Brittany Carney at City State (Washington, DC)

Brittany is a comedian, actor, and writer based in New York City. She began standup comedy in DC, and is now tours nationally as a growing headliner. Vulture Magazine has listed Brittany as a Comedian You Should and Will Know. Brittany’s debut special, That Is My Horse, is available on Youtube.

Brittany was Ars Nova Vision Resident for the 2024-2025 season. Her acting appearances include HBO’s Fantasmas (2024) and That Damn Michael Che (2022).

Brittany opens for headliners including Gary Gulman, Stavros Halkias, Moshe Kasher, and Todd Barry.

Brittany’s staff writing experience includes Season 2 of That Damn Michael Che on HBO Max, Season 2 of Teenage Euthenasia on Adult Swim, and Networking for Introverts on Audible. Her Comedy Central: Featuring set aired in February, 2021 and is available here. Her Don’t Tell set, filmed August 2023, is available here.

Festival Experience: Limestone Comedy Fest (Headliner) Bloomington, 2025, SF Sketchfest (Headliner; Sketchfest Dozen), 2025 , Wet City Comedy Festival (Headliner) Seattle, 2025, High Planes, Denver, 2024, TreeFort Festival, Boise, Idaho, 2024, SF Sketchfest, 2024, RIOT! at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, 2022, New York Comedy Festival 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, Flyover Comedy Festival (STL) 2019, 2021, 2023, All Jane Comedy Festival (Portland, OR) 2019, Rogue Island Comedy Festival (RI) 2019, Kennedy Center REACH Opening Festival (DC) 2019, Second City LA Diversity in Comedy Festival (LA) 2018, High Plains Comedy Festival, Denver, 2018, Kennedy Center District of Comedy Festival (DC) 2017, 2018, Limestone Comedy Festival (Bloomington) 2018

SHOW TIMES

Show: 7pm (Doors at 6:30)

Feel free to grab drinks in the taproom prior to the show or in the showroom during the show!

Seating is first come first served. Come early to ensure your group can sit together.

Are you looking for something to do? Do you love to laugh? Do you love great beer and a great time? Come to the best comedy show in the DMV! At our show you will see a lineup of the best comedians from the DMV and all around the East Coast.

Past Encore Comedy shows have featured comedians who have performed at famous venues such as the comedy cellar, the laugh factory, and madison square garden, writers from shows such as SNL and Conan, kill tony golden ticket winners, writers for the Onion, and comedians with Don't tell and Drybar comedy specials!