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Funny Or Die's Comedy Fest, Featuring Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K., Will Stop In OC
Aziz Ansari (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Variety)
In its second year, Funny Or Die's "Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival" that's touring across the country this summer will be making its rounds to SoCal—and the lineup is pretty awesome.
Although each city they're going through has a different list of comedians getting on stage, our fest, which will be held at Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Sept. 13 and 14, has its own set of gems, including Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K. There will be also a second stage hosted by Brody Stevens.
This is the lineup for Sept. 13:
Chris Hardwick
Demetri Martin
DJ Trauma
Hannibal Buress
Jim Gaffigan
Louis C.K.
Marc Maron
Ron Funches
Sarah Silverman
Whitney Cummings
Here's the lineup for Sept. 14:
Aziz Ansari
Bill Burr
Chris D'Elia
DJ Trauma
Jim Gaffigan
Louis C.K.
Marc Maron
Ron Funches
Although ticket prices haven't been announced yet, they go on sale on Saturday, June 28 at 10 a.m. on the Live Nation and Funny or Die websites. For more information, visit the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival website here.
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