Schedule of the Event:

May 22, 2025

7:00pm - 8:30pm: Ian Lara, Meredith Dietz, Nic Dundas & more!

Headlining the Opening Night shows of the 2025 Spring Fest - Ian Lara! This show will also feature Meredith Dietz (The Onion, Reductress) , Nic Dundas, Chris Scopo, Isaiah Edoho, and host Dan Hall!

Ian Lara has a “Comedy Central Stand up Featuring” which has garnered over 10 million views, and has appeared three times on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. He is regular player at the Comedy Cellar, and his second Comedy Central set hit the 10 million views mark yet again. He's been featured in The New Yorker, and was named a “2021 JFL NEW FACES" of comedy. He has a Comedy Central Half Hour special titled “Growing Shame”, and an HBO special titled “Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy”. Recently Ian received the high honor of being name one of “Variety’s 2023 Comics to Watch”.

Location: Ragged Island Brewing Company, 54 Bristol Ferry Rd, Portsmouth RI

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8:00pm - 9:30pm: Ian Lara, Jenna Sherriton, Eeland Stribling & more!

Join us at The Wayfinder for Opening Night with headliner Ian Lara!  Show will also feature Jenna Sherriton, Eeland Stribling, Kade Wonders, Steve Vanderploeg, Cooper Kim, and your host Doug Key! (PS.Your ticket lets you stay after the show for our opening night after party at Nomi Park in The Wayfinder!)

Ian Lara has a “Comedy Central Stand up Featuring” which has garnered over 10 million views, and has appeared three times on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. He is regular player at the Comedy Cellar, and his second Comedy Central set hit the 10 million views mark yet again. He's been featured in The New Yorker, and was named a “2021 JFL NEW FACES" of comedy. He has a Comedy Central Half Hour special titled “Growing Shame”, and an HBO special titled “Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy”. Recently Ian received the high honor of being name one of “Variety’s 2023 Comics to Watch”.

Location: The Wayfinder, 151 Admiral Kalbfus Rd, Newport, RI 02840

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May 23, 2025

6:00pm - 7:30pm: Ian Lara, Holly Ballantine & more!

Friday night with returning Rogue headliner Ian Lara! Also featuring Holly Ballantine (opens for Rachel Feinstein and Jessica Kirson!), Alex Cureau (opens for Matt Rife!), Elyssa Philips, Max Fine, Chris Scopo, and host Doug Guertin!

Ian Lara has a “Comedy Central Stand up Featuring” which has garnered over 10 million views, and has appeared three times on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. He is regular player at the Comedy Cellar, and his second Comedy Central set hit the 10 million views mark yet again. He's been featured in The New Yorker, and was named a “2021 JFL NEW FACES" of comedy. He has a Comedy Central Half Hour special titled “Growing Shame”, and an HBO special titled “Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy”. Recently Ian received the high honor of being name one of “Variety’s 2023 Comics to Watch”.

Location: Ragged Island Brewing Company, 54 Bristol Ferry Rd, Portsmouth RI 02871

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8:00pm - 9:30pm: Steve Vanderploeg, Andre D. Thompson & more!

Headliner Steve Vanderploeg! With Andre D. Thompson, Kade Wonders, Cooper Kim, Jenna Sherriton, Tim Champa and more!

Steve Vanderploeg is a regular performer and headliner at the world famous Comedy Works in Denver. He can be seen often regularly touring across the country and has performed on over thirty festivals, including the High Plains, Limestone, 10,000 Laughs and SF Sketchfest!

Andre D Thompson has performed at comedy clubs all over NYC, such The Comic Strip Live, New York Comedy Club and Caroline's on Broadway. In 2019 Andre became a Stand Up NBC finalist. In 2020 Andre made his television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In 2021 Andre was selected for JFL New Faces and began a staff writing position for Comedy Central!

Location: Ragged Island Brewing Company, 54 Bristol Ferry Rd, Portsmouth RI 02871

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9:00pm - 10:30pm: Eeland Stribling, Joe Fenti & more!

Headliner Eeland Stribling at our new late night venue, Stoneacre Garden! Show will also feature Joe Fenti, Isaiah Edoho, Meredith Dietz, Tyler Hittner, Sam Mangano and more!

You can catch Eeland Stribling at The Comedy Fort, Comedy Works, and Denver Improv. He is the winner of the 2023 and 2024 New Faces competition at Comedy Works! He also has won Thick Skin, Colorado Room and the Clean Comedy competitions.  Eeland is also a wildlife biologist and environmental educator - he shared his story on an episode of Roots of Comedy on PBS, was the host of the Outside Show, and in his hit series, Comedians on the Fly, he takes your favorite comedians fly-fishing.

Location: Stoneacre Garden, 151 Swinburne Row, Newport, RI 02840

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May 24, 2025

4:30pm - 6:00pm: Natasha Leggero!

Rogue Island Comedy Fest welcomes headliner Natasha Leggero! Also featuring Maya Manion, with your host Doug Key!

Natasha Leggero is the star of the CBS sitcom 'Broke', and 'The Honeymoon Standup Special' on Netflix.  She is the creator and star of the Comedy Central hit show 'Another Period', as well as Showtime’s 'Dice' opposite Andrew Dice Clay. She has appeared on Modern Family, Key & Peele, Comedy Bang Bang and Fox’s 'Mulaney'. Natasha is also the co-host of the popular comedy podcast 'The Endless Honeymoon'.

Location: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, 49 Touro Street, Newport, RI 02840

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7:00pm - 8:30pm: Ian Lara, Noah Copfer, Sara Huntington & more!

Returning to Rogue - your headliner Ian Lara!  Also coming to the stage for our Saturday Night Showcase: Noah Copfer, Sara Huntington, Shea Freeman, Holly Ballantine, Colin Armstrong, and hosted by Doug Key!

Ian Lara has a “Comedy Central Stand up Featuring” which has garnered over 10 million views, and has appeared three times on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. He is regular player at the Comedy Cellar, and his second Comedy Central set hit the 10 million views mark yet again. He's been featured in The New Yorker, and was named a “2021 JFL NEW FACES" of comedy. He has a Comedy Central Half Hour special titled “Growing Shame”, and an HBO special titled “Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy”. Recently Ian received the high honor of being name one of “Variety’s 2023 Comics to Watch”.

Noah Copfer comes from Los Angeles, California - he has appeared at The Riot Comedy Festival, Funlap Comedy Festival, and SnoJam Comedy Fest. He has two specials out on YouTube, one full hour and a Don’t Tell Comedy set!

Location: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, 49 Touro Street, Newport, RI 02840

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9:30pm - 11:00pm: Andre D. Thompson, Moshe Kasher, Lauren Davis & more!

Your Saturday late show headliner - Andre D. Thompson! Showcase will also feature Moshe Kasher, Lauren Davis, Christian Escoto, Elyssa Philips, Nick Viagas, and hosted by Doug Key!

Andre D Thompson has performed at comedy clubs all over NYC, such The Comic Strip Live, New York Comedy Club and Caroline's on Broadway. In 2019 Andre became a Stand Up NBC finalist. In 2020 Andre made his television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In 2021 Andre was selected for JFL New Faces and began a staff writing position for Comedy Central!

Moshe Kasher is an Emmy award winning host and the two-time bestselling author. He has filmed two specials for Netflix, and hosted "Problematic", his own talk show on Comedy Central. He co-hosts the hit podcast, The Endless Honeymoon with his wife, Natasha Leggero. He has appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, After Midnight, Another Period, Shameless, The Good Place, Brooklyn 99, Drunk History and more.

Location: Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, 49 Touro Street, Newport, RI 02840

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May 25, 2025

7:00pm - 8:30pm: Geoffrey Asmus, Christian Escoto, Shea Freeman & more!

Closing Night with headliner Geoffrey Asmus!  Also featuring Christian Escoto, Shea Freeman, Tooky Kavanagh, Nick Viagas, Alyssa Wolff and your host Jay Martin!

Geoffrey Asmus has a Don't Tell Comedy special, regularly performs at the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York City, and was featured at Just For Laughs in Montreal as a ‘New Face.’ Geoffrey has opened for Dave Attell, Mark Normand, Dan Soder, Fortune Feimster, Sam Morrill, and Daniel Sloss among others.  In 2021 his debut album “Prodigal Little *****” went to #1 on iTunes!

Location: Top Of Pelham, 3 Pelham St, Newport, RI 02840

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9:00pm - 10:30pm: Geoffrey Asmus, Colin Armstrong, Sara Huntington & more!

Closing Night with headliner Geoffrey Asmus! Also featuring Colin Armstrong, Sara Huntington, Lauren Davis, Noah Copfer and hosted by Doug Key!

Geoffrey Asmus has a Don't Tell Comedy special, regularly performs at the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York City, and was featured at Just For Laughs in Montreal as a ‘New Face.’ Geoffrey has opened for Dave Attell, Mark Normand, Dan Soder, Fortune Feimster, Sam Morrill, and Daniel Sloss among others. In 2021 his debut album “Prodigal Little *****” went to #1 on iTunes!

Location: Top Of Pelham, 3 Pelham St, Newport, RI 02840

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Date: May 22-25, 2025

Location: Various Venue in Rhode Island

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