Organized by the good folks at The Riot Comedy Club, The Riot Comedy Festival is a 4-day, out-of-this-world celebration of comedy features 50+ performers in 30+ shows with top headliners, live podcasts, improv, and a national comedy contest across a few blocks of Montrose.

Headquartered at The Riot Comedy Club at Rudyard’s Pub and The Gordy Theatre in Montrose, with pre- and post-parties happening nearby a AvantGarden, The Flat, Casa Kenji, and in Downtown.

New for 2026, there will also be 6 shows at The Riot Comedy Club’s outpost at GuadalaHarry’s from Thursday through Saturday nights in downtown Conroe.

Introducing up-and-coming comics, The Riot Comedy Festival also features headliners Matthew Broussard, Timmy No Brakes, Tommy Pope, Isabel Hagen, Andy Huggins, Lemaire Lee, Shawn Gardini, Nate Marshall, and more.

Returning this year will be the all-you-can-eat Riot BBQ Cookoff Competition, with some of the city’s best pitmasters, on the lawn of the Gordy Theatre on Saturday, April 4 from 3pm to 5pm before the shows begin.

Admission

Single day all access passes range from $19 to $59, increasing each day of the week from Wednesday to Saturday. Individual show tickets are $15+. Get tickets.

Four-day all access passes are $109; $149 VIP including the all-you-can-eat BBQ cookoff; $59 Conroe shows only. Get tickets.

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