Asian Comedy Fest NYC 2026: SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
Rules & Stipulations – THIS FORM IS FOR ACF NYC, Happening on May 5-7th, 2026 at Sugar Mouse in Manhattan, New York City.
Seeking comedians, comedic acts and performers who identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander for our 7th annual Asian Comedy Fest in NYC.
It is free to submit, there are no submission fees.
We are accepting submissions from around the world, but all performers must be able to perform in New York City, New York and provide own travel and lodging to perform in-person on May 5th, 6th and 7th if selected.
All forms of comedic performance are welcome to submit, including but not limited to: stand-up, sketch comedy, musical comedy, characters, and drag. Scripted and completed acts are preferred.
Total run time of act must be 5-8 minutes maximum. If your submission exceeds this time, please pre-clip to fit the TRT guidelines.
Acts may be recorded for marketing purposes and/or streamed live for ACF audiences across the globe. Chosen performers will be asked to sign a standard performance release.
Performer must disclose if you plan on promoting any additional large scale shows in the month of May. This includes personal half hour or hour specials, comedy festivals or comedy shows you produce. (Show Disclosure field provided below)
Must be 21 years of age or older to perform.
Only one submission per person or group. If you are an individual performer and also part of a group, you may submit for both but please submit each act separately.
Submissions are open from Feb. 17th 12:00PM EST until March 15th 11:59pm EST. Late submissions will not be accepted.
If you are ready to submit CLICK HERE!