Showcases

Saturday, May 11, 8:00 PM, RPC

Saturday, May 11, 9:30 PM, El Museo

As seen at Netflix Is A Joke, this showcase features the best Native talent in the country, including New Mexico’s own.

Lineup: Joshua Emerson, Joshua Fournier, Paul Garcia, Alex Slim, Vik Pandya

CloudTop is proud to present QUEEN Comedy: a celebration of CloudTop's LGBTQ comics! Our headliner Ryan Rogers joins us from New Orleans where he is the founder of LGBTLOL Queer Comedy Fest. He'll be joined on stage by outstanding local and nationally recognized comedians from the festival.

Ryan has performed at comedy festivals across the country. In 2022, Ryan released his debut comedy album “She Is Me” and hosted “WITHOUT RHYME NOR REASON” a national comedy tour about mental health & suicide prevention for collegiate sororities.

Thursday, May 9, 6:30 PM, El Museo Lineup: Sarah Matthes, Leka Bachicha, Hayley Ellman, Ricci Armani, Ryan Rogers

Friday, May 10, 8:00 PM, El Museo Lineup: Sarah Matthes, Helen Driesen, Julian Fernandez, Ricci Armani, Ryan Rogers

Saturday, May 11, 6:30 PM, Farmers’ Market Lineup: Leka Bachicha, Hayley Ellman, Helen Driesen, Julian Fernandez, Shanel Hughes, Ryan Rogers

CloudTop is proud to present Side of Salsa with Zach Abeyta: CloudTop’s Latino, Hispanic, and Ride or Die 505 Comedians! Your host was voted New Mexico’s #1 comedian, and he’ll be joined by local and national favorites from the fest.

Thursday, May 9, 6:30 PM, Farmers’ Market Lineup: Zach Abeyta, Carla Vasquez, Tyler Lovely, Julian Fernandez, Gabby Gutierrez-Reed

Friday, May 10, 6:30 PM, Farmers’ Market Lineup: Zach Abeyta, Luis Powel-Moreno, Stef Darnell, Julian Fernandez, other comedian TBA.

What happens when you round up comedians from New Mexico and beyond to review what it is that makes the City Different just so…”different?” Santa Fe gets a good old fashioned roasting in this star-studded showcase with our favorite comics from the fest!

Friday, May 10, 6:30 PM, El Museo Lineup: Felix Cordova, Phil Johnson, Hayley Ellman, Jamar Hall, Tripp Stelnicki, other comedians TBA.

Saturday, May 11, 6:30 PM, RPC Lineup: Isabel Madley, Gian Hernandez, Phil Johnson, Joshua Fournier, Buck D, other comedians TBA.

Minerva Canna presents SKY HIGH, a showcase where CloudTop comedians tell jokes, enjoy a Minerva treat and then…try to tell more jokes. We promise it will be fun, even if they struggle. This show is the perfect way to end your evening on a high note!

Friday, May 10, 9:30 PM, Minerva Canna Downtown Lineup: Caleb Mulkey, Shanel Hughes, Luis Powel-Moreno, Stef Darnell, Will Pepper, EricB Bowens

Saturday, May 11, 9:30 PM, Minerva Canna Downtown Lineup:Caleb Mulkey, Isabel Madley, Taylor Cheek, EricB Bowens, Zach Abeyta, Shanel Hughes

Local troupe Wayward Comedy hosts this showcase of dark humor with a mix of locals, touring comics, and off-duty headliners. Catch one of these sets during the fest and start gaining acceptance that it’s 2024 now and everything…well, you know.

Thursday, May 9, 9:30 PM, El Museo Lineup: Tripp Stelnicki, Kristi Zobel, Lee Tillman, EricB Bowens, Will Pepper, Surprise Guest

Friday, May 10, 8:00 PM, RPC Lineup: TJ Jones, Andrew Yang, Isabel Madley, Lee Tillman, Will Pepper, Noah Ciel

Saturday, May 11, 9:30 PM, RPC Lineup: Sarah Matthes, Kristi Zobel, TJ Jones, Andrew Yang, Will Pepper, other comedians TBA

Santa Fe Improv brings CloudTop three fantastic nights of improvised comedy based on your suggestions - Don’t miss Santa Fe Improv at CloudTop this year!

Saturday night SFI is joined by special guest, Will Hines. Will has been teaching long-form improv since 2004 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He published a best-selling book, How to Be The Greatest Improviser on Earth. Hines is a working actor and has appeared on television and podcasts, and is also the founder of the audaciously-named World's Greatest Improv School.

Thursday, May 9, 8:00 PM, El Museo (“The Audience” Troupe)

Friday, May 10, 6:30 PM, Violet Crown (“Sibling Rivalry” Troupe)

Saturday, May 11, 6:30 PM, El Museo (“The Faculty Lounge” with Will Hines)

Cool-mom-turned-comedian is one of our favorite trajectories. Enjoy some comedic relief this mother’s day from a few of our favorites and bring your mom to enjoy the show too! This show is generously sponsored by the festival's official coffee, Iconik. Iconik will have a full menu of brunch and coffee items available for purchase during the show.

Sunday, May 12, 11:00 AM, Iconik Red Lineup: Leka Bachicha, Mary Byrd, Shanel Hughes, Libby Lawson

CloudTop is proud to present Musical Comedy with Calvin Evans and Friends! Our headliner is a master at making fun of your bad taste is music and he’ll be joined on stage by outstanding local and nationally recognized comedians from the festival who perform on a variety of instruments.

Calvin was recognized as a New Face at the 2017 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. In 2018 he was one of 8 finalists in the nationwide NBC Standup competition. His television credits include the Fox series APB, NBC’s Chicago PD, Sherman’s Showcase on IFC, and Shameless on Showtime. He has also performed stand-up on the Kevin Hart Comedy Central series Hart of The City, LOL @ JFL, TruTV Laff Tracks , NBC Bring The Funny and the hit Comedy Central show SouthSide.

Thanks to our friends at Candyman Strings & Things for lending instruments for this performance!

Friday, May 10, 6:30, RPC Lineup: Calvin Evans, Vik Pandya, Isabel Madley, Leka Bachicha, Gabby Gutierrez-Reed, Rusty Rutherford

Friday, May 10, 9:30, RPC Lineup: Calvin Evans, Vik Pandya, Isabel Madley, Leka Bachicha, Gabby Gutierrez-Reed, Rusty Rutherford

Vik Pandya brings his clean set to CloudTop for a show you can share with you boss, your mom, maybe even your teenager! Vik is joined by a few of the festival’s finest for this showcase-style performance.

Vik is a nationally touring stand up comic based in Chicago. His comedy album 'Friends With 401(k) Benefits' debuted #1 on iTunes / Top 10 on the Billboard Charts. Vik’s Dry Bar Comedy special ‘No Refunds’ hit Top 10 on the platform. Vik has opened for Trevor Wallace, Roy Wood Jr., & Michelle Wolf. He's been featured in 19 comedy festivals across the country and he’s a regular opener for international acts like Vir Das, Zakir Khan & Atul Khatri.

Saturday, May 11, 6:30 PM, Violet Crown, Lineup: Vin Pandya, Caryn Carson, David Zimmerman, Mary Byrd

Neurotic or totally normal? You decide! LA-based stand-up comedian Nikki Bon is joined by local and touring coming for this showcase-style performance.

Nikki is an LA comedian, actress and podcast host. You can catch Nikki on season 14 of  America’s Got Talent where she plays her iconic character “Insta Girl”, on CBC Comedy Next Up and teaching her absentee rock and roll dad how to be a father on her podcast Whoa, Dad! And when she’s not parenting her dad, she’s trying to stay more “in the know” on her YouTube series Blissfully Clueless.

Friday, May 10, 9:30 PM, El Museo Lineup: Nikki Bon, Kristi Zobel, Leah Althoff, Daisy Tackett

Saturday, May 11, 8:00 PM, El Museo Lineup: Nikki Bon, Daisy Tackett, Leah Althoff, Lee Tillman, Gabby Gutierrez-Reed