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Comedy Festival Touting Diversity is Coming to Brooklyn This Fall

By Angely Mercado | August 17, 2016 6:13pm | Updated on August 18, 2016 9:33am
 The festival's diverse lineup of comedians will include actor Baron Vaughn and many other notable comedians as well.
The festival's diverse lineup of comedians will include actor Baron Vaughn and many other notable comedians as well.
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Get your comedy with a dose of diversity this fall. 

The Cinder Block Comedy Festival's full lineup is set for its inaugural run in Brooklyn from Sept. 15 to 18, according to the event's website. 

The performers are made up of a wide range of comedians including actor Baron Vaughn, who is on "Grace and Frankie," and Keisha Zollar, who is on "Orange is the New Black."

There will be 150 performers in total for 60 different shows. 

The festival made headlines earlier this year after announcing it would charge people of color, women, disabled, queer and transgender comedians 77 percent of what straight white male comedians would pay to register.

Here's what you need to know to get the most laughs out of the Cinder Block Comedy Festival: 

Where: 

► Shows will be held at 12 venues across Williamsburg. Some include Brooklyn Brewery, Black Bear Bar and The Knitting Factory

► For more information about the festival's calendar and specific shows click here.

Tickets: 

► Weekend passes — which are rubber bracelets — are available for $111. They grant access to all shows, including secret shows and after-parties throughout the entire festival. 

► Single-day passes can be purchased for $30. These paper bracelets are color coded to show which day they can be used. While you will get access to all scheduled shows that day, you will not have access to secret shows. 

► Individual shows are $15 at the door unless otherwise listed.