News and Events for Nantucket Island
Fifteen years ago comedian Kevin Flynn saw the need to inspire Nantucket’s youth after a rash of teen suicides here in 2007. Knowing there is healing power in laughter, he spearheaded an educational program designed to teach students how to perform stand-up, and he provided comedy lessons. Flynn’s program, called […]
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Stroll on Nantucket on a bright note with a new event to support the Stand Up &
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Get to The Dreamland and laugh your ACK off because the 12th annual Nantucket Comedy Festival is about to begin. The fun starts on Thursday, July 11 at 7 pm with a new show about the funnier side of relationships. “Love & Laughter” features Tom Cotter of America’s Got Talent […]
Get ready for some midsummer yuks because it’s time for the Nantucket Comedy Festival. The Dreamland will play host to this festival’s 11th annual shenanigans. “We have such a wealth of comedy talent joining us for the Festival,” says Kevin Flynn, Executive Director of the Nantucket Comedy Festival and Stand […]
by Sanibel Chai The seventh annual Nantucket Comedy Festival (NCF) boasts an excellent line-up of talent, which includes Jeff Foxworthy, Brian Regan, and The Farrelly Brothers. You can see traditional stand-up, an exclusive television premiere, a ladies only lunch, an interview with comedy heavyweights, and much more this year. The […]
• by Sarah Teach • Funnyman Tom Cotter will return to the island for the 7th annual Nantucket Comedy Festival. The former island police officer and runner-up on 2012’s America’s Got Talent (AGT) will entertain the masses with his rapid-fire stand-up on Friday, July 18, alongside the writers, producers and […]
This is the week to “laugh your ACK off” as top comedians from around the country come to our island for the Sixth Annual Nantucket Comedy Festival. The festival opened Wednesday, July 17, and continues night and day through Saturday, July 20. As of press time, tickets are scarce for […]
by Sarah Teach Our spit of sand will be howling with laughter this weekend when the Nantucket Comedy Festival returns to Jetties Beach for the fifth year in a row. And there won’t be a laugh track in the house, with the festival featuring national headliners who have proven over […]
