Name: Punkie Johnson at MKE Comedy Fest!
Start: 2025-10-10T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Shank Hall

Milwaukee Comedy Festival is proud to present headliner Punkie Johnson! Best known for her role on Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central, Punkie is a hilarious comic! Don't miss the best time you can have on a Friday at 7:30 at Shank Hall! Tickets are $20 presale, $25 at the Door. Doors at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:30pm. This show is 21+.
About Punkie Johnson:
Punkie Johnson is a comedian and writer from New Orleans, Louisiana who joined the cast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 2020. She also appeared on season 2 of HBO Max’s critically acclaimed series, LOVE LIFE, where her performance was hailed by Time Magazine as a “particular stand out.” Past credits include SPACE FORCE (Netflix), A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW (HBO), and BILL BURR PRESENTS: THE RINGERS (Comedy Central). Punkie also served as a writer/consultant on Peacock’s upcoming series reboot QUEER AS FOLK. Punkie can next be seen in Orion’s BOTTOMS, directed by Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) and produced by Elizabeth Banks’s Brownstone Productions.
About Milwaukee Comedy Festival
The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is the longest running annual comedy festival in the Midwest, and one of the longest running comedy festivals in the country, celebrating 20 years in 2025. More than 200 shows and special events have been presented in the festivals history at venues as small as bars and storefronts with 20 people, to shows at the Pabst Theater with over 1000 attendees. The festival has featured top-notch performers from across the country having appeared in movies and television including Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, Saturday Night Live, MAD TV, BET, Conan, Late Nite, Hulu, and many more. This years festival isTuesday, October 7 - Sunday October 12, 2025 at various venues in Milwaukee, WI. mkecomedyfest.com for show line ups and more info.