Lucille Ball Comedy Festival turns 25
National Comedy Center, Inc., the cultural institution developing the first national visitor experience dedicated entirely to the celebration of comedy, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, August 4th –7th, in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, NY. The Center broke ground last year for its forthcoming museum of comedy, which will […]
Nicole Byer & Jeff Ross To Headline 2024 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
Each year in Jamestown, NY, the hometown of comedy icon Lucille Ball hosts its annual gathering of the biggest names in stand-up comedy with the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. And today, the National Comedy Center (the United States’ official cultural institution & museum dedicated to comedy) is pleased to announce its return for its 34th […]
The National Comedy Center is hosting a week of panels on “Comedy and the Human Condition” in partnership with the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
Now more than ever, comedy is getting serious — from the late night circuit’s coverage of our increasingly alarming political climate, to the popularity of confessional stand-up specials, humor is being used for a lot more than easy laughs. It makes sense, then, that the National Comedy Center — a Jamestown, New York-based organization that explores the […]