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Mike Birbiglia, Dane Cook, Bill Maher, Tracy Morgan, et al. Set for New York Comedy Festival

Mike Birbiglia
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Mike Birbiglia
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Dane Cook, Andy Samberg, Artie Lange, Mike Epps, Bill Burr, Patton Oswalt, and Mike Birbiglia will join previously announced headliners Ricky Gervais, Bill Maher, and Tracy Morgan for this year’s New York Comedy Festival, to play multiple venues throughout New York City, November 4-8.

The 2009 NYCF, presented in association with Comedy Central, will kick off with the benefit Stand Up for Heroes at Town Hall on November 4. Other venues participating in the festival include Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Beacon Theatre, Avery Fisher Hall, and more.

For more information, including a full schedule, visit www.nycomedyfestival.com.