Trevor Noah
LaughFest welcomes Trevor Noah to host the 2018 Signature Event!! Trevor Noah is the most successful comedian in Africa and is the host of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning The Daily Show on Comedy Central. This year The Daily Show has been nominated for a Writers Guild Award. Noah joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2014 as a contributor. He debuted his 9th new comedy special Afraid of the Dark in February 2017 on Netflix, and last year, he debuted his one-hour stand-up special, Trevor Noah: Lost in Translation, on Comedy Central. Trevor will be performing at DeVos Place and DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids Michigan on March 10!
Weird Al
“Weird Al” Yankovic – The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
On February 27, 2018, “Weird Al” Yankovic will launch The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour – a stripped-down, no-frills production scheduled to run through June. Weird Al’s visit to Grand Rapids, at 20 Monroe Live on March 10 will coincide with Gilda’s LaughFest, the nation’s first ever community-wide festival of laughter. For more information on Weird Al, please visit weirdal.com.
Anjelah Johnson
This next artist is a returning LaughFest favorite and has a new stand-up comedy special on EPIX - Anjelah Johnson! Anjelah became an internet sensation with her viral video "Nail Salon" which led to many stand-up and performance opportunities. She then joined the cast of MADtv, which spawned another internet sensation "Bon Qui Qui". She has guest starred on shows such as The Shield, Ugly Betty, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and others all while traveling with her stand-up comedy. Don't miss Anjelah Johnson at Fountain Street Church on March 17 at 8pm!
Bert Kreischer
Bert Kreischer is a stand-up comedian who performs to sellout crowds across the country and is known as one of the best storytellers of his generation. His latest stand-up special, Bert Kreischer: The Machine, premiered on Showtime, and clips from the special have been viewed millions of times over by fans around the world. TV audiences know him as host of the Travel Channel's Trip Flip and Bert the Conqueror. Don't miss Bert at Fountain Street Church on March 16 at 8pm! Maybe you saw him during his last LaughFest appearance, maybe you've heard him on the The Bob & Tom Show - Greg Hahn!
Greg Hahn
Greg is a favorite on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show. Greg has also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central, CBS, ABC, FOX, MTB and CMT. Greg Hahn has parlayed his absurdly energetic, all out style of physical humor, one liners and crowd work into a performance of immediate pandemonium and continuous laughs. His unique stylings have led to numerous television, corporate and theater appearances throughout the US and Canada. See Greg at Gun Lake Casino on March 15 at 7pm AND in Lowell March 16 at 7pm!
Tiffany Haddish
This past weekend's host of Saturday Night Live and star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish! Tiffany Haddish is quickly establishing herself as one of the most sought-after comedic talents in television and film. Haddish was most recently seen starring in Universal's Girls Trip alongside Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah and Regina Hall. Girls Trip had the highest opening for an R rated comedy in the past two years and VanityFair.com called Haddish "the funniest woman alive." In August, she debuted her comedy special for Showtime titled Tiffany Haddish: SHE READY! From the Hood to Hollywood and she will next be seen starring alongside Tracy Morgan in the new TBS show, The Last OG. You won't want to miss Tiffany's show at Fountain Street Church on March 18 at 8pm!
Cameron Esposito
The first artist has been announced! Cameron Esposito, welcome back to LaughFest! Cameron Esposito hosts her own stand-up show, Put Your Hands Together, every Tuesday night at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Her sophomore album, SAME SEX SYMBOL debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and was named a Best of 2014 comedy album by The AV Club, Consequence of Sound, Laugh Button and Paste Magazine. She is co-creator and co-star of GLAAD award nominated TAKE MY WIFE, a television series which has gotten rave reviews from The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Vulture and Indiewire. You can catch Cameron at The Pyramid Scheme March 15-16 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm!
Maria Bamford
We are seriously excited to be bringing back... Maria Bamford! Maria is the creator and star of Maria Bamford: the special special special and of the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show, which screened at the Museum of Art and Design. She stars in the semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, lauded as "revelatory" by Entertainment Weekly and one of 2016's must-see shows by Variety and Rolling Stone. You can see Maria at Wealthy Theatre on March 10 at 8pm and 10pm!