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The Riot Presents the 2nd Annual Riot Comedy Festival

April 4 @ 6:00 pm - April 7 @ 10:00 pm

A FOUR DAY OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD CELBRATION OF COMEDY!!! Big Name Headliners, National Comedy Contest, Street Festival, Podcasts, and more!

Connecting comedy fans with comedians through a fun and intimate experience. You can expect the same quality bar as we have with The Riot Comedy Shows – funny comedy, well produced, tasty food, cold drinks, excellent service, and overall a damn good time. We can’t wait to see y’all out there!

  • 3 Stages with over 30 shows [SCHEDULE]
  • National Comedy Contest
  • Big Name Headliners
  • Standup, podcasts, special tapings, street performers and more
  • Street Carnival with venders
  • Over 60 performers
  • VIP experience option
  • Kickoff & Farewell parties

All shows are Ages 21 & Up

LINEUP & SHOWS:

Headliners Shows: Robert Kelly (Netflix, Tonight Show) , Rocky Dale Davis (NBC, Comedy Central), Kim Congdon (Joe Rogan Experience, MTV, Impractival Jokes), Jourdain Fisher (Tonight Show, Comedy Cental), Usama Siddique (Late Show with Colbert), Paris Sashay (Comedy Central), Tom Thakkar(Tonight Show, Comedy Central), Graham Kay (Tonight Show), Zahid Dewji (Tonight Show), Caleb Synan (Comedy Central, Conan), Ashton Womack (Comedy Central), Casey Rocket (Kill Tony), Dave Ross (Comedy Central), Andy Huggins (Americas Got Talent)

Podcasts: This Bitch with Kim Congdon & Sarah Weinshenk, Stuff Island with Tommy Pope & Chris O’Connor, What’s It Called with Caleb Synan & Dave Ross, The Mess Hall with Andrew Youngblood & Jamie Rowan

Comedy Shows: Six National Comedy Contest shows, Swipe Right Dating Show for Singles & Couples, You Look Like Roast Contest, The Tre Tutson Interruption, Cancel Culture, Trash Flavored Trash, Showcases, Street Performers and more!

Since 2020 The Riot Comedy Show has been a staple in the Houston Comedy scene producing comedy shows with some of the biggest names in standup in the legendary comedy room at Rudyards. Created by award-winning comedian and entrepreneur Brian Gendron alongside his team of associate producers The Riot produces over 650 public and private shows each year. The Riot is recognized nationally as one of the best rooms to perform in by touring comedians and has heralded a five-star google rating with over 2000 google reviews. If you caught last years fest you might be asking how can you make it any better! Wait until you see what we have in store. If you missed out last year don’t let it happen again, you’ll regret it! See you out there!

Venue

Rudyard’s
2010 Waugh Drive
Houston, TX 77006 United States

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