Fri 2 · Sat 3 · Sun 4
Harvest
Stand-up · Game show · Short films · Bookstore benefit.
Jersey City & Hoboken · Since 2018.
The weekend at a glance
- 14shows on the public schedule
- 3afterparties, with no start time printed
- 5rooms in the two cities
- 71comedians named on the lineup
- 10films listed for 2026
Where the days fall
Friday opens at 6:00 p.m. with a short-film block. Saturday stays in three rooms. Sunday starts with brunch and ends at a bookstore. Each afterparty is listed without a clock time.
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Friday, October 2
Six shows from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., then an afterparty at Brightside Tavern.
- Smorgasbord of Shorts (Short Film Block)6:00 p.m.Brightside Tavern$10 advance / $15 door
- Sweater Weather Comedy Show6:30 p.m.503 Social Club$15 advance / $20 door
- One Star Review: A Game Show!7:00 p.m.Symposia$15 advance / $20 door
- Ha Ha Hullabaloo Comedy Extravaganza8:00 p.m.Brightside Tavern$15 advance / $20 door
- That’s Hot9:00 p.m.Bergen Hall$15 advance / $20 door
- Stand-up Past Bedtime10:30 p.m.Bergen Hall$15 advance / $20 door
- Friday AfterpartyBrightside Tavern
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Saturday, October 3
Five shows from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., then an afterparty at Bergen Hall.
- Comedy Cornucopia6:30 p.m.Brightside Tavern$15 advance / $20 door
- Symposi-Ha Ha Harvest7:00 p.m.Symposia$15 advance / $20 door
- Nu-Glitter Queer Comedy Show8:30 p.m.Brightside Tavern$15 advance / $20 door
- Bergen Ha Ha Hall9:00 p.m.Bergen Hall$15 advance / $20 door
- The Moon Show10:30 p.m.Bergen Hall$15 advance / $20 door
- Saturday AfterpartyBergen Hall
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Sunday, October 4
Brunch at 11:30 a.m., two evening shows, and karaoke at Brightside Tavern.
- Babes Benedict11:30 a.m.Brightside Tavern$25 advance / $30 door
- Electoral Dysfunction6:30 p.m.Symposia$15 advance / $17 door
- Vaguely Literary Comedy7:30 p.m.WORD Bookstore$25 advance / $30 door
- Sunday Afterparty KaraokeBrightside Tavern
Passes
The festival says a weekend pass covers every show across the three days. The published exception is Vaguely Literary Comedy, a benefit for The Waterfront Project with its own tickets. The passes page opens a preview at a show’s printed advance price, and that preview does not charge a card. This guide still does not print a weekend-pass price.
Sunday, October 4 · 7:30 p.m. · WORD Bookstore
Headliners
Six comedians share Vaguely Literary Comedy. Sara Benincasa hosts. A weekend pass does not cover this show. Advance is $25 and the door is $30. The preview does not charge a card.
Sara Benincasa hosts this one. Chris Gethard is on this bill. Jordan Carlos is on this bill. Sarah Hartshorne is on this bill. John DeVore is on this bill. Daniel Powell is on this bill.
Preview this show · $25 advanceDoor is $30. Nothing is charged in the preview.
Five rooms
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Jersey City
Brightside Tavern
141 Bright St. The busiest room on the schedule, including the film block and brunch.
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Jersey City
Bergen Hall
58 Maple St. Late sets on Friday and Saturday, plus the Saturday afterparty.
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Jersey City
WORD Bookstore
29 McWilliams Pl. Sunday home of Vaguely Literary Comedy.
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Hoboken
Symposia
510 Washington St. A game show, a Saturday showcase, and Sunday’s Electoral Dysfunction.
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Hoboken
503 Social Club
503 3rd St. Friday’s Sweater Weather Comedy Show.
Coming in for the weekend?
Newark Liberty is about twenty minutes away. PATH reaches both cities. A Via Jersey City ride is about $2. Peachtree Suites in Journal Square is $215 a night.