The Albuquerque Funny Fiesta returns for two weekends, featuring comedic talent from Albuquerque and national performers.
This year’s lineup, according to KRQE, offers a variety of shows at various venues over the weekends of September 16 and 23. Shows will be held at the North Fourth Arts Center, The Box Performance Space & Improv Theatre, Dry Heat Comedy Club, The Historic Lobo Theater, Insideout and Kosmos Restaurant. In addition to stand-up and improv, shows will include sketch comedy, combined comedy and drag performances and “Mystery Science Theater-esque” comedy riffing over a film.
“The Funny Fiesta actually has, I would say, like a sample platter of every type of comedic art possible, which makes us very different than other festivals in the country,” Sarah Kennedy, Albuquerque Funny Fiesta committee member as well as co-owner of the Dry Heat Comedy Club told KRQE.
Headlining this year is Myq Kaplan, who has specials on Amazon as well as Comedy Central. Kaplan is scheduled to perform at the Historic Lobo Theater on September 23 at 8 p.m. Comedian Anastasia Washington will open the show and local comedian Zach Abeyta will host.
The Albuquerque Funny Fiesta began in 2019 after local comedians expressed a need for more networking opportunities and venues. The Fiesta is “a great way to get the comedians here some stuff that they needed and also to help bring in people from out of town for them and for everybody to get to meet each other,” Kennedy said, adding 50% or more of the people who get accepted to the Fiesta have to be from New Mexico.
Tickets can be purchased on the Albuquerque Funny Fiesta website.
