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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! launches a stand-up comedy tour

Wait Wait panelists are hitting the road this fall. Jonathan Hickerson/Jonathan Hickerson hide caption

Wait Wait panelists are hitting the road this fall.

August 8, 2022; Washington, D.C. - Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! has launched a stand-up comedy tour! This fall, NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program will be traveling to ten cities across the U.S. for nights of stand-up comedy featuring Wait Wait 's funniest panelists. Wait Wait will be in Ann Arbor, MI on October 21 at the Michigan Theater and in Kalamazoo, MI on October 22 at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Stay tuned for date announcements in Eugene, OR; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX; Raleigh, NC; Tampa, FL; and Atlanta, GA.

The tour launched in June with pilot shows in Denver and Salt Lake City. "We love doing this," said comedian and host of the tour Alonzo Bodden. "It's not your typical Saturday morning comedy. These are the funniest Wait Wait panelists, uncensored."

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"The stand-up tour has the smarts and surprise of Wait Wait , but it's a little more raw, with more laugh-out-loud moments," said Doug Berman, the creator and Benevolent Overlord of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. "There's just not enough time during an hour of Wait Wait to really get to know the panelists. They're some of the smartest and funniest people on the planet, and this is a chance to spend an evening laughing with them."

Save the date for these upcoming tapings of Wait Wait in a city nearby. Buy tickets to the Michigan shows and stay tuned for additional 2022 show announcements on nprpresents.org .

About Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly news quiz. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians. And if you can't get enough, try our new mid-week show, Everyone & Their Mom . Each Wednesday, host Emma Choi takes the story everyone's talking about and uses it as an excuse to hang out with culture makers, Wait Wait panelists, and hilarious new comedians. And if you hate free content, try Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at https://plus.npr.org/waitwait .

Now in its 24th year, the Peabody Award-winning show has an audience of more than 3.9 million listeners weekly on 727 NPR member stations. The Wait Wait podcast is downloaded eight hundred thousand times a week. The radio show is a co-production of NPR and Chicago Public Media. All episodes are also available as a podcast in the NPR One app and wherever podcasts are available. To see a schedule of upcoming live shows, visit www.npr.org/waitwait .

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The Funniest Stand Up Comedy Specials Of 2022

What is the funniest stand up comedy special of 2022? The best comedy specials  of 2022 come from all over the world, not just Hollywood. With that being said, it's up to you and fans like you to decide which comedian has the best new stand up comedy special of 2022. You can vote up your all your favorite stand up comedy specials from this year, not just the one you think should top the list. Whichever streaming service you watch comedy on, these 2022 stand up specials are sure to make you and your friends laugh, no matter what the critics say. What are the funniest stand up comedy specials of 2022? Which 2022 stand up comedy specials do you love?

New stand up comedy on Netflix includes Whitney Cummings: Jokes and  Bill Burr: Live at Red Rocks.  On HBO Max you can find  Moses Storm: Trash White and Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth .  In 2022, there are also new stand up comedy specials by Ali Wong, Taylor Tomlinson, Ms. Pat, Aziz Ansari, Tim Dillon, Andrew Schulz, Stavros Halkias, and Earthquake. Many of these hilarious stand up comics performed at Netflix Is A Joke Fest earlier this year.

Vote up your favorite comedy specials from this year, as they're sure to make you laugh, cry, or just endlessly entertain you every time you rewatch them. Check back as new and upcoming 2022 comedy specials are released and added to our funniest stand up comedy specials of 2022 list (so far).

Joe List: This Year's Material

In the follow up to his hit special “I Hate Myself” Joe List takes to the Village Underground in NYC to discuss riding a rollercoaster with children, intercourse with his wife, and watching sexy movies with his parents.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND JOE I Hate Myself (2020) on Paramount Plus The Standups (2018) on Netflix Tuesdays With Stories podcast, wherever you find your podcasts

Ari Shaffir: Jew

In his fourth stand up comedy special, Ari orates a love letter to the culture and religion that raised him

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ARI Ari Shaffir: Double Negative (2017) on Netflix This Is Not Happening (2015-2016) on Comedy Central Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, wherever you listen to your podcasts

Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow

Sam Morril delivers his trademark dry and dark punchlines in a stand-up set on everything from problematic fairy tales to weirdly specific pornography.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND SAM Full Capacity (2021) on YouTube Sam Morril: I Got This (2020) on Comedy Central Sam Morri: Up On The Roof ( 2020) on YouTube We Might be Drunk, wherever you listen to your podcasts  

Kyle Kinane: Trampoline In A Ditch

Kinane offers up a hearty dose of his critically-acclaimed brand of observational comedy.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND KYLE Paradise PD (2018-2021) on Netflix Classified (2022), wherever you listen to your podcasts No Accounting For Taste , wherever you listen to your podcasts

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

In his final comedy special, released posthumously, Norm ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND NORM Norm Macdonald Has a Show (2018) on Netflix Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery (2017) on Netflix Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014 - 2020) on Hulu The Orville (2017 - 2019) on Hulu The Norm Show (1999 - 2001) on YouTube

Bill Burr: Live At Red Rocks

Burr sounds off on cancel culture, feminism, getting bad reviews from his wife, and his life-changing epiphany.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND BILL Dog (2022) on Amazon Prime King of Staten Island (2020) on Amazon Prime Immoral Compass (2021) on Roku Monday Morning Podcast, where you listen to your podcasts

Stavros Halkias: Live at the Lodge Room

Baltimore native Stavros Halkias performs his first stand-up comedy special, recorded live at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles, California.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND STAVROS Salesmen (2022) on Amazon Prime Sam Morril: Full Capacity documentary (2021) on YouTube Cum Town, wherever you listen to your podcasts

Robert Kelly: Kill Box

In the late Spring, Kelly recorded his new stand-up comedy special down in Florida.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ROBERT Fourth of July (2022) on LouisCK.com Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy (2021) on Paramount+ You Know What Dude!, wherever you listen to your podcasts

Yannis Pappas: Mom Love

Yanni explores new fatherhood, the current state of our country and how we’ve lost our balance because there’s too much mom love.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND YANNIS Yannis Pappas: Blowing the Light (2019) on Amazon Prime LongDays with Yannis Pappas, wherever you listen to your podcasts

Raanan Hershberg: Jokes From The Underground

Filmed inside the world famous The Comedy Cellar in New York City, New York, comedian Raanan Hershberg delivers a night of thought-provoking stand-up comedy .

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND RAANAN Sam Morril: Full Capacity (2021) on YouTube Joe and Raanan Talk Movies , wherever you listen to your podcasts

Tim Dillon: A Real Hero

Dillon rants about fast food, living in Texas, Disney adults, and the reason why no one should be called a hero.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND TIM Timing (2020) on VOD You Didn't Want to Know (2018) on Comedy Central The Tim Dillon Show , wherever you listen to your podcasts

Andrew Schulz: Infamous

Schulz delivers a daring, raw performance filmed during his 10 month sold-out' "Infamous Tour" at The Paramount in Austin Texas.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ANDREW SCHULZ Schulz Saves America (2020) on Netflix Sneaky Pete (2015-2017) on Amazon Flagrant 2, wherever you listen to your podcasts  

Ricky Gervais: Supernature

Gervais gives his take on the rules of comedy, spoiling his cats and how super actual nature is in his second Netflix stand-up special.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND RICKY After Life (2019-2022) on Netflix Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018) on Netflix Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) in theaters this summer

Matt Braunger: Doug

Braunger addresses new stage of his life as a family man with a wife and child and all that comes along with it. It’s a deeply personal hour named after a terrible dad-bro of a person, as well as Matt’s appreciation of hot dudes, his marriage to a pirate woman, driving 3,300 miles from L.A. to Boston with his family during the pandemic, and culminating in the reveal of a regrettable butt tattoo.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND MATT Upload (2020) on Amazon Prime Matt Braunger: Finally Live in Portland (2019) on Amazon Prime Walk the Prank (2018) on Disney+ Take My Wife (2016-2018) on Roku TV My Neighbors are Dead , wherever you listen to your podcasts

Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You

Breakups. Therapy. Bangs. Taylor's gone through some sh*t since her quarter-life crisis, and she spins her mental health journey into insightful comedy.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND TAYLOR Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (2020) on Netflix The Comedy Lineup (2018) on Netflix The Russell Howard Hour (2020), season 4 on Sky Max Celeb vs Superfan podcast, wherever you find your podcasts Sad in the City  podcast, wherever you find your podcasts

Chris DiStefano: Speshy Weshy

Fuelled by six martinis and a sold-out crowd, the comic talks about getting yelled at on social media and why he's waiting for his father to die.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND CHRIS Sam Morril: Full Capacity (2021) on YouTube Backyard Bar Wars (2021) on HBO Max Hey Babe! podcast, where you listen to your podcasts Chrissy Chaos podcast, where you listen to your podcasts

Sheng Wang: Sweet and Juicy

Sheng Wang delivers a laid-back set on juicing, mammograms, how snoring is an evolutionary mistake and the existential angst of buying pants from Costco.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND SHENG Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2021) on HBO Max Corporate (2020) on Comedy Central Fresh Off the Boat (2016-2017) on Hulu

Neal Brennan: Blocks

The comedian explains the emotional and cultural issues that make him feel like something is wrong with him. From complicated relationships to abuse of all kinds, Brennan gives the audience an honest and hilarious insight into his life.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND NEAL The Opening Act ( 2020) on VOD Capone (2020) on Amazon Prime Neal Brennan: 3 Mics (2017) on Netflix

Sean Patton: Number One

At New Orleans legendary Tipitina's, Sean explores everything from his obsessive-compulsive disorder to his madhouse of an upbringing and the broken, yet unbreakable bonds of his family.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND SEAN Sean Patton: King Scorpio (2022) on YouTube Those Who Can't (2016) on Hulu Maron (2014) on Apple TV+

Earthquake: Legendary

Leading off the new Dave Chappelle "Home Team" series, comedian Earthquake gives his opinions on the saying “health is wealth,” prostate exams, and one long celebrity funeral. 

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND EARTHQUAKE : The Neighborhood (2018-2021) on CBS Everybody Hates Chris (2006-2009) on Peacock Quakeshouse on Sirius XM radio, or wherever you listen to your podcasts

Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?

In her debut hour stand up comedy special, Ms. Pat talks parenting, pets, and her unfortunate past with humor and honesty. 

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND MS. PAT: The Ms. Pat Show (2021-2022), season 1 on BET+ and Paramount+ The Patdown Podcast , wherever you listen to your podcasts

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect

Ali Siddiq tell the true stories of his adolescent years growing up in Houston, Texas which led to his eventual incarceration.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ALI Unprotected Sets (2022) on ePix Ali Siddiq: It's Bigger Than These Bars (2018) on Comedy Central Ali Siddiq Damaged Goods (2016) on Spotify and iTunes

Sean Patton: King Scorpio

In early August of 2021, Sean filmed the recording of his album King Scorpio at Helium Portland. This is the never before seen footage cut together into a DIY comedy special.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND SEAN Life After BOB: The Chalice Study (2021), exhibit touring Europe Live @ the Apt (2016) on YouTube This Is Not Happening (2016) on Comedy Central 5 Words with Sean Patton, wherever you listen to your podcasts

Tom Papa: What A Day!

Papa doles out truths about post-marriage intimacy, his problematic pet pug and why men are to blame for most of life's inconveniences.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND TOM North Hollywood (2021) on Showtime Paper Spiders (2020) on Starz Tom Papa: You're Doing Great! ( 2020) on Netflix

Paul Virzi: Nocturnal Admissions

Virzi spills the truth about awkward drugstore runs, his obsession with crime shows and why his wife sabotaged his fitness goals.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND PAUL Paul Virzi: I'll Say This (2018) on Comedy Central The Virzi Effect, wherever you listen to your podcasts Anything Better?, wherever you listen to your podcasts

Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

Jerrod Carmichael grapples with secrets that defined his upbringing, the toll silence has taken and the price he's paying to break it by coming out to become more himself.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND JERROD On the Count of Three (2021) streaming soon! Sermon on the Mount (2019) on HBO Max Flower Boy: A Conversation (2018) on YouTube Mid90s (2018) on Hulu Jerrod Carmichael: 8 (2017) on HBO Max The Carmichael Show (2015-2017) on Hulu

Christina P: Mom Genes

Christina examines the joys and drags of parenting, partnering and more through a no-nonsense Gen-X lens.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND CHRISTINA The Midnight Gospel (2020) on Netflix Lights Out with David Spade (2019-2020) on Comedy Central The Degenerates (2018) on Netflix Christina P: Mother Inferior (2017) on Netflix Your Mom's House podcast, wherever you listen to your podcasts  

Fahim Anwar: Hat Trick

Filmed during regular operation at the World Famous Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, California. Join Fahim as he bounces around the storied club performing sets in each showroom.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND FAHIM Goatface (2018) on Paramount + Fahim Anwar: There's No Business Like Show Business (2017) on Comedy Central Fahim Anwar Dance Hour, wherever you listen to your podcasts

David Spade: Nothing Personal

David Spade shares his disdain for crabs and his unique approach to turning down drugs.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND DAVID: Lights Out with David Spade (2020) on Comedy Central The Wrong Missy (2020) on Netflix Father of the Year (2018) on Netflix Sandy Wexler (2017) on Netflix The Mayor (2017) on Hulu Love (2017) on Netflix

Moses Storm: Trash White

In his first stand up comedy special (produced by Conan O'Brien), Moses Storm shares his life story with anecdotes about growing up poor, dumpster diving, breaking into country clubs, and the time his family got on America's Funniest Home Videos.

WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND MOSES: The Lovebirds (2020) on Netflix Bad Hair (2020) on Hulu Plan B (2021) on Hulu Sunnyside (2019) season 1 on Peacock

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Adam Sandler Announces He Is Returning To Standup With a Tour

Hitting 15 cities starting this fall..

Adam Sandler is making his way back on the road this Fall with the announcement of his 2022 standup tour.

The iconic comedian and actor last took the stage in 2019, following the release of his Netflix special, 100% Fresh , which showcased his signature blend of musical and comedic performances. The comedy special hit the streaming platform a year before he went on tour and since then, Sandler has been a part of a multitude of projects with Netflix including Uncut Gems and sports drama Hustle . Sandler’s tour is expected to hit 15 cities across the United States and is said to feature a number of unannounced surprised guests.

pic.twitter.com/TFTjo3Y6MW — Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) September 12, 2022

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The biggest comedy tours in 2022

• Updated: Apr. 27, 2022, 6:02 p.m. |
• Published: Apr. 27, 2022, 5:44 p.m.

Chris Rock and many other huge comedians will be slinging jokes all over the country this year. Gary Miller | Getty Images

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Stand up comedy has grown considerably this past half-century.

In the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, the art form boomed as audiences flocked to clubs to see their favorite acts live in person.

Now, in 2022, many comedians have ascended to rock star-level status and play arenas and stadiums all over the country on nationwide tours.

However, the clubs haven’t gone anywhere either.

That’s where we come in.

We’re here to help you cut through the noise and share with you 35 of the biggest comics that are playing venues large and small (at the time of publication) in 2022.

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Without further ado, here’s our list:

Chris Rock’s “Ego Death” Tour

Tour runs until Nov. 19. Buy tickets here

Kevin Hart’s “Reality Check” Tour

Tour runs until Oct. 1. Buy tickets here

Chris Rock and Kevin Hart’s “Only Headliners Allowed” Tour

Tour runs July 21-25. Buy tickets here

Jerry Seinfeld

Tour runs from July 29 through May 19, 2023. Buy tickets here

Dave Chappelle’s “In Your Dreams” Tour

Tour runs until May 29. Buy tickets here

Russell Peters’ “Act Your Age” Tour

Tour runs until Dec. 10. Buy tickets here

John Mulaney’s “From Scratch” Tour

Tour runs until Nov. 20. Buy tickets here

Sebastian Maniscalco’s “Nobody Does This” Tour

Tour runs until June 26. Buy tickets here

Bill Burr’s “Slight Return” Tour

Tour runs until Nov. 12. Buy tickets here

Steve Martin and Martin Short’s “You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today” Tour

Tour runs until Oct. 23. Buy tickets here

Tom Segura’s “I’m Coming Everywhere” Tour

Tour runs until Dec. 31. Buy tickets here

Amy Schumer’s “Whore” Tour

Jeff Dunham’s “Seriously” Tour

Jo Koy’s “Funny is Funny” Tour

Jim Gaffigan’s “The Fun” Tour

Tour runs until Nov. 25. Buy tickets here

Whitney Cummings’ “Touch Me” Tour

Tour runs until Sept. 24. Buy tickets here

Lewis Black’s “Off The Rails” Tour

Tour runs until Dec. 11. Buy tickets here

Tracy Morgan’s “No Disrespect” Tour

Tour runs until Oct. 27. Buy tickets here

Chelsea Handler’s “Vaccinated and Horny” Tour

Tour runs until Oct. 22. Buy tickets here

Sal Vulcano’s “A night of stand up comedy, babes” Tour

Patton Oswalt’s “Who’s Ready To Laugh” Tour

Tour runs until July 30. Buy tickets here

Katt Williams’ “World War III” Tour

Wanda Sykes

Gabriel Iglesias’ “Back On Tour” Tour

Tour runs until May 6, 2023. Buy tickets here

Weird Al’s “The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour”

Tour runs until Oct. 29. Buy tickets here

Hasan Minhaj’s “The King’s Jester” Tour

Tour runs until July 29. Buy tickets here

Bert Kreischer’s “Berty Boy Relapse Tour”

Tour runs until Sept. 10. Buy tickets here

Kevin James

Tour runs until Nov. 5. Buy tickets here

Marlon Wayans

Tour runs until June 25. Buy tickets here

David Spade’s “Catch Me Inside” Tour

Tour runs until Dec. 17. Buy tickets here

Nate Bargatze’s “The Raincheck” Tour

Tour runs until Aug. 27. Buy tickets here

Marc Maron’s “This May Be The Last Time” Tour

Tour runs until June 19. Buy tickets here

Tour runs until Nov. 26. Buy tickets here

Mike Birbiglia’s “The Old Man and the Pool” Tour

Tour runs until Oct. 15. Buy tickets here

Iliza Schlesinger’s “Back In Action” Tour

Comedy has also made a nice little niche for itself on Broadway as well.

Check out legendary funnyman Billy Crystal in “Mr. Saturday Night,” the Tony Award-winning “Book of Mormon” or the new farce “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumb-ss are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” starring former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Rachel Dratch if you find yourself in the heart of New York City.

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Upcoming 2024 Tour Dates

March 29 Las Vegas,  NV

Las Vegas,  NV

Doors: 8:00PM

Show: 8:30PM

The Summit Showroom at The Venetian Resort

March 30 Las Vegas,  NV

April 4 Ivins,  UT

Ivins,  UT

Doors: 7:00PM

Show: 8:00PM

Tuacahn Amphitheatre

April 5 Ivins,  UT

April 6 Ivins,  UT

April 9 Columbus,  OH

Columbus,  OH

Doors: 6:30PM

Show: 7:30PM

McCoy Center for the Arts New Albany, OH

April 17 Fargo,  ND

Fargo,  ND

Fargo Theatre

April 18 Lincoln,  NE

Lincoln,  NE

Lied Center for Performing Arts

April 19 Hutchinson,  KS

Hutchinson,  KS

Historic Fox Theatre

April 20 Kansas City,  MO

Kansas City,  MO

Uptown Theater

April 21 Mason City,  IA

Mason City,  IA

Doors: 6:00PM

Show: 7:00PM

North Iowa Community Auditorium

May 8 Englewood,  NJ

Englewood,  NJ

Bergen Performing Arts Center

May 9 Ridgefield,  CT

Ridgefield,  CT

The Ridgefield Playhouse

May 10 Ridgefield,  CT

May 11 Ridgefield,  CT

June 7 Colorado Springs,  CO

Colorado Springs,  CO

Pikes Peak Center

June 8 Santa Fe,  NM

Santa Fe,  NM

Buffalo Thunder Resort Casino

June 18 Chattanooga,  TN

Chattanooga,  TN

Walker Theatre

June 19 Nashville,  TN

Nashville,  TN

Ryman Auditorium

June 20 Atlanta,  GA

Atlanta,  GA

Buckhead Theatre

June 21 Atlanta,  GA

June 22 Atlanta,  GA

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If the previous two years saw live comedy and the production of comedy specials derailed and/or transformed by the pandemic, then this past year found stand-up comedians rejoicing and reveling in their ability to reconnect and interact with live audiences again.

So many comedy specials in 2022 reflected this. Jerrod Carmichael and Yvonne Orji received perhaps the most impactful call-and-response moments from the audiences at their tapings, but they weren’t alone in engaging and feeding off of their crowds. Patton Oswalt devoted several minutes in his newest hour asking the most basic crowd-work questions. Atsuko Oktasuka and Chris Redd both took their crowd work to higher levels, while Joel Kim Booster singled out one audience member as a surrogate for an entire demographic to gauge reactions to his jokes. Alyssa Limperis looked for new dads in her crowd and invited one potential father figure onstage. Iain Stirling saw someone get up and walk out, and turned it into a whole thing, waiting for the man to return to his seat. Sam Morril captioned his audience interactions to make it even easier to imagine the TikTok clips. And you could see the sheer joy in so many of the comedians’ faces themselves, from just having these crowds to play off of, after enduring Zoom shows and outdoor shows and all the makeshift conditions of the past two years.

I’d also like to shout out some honorable mentions for folks who brought me joy this year but didn’t make the final cut. They included Cristela Alonzo, Chad Daniels, Vir Das, Earthquake, Alyssa Limperis, Sam Morril, Trevor Noah, Atsuko Okatsuka, Matt Rogers, and Ali Siddiq.

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'norm macdonald: nothing special'.

The night before he underwent stem cell transplant surgery in June 2020, Norm Macdonald decided he should record the new hour he’d been working on, just in case he never recovered. Since the pandemic prevented him from filming it with an audience, he shot it alone to a camera in his home. He did survive the treatment and lived another year, but never got to tour again. So Norm’s producer edited the footage from this night, and Netflix delivered it to us, complete with a coda: a postscript panel consisting of David Letterman, Dave Chappelle, Molly Shannon, Conan O’Brien, Adam Sandler, and David Spade, talking about their friend Norm after just having watched the footage for themselves. As O’Brien said: “He had this folksy, completely out-of-time — I don’t know if he was born 300 years too late or 300 years too early, but he’s talking in a way — no one speaks like that.” Macdonald managed to be somehow timeless, outdated, and very much of his time, all at the same time. And only he could’ve talked this way in that condition without an audience and made it look so easy. ( Read my full review )

Watch Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special on Netflix

'Moses Storm: Trash White'

It’s a bit of a magic trick for a comedian to stand on a meticulously-designed stage, dressed head-to-toe in white to match the stage and the objects upon it, and then mock the “modern-day comedy special” for sometimes seeming more like a TED Talk than anything resembling funny, only to follow that by saying: “I have nothing of educational value to add to your night…I just want to tell you what it feels like to be poor.” And then Moses Storm did, making full use of the stage, displaying photos of his younger “little lady” self onto it, with a camera perched above that he directly plays to from time to time. To top it all off, he closes with a cliffhanger! If you watch til the end, you’ll be as intrigued as I was to hear Storm say the introduction for “Part Two.” ( Read my full review )

Watch Moses Storm: Trash White on HBO Max

'Would It Kill You To Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Early'

There’s a rich comedic tradition for overconfident characters who find themselves in way over their heads but cannot seem to get themselves out of the situation without making things worse. (See: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson ; the movies of Will Ferrell.) Kate Berlant and John Early mine this tradition to great effect. And in the cinematic universe they’ve created for this special, they’re not only able to create surreal absurdist moments that allow for the currency of hot caramel or the existence of big dog families, but also to joke about each other in increasingly meta manners. Whether they’re attempting to one-up undermining each other in front of Vieira with backhanded compliments, or alone in a dressing room questioning the boundaries of their relationship, they prove time and again that as singular as they may be individually as scene-stealers, they’re a powerhouse duo together. Even if plenty of their sketches find themselves feeling a pinch of imposter syndrome. No, they belong here. They certainly belong here. ( Read my full review )

Watch Would It Kill You To Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant and John Early on Peacock

'Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This?'

Chris Redd exudes so much more energy onstage and control over his audience, making you feel like you wish you were in the room to fully catch the infectiousness of the joy he’s spreading. People may have been surprised to learn this fall that Redd wouldn’t return for a sixth season on SNL. But as he addressed this crowd (perhaps knowing he’d leave but not having announced it yet): “People think I’m living my dream because I’m on SNL,” adding “I’m living white peoples’ dream.” He explains: “I’m grateful. I’m blessed. It’s changed my life.” But do you think he’d still be 5-foot-6 if he were living his dream??? As a comedian and as a performer, though, Redd stands tall. ( Read my full review )

Watch Chris Redd; Why Am I Like This? on HBO Max

'Lil Rel Howery: I Said It. Y'all Thinking It.'

Lil Rel Howery had the happiest homecoming of the year, and director Ali LeRoi’s best decision was allowing the camera to linger on the comedian’s sheer enjoyment of the proceedings. That starts straight from the opening spotlight cue into a bouncy beat that brings the audience to their feet, with Howery applauding Crucial Conflict (“West Side’s finest” hip-hop group who opened for him, with a brief appearance over the end credits). In between, he dishes about some infamous moments caught on film over the past year, from a pastor robbed during a livestream service, to “The Slap” at the Oscars, and several Verzuz battles. When Howery says “I am happy as hell to be here,” we sincerely believe him. ( Read my full review )

Watch Lil Rel Howery: I Said It. Y'All Thinking It. on HBO Max

'Bill Burr: Live at Red Rocks'

What makes Bill Burr stand out among his peers is not that he plows ahead despite his detractors. Oh no, plenty of Gen X men in comedy seem to get off on their offensiveness and mine it for additional riches these days. But Burr also acknowledges where he may be wrongheaded, as well as where there’s room for growth and/or compromise, and ultimately progress. Perhaps he’s simply more skilled as a performer and comic. Perhaps having children has helped him see a better way forward. When Burr says midway through, “I am a changed person, believe it or not,” there’s at least one guy in the audience who vocally disapproves, and Burr challenges that man to see if perhaps his anger is misplaced, if perhaps that audience member is jealous or afraid of getting left behind by Burr. Either way, the comedian is changing for the better. ( Read my full review )

Watch Bill Burr: Live at Red Rocks on Netflix

'Taylor Tomlinson: Look At You'

Taylor Tomlinson jokes that she questioned whether she should joke about her mental health, ultimately brushing the worry aside because, heck, she needed new material. Ultimately, she realizes how losing her mother to cancer affected her childhood as well as her early ambitions, which led her out of religion and into comedy and TV credits since she was 20. At one point, she asks rhetorically, “Do you think I’d be this successful at my age if I had a live mom?” before answering, “She’s in Heaven. I’m on Netflix. It all worked out!” Pause. “This is a real thing I said in therapy.” She can joke about all of it now, and to great effect. ( Read my full review )

Watch Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You on Netflix

'Sheng Wang: Sweet & Juicy'

Sheng Wang doesn’t mind sharing his secrets as well as his struggles as a comedian on the come-up, whether he’s sharing his poor eating habits on the road, or revealing that he once paid more to get to a gig in Boston than the gig was paying him. But it’s in his responses to these predicaments that he proves that the funniest comedians don’t need to wait long to make fun of their own tragedies, no matter how minor they may be. He even finds a way to turn annual rent increases in New York City into a motivational tool. And with all the current trending on social media about “quiet quitting” among Gen Z and younger Millennial workers, Wang already knows the score on how employees for years have used workplace settings to their personal advantage. Likewise, as the son of immigrants, Wang also can acknowledge that choosing a comedy career might not have been the best investment to prove his worth as an American. But it should pay off a lot more in the years to come. ( Read my full review )

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'Jena Friedman: Ladykiller'

What might make Jena Friedman’s comedy tough to swallow for your typical late-night TV audience is precisely what makes her vital in starring vehicles where her penetrating punchlines and dark humor can truly shine. It’s no wonder Sacha Baron Cohen hired Friedman to help him maneuver his way through scrapes such as duping a pregnancy center doctor into believing his daughter needed a baby taken out of her. But Friedman finds herself cracking abortion jokes while carrying her own baby to term. Her personal circumstances, coming as they do when the politics have shifted, have led to perhaps her sharpest comedic work because it’s so laser-focused. Here and now, her sound and fury signifies everything. Friedman claims she chose political comedy because joking about sex and sexuality made her uncomfortable, despite the notion that women in comedy her age were encouraged to do so to make men pay attention to them. “Long story short, that’s why nobody knows me.” It’s about time everybody knows Friedman now. ( Read my full review )

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'Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel'

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Jerrod Carmichael acknowledges not only the pressure an audience may feel once they realize that a filming makes them part of the performance, but also how he must feel knowing he’s recording this for posterity. So he unpacks his shame regarding his birth name, regarding the unfaithfulness and consequences of such by all three of his paternal ancestors, and regarding his own sexual conduct. In a lighter moment, he rationalizes: “if you knew them, you’d know keeping a secret is the only way to honor them.” For all of the seriousness of his revelations, Carmichael does manage to keep things from getting too dark. First, with the cultural references to Destiny’s Child, Terry McMillan, “The Color Purple,” and Tyler Perry movies. Later, as the audience indeed takes the comedian up on his offer to make the room feel like a family gathering, weighing in with observations and questions. But the audience mostly acts here as his surrogate therapist. Guiding him and supporting him through this hourlong confessional that helps him move forward into the light. It’s an hour that’ll have you talking and thinking about what comedy can do and what it can be. ( Read my full review )

Sean L. McCarthy works the comedy beat for his own digital newspaper,  The Comic’s Comic ; before that, for actual newspapers. Based in NYC but will travel anywhere for the scoop: Ice cream or news. He also tweets  @thecomicscomic  and podcasts half-hour episodes with comedians revealing origin stories:  The Comic’s Comic Presents Last Things First .

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Adam Sandler Announces 15-City Fall Stand-Up Comedy Tour

Adam Sandler  is heading back out on the road for a Fall 2022 standup tour. The 15-city US trek will feature a currently unannounced surprise guest.

The arena tour kicks off on October 21st in Allentown, Pennsylvania ahead of stops in Boston, Atlantic City, Tampa, and more. It will wrap up in Savannah, Georgia on November 14th.

Tickets go on sale Friday, September 16th at 10 a.m. local time via  Ticketmaster . Before that, there will be a  pre-sale  on Thursday, September 15th (use code  VENUE ).

Sandler last took his signature blend of comedy and music on the road in 2019 following his Netflix special  100% Fresh , which hit the streamer one year earlier. Since then, he has given the performance of his career in  Uncut Gems , starred as a basketball scout in the sports drama  Hustle , and played a more comedic role in  Hubie Halloween .

Adam Sandler 2022 Tour Dates: 10/21 — Allentown, PA @ PPL Center 10/22 — Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena 10/23 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway 10/25 — Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center 10/27 — Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena 10/28 — Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena 10/29 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena 11/06 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena 11/07 — Estero, FL @ Hertz Arena 11/09 — Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live 11/10 — St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre 11/11 — Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena 11/12 — Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena 11/13 — Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena 11/14 — Savannah, GA @ Enmarket Arena Savannah

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Ticket prices to see Chris Rock ‘s comedy tour are surging in the wake of Sunday’s “slapgate” incident at the Oscars. While Rock announced his spring tour dates months ago, ticket sites say they’ve seen an increase in sales since Rock was slapped by Will Smith while presenting the Best Documentary trophy at the Oscars telecast.

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The online ticket reseller TickPick , went viral Monday after tweeting that they sold more tickets to see Rock overnight than in the last month combined.

We sold more tickets to see Chris Rock overnight than we did in the past month combined. — TickPick (@TickPick) March 28, 2022

A representative for StubHub, meantime, says the site experienced “more than 25x the daily sales” over the past two days compared to what they’ve seen in the last month. Similar to TickPick, “Cumulative sales over the last two days are more than the total sales we have seen in the entirety of March,” the StubHub rep tells Rolling Stone .

“Now that we are 48 hours from Sunday evening, it’s evident that demand for Chris Rock shows has jumped dramatically, based on our ticket buying trends on StubHub,” says Mike Silveira, spokesperson for StubHub. “At this stage in his tour, on an average day, we’d expect to see a spike in sales in the 24 or 48 hours prior to a show date as last-minute sales roll in – but it is incredibly unusual to see the spike we have experienced.”

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It isn’t just demand that’s increased: StubHub says the average price of tickets to see Rock’s comedy show has jumped from “hovering between $150-$200 a ticket to about $250 a ticket.” (As of this writing, we spotted Chris Rock tickets on StubHub starting from the $100 range ).

Rock is playing a string of shows in Boston before embarking on his “Ego Death World Tour.” The Boston residency kicks off tonight at the Wilbur Theatre and runs until April 2. The comedian then hits the road for the first date of his tour in Atlantic City, before criss-crossing the country over the summer. The tour wraps up November 17  in Los Angeles — fittingly at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood where the Oscars took place.

While Smith has apologized for his actions , calling his behavior “unacceptable and inexcusable,” Rock has yet to comment, and both fans and observers alike are no doubt hoping he’ll address the incident on stage during his stand-up set.

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As of this writing, tickets to Rock’s kickoff show in Boston Wednesday night are sold out on Ticketmaster , though there are still some seats left on sites like VividSeats.com . Resellers are asking for as much as $400 for the seats though — a hefty increase considering original pricing started at $49.50.

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Tickets to the next three nights are also sold out, with the 1000-seat Wilber Theatre at full capacity for both the 7:30pm shows and 10:00pm shows. Your best bet to find Chris Rock tickets is to check Vivid Seats or StubHub, which has seats available for the Boston dates as well as the official dates for his comedy tour.

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The 38-date North American leg of his “Ego Death World Tour” marks Rock’s first world tour in more than five years. Fans hoping to catch new material from Rock about the Oscars (or potentially hear a Will Smith joke) will have to take it all in live — the shows have a strict “no phones” policy, which means any viral moment that comes out of Rock’s stand-up set will likely come anecdotally from someone in the audience — or come from a leak.

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Comedian, Tom Segura, stopping by the Altria Theater this fall for ‘Come Together’ tour

R ICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Comedian, Tom Segura, will be coming to Richmond’s Altria Theater this fall for his “Come Together” global stand-up comedy tour.

Pre-sale tickets will be available Wednesday, March 27 at 10 a.m. The general sale for tickets will begin on Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m., online via Altria Theater’s website or Tom Segura’s website, by phone 800-514-3849, or in-person at the box office.

Tom Segura is one of today’s biggest touring comedians and has had sold out shows globally with his previous tour, according to Altria Theater’s spokesperson.

Segura’s Richmond show will be Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Altria Theater located at 6 N. Laurel Street.

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Jason Manford

12/11/2024 – 07/02/2025

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Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show. A Manford All Seasons. Jason’s been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. A Manford All Seasons is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road, and is sure to be ‘expert observational comedy’ (The Guardian) mixed with ‘comic gold’ (Mail on Sunday).

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John Bishop

09/03/2024 – 29/03/2025

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Omid Djalili

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Emmanuel Sonubi

10/04 – 02/06/2024

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Emmanuel Sonubi returns on a brand new tour

Grace Campbell

16/10 – 24/11/2024

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Laura Smyth

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Award-winning comedian Aurie Styla is set to return to the UK with The Aurator Tour!

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Big Deal Comedy, voted Comedy Club of the year 2023, is known for showcasing the best comedians from across the UK – coming to various venues near you

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Daniel O’Reilly

09/02 – 25/05/2024

Daniel O’Reilly is still boasting one of the largest, strongest, most loyal and fastest growing social media followings in the UK that his fans has grown up with him through the years!

07/02 – 06/04/2025

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John Kearns

03/02/2024 – 17/05/2024

John Kearns returns to the stage with new tour The Varnishing Days

02/04 – 14/05/2024

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Laura Ramoso

09/04 – 25/04/2024

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Lloyd Griffith

01/03 – 18/05/2024

Lloyd returns with a brand new show Baroque and Roll

Lucy Beaumont

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Award winning stand up comedian BEFORE she met Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont is going to let loose and let slip on her roller coaster world. Life through the Beaumont lens is more surreal than you could ever imagine.

26/09 – 26/10/2024

The stand-up comedian brings his new show Matt Bragg Has Nothing Wrong with Him to venues across the UK

MC Hammersmith

19/03 – 28/04/2024

Hip-hop comedian MC Hammersmith announces his ‘Straight Outta Brompton’ tour will continue throughout March and April 2024!

Michelle Brasier

14/05 – 06/06/2024

After a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, Michelle Brasier (Aunty Donna, Double Denim) returns with her critically acclaimed show, Reform.

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Following a sell-out season at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out UK tour, Nurse Georgie Carroll brings her hit show Sista Flo 2.0 back to the UK.

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01/02 – 12/05/2024

Social media sensation Tom Houghton brings his new tour It’s Not Ideal to venues across the country

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The South African-born New Zealand comedian and actress Urzila Carlson comes to the UK

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The Fast Show original cast members Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and Arabella Weir, bring their comedic genius to theatres across the country this spring.

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Clinton Baptiste brings his brand new tour Roller Ghoster! to venues across the UK

Fawlty Towers

Book by 14/04/2024

Apollo Theatre

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.

Pay no fees with prices from £20

Geoff Norcott

06/09/2023 – 27/04/2024

On this his sixth UK tour, Geoff Norcott will be trying to make sense of the current cultural and political scene with his playfully provocative brand of humour.

Iain Stirling

20/03 – 28/04/2024

Smart-talking comedian and Love Island narrator announces new tour Relevant for 2024

19/04 – 16/05/2024

After dismantling a barge, doxxing himself in the Doubletree, and blanking on the 1992 Ipswich Town crest (Taskmaster, Off Menu, University Challenge), comedian Ivo Graham ropes his audience into more chaos against the clock.

JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Live

10/05 – 23/05/2024

JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Podcast is back on the road with a yet another stage show nobody asked for.

The O2, London

Jo’s uniquely relatable comedy pulls inspiration from his colourful family that has reached all kinds of people and has translated into sold-out arenas around the world.

Julian Clary

12/04 – 14/06/2024

Julian Clary embarks on a new 2024 UK tour – A Fistful of Clary

Leigh Francis

27/02 – 07/04/2024

Extra dates added to My First Time tour!

Live at the Chapel

Union Chapel

Live At The Chapel is one of the biggest and unique comedy nights in the capital. Book your tickets for 5 April to see Tim Key, Maisie Adam, Janine Harouni and Sharon Wanjohi.

Mind Mangler

14/03 – 18/04/2024

The West End’s mind-bending new comedy, from the creators of global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and BBC series The Goes Wrong Show.

Prices from £27

Professor Brian Cox

16/01 – 29/03/2024

Professor Brian Cox returns on a huge tour with Horizons, A 21st Century Space Odyssey

Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back?

08/05/2024 – 16/07/2024

In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right ball seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later he was lying in hospital waiting to have his murderous gonad removed.

In his return to stand-up after six years, Richard talks bollocks and answers the question on everyone’s lips: Is a severed gonad in a jar a fitting prize to bring in for Taskmaster?

Richard Herring: Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

08/09/2023 – 28/03/2024

His interview podcast is usually recorded in London’s glittering West End at the Leicester Square Theatre, but now it’s going on the road.

Rosie Jones

10/02 – 23/04/2024

Russell Kane

Russell Kane is back with a brand new tour next year that is guaranteed to be packed full of his signature high-energy and turbo can-do attitude.

Sophie McCartney

13/05 – 26/04/2024

See Sophie McCartney on her Tired & Tested tour from May 2023 to Apr 2024.

The Comedy Store Players

02/02 – 29/03/2024

The resident Impro troupe from the most famous comedy club in the world, The Comedy Store Players have been delighting audiences for over 30 years.

The Jungle Comedy Lock-In

05/04 – 20/04/2024

Arts Theatre

After The Choir of Man on Friday and Saturday nights, join us for The Jungle Comedy Lock-In! Starring some of London’s top stand-up comedians.

Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan’s brand new show ‘tommedian’ is a fun fuelled trip through the comic imagination of one of the best comedians in the world.

This is a wild, uninhibited and fiercely physical display of stand up. A madcap parade of characters, memories and ridiculous flights of fancy. Theatrical, poetical and slightly unhinged…don’t you dare miss it!

Prices from £30.60

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Barclaycard Presents Latitude

Cambridge Comedy Garden

Screen sensations.

Watch them on TV? Listen to them on a podcast? Like them on TikTok? Find the latest social media sensation on tour.

Mo Gilligan

03/11 – 30/11/2024

Don’t miss out on Mo Gilligan’s In The Moment 2024 world tour, which extended in the UK due to popular demand.

Chris McCausland

19/01 – 13/12/2024

Sharp-edged stand-up Chris McCausland returns with a brand-new show for 2024!

Lou Sanders

25/03/2025 – 26/03/2025

A show about being human – can you relate???

Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I’m going to do all my own jokes!

A deep, dumb show for the masses.

09/02 – 08/06/2024

Tom Allen is back on the road with his brand new show Completely.

Kevin Bloody Wilson

17/10 – 21/11/2024

2024 marks 40 years since Kev’s first album was released. INTERNATIONAL DILLIGAF DAY is every day! Celebrate with a brand new tour from Kevin Bloody Wilson.

04/02 – 29/06/2024

Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into a casing (show) and it’s coming to a bun (venue) near you. Don’t miss Hot Diggity Dog!

Maisie Adam

17/09 – 07/11/2024

Fresh from Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You, Maisie Adam is heading back out on tour with a brand new show.

03/09 – 20/09/2024

Wildly popular comedian and actor Matt Rife announced his ProbleMATTic World Tour hitting cities across North America, Australia, and Europe throughout 2023 and 2024

Only Fools and Horses The Musical

17/12/2024 – 05/01/2025

Eventim Apollo

The smash-hit West End musical Only Fools and Horses returns to London for a limited festive season at the Eventim Apollo, before embarking on a HUGE UK tour!

19/11 – 21/02/2026

Yes! Bobby Beckles is back on tour. Smashing the life out of the M25, M1, M5 and any other road that’s in his way.

Seann Walsh

17/05 – 30/05/2024

COMEDY CLUBS

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Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club

The Comedy Store

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21/06/2024 – 23/11/2024

Paul Smith is back and better than ever with his latest tour show, “Pablo”.

Brighton Comedy Garden

03/07/2024 – 07/07/2024

Preston Park, Brighton

Brighton Comedy Garden returns to Preston Park for five nights of laughs and street food. See the likes of Dara Ó Briain, Sara Pascoe, Phil Wang, Sindhu Vee, Maisie Adams, Harry Hill and more take to the stage.

Jenny Eclair

05/10/2024 – 23/03/2025

Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show, ‘Jokes, Jokes, Jokes, Live’.

08/09/2024 – 27/03/2025

Larry has been spending a lot of time with his grandmother lately, and he wants to tell you about it.

Join the thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated, two-time star of Live At The Apollo for a hilarious new show about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty.

17/07 – 21/07/2024

Parker’s Piece

The all-new Cambridge Comedy Garden lands in Parker’s Piece this July with five nights of all-star stand-up live in the Big Top plus craft beer, street eats and more.

Count Arthur Strong

See Count Arthur Strong in ‘And It’s Goodnight From Him!’, part one of his farewell tour of the world!

Dr. Strangelove

08/10 – 21/12/2024

Noël Coward Theatre

Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan stars in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic Dr. Strangelove.

Prices from £30

16/06 – 23/06/2024

The American boundary-pushing comedian brings The Eric Andre Show Live Tour to the UK this May.

Jason Byrne

03/10 – 30/11/2024

Jason Byrne returns to the stage with brand new tour No Show

11/10/2023 – 03/11/2024

An hilarious evening of world-class stand-up from live comedy’s internationally acclaimed Irish master!

18/03 – 31/12/2024

See the best in live stand-up with comedians from such shows as BBC2’s Mock The Week, Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

03/03 – 18/12/2024

Duchess Theatre, London

Comedian Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week and Question Time) brings his hugely successful The Political Party to London’s West End

01/02/2023 – 01/11/2024

The world’s greatest comedy club coming to a city near you

The Horne Section

14/03 – 21/11/2024

“Britain’s Funniest Band” (The Guardian) have made appearances on The Last Leg (Channel 4), Peter Crouch’s Year- Late Euros (BBC One), and are the only band to ever host Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

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All the latest news, interviews and features from the comedy scene.

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Discover more: comedy guide.

Ticketmaster’s Comedy Guide is your complete guide to the best comedy shows and all kinds of funny stuff ranging from comedy festivals, stand up comedy, comedy concerts to theatrical productions. We’ve got loads of information – including announcements, exclusive interviews and reviews – to keep you up to date about all the comedians on tour in 2024 & 2025. From Edinburgh Festival Fringe to world-class favourites, our guide includes everyone from award-winning sell-out tours to up and coming performers. So whether you’re looking to find out what’s happening this week, this year or even next year, our guide will have you laughing in theatres and venues across the UK.

Whether you’re interested in top comedians or emerging stand up comedy, whether you’re looking in London, Manchester, Edinburgh or other cities across the UK… here’s where you’ll find comedy tickets for all the comedic entertainment you need so you can be there to laugh out loud.

Looking beyond comedy for your summer festival fix? Whether you’re into indie, rock, electronic or pop music, there’s a festival out there for you.

2024 is set to be a bumper year for comedy tours of all sizes. Top-class stand-up comics are touring the UK throughout the year, and well into 2025. If you’re looking  for tickets to attend a comedy show or stand up comedy gig near you, there are loads to choose from. Watch established stand up comedians and their razor-sharp wit, or get tickets to an up and coming performer.

Our Comedy Guide features a Coming Soon section, listing all the comedians who are currently touring or embarking on a tour within the next month. Right now, you can catch the following line-up of comedians:

• Al Murray with The Pub Landlord tour
• Bill Bailey with his Thoughtifier tour
• Daniel Sloss with his Can’t tour
• Ed Gamble with his Hot Diggity Dog tour
• Frank Skinner with his 30 Years of Dirt tour
• Romesh Ranganathan with his Hustle tour

In addition to seeing comics perform at comedy clubs and in arenas, you can also experience big laughs in the West End and at other theatres around the country. Edinburgh Festival Fringe has a rich line up of side-splitting talent that’s not to be missed each August.

You can look forward to a lot of comedy superstars hitting the road in 2024 and 2025 as they perform for audiences. In the “Coming soon” section of our Comedy Guide we tell you all about the comedy tours and stand up shows due to launch and head your way in the next six months.

The UK is home to several great comedy clubs. Enjoy stand-up shows, improv, storytelling, sketches, open mics and much more at The Comedy Store which has over 40 years in the business to its name. For a funny night out, visit their two permanent UK homes:  The Comedy Store London  and  The Comedy Store Manchester .

A night of comedy makes a great gift idea for birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas or really any occasion! Buying tickets to a comedy tour – or a Ticketmaster gift card if you’re unsure of the right comedian – are perfect to give anyone you know who likes a belly laugh.

For more event ideas in London, view our  London Guide.  For ideas for events outside of London and across the UK, not just stand up comedy, check out our City Guides and Days Out guides.

THE 10 BEST Moscow Upcoming Concerts & Shows

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1. Bolshoi Theatre

2. Modern Moscow Drama Theater

3. Catholic Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary

4. State Kremlin Palace

5. E. Vakhtangov State Academical Theatre

6. Moscow Academic Satire Theatre

7. Great Moscow State Circus

8. Moscow International House of Music

9. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre

10. Russian Academic Youth Theatre

11. Central Academic Theater of The Russian Army

12. Theatre Kremlin Ballet

13. Circus of Miracles

14. Moscow Operetta State Academic Theatre

15. Crocus City Hall

16. Chekhov Art Theater

17. Sergey Bezrukov's Theater

18. Teatrium on Serpukhovka Theater

19. New Stage of State Academical Bolshoi Theatre

20. Moscow Conservatory

21. Moscow Theatre on Taganka

22. Moon Theater

23. MOST Theatre

24. Izmaylovo Concert Hall

25. Moscow Drama Theater named after S. Yesenin

26. V. Mayakovskiy The Moscow Academic Theater

27. Roman Viktyuk Theater

28. Novaya Opera Moscow Theater

29. State Academical Theatre of Mossovet

30. Alla Dukhovoy Theater Todes

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• Bolshoi Theatre
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• E. Vakhtangov State Academical Theatre
• Modern Moscow Drama Theater
• Great Moscow State Circus
• Russian Academic Youth Theatre
• Russian National Ballet Kostroma
• Moscow Drama Theater named after S. Yesenin
• Nikulin Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Bulvar
• The Moscow Cultural Folklore Center
• Moon Theater
• Alla Dukhovoy Theater Todes
• Morpheus Immersive Show

Concerts and festivals, lectures and workshops, exhibitions and shows — today, on weekends, and every day. Stay up to date, explore the city, and enjoy new experiences.

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