The World Series of Comedy
- Dates
- Feb 22 to 27, 2027
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- To be announced
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 22, 2026
The World Series of Comedy returns to Las Vegas, NV, Feb 22 to 27, 2027. Froligo tracks ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The World Series of Comedy is a season-long stand-up competition rather than a single weekend: weeklong satellite contests run at comedy clubs across the US and Canada, feeding 101 qualifying comedians into The Main Event, a September festival week in Las Vegas that mixes competitive showcases with seminars and networking among comics, club managers and bookers. Audiences are part of the judging after each comic, the crowd votes 1-5 by phone and the audience score is combined with the judges' scores to crown each show's winner. First held in Pittsburgh in 2003, the festival has grown into one of the biggest working-comic competitions in the country, with winners earning cash, bookings and industry exposure
Last time around (2025)
The 2025 season culminated in the Las Vegas finals week; the format 101 qualifiers from satellite contests, audience-scored showcase rounds, plus seminars and industry networking carried into the 2026 cycle, whose Main Event is billed for Las Vegas, September 20-26, 2026
Listen
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Lineup
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
Nearest airport LAS.
How do I get to The World Series of Comedy?
By car
Most people drive to The World Series of Comedy. The nearest major airport is LAS, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
Both operators serve Las Vegas, with a downtown stop on S 1st St across from the Bonneville Transit Center, a short trip from the STRAT and the Fremont Street area, useful for attendees arriving from other Southwest cities by coach rather than flying
Book / info →The Centennial Express serves Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 and runs roughly every 15 to 20 minutes toward downtown Las Vegas, close to the STRAT and the Fremont Street area where the festival's main venue sits
Book / info →Taxi & rideshare
Standard airport pickup zones at LAS, the quickest way to reach the STRAT and the rest of the festival's Las Vegas venues
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at LAS
Most attendees fly in and stay on or near the Strip, so car hire is optional here rather than essential, useful mainly for comics and fans hopping between the festival's satellite venues in other cities
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near The World Series of Comedy?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Mid-range hotels 1
The official hotel of the World Series of Comedy and the location of the LA Comedy Club, where the Main Event itself is held. Booking with the festival's own group code (WSOC26A) includes a discount on the room rate with the resort fee built into the price shown
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
Short term rentals across Las Vegas carry the usual event driven price swings; with the Main Event running a full week, booking early is worth it even outside the festival's own hotel block
Search Airbnb →Not a meaningful option for this festival: it is a hotel casino and comedy club circuit event on the Las Vegas Strip with no on-site or nearby camping angle
Search Hipcamp →Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
The festival organiser publishes no accessibility information of its own. The 2026 Main Event runs at the LA Comedy Club inside The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower, 2000 Las Vegas Boulevard South, and the detail here is the hotel's published policy, not the festival's, and it does not cover the comedy showroom itself.
Read the full notes
The STRAT FAQ states it has both standard rooms and suites that are handicapped accessible, including rooms with wheelchair accessible showers and tubs with shower chairs, and that both wheelchairs and motorized scooters can be rented from the bell desk.
Service animals accompanying a guest are welcome, must be accompanied at all times and kept on a leash. The event is indoors in a casino hotel so terrain is not an issue, but nothing is published about accessible seating in the showroom, accessible toilets in the venue, a companion or carer ticket, ASL interpretation or a quiet space, and the audience is 21 and over at the Main Event because of gaming laws.
Note also that the organiser states it reserves the right to seat all audience members in the club at its discretion, so seating is not chosen by the guest
Checked the official site worldseriesofcomedy.com on 3 Sep 2026, including /themainevent, /hotel, /policies, /more and /aboutus, plus the organiser's older domain theworldseriesofcomedy.com including its Audience Info and Main Event Hotel pages. The festival publishes no accessibility or ADA statement at all: nothing on accessible seating, accessible toilets, companion or carer tickets, ASL or a quiet space. The venue is the LA Comedy Club inside The STRAT, and only the hotel publishes accessibility detail, which covers guest rooms rather than the showroom. For access questions the organiser publishes staff contacts directly on its homepage: Jeremy Danley, VP of Ticketing, who is described as overseeing ticket sales, customer support and event access, on 515 210-0958 or [email protected], and Joe Lowers, President and CEO, on 702 205-9050 or [email protected]. Neither is an access specific route. The STRAT publishes a disability accommodation line on 1-800-99TOWER
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Checked 2026-09-03 · source
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