12th Annual New South Comedy Festival SUBMISSIONS

Wednesday August 13, 2025 from 11:58 PM to 11:59 PM

Once again, the 12th New South Comedy Festival will bring hundreds of comedy acts to Greenville, SC. Performer submissions end August 13th.

About this event

This year the longest-running comedy festival in the Southeast will be one big weekend November 5-9th, 2025. All stand-up, sketch, improv, and variety comedy acts will be scheduled then.

To submit your show to the festival, click the "Get Tickets" button. After you pay the submission fee of $35 it will prompt you to fill in the other registration info (name, link to submission video, etc). If accepted, there is no performer fee to attend or see shows.

The deadline for applications is August 13th (early bird ends July 31st). All acts will be notified of acceptance by early September. All accepted acts will receive free access to all festival shows, catered Saturday, lunch, comedy jams, and after parties as well as discounts on workshops from veteran performers.