The night will be hosted by Tony V, a Boston comedy legend with television credits including Seinfeld and Conan.
We’ll also be celebrating our 2026 Boston Comedy Festival honorees, with this year’s award recipients Steven Wright
Eight finalists. $7,000 on the line. One champion. Don’t miss the night the 26th Annual Boston Comedy Festival crowns its next winner!
Past winners and finalists have gone on to headline theaters, land Netflix specials, and dominate late-night TV—including Nate Bargatze (Netflix, The Tonight Show), Marc Normand (Netflix, Conan, Joe Rogan Experience), Joe List (Netflix, The Tonight Show), Learnmore Jonasi (Steve Harvey’s Stand Up Spotlight, AGT), Dan Boulger (The Late Late Show), and Kelly MacFarland (Comedy Central, The View).
Who will be the next breakout star to emerge from this legendary competition? Don’t miss an unforgettable night of stand-up as the next generation of comedy’s elite take their shot at glory!
Steven Wright – Lifetime Achievement Honoree
Academy Award winner Steven Wright is one of the most influential comedians of all time. Raised in Burlington, MA, and an Emerson College grad, he got his start at Ding Ho’s in Cambridge before a 1982 Tonight Show debut so strong that Johnny Carson invited him back the following week. He has earned two Grammy nominations, starred in HBO and Comedy Central specials, and appeared in films like Reservoir Dogs and Natural Born Killers. He was the first inductee into the Boston Comedy Hall of Fame and is the author of the novel Harold.
