BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:158266@kingstonhappenings.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T203000 DTSTAMP:20260909T194934Z URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/catskills-comedy-festival-jared- freidm-featuring-tina-friml-w-alex-english/ SUMMARY:Catskills Comedy Festival - Jared Freidm\, Featuring Tina Friml\, w /Alex English DESCRIPTION:\nThe Catskills Comedy Festival runs from October 16-18\, 2026. Check out https://tccfest.org/ for all the shows.\n\n\nHot off his brand new Netflix special "The Family Plan"\, Headliner Jared Freid brings h is hilarious take on dating\, relationships and family to the historic Cat skill Community Theater.  Featuring Tina Friml. With Opener Alex Engli sh.\n\nTickets $35 (plus $2.49 ticketing fee). Tickets available here\n\nJ ARED FREID\nJared Freid is a stand-up comedian\, podcaster and author base d out of New York City. His most recent stand up special\, “37 &\; S ingle” premiered on Netflix in 2023 to rave reviews and rose to the Top 10 most watched TV in the US and Canada on Netflix. In addition\, The New York Times touted “In the crowded field of dating jokes\, Jared Freid …distinguishes himself...”. With a strong focus on dating and relation ships\, Jared’s comedy reflects the ordinary daily thoughts of everyone you know\, especially if you know a lot of millennials that are obsessing over dating apps\, trying to be real adults\, and worrying about their bod ies.\n\nIn June 2026\, Jared had his first book\, “Walking Red Flag\, Da ting Advice From Your Favorite Guy Friend” published by Simon &\; Sch uster. PEOPLE magazine described the book as offering "brutally honest" d ating advice and highlighted its blend of comedy with practical guidance\ , while Publishers Weekly called the book a "friendly and refreshingly bl unt resource for exhausted daters" and praised Freid for bringing "welco me levity to his generally sound advice" on relationships and communicati on.\n\nJared has appeared on a number of television programs over the year s including multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show” and as a regu lar contributor on “Good Morning Football” on the NFL Network. He re cently made a guest appearance on ABC’s the "Golden Bachelor" where he hosted a group date roast of the Bachelor\, Mel Owens. Jared also voiced the comedic narrator role on Peacock’s popular reality show “Love Unde r Cover” and he can be seen in the independent romantic comedy “31 Ca ndles.”\n\nIn addition to his hectic touring schedule\, Jared hosts two highly rated weekly podcasts including his “JTrain Podcast”. The show has a cult following of loyal fans. Guests have included: Michael Che\, Pe te Davidson\, Colin Quinn\, Sal Vulcano\, Bert Kreischer\, Dave Attell\, M ichelle Wolf and more. It’s been called “A Dear Abby for Dudes\,” wh ich is why both men and women tune in religiously. Many of Jared’s fans say that his advice has helped them in their personal lives. Jared also co -hosts the popular podcast “U Up?” with Jordana Abraham of Betches\, w here they discuss their takes on modern dating with issues ranging from ap ps to hookups to relationships.\n\nIn 2019\, Jared released his first full -length comedy album “Always a Momma Bear” through Virtual Comedy Ne twork. The album debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts. Jared was also named a New Face of Comedy at the Just For Laugh’s comedy festival in 2 017.\n\nJared is currently on his The Table For One Tour. For additional information\, please visit jaredfreid.com.\n\nTINA FRIML\nTina Friml is a standup comedian who uses animated optimism to talk about living with cer ebral palsy. In 2024\, she was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics To Watch. Her sharp jokes and fearless honesty about the social assumptions that come with living with a disability has earned Tina a dedicated social media following with over 300K followers on Instagram and over 215K on Ti ktok. She made her late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fal lon. She can also be seen on the Comedy Central series Featuring and Do n’t Tell Comedy. She was a 2019 New Face in the acclaimed Just For La ughs Festival. She performs all over the country to sold out audiences and fans.\n\nALEX ENGLISH\nAlex English is an Emmy-nominated writer who rece ntly completed his third season writing on Saturday Night Live. Prior to j oining SNL\, he was a writer and performer on the National Lampoon Radio H our podcast. His other credits include B.E.T’s The Rundown with Robin Th ede and Netflix’s The Fix with Jimmy Carr\, Paramount+’s Inside Amy Sc humer\, HBOMax’s That Damn Michael Che and HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay an d High Maintenance. He also appeared on the Ilana Glazer produced Tight Fi ve for Comedy Central Digital and has opened for such comedians as Michael Che\, Roy Wood\, Jr.\, Michelle Wolf and Sam Morril.\n\nNew York Magazine listed him as a “Comedian You Should &\; Will Know” and The New Yo rk Times lauded him as one of “The Queer Young Comics Redefining America n Humor.”\n\nAGES 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kingstonhappenings.org/wp-content/upload s/2026/09/202620Viewcy20Images-4.jpeg CATEGORIES:@Featured,Comedy,Festivals and major community events LOCATION:Catskill Community Theatre\, 373 Main St\, Catskill\, ny\, United States GEO:42.21877;-73.865544 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=373 Main St\, Catskill\, ny \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Catskill Community Theatre:geo :42.21877,-73.865544 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR