Dina Hashem, Jordan Temple Among NY Comedy Fest’s Comics to Watch
Every year the New York Comedy Festival presents some of the best headlining comedians in the world. They also present multiple opportunities to get to know some of the younger future comedy stars, and the annual Comics to Watch is one of those opportunities.
This year is the Eighth Annual Comics to Watch, and the fest is teaming up with Team Coco and TBS to present an impressive group of performers. The annual COMICS TO WATCH stand-up showcase has been one of the festival’s most popular and successful events and this year it will take place on Saturday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. at Carolines on Broadway and at 11:00 p.m. at the TBS Comedy HUB at the new hotel property Public.
The comedians being featured this year are Chloe Radcliffe (Minneapolis, MN), Colin Lewis (Edgewater, NJ), Dina Hashem (Iselin, NJ), Erica Spera (Endwell, NY), Ivan Decker (Vancouver, Canada), Jaboukie Young-White (Chicago), JC Currais (Gainesville, FL), Jordan Temple (Queens, NY), Kellen Erskine (Los Angeles), Khalid Rahmaan (Brooklyn, NY), Michael Longfellow (Phoenix, AZ), and Rocky Dale Davis (Brookwood, AL).
Past comedians who have been featured in the New York Comedy Festival Comics to Watch series include Michael Che, Ali Wong, Jo Firestone, Josh Johnson, Brooks Wheelan and Andrew Santino.
The 2017 NYCF is presented in association with TBS. The festival is produced by Carolines on Broadway. Sponsors of the festival include Citi, Samuel Adams, iHeart Radio, New York Magazine, the New York Post, Variety and Vulture.
