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The lineup for the second annual Lil Rhody Laugh Riot — coming next March — is stacked. 

By Lauren Daley

November 6, 2025 | 10:00 AM

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As the kids say, this year’s Lil Rhody Laugh Riot looks to be 6-7. 

(6-7 means “an epic lineup of comedians headed to New England,” right? Help me, I’m from the 1900s.)

Welp, either way, the lineup for the second annual Lil Rhody Laugh Riot was announced Thursday, and it’s all A-listers, baby. Tickets go on sale Nov. 7 for the Providence comedy fest, scheduled for March 26-29 of next year.

The lineup includes John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler, Jay Pharoah, Marc Maron, Andrew Schulz, Bob the Drag Queen, and others, with more artists to be added as the fest nears. It’s presented by The VETS, PPAC and PFM Corp. 

Billed as “Providence’s largest comedy festival,” the four days of laughs will be anchored at the city’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium (aka The VETS), with events at satellite venues around PVD, including Providence Performing Arts Center, RI Comedy Connection, and the newly renovated and now-open Uptown Theater (formerly The Columbus).

The fest got off the ground earlier this year by bringing big names to Lil Rhody. Kevin Hart, Leslie Jones, Aziz Ansari, Matt Rife, and several SNL and Daily Show stars kicked off the inaugural ’25 fest this past March. Some 18,000 people beelined to downtown Providence to take in some 30 live comedy shows at 10 venues, according to fest organizers. 

Here’s the current Lil Rhody Laugh Riot rundown for 2026:

• Former SNL cast member/actor/impressionist (who, fun-fact, also voices characters on Amazon hit “Invincible,” among other shows) Jay Pharoah is at the Comedy Connection March 27-29.

• Tom Brady roaster and Netflix “Tires” star Andrew Schulz performs March 28 at 7 p.m. at PPAC.

• Yale alum and former writer for Conan O’Brien Demetri Martin performs March 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Uptown Theater.

• Plus: Comedian/podcast host Mark Normand performs March 29 at 7 p.m. at The Vets. Crowd-work comic Jessica Kirson performs March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Uptown Theater, and comedian Kristin Key performs March 29 at 7 p.m. at the Uptown Theater.

Lauren Daley is a freelance culture writer. She can be reached at [email protected]. She tweets @laurendaley1, and Instagrams at @laurendaley1. Read more stories on Facebook here.

Lauren Daley

Lauren Daley is a longtime culture journalist. As a regular contributor to Boston.com, she interviews A-list musicians, actors, authors and other major artists.

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