Margaret Cho, Kathy Griffin, Marc Maron to headline Austin's Moontower Just For Laughs

Kathy Griffin is one of the many comedians coming to Austin in the spring for Moontower Just For Laughs.
Kathy Griffin is one of the many comedians coming to Austin in the spring for Moontower Just For Laughs.
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Ready to laugh? Moontower Just For Laughs released a list of comedians confirmed for the spring festival and we're obsessed.

Margaret Cho, Kathy Griffin, Amy Sedaris, Marc Maron, Nicole Byer, Catherine Cohen, Andrew Schulz and many more are all scheduled to perform at the festival, which is slated for April 10-21 in downtown Austin. Festival badges are on sale and start at $150. More information at austintheatre.org.

What's new at Moontower for 2024? Arenas!

For the first time, the festival is hosting arena shows. Schulz will perform at the Moody Center on April 19 and Shane Gillis will perform at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park during the first weekend of the festival. "The Office" stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey are bringing their podcast "Office Ladies" to ACL Live.

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Other headliners will bring their sets to Paramount Theatre, including its Stateside Theatre. Those include Sedaris, Mike Birbiglia, Byer, Maron, Griffin and Mo Heart, among many others. Dozens more, including Poly Diaz, Shane Torres and Tina Friml, are confirmed for club performances around downtown Austin.

Margaret Cho headlined the comedy festival in 2021.
Margaret Cho headlined the comedy festival in 2021.

Pardon my French, but you're Connor Roy

We can't go without mentioning an event we're really pumped for: Alan Ruck is coming to the festival for a "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" screening and Q&A. Cameron, aka Connor Roy from "Succession," is coming to Austin!

Here's the big ole list of comedians announced on Thursday for you to peruse:

  • Amos Gill

  • Amy Sedaris

  • Andrew Schulz

  • Ari Shaffir

  • Blair Socci

  • Brad Williams

  • Brandi Denise

  • Caitlin Peluffo

  • Carmen Christopher

  • Catherine Cohen

  • Celebrity Memoir Book Club

  • Colum Tyrrell

  • Darcy & Jer

  • Desi Banks

  • Django Gold

  • "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" screening with Alan Ruck

  • Frankie Quinones

  • Goddamn Comedy Jam

  • ISMO

  • Isiah Kelly

  • Jenny Zigrino

  • Joe Pera

  • Josh Adam Meyers

  • Kathy Griffin

  • Ken Flores

  • Leslie Liao

  • Liza Treyger

  • Maddie Wiener

  • Malik Elassal

  • Marc Maron

  • Margaret Cho

  • Mike Birbiglia

  • Mo Heart

  • Nicole Byer

  • "Office Ladies" Podcast

  • Opey Olagbaju

  • Poly Diaz

  • Roy Wood Jr.

  • Saul Trujillo

  • Shane Gillis

  • Shane Torres

  • The Sklar Brothers

  • State Reunion

  • Sugar Sammy

  • Tina Friml

  • Todd Barry

  • Two Dykes & A Mic

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Who's coming to the Moontower comedy fest? What to know about lineup