One-man musical mastermind and comedian Reggie Watts, British stand-up star Simon Amstell, Kroll Show’s Andy Milonakis, and Macaulay Culkin’s The Pizza Underground will headline NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) Comedy this June 18-22, 2014.

NXNE Comedy will host The Pizza Underground Brunch, an all-ages show at the Edward Day Gallery on Friday, June 20, where NXNE wristband and pass holders will be treated to free pizza and a lunch-time performance by Macaulay Culkin’s The Pizza Underground, who re-work Velvet Underground songs into odes about pizza. The Pizza Underground will have an additional NXNE Comedy performance that same evening at The Great Hall.

NXNE Comedy has confirmed over 100 comics from across North America, performing stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy throughout the festival dates. The lineup includes Scott Thompson, who recently revived his Kids in the Hall character Buddy Cole to report on the Sochi Olympics for The Colbert Report; and Darrin Rose, the host of Match Game, a recent guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

In partnership with Empire Comedy Live, NXNE Comedy will also present Kurt Braunohler, a regular on @midnight and Chelsea Lately; Robert Kelly, as seen on HBO and Comedy Central; and DeAnne Smith, a festival favourite at Just for Laughs.

Returning to NXNE Comedy where wristband holders will be granted entry to the Marc Maron keynote speech at NXNE Interactive at the Hyatt Regency on Wednesday June 18, and NXNE Film will screen comedy films at Bloor Cinema for the Laugh Sabbath Film Fest,a collection of comedy shorts selected by Toronto’s comedy group Laugh Sabbath. All NXNE badges and wristbands are now available online at nxne.com/tickets.

For the fullNXNE Comedy line-up, visit www.nxne.com/comedy.