After some pretty tumultuous past few weeks in the world, it time for some good laughs, brews, and new friends at the Brooklyn Comedy Festival. With venues ranging from local favorites like Bushwick’s Cobra Club and Pine Box Rock Shop to Williamsburg-famed hotspots The Knitting Factory and Baby’s All Right, an entire week was spent celebrating the thriving comedy community in Brooklyn. The festival was upbeat and hilarious,  at some points even reminded of the annual Del Close Marathon at the Upright Citizens Brigade theaters every year. Shows featured a slew of current star comedians, including big names that you can see on on primetime TV shows or web series, while also spotlighting some up-and-coming faces that are going to be blowing up real soon, including some of our faves in no particular order: Michelle Buteau, Matteo Lane, Sasheer Zamata,  John Early & Reid Faylor. All photographs courtesy of the comics unless listed otherwise.