With the economy, Kings of Leon, and a summer full of celebrity death everyone needs to just have a good laugh. Luckily we're arranging an entire weekend of exactly that- BOOM!
The Bentzen Ball: A BYT Comedy Festival (curated by Tig Notaro, no less) is taking place October 22-24th along the U Street/14 Street corridor (where you usually get drunk anyway).
Check out just a handful of the 70 acts peforming........
patton oswalt (OMG)
tig notaro (OMG)
mary lynn rajskub (OMG)
todd barry (OMG)
martha kelly
brendan walsh
chelsea peretti
Laura Silverman
chris fairbanks
david huntsberger
duncan trussell
jimmy dore
kyle dunnigan
matt braunger
natasha leggerro
nick kroll
nick thune
steve agee
Ian Edwards
dave hill
lizz winstead
morgan murphy
andy wood
You're Welcome.

Previously in comedy:
- 2/10: Behind The Desk 35: Spotting THE Crazy In the Arts (Vol. 2)
- 2/7: LiveDC: Demetri Martin @ Warner Theatre
- 1/24: LiveDC: Adam Carolla @ Fillmore
- 1/20: Behind The Desk 32: Eddie Brill Is Common
- 1/17: LiveDC: JB Smoove @ 930 Club
- 12/8: Tom Arnold - Up Close & Very Nice
- 12/5: LiveDC: Michael Ian Black @ Sixth and I Synagogue
- 12/5: Lauren Weedman-BUSTED
- 12/1: R.I.P. Patrice O'Neal - brilliant 1969 to 2011
- 11/30: BYT Interview: Michael Ian Black
God loves a cheerful giver.
so many more details and surprises to come
THANK YOU.
Sincerely,
Nina
kudos byt. kudos.
aw hell, you guys are the best
Patton Oswalt? Very, very cool...
Couldn't get Dane Cook? Weak Sauce...
I like the Disney font!!!
Yay! Yay! Yay!
This is gonna be pretty amazing. I can't wait
i am not coming or working this until bill murray is on the bill...get it?!?!? aw shucks. i wouldn't miss this for the world!
Nick Kroll=funny
FANATASTIC!
Ordinarily, such dances are for tools but then one makes exceptions.
I'm so excited.
Natasha Leggero is so hot. My god.
holy crip-crap, what a lineup. i'll have to alert my d.c. troops.
a few new additions...
jen kirkman
reggie watts
AD miles
kyle kinane
and a top secret biggie that we hope to announce within days...
more to come!
This is amazing. I'll have to get a Richmond crew up there.
Thank you BYT, stupid friends shouldn't have planned their weeding for the end of October. Everyone knows you have a June wedding. Got my 10/25 tix, now off to fill out the rest of the days.