News: Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre to Feature Chris Hardwick, Reggie Watts + More

–Written by Kevin Madert

In just over two months more than a hundred thousand people will flock from around the world to a field in the middle of Tennessee, braving broiling temperatures and Billy Joel fans* to spend a weekend at one of the world’s largest and best known music festivals. As you may know, there’s far more to Bonnaroo than just the music. Hell, their website promises “Melt-in-your-mouth eats,” “Outrageous nightly parades,” and even something called “Splash-A-Roo And The Big-Ass Waterslide.”

On April Fool’s Day (we swear it’s not a joke), the festival announced the lineup for perhaps their largest non-music offering: The Comedy Theatre. Television host and Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick, bandleader and oddball extraordinaire Reggie Watts, and guy who seems to only appear on Comedy Central Roasts Jeff Ross top a solid list of stand-up comics appearing at Bonnaroo 2015.

You can view the full list below, plus see select routines from those among the acts announced. Tickets for Bonnaroo currently start at $324.50 and can be purchased here; any other information on the festival you could ever want can be found on their official site.

Bonnaroo 2015 Comedy Theatre Lineup

Chris Hardwick
Reggie Watts
Jeff Ross
Ralphie May
Nick Thune
Natasha Leggero
Ron Funches
Moshe Kasher
Ian Edwards
Ari Shaffir
Kurt Braunohler
Big Jay Oakerson
Dan Soder
Jamie Lee
Cameron Esposito
Matt McCarthy
Mark Normand

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*Just kidding, we love ya Billy