The annual Moontower Just For Laughs Austin comedy festival is returning for 2024.
The festival – which merged a few years back with Just For Laughs – will take place over the course of two weeks from April 10th through the 21st. It will also take over ten venues in downtown Austin, featuring an array of comedy events.
That includes some of the biggest names in comedy for stand-up shows, podcasts, movie screenings and more.
Highlights include: headliners Andrew Schulz, Joe Pera, Roy Wood Jr., Mike Birbiglia, Shane Gillis, Marc Maron, and Nicole Byer, a taping of The Office Ladies podcast, a screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with an Alan Ruck Q and A, The State reunion, and so much more.
Moontower 2024 Headliners
Amy Sedaris
Andrew Schulz
Ari Shaffir
Brad Williams
Cat Cohen
Celebrity Memoir Book Club
Darcy & Jer
Desi Banks
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Screening with Alan Ruck
Frankie Quiñones
ISMO
Joe Pera
Kathy Griffin
Ken Flores
Marc Maron
Margaret Cho
Mike Birbiglia
Mo Heart
Nicole Byer
Office Ladies Podcast
Roy Wood Jr.
Shane Gillis
State Reunion
Sugar Sammy
Also Performing
Amos Gill
Blair Socci
Brandi Denise
Caitlin Peluffo
Carmen Christopher
Colum Tyrrell
Django Gold
Goddamn Comedy Jam
Isiah Kelly
Jenny Zigrino
Josh Adam Meyers
Leslie Liao
Liza Treyger
Maddie Wiener
Malik Elassal
Opey Olagbaju
Poly Diaz
Saul Trujillo
Shane Torres
The Sklar Brothers
Tina Friml
Todd Barry
Two Dykes & A Mic
The festival will take place at over 10 downtown venues in Austin across two weeks, April 10-21, and will feature a four-day comedy club binge filled with cult favorites, new comics to watch, live podcasts, and more. Schulz will be returning to Austin with his new show, The Life Tour, at the Moody Center on April 19.
Gillis, who released Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs on Netflix, will kick off weekend one of the fest at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park. With more than 20 shows announced at the Paramount and State Theatres, like Emmy-nominated Amy Sedaris hosting At Home with Amy Sedaris, there is something for every comedy fan at this festival.
Other big name comics include Kathy Griffin bringing her new show, My Life on the PTSD List, to the Paramount stage and Nicole Byer from Netflix’s Nailed It! Podcasters Marc Maron, host of the popular WTF podcast, and Mo Heart, a former drag queen contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race, will also be in attendance.
A screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off will be followed by a Q&A with Alan Ruck, who played Cameron in the movie as well as Connor Roy in HBO’s hit show Succession. Plus, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their cult classic MTV series, the sketch comedy troupe THE STATE will reunite on stage for a balls-out evening of old favorites and new material, according to the release. The cast includes Michael Ian Black, Thomas Lennon, Michael Patrick Jann, Kevin Allison, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Joe Lo Truglio, David Wain, and Ken Marino.
Moontower Just For Laughs Austin comedy festival badges are on sale now and available for purchase at moontowercomedyfest.com.
