Stand-up Schedule

PSICF Stand-up Schedule:

  • JUDGES: Anne Ramsay – Actress, Writer and Star of Mad About You, Dexter, A League of Their Own, Six Feet Under, Bombshell, Star Trek Next Generation, The L Word and 2024 PSICF Comedy Hall of Fame Award Recipient. 
  • Naela Durani – Casting Director for America’s Got Talent. 
  • Ahmed Ahmend – Award winning comedy filmmaker and Star of Sullivan and Son, and 2024 PSICF Comedy Hall of Fame Award Recipient. 
  • Dante Rusciolelli – Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Writer for Fashion Police with Joan Rivers, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, 37 Year Comic Veteran, Winner of the most BET Comedy Awards, Talent Manager of Comics and Actors. 
  • Zach Noe Towers – Comedian Actor, Comedy Central, E!, Dear White People, Netflix is a Joke Radio, 2024 PSICF Breakthrough in Comedy Award Recipient. 
  • Rebekah Kochan – Actor, Writer, Director, Comedian, CEO of Golden Artist Entertainment repping 100 actors, celebrities, comedians, Actor in InAPPropriate comedy with Adrian Brody, Star of 5 Eating Out films, Bro What Happened, Unfallen. 
  • Julie Seabaugh – Journalist for the L.A. Times covering Comedy and recently did an article on 2018 PSICF Comedian of the Year Award Recipient Kathy Griffin and 2024 PSICF Comedy Hall of Fame Award Recipient, Ahmed Ahmed and she is also covering the PSICF Awards and Festival. 
  • Paul Cruz – Actor, Writer, Casting Director, and Producer of the critically acclaimed film Archaeology of a Woman and 3 Comedy Specials, President and Founder of PSICF. And the 
  • Audience – Will judge and vote!!! (This is extended to ticket buying audience members ONLY. 1 VOTE PER TICKET HOLDER. Non-buying ticket holders will not get to vote. Counts towards Audience Award for every show.)

Saturday September 28th, 2024

Mary Pickford Theater 36850 Pickfair Street, Cathedral City, CA 92234 (16 mins from downtown PS)

Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Stand-up Competition Day 1

Theater #1: AN ENTIRE DAY OF LAUGHTER at the beautiful Mary Pickford Theatre as some of the best Stand-up Comics in the U.S. compete for cash prizes. Some of these hilarious comedians have their own comedy specials, some have appeared on the late-night talk show circuit performing comedy and some have appeared in tv, films and major streaming shows. The audience gets to vote along with the judges.

12pm -1:30pm PSICF Alum Sally Mullins kicks of the competition hosting the first show of 15 comics to see who will go on to the finals to win PSICF Best of the Fest, 2nd place, or 3rd place in the competition and… audience favorites. Besides industry judges, Audience gets to vote too!

  1. Abby Davis

  2. Kelly Farmer

  3. Scott Manke

  4. Rocky Taverna

  5. Josh Cousins

  6. Jason Horton

  7. Alexander Malt

  8. Lisa Holly

  9. Miranda Perry

10.  Robert Cookii

11.   Gary John Miller

12.  Ellen Koller

13.   Billy Ray

14.  Carol Johnson

15.  Kayla Hardy

30 Min Break

2pm – 3:30pm The competition continues with the next 15 comics competing. Your host is none other than Tommi Rose who is back with more fun with the PSICF Stand-up competition.

  1. Ben Cudahy

  2. Ellen Wesley

  3. Erik Knowles

  4. Jaye Devan

  5. Antonio Clark

  6. Lauren Fay Freedman

  7. Wendy Wilkins

  8. Becca Ward

  9. Jeffrey Copeland

10.  Tareekah

11.  Michael Verbenec

12.  Paquito

13.  Ray Earl

14.  Donte Marshall

15.  Keith Reza

30 Min Break

4pm – 6pm PSICF Alum Allison Dyen, stand-up comedian, and new Palm Springs resident, hosts the next 20 comics looking to place in the competition.

  1. Dean Berg

  2. Jimil Linton

  3. Jason Delgado

  4. Natalie Goggin

  5. Matt Laughery

  6. Jordan Mullins

  7. Gigi Bledsoe

  8. Marcos Calandrelli

  9. Pria Guyadeen

10.  Ron Pascale

11.  Monica Rosen Gross

12.  Aaron Rosen

13.  Tara O’Brien

14.  Dean Berg

15.  Sarah Vulpio

16.  Keith Graber

17.  Maira Padamata

18.  Aaron Foster

19.  Michelle Malizaki

20.  Natasha Chandel

30 Min Break

7pm – 8:30pm We are back with another 15 talented comedians and your host is local favorite Tommi Rose. Tommi has brought his talent not only to our inaugural comedy festival as the original PSICF Awards Host, has also performed all over the world.

  1. Eric Bowens

  2. Ricardo Valdes

  3. Stephanie Blum

  4. Hannah Gansen

  5. Scott Vinci

  6. Jay Lawrence

  7. Cathy Lewis

  8. James Leath

  9. Sarah Lazarus

10.  Davian Velez

11.  Kelsey Kinney

12.  Arthur Steur

13.  Rhoda Gravador

14.  Greg Benevent

15.  Elo Copeland

1Hr Break

9pm -10:30pm Another 15 talented comedians and your host is local favorite Comedian Shann Carr. Shann has brought her talent not only to our inaugural comedy festival, but she has also performed in the PSICF Comedy Club and all over the U.S. and cruise lines

  1. Sonia Sawkar

  2. Brandon Taylor

  3. Brandon Rainwater

  4. Mitch Borja

  5. Aaron Villagran

  6. Mary Jane

  7. Quandarius

  8. Justin Clentz

  9. Rick Flick

10.  Nelly Alinnik

11.  Lori McCarty

12.  John Liu

13.  Beylinda Clearey

14.  Diane Callis

15.  Lester Barrie

Sunday September 29th, 2024

Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Stand-up Competition Day 2

Theater #1: An entire day of laughter continues at the beautiful Mary Pickford Theatre as some of the best Stand-up Comics in the U.S. compete for top prizes. Some of these hilarious comedians have their own comedy specials, some have appeared on the late-night talk shows performing comedy and some in tv, films and streaming shows. The audience gets to vote along with the judges.

12pm to 1:30pm Comedian Allison Dyen is back hosting the final day of stand-up competition and starting the day off with 15 brand new comedians.

  1. Shubh Panda

  2. Eryn Guyvette

  3. Brayden Jones

  4. Tina Boyaj

  5. Jon Schnitzer

  6. Adam Jacobo

  7. Jose Maestas

  8. Jonathan Adams

  9. Destiny Herrera

10.  Franchie

11.  Hank Hilbert

12.  Alex Palms

13.  Tony Camin

14.  Emily Lentz

15.  Jonas Garvin

30 Min Break

2pm – 4pm Comedian and Host Shann Carr is back with 20 new comics in this last show before the finals!

  1. Tyrone Hawkins

  2. Karen Haber

  3. Jamie Black

  4. Derek Hickey

  5. Tilly

  6. Omar Tarango

  7. Arielle Norman

  8. Ruben Chavez

  9. Dark Mark

10.  Lexis Sharde

11.  Bee Gee

12.  Barney Rivera

13.  Sean Fawaz

14.  Brandon Johnson

15.  Johnny Herrera

16.  Cynthya Brasil

17.  Anya Zova

18.  Mike Tran

19.  Mike Perkins

20.  Jay Mandyam

30 Min Break

4:30pm – 6pm

Stand-up Stand Off! Comedian Shann Carr hosts the 15 finalists in this last and FINAL Show! Who will be Best of the Fest?

PSICF Film Schedule: Mary Pickford Theater
Friday September 27th, 2024
7pm – 9:15pm: Tommi Rose and the LGBTQ+ Show – Get ready for a hilarious good time with some of the best LGBTQ+ comedians in the business. World renowned drag superstar Tommi Rose, hosts Pandora Boxx (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2, Drag Race All-Stars Season 1 & 6, Drag U, The Browns) Kelly Mantle (RuPaul’s Drag, Modern Family, Lucifer, Mike & Molly) Zach Noe Towers (Dating #NoFIlter, Comedy Central, Sincerely Fortune, Bob the Drag Queen: Suspiciously Large, Dear White People) Jared Goldstein (Nikki Fre4h, Dollface, The Unicorn, Modern Family, Black Mirror) and introducing Amanda Perry. (2 Hours)
9:30pm – 10:45pm: Sally Mullins Nearly Naked Comedy Show – British/American adult film star and accomplished stand-up comedian Sally Mullins who has her own hilarious comedy special on Amazon Prime titled ‘Sleazy Does It,’ brings her tantalizing funny show with a list of guys and gals who are not only sexy but hilariously funny and don’t mind doing their comedy “Nearly Naked.”  (1 Hour 45 mins)
Saturday September 28th, 2024
Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Stand-up Competition Day 1
Theater #1: AN ENTIRE DAY OF LAUGHTER at the beautiful Mary Pickford Theatre as some of the best Stand-up Comics in the U.S. compete for cash prizes. Some of these hilarious comedians have their own comedy specials, some have appeared on the late-night talk show circuit performing comedy and some have appeared in tv, films and major streaming shows. The audience gets to vote along with the judges.
12pm -1:30pm PSICF Alum Sally Mullins kicks of the competition hosting the first show of 15 comics to see who will go on to the finals to win PSICF Best of the Fest, 2nd place, or 3rd place in the competition and… audience favorites. Besides industry judges, you get to vote too!
1.      Abby Davis
2.      Kelly Farmer
3.      Scott Manke
4.      Rocky Taverna
5.      Josh Cousins
6.      Jason Horton
7.      Alexander Malt
8.      Lisa Holly
9.      Miranda Perry
10.  Robert Cookii
11.  Ellen Koller
12.   Billy Ray
13.  Carol Johnson
14.  Kayla Hardy
15.  Karen Haber
30 Min Break
2pm – 3:30pm The competition continues with the next 15 comics competing. Your host is none other than Tommi Rose who is back with more fun with the PSICF Stand-up competition.
1.      Ben Cudahy
2.      Ellen Wesley
3.      Erik Knowles
4.      Jaye Devan
5.      Antonio Clark
6.      Lauren Fay Freedman
7.      Wendy Wilkins
8.      Becca Ward
9.      Elo Copeland
10.  Tareeqah
11.  Michael Verbenec
12.  Paquito
13.  Ray Earl
14.  Donte Marshall
15.  Arielle Isaac Norman
30 Min Break
4pm – 6pm PSICF Alum Allison Dyen, stand-up comedian, and new Palm Springs resident, hosts the next 20 comics looking to place in the competition.
1.      Dean Berg
2.      Jimil Linton
3.      Jason Delgado
4.      Natalie Goggin
5.      Matt Laughery
6.      Jordan Mullins
7.      Gigi Bledsoe
8.      Marcos Calandrelli
9.      Pria Guyadeen
10.  Ron Pascale
11.  Monica Rosen Gross
12.  Aaron Rosen
13.  Tara O’Brien
14.  Dean Berg
15.  Sarah Vulpio
16.  Keith Graber
17.  Maira Padamata
18.  Aaron Foster
19.  Michelle Malizaki
20.  Natasha Chandel
30 Min Break
7pm – 8:30pm We are back with another 15 talented comedians and your host is local favorite Comedian Shann Carr. Shann has brought her talent not only to our inaugural comedy festival, but she has also performed in the PSICF Comedy Club and all over the U.S.
1.      Eric Bowens
2.      Ricardo Valdes
3.      Stephanie Blum
4.      Scott Vinci
5.      Jay Lawrence
6.      Cathy Lewis
7.      James Leath
8.      Sarah Lazarus
9.      Davian Velez
10.  Arthur Steur
11.  Rhoda Gravador
12.  Elo Copeland
13.  Dark Mark
14.  Gary John Miller
1Hr Break
9pm -10:30pm Comedy Show
1.      Sonia Sawkar
2.      Brandon Taylor
3.      Brandon Rainwater
4.      Mitch Borja
5.      Aaron Villagran
6.      Mary Jane
7.      Quandarius
8.      Justin Clentz
9.      Rick Flick
10.  Nelly Alinnik
11.  Lori McCarty
12.  Beylinda Clearey
13.  Diane Callis
14.  Omar Tarango
15.  Keith Reza
16.  Lexis Sharde
Theater #2 & #3
PSICF Film Screening Series Day 1
12pm – 10:30pm Theater # 2 and 7pm – 10:30pm in Theater #3
See some of the funniest Feature Films, Short Films, TV Pilots, Web-series, Animation, Sketch Comedy Shows and Music Video parodies from all over the world! Some of the projects have well-known stars from The Daily Show, Orange is the New Black, RuPaul’s Drag Race, NYPD Blue, BET and more!
Theater #2
12 pm noon – Short Films
Discussion Break
1.      Kory Orban – Insert Short Film Title
  1. Lisa Brenner – The Good Guys
  2. Ralph Lee Miranda – Oh, Bubba Lu! A Spooky Halloween Special
  3. Joseph Scrimshaw – The Narrator
  4. Elizabeth Jaeliegh Davis – The Real Big Brucey
  5. Louis Paxton – Tippy Toes U.K.
  6. Joaquin Ticonderoga – Co-Star Masterclass
Discussion Break
  1. Marissa Diaz – Fancy Flores Summer Staycation
  2. Jana Park- Fair
  3. Mark Kiefer – Or, The Whale
  4. Keenan O’Reilly – Seeking Stepdad
  5. Roy Boucher – El Nuevo Perro
13.  Hannah Welever (Soiree’)
4pm Feature Films –
Theater #2
5:15pm – Pacific Coast – Director Mark Kiefer. Starring Liam McNeil, Taylor West and Sandy Hackett. In this coming-of-middle age comedy, two brothers make a road trip down the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco to Los Angeles in order to move their somewhat estranged father into a retirement home. (Run time 1 hour 26 mins)
7pm – Plan B – Director Brandon Tamburri. Starring Jamie Lee (Ted Lasso, Crashing), John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite, Blades of Glory), Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie, Jay & Silent Bob), Tom Berenger (Inception, Major League) Kate Flannery (The Office) When a one night stand with her awkward neighbor leaves her pregnant, a young woman decides to quickly sleep with a successful businessman and tell him he’s the father of her unborn baby. (Run time 1 hour 30 mins)
8:45pm – Mother Father Sister Brother Frank – Director Caden Douglas. Starring Mindy Cohn (Apple TV’s Palm Royale, The Facts of Life), Enrico Colantoni (Just Shoot Me, Veronica Mars), Emily Leishman, Iain Stewart, Juan Chioran. The Jennings family couldn’t be more painfully suburban, but when asshole Uncle Frank crashes their weekly Sunday dinner with a nasty surprise, murder turns up on the menu. Can the Jennings’ overcome secrets and dysfunction to learn that the family that slays together, stays together? (Run time 1 Hour 25 mins)
Theater #3

5pm Sketch Comedy Series
1.      Rasheeda Crocket (The Rasheeda Crockett Sketch Comedy Show)
2.      Jeff Walsh (Backyard Boyz Sketch Comedy Show)
3.      Renee Pezotta (PezzBerry Sketch Show)
4.      Katie Gibbons (Java Boyz)

Music Videos
1.      Bernice Ye (Asian Chicken Salad)
2.      David Connoly (The Taco Song)
3.      David Connoly (The Bong Song)

7pm – Webseries, TV Pilots, Sketch Comedy Films
TV Pilots
Discussion
1.      Chris Aronsten (Fanny Scat Investigates) AUSTRALIA
2.      Sebastian Ischer (Good Dad) The Daily Show Cast & Crew
3.      Geno Marx (Don’t Look Now)
4.      Richie Doyle (Sunday Morning Digital)
5.      Stanley Sievers (Ghost Hotel)
6.      Josh Kirk (The Kids Table)
7.      Lexis Sharde (The Comedy Show)
8.       Sarah Shearburn (Spayed & Neutered)
9.      Kelsey Olson (Houston)
10.  Thomas Bentey – The Cafone
11.  Chuck Swenson – The Palm Springs Baker
Music Videos
4.      Bernice Ye (Asian Chicken Salad)
5.      David Connoly (The Taco Song)
6.      David Connoly (The Bong Song)
Sunday September 29th, 2024
Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Stand-up Competition Day 2
Theater #1: An entire day of laughter continues at the beautiful Mary Pickford Theatre as some of the best Stand-up Comics in the U.S. compete for top prizes. Some of these hilarious comedians have their own comedy specials, some have appeared on the late-night talk shows performing comedy and some in tv, films and streaming shows. The audience gets to vote along with the judges.
12pm to 1:30pm Comedian Allison Dyen is back hosting the final day of stand-up competition and starting the day off with 15 brand new comedians.
1.      Shubh Panda
2.      Eryn Guyvette
3.      Brayden Jones
4.      Tina Boyaj
5.      Jon Schnitzer
6.      Adam Jacobo
7.      Jose Maestas
8.      Jonathan Adams
9.      Destiny Herrera
10.  Franchie
11.  Hank Hilbert
12.  Alex Palms
13.  Emily Lentz
14.  Jonas Garvin
15.  Kelsey Kinney
30 Min Break
2pm – 4pm Tommi Rose is back with 17 new comics in this last show before the finals!
1.      Tyrone Hawkins
2.      Karen Haber
3.      Jamie Black
4.      Derek Hickey
5.      Tilly
6.      Ruben Chavez
7.      Dark Mark
8.      Bee Gee
9.      Barney Rivera
10.  Sean Fawaz
11.  Brandon Johnson
12.  Johnny Herrera
13.  Anya Zova
14.  Mike Tran
15.  Lester Barrie
16.  Greg Benevent
17.  John Liu
30 Min Break
4:30pm – 6pm
Stand-up Stand Off! Comedian Shann Carr hosts the 15 finalists in this last and FINAL Show! Who will be Best of the Fest?
1 Hour Break
7pm – 8:30pm Mr. Punchline Scott Wood & Friends Comedy Show – Scott Wood has performed all over the country headlining and opening for some of the biggest names in entertainment and he brings his funny friends with him! You won’t want to miss some of the best clean comedy in the country. This is a family friendly show that will have you roaring with laughter! (1 Hour 30 Mins)
8:45pm Winners of the PSICF Stand-up Competition are announced!
Theater 2
12pm – 3pm Stanley Kramer’s Legendary Comedy ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!’
Starring Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Sid Ceasar, Ethel Merman, Buddy Hackett, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Jonathan Winters, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Jim Backus, Spencer Tracey, Edie Adams and more! This classic comedy has some of the most legendary comedians and actors in the history of comedy and had a box office run for an entire year and a half, straight! Don’t miss this hilarious comedy on the big screen and see for yourself why it is the most favorite comedy film amongst comedians of all time! (3 Hours) Blue RayPSICF Film Screening Series Day 2
3:30pm – 8:30pm Theater #2
Saint Nick – Starring Chris Levine, Alex Lizzul, Devin Reeve, Nacy Hardin, Dan Fehsenfeld, Nicola Lambo, Rachel Alig. A single mother with a planned business trip is put in an impossible situation when the father is unable to pick up their 10 year old son, Trevor, for the holidays. With such short notice she is forced to turn to the last person she would ever want to take care of Trevor, her down-and-out brother Nick. Nick will be put to the test to see if he can handle the responsibilities of taking care of Trevor and quite possibly have the best Christmas of their lives. (1 Hour 30 Min)Theater #3
7pm – Ahmed Ahmed Comedy Special Premiere
Award winning Comedy Filmmaker, Comedian and Actor, Sullivan & Son, Iron Man, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, brings his latest comedy special to the Palm Springs Comedy Festival!
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© 2024 The Palm Springs International Comedy Festival and the Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival are part of the Glitterati 501 (C) (3) Non-profit Organization EIN 93-4682294
Sister Festival to the Palm Springs International Horror Festival