Boston Comedy Festival schedule

For a complete schedule, visit bostoncomedyfestival.com. Here are festival highlights.

SUNDAY

"Autism Benefit: Comedy Night for a Cure" with Tony V. and Wendy Liebman, 7:30 p.m. at the Comedy Connection, Faneuil Hall, Boston.

"Gay Comedy Night" with Christine O'Leary, Bob Gautreau, Ellen Moschetto, and Amanda Stragg, 8 p.m. at Club Café, Boston.

MONDAY

"Funniest Females" with Jessie Baade, Kendra Cunningham, Tina Giorgi, Sonya King, Esther Ku, Caroline Plummer, and Emily Singer, 9 p.m. at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault, Boston.

TUESDAY

"Colorstruck: Women of Color in Comedy" with Sandy Asai, Deb Farrar-Parkman, Coleen Galvin, Sheila Jackson, Jen Ruelas, and Bethany Van Delft, 8:30 p.m. at Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston.

Harvard SUCS with Baratunde Thurston, Harrison Greenbaum, David Ingber, Tim Wynn, and others, 9 p.m. at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault, Boston.

WEDNESDAY

"The Fun Room: Urban Comedy Showcase" with Corey Manning, Chris Tabb, J.L. Cauvin, Orlando Baxter, Erin Jackson, Greg Howell, and Vanessa Graddick, 8 p.m. at the Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall, Roxbury.

"Off the Boat Comedy" with Ed Byrne, Keith Farnan, and Brian Joyce, 8 p.m. at the Burren, Somerville.

THURSDAY

"Comic-in-Residence Show" with Shane Mauss, Dan Boulger, and others, 8 p.m. at the Comedy Studio, Cambridge.

"The Political Show" with Will Durst, Jimmy Tingle, Joey Carroll, Tim McIntire, Paul Elwell, Billy Bob Neck, Chris Oake, Tony V., and Brian Longwell, 8:30 p.m. at Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston.

"30 Years of Comedy" at Emerson with Denis Leary, Bill Burr, Eddie Brill, and Anthony Clark, 7:30 p.m. at Cutler Majestic Theatre.

OCT. 12

"Lewis Black & Friends" with Lewis Black (inset), D.J. Hazard, Ed Byrne, and Lizz Winstead, 8:30 p.m. at Cutler Majestic Theatre.

OCT. 13

Boston Comedy Awards and Contest Finals with Lewis Black, Shelley Berman, Bill Dana, 8:15 p.m. at Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston.