Tickets go on sale September 29, 2006. The show is sure to be a huge hit. Look for this years schedule of events soon.
Last Years Line-up:
The Comedy Festival will be highlighted by performances and appearances by Dave Chappelle, Larry David, George Lopez, Bill Maher, Dennis Miller, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Garry Shandling and Jon Stewart as well as a special tribute to Jerry Seinfeld who will be honored with the first annual “The Comedian” award. The Comedy Festival will host more than 50 performances over three days in live stand-up, sketch comedy and film, as well as special events and screenings, in nine performance venues at Caesars Palace and the Flamingo Las Vegas, including high-profile events at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and the historic The Flamingo Showroom, from November 14-18, 2006.
Tickets
Online at TheComedyfestival.com and ticketmaster.com,
Phone at 877-TCF-FEST
Box Office at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Festival Schedule
See a full schedule for the Comedy Festival
Thursday, November 17
-Earth to America!
two-hour comedy extravaganza created by Laurie David and featuring top Hollywood talent in an evening of comedy, music and messaging to raise awareness about global warming,
Scheduled to appear are Jack Black, Stephen Colbert, Larry David, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Ferrell, Al Franken, Christopher Guest, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Senator John McCain, Steve Martin, Ray Romano, Martin Short and Ben Stiller.
-Lewis Black and Dave Attell will co-headline their own show at Caesars Palace.
Friday, November 18
-George Lopez, known for his frank sense of humor and popular sitcom "George Lopez," will perform live in concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
-Dennis Miller, America's "King of Rant," will tape a new hour-long HBO special at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
-Bill Maher, will host "For Adults Only" late-night at The Flamingo Showroom with special guests Gilbert Gottfried, Sarah Silverman and more to be announced.
-Dane Cook, the 15-year veteran in stand-up, television and film, will perform his own show at Caesars Palace.
-Everybody Loves Raymond: Inside the Writers Room: The Emmy® - winning writers of the beloved CBS series "Everybody Loves Raymond," executive producer Phil Rosenthal, Tom Caltabiano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan and Jeremy Stevens, and moderator David Wild, will take the audience inside the process of creating - and keeping - a comedy fresh, relevant and funny over the course of nine seasons.
Saturday, November 19
-Jerry Seinfeld will be honored with the TCF's first annual The Comedian award given to an artist that has most influenced and furthered the art of comedy. The award event will feature a 60-minute Q&A with Jerry Seinfeld and his stand-up friends Chris Rock and Garry Shandling. The event will be moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper, and include clips from Jerry's hit documentary "Comedian" - which will also be screened in its entirety twice during the festival - "Seinfeld" and other highlights of his career.
-Jon Stewart, host of Emmy® - winning "The Daily Show," will perform in a rare West Coast stand up performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
-Dave Chappelle, star of Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show," will close out the festival late night Saturday at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
-Carlos Mencia, whose series "Mind of Mencia" premiered this July and was the third-highest debut ever on Comedy Central, will perform with special guest Pablo Francisco at Caesars Palace.
-Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. A regular on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," Triumph is a puppet and the creation of Robert Smigel. Smigel also created the animated short TV Funhouse for "Saturday Night Live." Triumph's new CD, Come Poop With Me, features tracks such as "Underage Bichon" and "Lick Myself." He has appeared on "Hollywood Squares" and the "MTV Video Music Awards" where he almost came to blows with rapper Eminem.
-Women With Attitude: hosted by "Curb Your Enthusiasm's" Susie Essman and featuring some of the comedy world's sassiest and funniest comediennes working today.
