New York Comedy Festival

Lance Weiss Headlines the Comedy Village as part of New York Comedy Festival Lance Weiss has been a national touring comedian for over 20 years. Originally from Brunswick, Georgia, but beginning his comedy journey in Washington, D.C. and then later moving to NYC, Lance has since been named a Top 4 Finalist in CMT’s Next Big Comic and featured on FOX’s Laughs , NBC’s The Today Show , Bravo’s The Love Broker , co-host of CNBC’s Common Cents , Comcast ‘ s Trial By Laughter, ESPN+, ESPN Radio, Sirius/XM and in commercials for AT&T, Bud Light, Kit Kat and IBM. He’s written for brands such as PlayStation, Motorola, Honeywell, USPS and the Central Park Conservancy. He co-created Gandhi, Is That You? , which Time Out New York chose as one of their Critics’ Picks as well as calling it “Wildly popular” and one of “The best weekly comedy shows in NYC.” Running for over 8 years, it was part of the New York Comedy Festival presented by Comedy Central. The show was also in regular rotation at Carolines on Broadway and the UCB Theatre East. Lance has been the warm-up comic for national television shows and he’s performed in numerous comedy festivals, including the New York Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, San Francisco’s Sketchfest , Atlanta’s Laughing Skull , Portland’s Bridgetown and Austin’s Out of Bounds . He’s also a past winner of LikeToLaugh’s March Comedy Madness , beating out 64 other comedians.