One cannot live on comedy alone, so let’s sing our hearts out! Once our comedy shows wrap for the evening, please join us for a free after party at Skylark Lounge with live karaoke.
Hosted by the award-winning KJ Dallas Bergeron from Myxed Music and Events!
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Check out the Beautiful (Not) Anonymous lineup that Chris Gethard has helped curate! New Jersey’s favorite funny son and a lineup of crushers will have you closing out the first night in style.
Shaunak Godkhindi
Will Miles
Zach Reinert
Clare O’Kane
Kenice Mobley
Billy Wayne Davis
Chris Gethard
Line-up subject to change.
The fellas from the über-popular All Fantasy Everything podcast are hitting the standup stage with some special friends, strangers, frenemies, and frangers.
Amy Miller
Simon Gibson
Vanessa Gonzalez
Langston Kerman
HOSTS:
Sean Jordan
David Gborie
Ian Karmel
Line-up subject to change.
Girl Daddy, hilarious headliner, and charming AF Beth Stelling has gathered some of her favorites from the fest to give you the best possible kickoff to your weekend.
Victoria Vincent
Shannon Norman
Emil Wakim
Mishka Shubaly
Samantha Ruddy
Graham Kay
Josh Blue
Beth Stelling
Line-up subject to change.
High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Nancy Norton
M.K. Paulsen
Emily Panic
Rafe Williams
Katrina Davis
Brad Wenzel
Caitlin Peluffo
Daniel Van Kirk
Dave Hill
Line-up subject to change.
Advance tickets are sold out, but a limited number of walkup tickets might be available at the door. Don’t want to take your chances? Buy a Full Fest Pass and have your choice of shows!
Our gravely voiced Uncle Chuckles is gathering a smattering of his funniest friends to hit the High Plains stage. See performers from every corner of the country heat up the crowd before Kyle closes it out with a special long set.
Anna Valenzuela
Jake Mattera
Raegan Niemela
Shaunak Godkhindi
Shain Brenden
Sean Jordan
Kyle Kinane
Line-up subject to change.
High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Derrick Stroup
Ben Kronberg
J Tyler Menz
Candice Thompson
Michelle Biloon
Yedoye Travis
Jim Tews
Ahmed Bharoocha
Sheng Wang
Steph Tolev
Line-up subject to change.
One cannot live on comedy alone—and it has been a long time since we’ve seen each other—so let’s sing our hearts out. Once our comedy shows wrap for the evening, please join us for a free after party at Hi-Dive with live karaoke hosted by KJ Brigid Dunn!
Hosted by KJ Brigid Dunn
High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Kate McLachlan
Andie Main
Sam Evans
Chanel Ali
Eliza Skinner
Vanessa Gonzalez
Nore Davis
Sean Jordan
SECRET HEADLINER!
Line-up subject to change.
Comics David Gborie and Brent Gill have brought the popular LA standup showcase Faded to Denver and we’re pleased as pickles to have this special satellite show as part of the fest!
Akeem Woods
Katrina Davis
Andrew Orolfo
Subhah Agarwal
HOSTS:
David Gborie
Brent Gill
Line-up subject to change.
Come see some of the biggest names of the festival, along with local Denver faves, drop in and do a few minutes at the High Plains open mic. Up-and-coming comedian yourself? Brave the stage and say you got your start at High Plains! This will be the only open mic at the festival this year, so don’t miss out!
High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Salma Zaky
Andrew Youngblood
Rachel Weeks
Chris Charpentier
Caitlin Cook
Amy Miller
Liza Treyger
Shane Torres
Daniel Van Kirk
Line-up subject to change.
Pussy Bros is a cleverly named Denver comedy power group founded by Christie Buchele, Janae Burris, Rachel Weeks, and the late Jordan Wieleba. They've quickly gained a glowing reputation around Denver by identifying and putting the spotlight on lesser known female, POC, and LGBTQ comedians. For High Plains, they've curated a lineup of crushers guaranteed to keep you purring with laughter.
Nancy Norton
Ian Aber
Barbara Gray
Joe Kwaczala
Rhea Butcher
HOSTS:
Christie Buchele
Rachel Weeks
Janae Burris
Line-up subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Caitie Hannan
Jacob Rupp
Michael Turner
Zach Peterson
Casey Ley
Dave Stone
Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Allen Strickland Williams
David Gborie
Line-up subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Zach Welch
Byron Graham
Anwar Newton
David Perdue
Wendy Wroblewski
Sammy Arechar
Mia Jackson
Kate Willett
Kyle Kinane
Line-up subject to change.
A VERY DUMB IDEA / ROAST-STYLE COMPLIMENT CONTEST.
Created a few years ago and hosted by Kyle Ayers, comedians compete to see who can compliment one another in this showdown of sweetness, this clash of consideration, this barrage of benevolence. Playing off of the idea of roasts, Boast Rattle has two comedians go head-to-head, delivering alternating blows of the nicest order. Two rounds. One lucky crowd member who gets some on-the-spot boasting. One Champion of Charity, Master of Magnanimity.
Boast Rattle has been featured in the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, The Kennedy Center in DC, New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, Moontower Comedy Festival, and more. It has traveled coast to coast, and featured Andy Kindler, Martha Kelly, Eugene Mirman, Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, Scott Adsit, John Early, Amy Miller, Nikki Glaser, Kate Berlant, Janelle James, and more.
HOST:
Kyle Ayers
GUEST JUDGE
Adam Cayton-Holland
COMPETITORS:
Chelsea Hood vs. Mike Carrozza
Maggie Maye vs. Eric Dadourian
Line-up subject to change.
Come see some of the biggest names of the festival, along with local Denver faves, drop in and do a few minutes at the High Plains open mic. Up-and-coming comedian yourself? Brave the stage and say you got your start at High Plains! Thursday’s mic will be in The Limerick Room.
Man does not live on comedy alone, so we're adding some of our favorite music into the mix! Join us on Thursday night, after the standup shows for an after party at the Hi-Dive with great comedy-connected bands, a cash bar, and the chance to mingle with some of your favorite performers from the Fest.
Pussy Bros is a cleverly named Denver comedy power group founded by Christie Buchele, Janae Burris, Rachel Weeks, and the late Jordan Wieleba. They've quickly gained a glowing reputation around Denver by identifying and putting the spotlight on lesser known female, POC, and LGBTQ comedians. For High Plains, they've curated a lineup of crushers guaranteed to keep you purring with laughter.
Lila Bear
Eric Dadourian
Candice Thompson
Jackie Kashian
Solomon Georgio
HOSTS:
Christie Buchele
Rachel Weeks
Janae Burris
Line-up subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Mitch Jones
Troy Walker
Brittany Carney
Dante Powell
Samantha Ruddy
Shalewa Sharpe
Sean Jordan
Amy Miller
James Adomian
Line-up subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Genevieve Rice
Andrew Michael
Steph Tolev
James Fritz
Clare O'Kane
Jak Knight
Chris Fairbanks
Ian Karmel
Line-up subject to change.
WHOSE ROUTINE REIGNS SUPREME?
Help us kick off High Plains in style with this hilarious game of on-the-fly standup. Iron Comic is a live gameshow with no stakes where 5 comedians rush to write a routine in 8 minutes from topics suggested by the audience. At the end of the night, an Iron Comic will be chosen. Inspired by Iron Chef, each comic is forced to craft jokes while the clock is ticking.
Iron Comic is hosted by Nato Green. Competitors include David Gborie, Shane Torres, Eliza Skinner, Adam Cayton-Holland, and Baron Vaughn, while straight-standup performers Johan Miranda, Vanessa Gonzalez, and Irene Tu will keep things moving while the competitors are writing away.
HOST:
Nato Green
PERFORMERS:
Johan Miranda
Vanessa Gonzalez
Irene Tu
COMPETITORS:
David Gborie
Shane Torres
Eliza Skinner
Adam Cayton-Holland
Baron Vaughn
Line-up subject to change.
Come see some of the biggest names of the festival, along with local Denver faves, drop in and do a few minutes at the High Plains open mic. Up-and-coming comedian yourself? Brave the stage and say you got your start at High Plains!
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Talkin’ Shop is a comedy workshop and podcast hosted by Anthony Crawford. The most respected and established comics from or visiting Denver come and explain how they do things, give advice, and answer questions about comedy. Come see how the sausage is made!
Man does not live on comedy alone, so we're adding some of our favorite music into the mix! Join us on Thursday night, after the standup shows for an after party at The Hi-Dive with great comedy-related bands, a cash bar, and the chance to mingle with some of your favorite performers from the Fest.
Arguments & Grievances is a live comedy series and podcast featuring comedians debating outlandish topics with audiences choosing the victor. For over 6 years A&G has toured across the country, in addition to the award-winning monthly shows in New York and Los Angeles. Recently added to the Audible.com podcast network, Arguments & Grievances is an outrageous enterprise exploring the heated issues of the day, including: "Hugs vs. Drugs", "Dr. Dre vs. Dr. Seuss", and "Batman vs. Spiderman.”
Kevin O'Brien
Sam Tallent
Nathan Lund
Chris Charpentier
Jordan Doll
Maggie Maye
The Puterbaugh Sisters
Nick Vatterott
Eddie Pepitone
Lineup subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Caitie Hannan
Dante Powell
Ryan O'Flanagan
Josh Androsky
David Gborie
Shane Torres
Debra DiGiovanni
Baron Vaughn
Lineup subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Ben Bryant
Richard Douglas Jones
Lisa Best
Josh Johnson
Ramon Rivas II
Marcella Arguello
Ryan Singer
Hampton Yount
Line-up subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Harris Alterman
Laura Sanders
Caleb Synan
Brett Davis
Caitlin Gill
Langston Kerman
Bryan Cook
Todd Glass
Lineup subject to change.
The High Plains showcases let you see performers in their natural setting: no gimmicks, no themes, just a microphone, a comedian, and a whole lot of funny. Come see a fantastic mix of local and national comics—catch some of your faves or discover some new ones!
Steve Agee
Sean White
Kate Willett
Troy Walker
Brandie Posey
Damian Griffin
James Draper
Ian Douglas Terry
Lineup subject to change.
