First, Only Boston AAPI Comedy Festival Returns; Fresh Line-Up and Show Added to Meet Demand

Written By Courtney Pong

First, Only Boston AAPI Comedy Festival Returns; Fresh Line-Up and Show Added to Meet Demand

May 22-24 event features standup comedy, improv, music, storytelling, and magic. 

BOSTON, MA – May 5, 2025 - The Rozzie Square Theater, the leading and established comedy venue making improv accessible to Boston and Greater Boston areas, announces the return of the AAPI Comedy Festival. The AAPI Comedy Festival is the first and only of its kind in Boston and now in its second year. 

The 2025 iteration of the annual festival increased the number of total shows available to 4, a direct response to the 3 sold out shows and influx of applicants in 2024. Each show aims to highlight the breadth and depth of the Boston AAPI comedy scene across multiple comedy arts, including improv, storytelling, music, magic, and standup comedy. The festival will be hosted by Boston-based stand-up comic, Nora Panahi. Special Guest Judges and honored community champions will be celebrated as part of the festivities; announcements of those attendees will be made in the 2 weeks leading up to the festival.

Show dates and times & tickets are: 

“Since opening in 2018, we’ve created a quality, professional, and welcoming space at The Rozzie Square Theater for both audiences and performers. It is our pleasure to return with a festival that - like our community - continues to grow. We’re proud of what this has turned into - as an entertainment experience, it boasts variety and fresh perspectives; as a comic experience, it reimagines what’s possible and leaves comics feeling celebrated and valued,” said festival producer Courtney Pong, Owner and Founder at The Rozzie Square Theater.

The official comics confirmed to appear and perform are: 

  • Ameera Abu Alsaoud

  • Becca Tham

  • Courtney Pong - co-producer

  • Emily Mu

  • Felice Ling

  • Gautam Pallapalli

  • Irene Mung 

  • John Datoy

  • Josh Ri'Esgo

  • Kevin Chen

  • Linda Neang

  • Michael Yang

  • Mikey Lee

  • Nick Sugiarto

  • Noah Mata

  • Nora Panahi - host

  • Peter Liu

  • Roya Hamadani

  • Shruti Datari

  • Steph Dalwin - co-producer

  • Tennah McDonald

  • Tien Dao

  • Tiffany Ng

  • Vasundhra Sangar

  • Vee Shalley

  • Yen Wei Lee

About The Rozzie Square Theater

The Rozzie Square Theater is an established comedy venue in Boston whose mission is to build communities and unite people through laughter while making improv accessible and useful. The theater offers a variety of comedy programming and education opportunities from the award-winning, nationally acclaimed improv competition show ComedySportz, to free drop-in classes and series workshops, unscripted and scripted shows, and live events. The Rozzie Square Theater, founded in May 2018, is the only improv venue and comedy venue in Boston owned by a Woman and the only comedy venue in Boston owned by an Asian American. The theater is a Boston Globe’s Best of the Best - Small and Midsize Comedy Clubs award winner 2024 as well as a Best of Rozzie 2025 recipient. https://www.rozziesquaretheater.com/ 

Press Contact:
info@rozziesquaretheater.com
The Rozzie Square Theater



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