Women in Comedy Festival

This spring, the Women in Comedy Festival (WICF) celebrates its 11th year with shows from May 7 to 10 all over Greater Boston, Mass.

Founded in 2009, WICF will host more than 150 performers in a wide variety of genres and styles, including improv, musical comedy, sketch and stand-up. In addition, WICF also features industry panels, workshops, live podcast recordings and a film and screenplay competition ― all open to the public.

This year’s headliners include Whitney Cummings (NBC-TV’s Whitney), Amanda Seales (HBO’s Insecure) and the improv group, Theme Park, with more names to be added in the coming weeks.

WICF presents Whitney Cummings and Amanda Seales: Smart, Funny & Black on Saturday, May 9 at The Wilbur at 7:00 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., respectively, in Boston, Mass. Theme Park Improv (featuring Rachel Dratch of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock and more), are also slated to perform on Saturday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. at WBUR CitySpace.

Tickets for all three shows are on sale to the general public at www.ticketmaster.com.