New York Comedy Festival Sets 2026 Creators To Watch Lineup

EXCLUSIVE: The New York Comedy Festival has set the lineup for its fifth annual Creators to Watch Showcase, taking place at Asylum NYC in Gramercy on Saturday, November 14 at 7pm.

The lineup includes Austin Nasso, Carly Stanton, Caroline Hanes, Caroline Portu, Charles Hsu, Dan Yang, Jourdain Fisher, Karly Sargent, Max Manticof, Mike Lenczewski, Mitsy Sanderson, Really Good Talk Show, Tiffany and Gabe Lipton, Yard Sale Girls, and Yvette Segan. Comedian Isa Medina is hosting.

Creators to Watch spotlights the next wave of comedy trailblazers redefining entertainment online. Recent alumni of the program include Curry Barker (class of ’23), writer and director of the breakout horror film Obsession, and Grace Reiter (class of ’24), one of this year’s two new Saturday Night Live cast members.

The New York Comedy Festival’s 22nd edition runs across the five boroughs from November 6 to November 15. Launched in 2004 by Caroline Hirsch and her club Carolines, the fest’s lineup this year includes such headliners as Dave Chappelle, Marc Maron, Tim Dillon, Ilana Glazer, Daniel Sloss, and Jordan Jensen, among many others. Its Stand Up for Heroes benefit, feting veterans and military families, is slated for November 9th.