About the Festival

Shining a spotlight on the wide range of ways in which women are funny, the festival brings smart and smart-ass women from all walks of comedy together for the first time. Featuring stand-ups, sketch performers, improvisers, cabaret acts, comic musicians, solo artists, writers, filmmakers, burlesque divas and more, The Hysterical Festival gives outspoken funny women the chance to take center stage.

Serving up women’s unique perspectives on sex, politics, contemporary life - and possibly even airline food — the festival will create opportunities for up-and-coming talent and honor the ground-breaking women comedians who paved the way. The Hysterical Festival aims to unite and expand the community of female artists and their fans and encourage the development of women’s humor, wit and self-expression.

Past women’s comedy festivals have focused almost exclusively on standup comedy — and have come and gone after a few years. In their wake, The Hysterical Festival is setting out to celebrate the wide range of forms in which female comedic expression can make people laugh, think and pee their pants, creating a lasting institution for the support and encouragement of hilarious and powerful feminine points of view.

FESTIVAL SCOPE:

FESTIVAL HISTORY:

The Hysterical Festival is the brainchild of comedian/producer Desiree Burch and a series of Sunday afternoon mimosas. Hanging out with a group of female comedians sharing stories, eating junk food and getting bombed way too early in the day, the idea came to her: what if this camaraderie could lead to a comedy revolution? What if what came naturally to her and her friends could change the face of comedy - forever? It might look something like empowerment with a sense of humor. Sexy. Dangerous. Hysterical.

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