, and other planets, brought right to you. Fasten your seatbelt, it’s gonna be a weird and wonderfully funny ride!

Featuring: Evil Hate Monkey, Djahari Clark, Peter Peter, Amy G and Zahra Hashemian.

AGES 21+

TICKETS $25