Milwaukee Comedy Festival Celebrates 20 Years

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The Milwaukee Comedy Festival, one of the nation’s longest running annual comedy festivals, celebrates 20 years of presenting live comedy October 7-12, 2025 with more than 30 comics performing across 9 shows at different venues October 7-12, 2025. The Festival will begin with the Official Kick Off Event at Lakefront Brewery with Headliner Aparna Nancherla (Comedy Central, Netflix) on Tuesday, October 7, Sean Patton (Conan, Comedy Central) at The Cooperage on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, Patton Oswalt – Emmy and Grammy winning stand up comedian and actor will headline the festival at the Pabst Theater on Thursday, October 9, 2025, and Punkie Johnson (Saturday Night Live, HBO, BET) will headline Shank Hall on Friday, October 10, 2025.

In addition to this years four major headliners, the Festival will present nine live comedy shows featuring more than 30 national stand up comedians at six different venues across Milwaukee, WI. Highlights include two shows at ComedySportz on Saturday, October 11, and two shows at Great Lakes Distillery including the highly-anticipated Closing Night Show Sunday, October 12, 2025.

Tickets and more information on all performers in the 20th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival are available via the official website, mkecomedyfest.com. Line up is subject to change. Customers are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as shows historically sell out for this unique comedy event.

About the Milwaukee Comedy Festival
The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is Wisconsin’s longest running multi-day comedy event, celebrating 20 years of presenting the best local, regional, and national comedic talent. The festival has featured top-notch performers from across the country having appeared in movies and television including Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, Saturday Night Live, MAD TV, BET, Conan, Late Nite, Hulu, and many more.

More information on the Milwaukee Comedy Festival is available at http://mkecomedyfest.com via social media @mkecomedyfest, or via email info@mkecomedyfest.com.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.