Where:
CITY WINERY BOSTON
80 Beverly Street
Boston, MA 02114
Admission:
$25
Categories:
Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Nightlife, Shows
Event website:
https://www.bostoncomedyfest.com/shows/prelim-3
Get ready to kick off the 25th anniversary of the Boston Comedy Festival with a bang! 72 comics from across the country will battle it out for a shot at the semi-finals, the championship title, and a $7,000 grand prize. Past winners have gone on to major success—TV, film, and beyond—so this is your chance to witness comedy history and discover the next big star before they take off
Hosted by Will Smalley. Will Smalley is a purveyor of the silly-arts and a dude-lover extraordinaire. As an established LGBTQ+ voice in the comedy scene, Will is a former finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival and has been featured in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, OR. In addition to being a mainstay at the major comedy clubs and colleges across the Northeast, Will serves as the announcer/producer for Old School Game Show at the Wilbur Theater.
With Special Guest Kelly MacFarland Kelly MacFarland is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. She has an extensive resume including comedy clubs, theaters, colleges, festivals, films, television appearances and entertaining US troops overseas. Kelly has appeared on Comedy Central, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Prime Video, Up Early Tonight on Hulu and Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home. Check out Kelly’s Dry Bar Comedy Special, Sleepytime Baby. She also has several comedy albums available on iTunes and SiriusXM.
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