The ridiculously funny Moontower Just For Laughs 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 Just For Laughs 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 2024 festival lineup featured 80 comics, including some of the hottest comedians right now. Headliners for the 2024 event included Andrew Schulz, Shane Gillis, Amy Sedaris, Desi Banks, Kathy Griffin, the Celebrity Memoir Book Club podcast, Alan Ruck and so many more.

The 2025 lineup will be released closer to the event date so stay up to date at 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.