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Virgin Voyages has partnered with Don\u2019t Tell Comedy to bring New York\u2019s comedy edge offshore for its third annual\u00a0US Comedy Fest, sailing roundtrip from\u00a0New York City to Bermuda, April 11\u201316, 2026.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t Tell Comedy is the grassroots live stand-up platform that began as a backyard show in Los Angeles in 2017 and has grown into one of the most influential comedy brands in North America.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s known for its intimate, surprise-style performances in unexpected locations, and has become a proving ground for the next generation of stand-up talent, with alumni who now headline theaters and arenas, appear regularly on late-night television and have gone on to join the cast of Saturday Night Live.<\/p>\n
Now, Don\u2019t Tell Comedy\u2019s signature live stand-up experience is being reimagined at sea.<\/p>\n
Serving as the\u00a0official comedy curator, Don\u2019t Tell Comedy has programmed a laugh-out-loud lineup\u00a0featuring rising and established comedians delivering can\u2019t-miss shows aboard Virgin Voyages\u2019 Valiant Lady.<\/p>\n
Headliners will include Shapel Lacey and Tacarra Williams<\/p>\n
Over five nights, comedians will participate in\u00a0meet-and-greet moments, surprise pop-up appearances and interactive experiences\u00a0designed to bring Sailors closer to the talent. Performances will unfold across multiple onboard venues, creating a\u00a0festival-style format that feels distinctly New York, just offshore.<\/p>\n
Kyle Kazanjian-Amory, President and Founder of Don\u2019t Tell Comedy, said:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to partner with Virgin Voyages to deliver a standout, premium comedy festival at sea featuring a thoughtfully curated lineup of top-tier comedians from across North America. Creating unforgettable experiences in unexpected venues is core to what we do, and bringing live comedy aboard one of the most innovative brands in travel and entertainment felt like a natural fit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0US Comedy Fest\u00a0builds on Virgin Voyages\u2019 growing investment in live comedy across its fleet, including the introduction of\u00a0LOLz Supper Club\u00a0and the rotating\u00a0Festival Stage, which spotlight emerging talent and surprise residencies throughout the year.<\/p>\n
Richard Kilman, Vice President of Entertainment at Virgin Voyages, observed that: \u201cComedy is good for the soul,\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s something powerful about laughing in a room full of strangers and realizing you\u2019re all in on the same joke. Our Sailors love Comedy Fest, not just for the headliners, but for the intimacy and spontaneity of it. We\u2019ve been incorporating more stand-up and rotating comedy acts across our ships because it brings people together. And when you\u2019re at sea, fully present and unplugged from everyday noise, that shared laughter just hits differently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now in its third annual edition, Comedy Fest continues Virgin Voyages\u2019 investment in culturally relevant, specialty sailings that centre music, food and live performance. Following the April U.S. voyage, Virgin Voyages will also host its UK Comedy Fest in August 2026, with headliners to be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n
Sail on over to www.virginvoyages.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virgin Voyages has partnered with Don\u2019t Tell Comedy to bring New York\u2019s comedy edge offshore for its third annual\u00a0US Comedy Fest, sailing roundtrip from\u00a0New York City to Bermuda, April 11\u201316, 2026. Don\u2019t Tell Comedy is the grassroots live stand-up platform that began as a backyard show in Los Angeles in 2017 and has grown into…<\/span>more ›<\/a>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1843],"front_page":[],"class_list":["post-206014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise","tag-virgin-voyages"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206014"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206037,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206014\/revisions\/206037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206014"},{"taxonomy":"front_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/front_page?post=206014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}