Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026 reveals star-studded line-up including Ali Wong, Bill Burr, Nikki Glaser and more

Netflix is simply a Joke returns to LA this May, shining a worldwide spotlight connected stand-up drama successful Los Angeles. On Tuesday, the 3rd installment of the sprawling lawsuit enactment connected by Netflix announced the archetypal question of A-list comedians including Bill Burr, Ali Wong, Kevin Hart, Nikki Glaser and galore much performing betwixt May 4-10 astatine venues crossed LA. Though the fest itself has been chopped down from 11 days to 6, the magnitude of endowment jammed into that week doesn’t look to person slimmed down overmuch astatine all.

Hosting much than 350 unrecorded events, the festival taking spot successful drama clubs crossed LA including the Comedy Store, Laugh Factory and Hollywood Improv arsenic good arsenic large venues specified arsenic the Hollywood Bowl, Intuit Dome and the Greek Theater. As per accustomed a premix of stand-up, assortment shows, large drama podcasts, tapings, exclusive events and screenings, and endowment from assorted Netflix bid and films volition gully drama fans from each implicit the world.

“What makes this fest truthful peculiar is the consciousness of community—it’s a uncommon infinitesimal wherever the drama manufacture and the fans travel unneurotic successful 1 place. We’re not conscionable putting connected shows; we’re creating one-of-a-kind experiences that observe the range, depth, and sheer brilliance of the drama satellite close now,” said Tracey Pakosta, Netflix VP of Comedy Series.

So acold different noteable performances connected the measure see Mo Amer, Fred Armisen, Maria Bamford, Ralph Barbosa, Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Margaret Cho, Deon Cole, Larry David, Bert Kreischer, Nick Kroll, Bobby Lee, David Letterman, Lizzo, Conan O’Brien, Adam Sandler, Andrew Schulz, Iliza Shlesinger, Tom Segura, Jerry Seinfeld, Shaq, Taylor Tomlinson, Kill Tony, Mike Tyson, and Noah Wyle.

A fewer of the planned amusement highlights announced connected Tuesday see “Night of Too Many Stars” hosted by Jon Stewart featuring A-list comics performing to rise wealth for payment NEXT for Autism, a nationalist enactment providing programs and enactment for radical surviving with autism.
The drama contention amusement “Funny AF with Kevin Hart” seeking to find the adjacent large comedian volition statesman streaming connected Netflix April 20 and volition clasp its unrecorded semi-finals and finals during the festival. Bargatze is performing 2 nights astatine the Intuit Dome on with different large gigs from Colombian popular prima Feid and Saturday Night Live’s Marcello Hernandez teaming up to bring unneurotic the largest Spanish connection drama amusement to the Hollywood Bowl successful the venue’s past arsenic good arsenic a assortment amusement tribute to the precocious Pee-Wee Herman.

“In conscionable 4 years, Netflix Is a Joke Fest has grown into the world’s biggest solemnisation of comedy. This year, we’re bringing unneurotic legends, trailblazers, and the adjacent procreation of voices for an full week of unforgettable moments crossed Los Angeles,” said Robbie Praw, Netflix VP of Stand-up and Comedy Formats. “From iconic stand-up shows and unrecorded podcast tapings to philharmonic mashups and astonishment events, the scope of this festival genuinely reflects the assortment and excitement of drama today. We’re thrilled to invited fans from each implicit to acquisition the magic, energy, and laughter that lone Netflix tin deliver.”

Tickets for events crossed the festival volition spell connected merchantability opening astatine 10am PT connected January 23rd. A afloat database of performances tin beryllium recovered connected the festival’s website.