US Edition‘Netflix Is A Joke Fest’ Returns To Los Angeles This May!
The festival features over 350 events across 35 venues, including comedy, podcasts, and music, with proceeds supporting autism programs and local community relief.
- From May 4 to 10, 2026, Netflix will stage a weeklong comedy festival in Los Angeles, featuring over 350 live events produced with Live Nation, organizers say.
- Presented by event founders Robert and Michelle Smigel with Jill Leiderman, the festival includes benefit nights supporting NEXT for Autism, organizers say the fest celebrates comedy's range and new voices.
- The lineup includes A-list comedians such as Bill Burr, Ali Wong, Kevin Hart and Nikki Glaser, with over 35 venues hosting events from the Hollywood Bowl and Greek Theatre to the Intuit Dome and The Comedy Store.
- Tickets go on sale Jan. 23, 2026, at 10 a.m. PT, Nate Bargatze will film his next Netflix special during two Intuit Dome shows, and Kevin Hart's Funny AF begins streaming April 20.
- Though shortened from 11 days to six, organizers packed the schedule with unique events, including the largest Spanish‑language show at the Hollywood Bowl and a Pee‑wee Herman tribute.
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The comedy festival Netflix is a Joke will return to the city of Los Angeles with a program that will bring together entertainment figures such as Steve Carell, Adam Sandler, Feid and Marcello Hernández. The event will include monologues, variety shows and live comedy podcast recordings.
Netflix is a Joke Festival 2026: Ali Wong, Bill Burr, Nate Bargatze among this year’s comics
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Netflix Is a Joke is back. The third biennial will take place May 4-10, 2026, in Los Angeles. The week-long festival will reportedly be “more star-studded than ever before” and feature hundreds of comedians as well as a massive amount of live events, screenings, and podcast tapings. As has been the norm with the festival, dozens of venues will host a variety of programming, including the Hollywood Bowl to the Comedy Store to the Hollywood Improv…
‘Netflix Is a Joke Fest’ 2026 Lineup Features Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, Bill Burr, Nikki Glazer, Ali Wong and Flight of the Conchords
This May, the Netflix Is a Joke festival returns to Los Angeles with a massive lineup that will take place across six days
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Netflix Is a Joke Fest returns to Los Angeles May 4–10, 2026 with more than 350 live comedy shows. The event features top comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Kevin Hart, Jon Stewart, Ali Wong and more.
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Nate Bargatze, John Mulaney and more set for Netflix is a Joke Fest
John Mulaney at ‘John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA’ for the Netflix is a Joke Festival at The Sunset Gower Studios on May 10, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Adam Rose/Netflix) The first wave of performers has been announced for this year’s Netflix is a Joke Fest. Netflix is a Joke Fest takes place from May 4 to May 10 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 p.m. PT. The festival includes events such as the Night of Too Many Stars, which f…
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