Full Moon Comedy Nights

A Unique Event at Mount Hope: Instead of howling at the full moon, grab your friends, share a chuckle and be reminded why laughter is the best medicine! Always ready for a party, the restored Victorian-era barn of the Barn & Barrel at Mount Hope is the perfect location to showcase intimate, limited seating theatrical events. The first floor’s stonework bar offers the wine, beer, cider and spirits produced at the Estate. The second-floor event space overlooking Mount Hope’s award-winning full production winery provides a theater space to enjoy new events brought to the barn in celebration of the monthly Full Moon Fest at the Barn & Barrel.

Dates, Times & Tickets

Upcoming Dates: November 15
Hours of Operation: Each Full Moon Comedy Night runs from 8PM to 10PM
General Admission (21 & Older Event): $22.50 ($20.00 Ticket + $2.50 Service Fee), Online Only

Tickets are date specific and must be reserved in advance. There are a limited amount of tickets per date and they may sell out.
Tickets will be available for purchase on the Virtual Box Office.
All Full Moon Comedy Nights are 21 and over.
The Taproom & Grille will not be open. The Barn & Barrel doors will open at 7:30 PM and the cash bar will begin drink service at that time.
Please check back to the website closer to the event and follow us on Facebook @PaRenFaire or join the Royal Email List for news and updates.
A change to the ticketing system brought about by US FTC Regulation taking place May 12, 2025 requires that both the ticket price and the service fee are combined in the overall ticket pricing. Please review your order during the purchasing process. The initial screen of the ordering process the ticket will display the sum of the ticket price + the service fee with those prices broken out and listed underneath.

Ticket Exchange Policy

Tickets are non-refundable.
Following the World Health Organization's declaration on May 5 to the end the COVID global health emergency and the Public Health Emergency (PHE) expiring on May 11, 2023, the ticket no-refunds policy is being upheld in cases of positive Covid testing. Tickets may be exchanged per the Ticket Exchange Policy if applicable.
Exchange Requests must be made via the Ticket Exchange Request Form or the online Box Office Help Request. The order number and new date must be provided at the time of request.
Exchange Requests will be reviewed during Box Office hours, Mon-Fri, 9AM-4PM.
Exchanges cannot be made into a sold-out performance day.
Exchanges will not be made from one event to another.
Tickets do not transfer from one year to a future year. Unused expired tickets are null and void.
Approved Exchange Requests will be processed and an email confirmation with new ticket links sent to the associated box office account email.
Exchange Requests will not be honored after the date appearing on the tickets.
Theater tickets will not be exchanged without fee due to weather. Should a show be cancelled, guests will be notified in advance of the cancellation. Exchanges will only be honored after a total show cancellation by Mount Hope.

November 15 Comedy Night

Tickets are available on the Virtual Box Office — Please choose the November 15th date when purchasing.

Jennifer Espenshade

Although Jennifer Espenshade has been doing standup comedy for only a few years, she has been entertaining crowds for the past 30 years as a performer at the PA Renaissance Faire, doing comedy in a giant pit of mud! Her transition from improv and mud pit diving to standup seemed like a natural progression, plus standup is much more forgiving on her aging body!

She approaches her audiences in an energetic and, at times, risqué manner. Her ability to interact with a crowd, due to her improv background, ensures that each show is different and unique. Jennifer has performed in MD, DE, NJ, NY, VA and PA.

Glenn Freezman

Comedy Cabaret Club Champion and Winner of Punchline Philly's Funniest. Glenn is a touring Comedian with the "Laugh til you cry with no DUI" Comedy Tour; performing at clubs all over the East Coast. Has also been seen at Parx Casino, Helium and Broadway NY. If Al Bundy and Rodney Dangerfield had a love-child, Glenn would've been that child.

Stephen Bickel

October 1993 Student of the Month recipient Steve Bickel has been described by his Mom as "An Absolute Delight, and a Special Special Boy." The absurdities of life, coupled with raising three daughters give Steve all the material he'll ever need along with heartburn and a constant low humming in his ears.

Joe Scrocca Jr

Joe Scrocca (Joseph John Scrocca Jr) is a stand up comic based in Cape May County, NJ. With no prior experience, Joe started doing standup on 12/14/2023 at the age of 62. Joe has performed at Rodney's in New York City, Ms Ceily's Blues in Turnersville NJ, Dream Big Venues in Delmar, DE, Sadman Comedy Café in Boca Raton, FL and many other venues throughout 5 states (NY, NJ, PA, DE & FL). He was selected for a spot on the 2025 World Series of Comedy.