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Hell Yes Fest Brings Big Comedy Names to NOLA

If you’re a comedy fan living in New Orleans, October 6th through the 16th is the definition of a comedic “Super Bowl”. For ten straight days, some of the country’s best and brightest will head down to the Big Easy to headline the fifth annual Hell Yes Fest. Curated and produced by New Orleans-based “A New Movement Theater” & Huka Entertainment, Hell Yes Fest brings together sketch comedy, improv, storytelling, podcasts, films, web series, panels, prop comedy and stand up, to over nine different New Orleans venues throughout Downtown, the Irish Channel, Treme, Bywater, French Quarter, and the Marigny.

With its origins in Austin and New Orleans, Hell Yes Fest presents a unique approach to comedy by combining multiple genres with both local and national comedians. The festival has grown tremendously over the past years, becoming the Gulf south’s largest and most notorious comedy festival. Past performers have included Tim Andre, Doug Benson, Tim Heidecker, Neil Hamburger and countless others. This year’s festival has moved to several larger venues to encompass the large capacity that is expected with some of the larger names involved.

Hell Yes Fest kicks off Thursday, October 6th at the New Movement Theater and will conclude on Sunday, October 16. Headliner Sarah Silverman will headline the 2016 Hell Yes Fest with a set at New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre on the final day of the festival. Along with Silverman, other headliners for this year include for include, Daily Show’s Hasan Minaj, Nick Swardson, MTV’s “Girl Code” featuring Caryly Aquilino, Jamie Lee and Annie Lederman, Brandon Wardell, Cameron Esposito and Ben Gleib.

Want to attend Hell Yes Fest? The festival offers two different ticket packages to make buying tickets a breeze! The “St Claude Pass” and the “6 Pack Bundle” offers fans a unique way to attend the festival

Straight from the Source:

“”WITH THE ST. CLAUDE PASS, YOU CAN ATTEND ALL OF THE GREAT PERFORMANCES LISTED BELOW FOR ONE PRICE!

FORGET ABOUT THE STRESS OF BUYING INDIVIDUAL TICKETS, AND THE HEADACHE OF KEEPING TRACK OF THEM.
IN THE WORDS OF RON POPEIL, “SET IT AND FORGET IT”… KIND OF.

THIS PASS ONLY INCLUDES PERFORMANCES AT THE NEW MOVEMENT, HI-HO LOUNGE, ART GARAGE, THEATRE AT ST. CLAUDE, CAFE ISTANBUL, AND PLAYHOUSE NOLA””

The claude pass offers 40+ shows for only $50!

Check out ticket information, festival locations/times and the full list of performers at the Hell Yes Fest website.

Find tickets, the schedule and all the performers here

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