Former Howard Stern sidekick and Hoboken funnyman Artie Lange will headline the Hoboken Comedy Festival in October, festival Coordinator Dan Frigolette said.

The festival, from Oct. 2 through Oct. 6, throuhgout Hoboken will also include Andrew Schulz from Guy Code, Thomas Dale from Chelsea Lately, Chuck Nice from the Today Show, Jessimae Peluso from Girl Code, and a couple dozen other comedians.

The festival is also looking for aspiring acts to perform in front of industry leaders, decision makers and for a chance to open up for Artie Lange. All you need is a 6-minute youtube.com clip and a headshot. To submit check out, www.HobokenFestival.com/Submit

Each year the Hoboken Comedy Festival donates money to a partnering charity, and for the second year in a row, the Liberty Humane Society will be the partner organization. Last year the Hoboken Comedy Festival raised more than $1,200 for the animal shelter in Jersey City.

Lange starred in two seasons of MADtv. Lange was also featured in "Dirty Work" with Norm MacDonald, and starred in "Beer League," a movie he co-wrote. In 2001, Lange replaced Jackie Martling on The Howard Stern Show and stayed until late 2009.

Comedian Justin Silver of CBS's Dogs in the City for their annual Bark in the Park event in Hoboken's Church Square Park on Oct. 6, and will be donating ticket proceeds, direct donations and calendar sales from the festival to the non-profit organization.

This year's festival will consist of five shows over five days from Oct. 2-6. Go to www.HobokenFestival.com for more information and how to purchase tickets.

Here are the locations and times for the shows:

OCTOBER 2

8 p.m., Willie McBrides

616 Grand St., Hoboken

•Headliner- ANDREW SCHULZ (Guy Code, Hip Hop Squares)

•MC- Seaton Smith (Opie and Anthony)

Plus new talent from across the nation

OCTOBER 3

8 p.m., Tilted Kilt

800 Jackson St., Hoboken

•Headliner- THOMAS DALE (Chelsea Lately)

•MC- Oni Perez (TruTV)

Plus new talent from across the nation

OCTOBER 4

8 p.m., West Five Supper Club

505 Madison St., Hoboken

•Headliner- CHUCK NICE (Vh1's Best Week Ever, HGTV, Today Show)

•Wil Sylvince (NBC Stand Up For Diversity, Short Cuts Film Fesival)

•MC-Akaash Singh (MTV, MTV2)

OCTOBER 5

8 p.m., Elks Lodge

1005 Washington St., Hoboken

•Headliner- JESSIMAE PELUSO (Girl Code)

•Jermaine Fowler- (Guy Code, Guy Court, MTV)

•MC- Dan Frigolette (FX Totally Biased)

OCTOBER 6

8 p.m., Pilsener Haus

1422 Grand St. Hoboken

•Headliner- ARTIE LANGE (DirecTV, Howard Stern)

•Dan Soder- (Conan, Comedy Central)

•Ardie Fuqua (BET, HBO)

•MC-Maddog Mattern (Sirius/XM)

