The ridiculously funny Moontower Comedy Festival returns to Austin on April 9-19, 2025. Get ready to laugh along with your favorite comedians during the more than week long festivities! The festival is held at various venues around Downtown Austin, with headliners performing at the historic Paramount Theater, Stateside at the Paramount, Moody Center and more. 

Stateside at Paramount Theatre. Credit to Rachel Parker.

Headliner Preview

Moontower Comedy Festival always brings a stellar lineup of national headlining acts to Austin and 2025 will be no different. From stand-up acts to podcast tapings, there are plenty of opportunities to see your favorite comedians and be introduced to some new ones. The 2025 festival lineup will feature headlining comics including Aziz Ansari, Josh Johnson, Tiffany Haddish, Brad Williams, Joey Diaz and Zarna Garg. Bass Concert Hall will host the Handsome Podcast with Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin, and Adam Ray Presents Dr. Phil Live. In addition to the big comedy showcases, the festival will feature nearly 90 additional comics in local clubs throughout the last four days of the festival.

To see the full 2025 lineup and purchase your tickets visit austintheatre.org/moontower-comedy.

Paramount Theatre. Credit to Rachel Parker.

Badge Details

Tickets are not yet available to purchase, so be sure to keep an eye on the Moontower website for an announcement. Typically the festival offers four different levels of Club Badge access. Club badges will get you into all the club shows during the festival however tickets to the headlining shows must be purchased separately.

Year-Round Events

Paramount Theatre and Moontower Comedy work hard to keep Austin laughing all year long. Find additional events, comedy sets, live podcast tapings at the Paramount's website.