Asian Comedy Fest 2025

Asian Comedy Fest seeks comedians, comedic acts and performers who identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander for their sixth annual Asian Comedy Fest. It is free to submit; there are no submission fees.

Requirements

• They are accepting submissions from around the world, but all performers must be able to perform in New York City, New York and provide own travel and lodging to perform in-person on May 6th, 7th or 8th if selected.
• All forms of comedic performance are welcome to submit, including but not limited to: stand-up, sketch comedy, musical comedy, characters, and drag. Scripted and completed acts are preferred.
• Total run time of act must be 5-8 minutes maximum.
• Acts may be recorded for marketing purposes and/or streamed live for ACF audiences across the globe.
• Must be 21 years of age or older to perform.
• Only one submission per person or group. If you are an individual performer and also part of a group, you may submit for both but please submit each act separately.
• Submissions are open from March 17th 12:00PM EST until April 4th 11:00pm EST. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Application Instructions

Apply online