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Funny has evolved a lot in the past decade.
These days, most comedy fans catch their favorite performers online, whether that be through quick-hit Instagram Reels, inside joke-heavy podcasts or punchyYouTube specials that are free from network interference.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing; times and taste change at a rapid clip in the 21st century.
Still, for our money, there’s absolutely no better way to see stand-up, sketch or improv than IRL amongst other fans.
There’s simply nothing better than coming together with strangers and sharing a collective laugh (possibly at the audience’s expense if a crowd work comic is onstage).
And, thankfully, many of the biggest names in comedy are going to take their acts to the people all 2026 long.
We’re talking reliable household name vets like Bill Murray, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy, Katt Williams and Weird Al along with huge 2020s stars Sebastian Maniscalco, Nate Bargatze, Nikki Glaser and John Mulaney as well as rising indie acts Gianmarco Soresi, Stavros Halkias and Jay Jurden.
And, if you happen to be in the Big Apple, the new Broadway show “All Out” features a stacked rotating cast made up of comedy ringers Jim Gaffigan, Ray Romano, Sarah Silverman, Wayne Brady and Jon Stewart among others.
Can’t wait to get out of the house?
Honestly, us too.
We can’t wait to share a laugh with you live in 2026.
Note: This lengthy list might be a bit overwhelming. We recommend bookmarking and re-visiting to check up on your favorite comedians.
Arena headliners
Jerry Seinfeld
Runs Jan. 9 through July 18
Known for Seinfeld, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee and Bee Movie
Weird Al’s ‘Bigger and Weirder Tour’
Runs May 26 through Oct. 17
Known for UHF, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and Halloween II
Martin Lawrence’s ‘Y’all Still Know What It Is Tour’
Runs Jan. 15 through March 22
Known for Bad Boys, Martin and Big Momma’s House
Jeff Dunham’s ‘Artificial Intelligence Tour’
Runs Jan. 14 through Dec. 6
Known for The Jeff Dunham Show, 13 comedy specials and The Nut Job
John Mulaney
Runs Jan. 2 through Sept. 12
Known for Big Mouth, The Sack Lunch Bunch, Everybody’s Live
Sebastian Maniscalco
Runs Feb. 6-7
Known for About My Father, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Bookie
Nate Bargatze’s ‘Big Dumb Eyes Tour’
Runs Jan. 15 through Aug. 14
Known for hosting SNL, multiple stand-up specials and hosting The Emmys
Gabriel Iglesias’ ‘Don’t Worry Be Fluffy Tour’
Runs Jan. 2 through Sept. 13
Known for Mr. Iglesias, Magic Mike XXL and Space Jam: A New Legacy
Jim Gaffigan
Runs Jan. 21 through June 14
Known for The Jim Gaffigan Show, Super Troopers 2 and Chappaquiddick
Katt Williams’ ‘The Golden Age Tour’
Runs Jan. 23 through May 9
Known for Friday After Next, Scary Movie V and Club Shay Shay
Matt Rife’s ‘Stay Golden Tour’
Runs Feb. 28 through Dec. 29
Known for Wild ‘N Out, Bring The Funny, multiple Netflix specials
Bert Kreischer’s ‘Permission To Party Tour’
Runs Jan. 15 through May 23
Known for The Machine, The Cabin, 2 Bears 1 Cave podcast
Jo Koy’s ‘Just Being Koy Tour’
Runs Jan. 16 through April 4
Known for hosting the 2024 Golden Globes, Easter Sunday and Chelsea Lately
Shane Gillis
Runs Jan. 22 through July 17
Known for hosting SNL, Matt and Shane’s Secret Show and Tires
We Them Ones
Runs Feb. 6 through May 23
Featuring Mike Epps, Kountry Wayne, Corey Holcomb and more
Max Amini
Runs Feb. 7 through Dec. 27
Known for Heroes, Real Rob, and Mind of Mencia
Household name acts
Jay Leno
Runs Jan. 7 through April 25
Known for The Tonight Show, Jay Leno’s Garage and The Jay Leno Show
Nikki Glaser
Runs Jan. 2 through Sept. 5
Known for hosting the 2025 Golden Globes, F Boy Island and hosting SNL
Kathy Griffin’s ‘New Face, New Tour’
Runs Jan. 9 through May 16
Known for My Life on the D-List, Suddenly Susan and Shrek Forever After
Chelsea Handler
Runs Jan. 31 through June 13
Known for Chelsea Lately, Chelsea Does and Hello Privilege, It’s Me Chelsea
Jeff Foxworthy
Runs Jan. 23 through Aug. 14
Known for Blue Collar Comedy, Jeff Foxworthy Show and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Chris Tucker
Runs Jan. 17 through May 16
Known for Rush Hour, Friday and Silver Linings Playbook
Craig Ferguson’s ‘Pants On Fire Tour’
Runs Feb. 5 through June 6
Known for The Late Late Show, How To Train Your Dragon 2 and Winnie the Pooh
Aziz Ansari’s ‘Hypothetical Tour’
Runs Jan. 23-25
Known for Parks and Recreation, Master of None and The Human Giant
Michael McIntyre
Runs March 28 through April 24
Known for Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, The Wheel and Britain’s Got Talent judge
‘Saturday Night Live’ cast members
Martin Short and Steve Martin
Runs Jan. 29 through April 26
Known for Only Murders in the Building, Three Amigos and Father of the Bride
Seth Meyers and John Oliver
Runs Jan. 25 through June 14
Known for Late Night With Seth Meyers, Last Week Tonight and Strike Force Five
Bill Murray and The Blood Brothers
Runs Jan. 9 through April 21
Known for Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Rushmore
Colin Jost
Runs Feb. 20 through March 8
Known for Tom and Jerry, A Punchable Face and Coming 2 America
Tracy Morgan
Runs Feb. 7 through April 18
Known for 30 Rock, The Last O.G. and The Tracy Morgan Show
David Spade
Runs Jan. 4 through Sept. 5
Known for Tommy Boy, Just Shoot Me and Joe Dirt
*with Nikki Glaser and Dana Carvey on select dates
Rob Schneider
Runs Jan. 9 through May 29
Known for Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick and The Waterboy
Chris Redd
Runs Jan. 2 through Feb. 21
Known for Popstar: Never Stop Stopping, Kenan and Bust Down
Kevin Nealon
Runs Jan. 9 through Aug. 8
Known for Weeds, Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer
Jon Lovitz
Runs Jan. 2 through July 31
Known for A League of Their Own, Rat Race and The Simpsons
Tim Meadows
Runs Feb. 6 through July 11
Known for Mean Girls, The Ladies Man and Walk Hard
David Koechner
Runs Jan. 2 through March 8
Known for Anchorman, Get Smart and American Dad
Jay Pharoah
Runs Jan 10 through May 16
Known for Family Guy, The Blackening and White Famous
Marcello Hernandez
Runs Jan. 2 through Feb. 14
Known for Happy Gilmore 2, Dying For Sex, the upcoming Shrek 5
Michael Longfellow
Runs Feb. 20-28
Known for Bring the Funny, Good Burger 2 and How To Be Broke
Devon Walker
Runs Jan. 9 through May 30
Known for Big Mouth, Everything’s Trash and Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
Emil Wakim
Runs Feb. 22 through April 4
Known for The Tonight Show and Just For Laughs
Kam Patterson
Runs Jan. 2 through June 28
Known for Kill Tony, the upcoming film 72 Hours
Tommy Brennan
Runs Feb. 6 through May 30
Known for The Tonight Show, Just For Laughs and Roommates-In-Law
’90s sitcom stars
George Lopez
Runs Jan. 15 through March 28
Known for The George Lopez Show, Lopez vs. Lopez and Blue Beetle
Kevin James
Runs Jan. 15 through May 10
Known for King of Queens, Hitch and Paul Blart: Mall Cop
DL Hughley
Runs Jan. 2 through June 17
Known for The Original Kings of Comedy, The Hughleys and Dancing With The Stars
Christopher Titus
Runs Jan. 9 through Dec. 5
Known for Titus, Killer Klowns From Outer Space and Special Unit
*with Rachel Bradley on select dates
Marlon Wayans
Runs Jan. 2 through July 12
Known for Scary Movie, White Chicks and Requiem For A Dream
As seen on TV
Cedric The Entertainer
Runs Jan. 16 through Feb. 28
Known for Barbershop, The Original Kings of Comedy and Be Cool
Dave Attell
Runs Feb. 13 through July 18
Known for Insomniac, Trainwreck and Arrested Development
Daniel Tosh
Runs Jan. 8 through Nov. 7
Known for Tosh.0, The GOAT and Brickleberry
Jimmy O. Yang
Runs Feb. 5 through March 13
Known for Silicon Valley, Crazy Rich Asians and Space Force
Donnell Rawlings
Runs Jan. 8 through May 17
Known for Chappelle’s Show, Soul and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Sal Vulcano’s ‘Everything’s Fine Tour’
Runs Jan. 9 through June 14
Known for Impractical Jokers, The Misery Index and 12 Monkeys
Joe Gatto
Runs Jan. 8 through March 28
Known for Impractical Jokers, The Misery Index and Two Cool Moms
Cristela Alonzo’s ‘The Midlife Mixtape Tour’
Runs Jan. 15 through May 2
Known for Cristela, Cars 3 and Middle Classy
Adam Carolla
Runs Jan. 8 through Dec. 5
Known for The Man Show, Ralph Breaks The Internet and Drawn Together
Deon Cole
Runs Jan. 2 through April 4
Known for Conan, Barbershop, To Tell The Truth
Alt comedy icons
Tim Heidecker’s On Cinema
Runs Jan. 25 through April 12
Known for Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Us, I Think You Should Leave
*with Gregg Turkington on select dates
Albert Brooks
Rusn April 18-19
Known for Modern Romance, Finding Nemo and Drive
Janeane Garofalo
Runs Jan. 18 through May 9
Known for Reality Bites, Wet Hot American Summer and The Larry Sanders Show
Marc Maron
Runs Jan. 28 through June 6
Known for WTF, Maron and To Leslie
Paula Poundstone
Runs Jan. 9 through May 22
Known for A Prairie Home Companion, Wait Wait.. Don’t Tell Me and The Paula Poundstone Show
Patton Oswalt’s ‘Effervescent Tour’
Runs Jan. 12 through April 4
Known for King of Queens, Ratatouille and Young Adult
Margaret Cho’s ‘Choligarchy Tour’
Runs Jan. 2 through May 29
Known for All-American Girl, 30 Rock and Fire Island
Todd Barry
Runs Feb. 3 through April 11
Known for The Wrestler, Bob’s Burgers and Master of None
Reggie Watts
Runs Jan. 14 through April 4
Known for The Late Late Show with James Corden, Fort Tilden and Adventure Time
Critic’s picks
Maria Bamford
Runs Jan. 30 through Nov. 22
Known for Lady Dynamite, Comedians of Comedy and Rick and Morty
Pete Holmes’ ‘Pete Here Now Tour’
Runs Jan. 8 through June 13
Known for Crashing, The Pete Holmes Show and You Made It Weird
Gary Gulman
Runs Jan. 9 through May 13
Known for Last Comic Standing, Life & Beth and Joker
Ramy Youssef
Runs Jan. 8-31
Known for Ramy, Poor Things and hosting “Saturday Night Live“
Atsuko Okatsuka
Runs Jan. 9 through June 27.
Known for Spider Man: Across The Spider Verse, History of the World: Part II and Room 104
Beth Stelling
Runs Jan. 23 through Aug. 9
Known for Rutherford Falls, Red Oaks and Netflix special If You Didn’t Want Me Then
Ali Siddiq
Runs Jan. 9 through March 28
Known for The Domino Effect, Bring The Funny and Pause with Sam Jay
Chris Fleming
Runs Jan. 23 through Feb. 24
Known for Corporate, Adventure Time and viral Instagram Reels
‘Daily Show’ correspondents
Josh Johnson’s ‘The Flowers Tour’
Runs Jan. 9 through May 2
Known for The Tonight Show, Trevor Noah’s podcast and his constant YouTube specials
Dulcé Sloan
Runs Jan. 9 through May 30
Known for The Great North, Conan and The Steve Harvey Show
Novelty acts you know and love
Larry The Cable Guy
Runs Jan. 16 through May 9
Known for The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Cars and Delta Farce
Carrot Top
Runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 30
Known for Chairman of the Board, Hacks and Family Guy
Andrew Dice Clay
Runs Feb. 6 through Dec. 4
Known for The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Blue Jasmine and A Star Is Born
Terry Fator’s ‘Pure Imagination Tour’
Runs Jan, 9 through May 28
Known for America’s Got Talent, ventriloquism and Las Vegas residency
Tape Face
Runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 31
Known for America’s Got Talent, BBC Comedy Prom and Las Vegas residency
Randy Feltface
Runs April 1 through May 30
Known for Breing The Funny, Aunty Donna’s and Good News World
Veteran headliners
George Wallace
Runs Feb. 13 through Aug. 8
Known for Hubie Halloween, The Ladykillers and Funny People
Brian Regan
Runs Jan. 16 through March 21
Known for The Tonight Show, Loudermilk and three Netflix specials
Wanda Sykes
Runs Jan. 16 through March 27
Known for The Other Two, History of the World Pt. II and Pootie Tang
Maz Jobrani’s ‘Mr. International Comedy Tour’
Runs Jan. 6 through Oct. 3
Known for Friday After Next, Better Off Ted and 13 Going On 30
Eddie Griffin
Runs Jan. 5 through Oct. 21
Known for Undercover Brother, John Q and Norbit
DeRay Davis
Runs Jan. 2 through March 21
Known for Barbershop, 21 Jump Street and Get Him To The Greek
Russell Peters
Runs Jan. 8 through Aug. 8
Known for Hip-Hop Evolution, Russell Peters vs. The World and Last Comic Standing
Gary Owen
Runs Jan. 14 through Dec. 30
Known for Daddy Day Care, Ride Along and Think Like A Man
Kristin Key
Runs Jan. 2 through Nov. 15
Known for Last Comic Standing, Bring The Funny and Comics Unleashed
Ron White
Runs Jan. 16 through May 30
Known for The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Horrible Bosses and Sex and the City 2
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
Runs Jan. 18 through April 11
Known for Mad TV, The Real Dirty Dancing and Ugly Betty
Luenell
Runs Jan. 2 through Dec. 28
Known for Borat, That’s My Boy and The Rock
Tom Papa’s ‘Grateful Bread Tour’
Runs Jan. 22 through July 18
Known for The Marriage Ref, The Informant! and Bee Movie
Modi’s ‘Pause For Laughter Tour’
Runs Feb. 11 through April 30
Known for Crashing, Deadbeat and Madam Secretary
Kathleen Madigan
Runs Jan. 17 through May 9
Known for Last Comic Standing, I Love The ’90s and Madigan’s Pubcast
International superstars
Vir Das’ ‘Hey Stranger Tour’
Runs Feb. 27 through April 18
Known for Delhi Belly, Go Goa Gone and six comedy specials
Zakir Khan
Runs April 19 through May 23
Known for India’s Best Stand Up, On Air with AIB and four comedy specials
Zarna Garg
Runs Jan. 8 through June 9.
Known for A Nice Indian Boy, The Tonight Show and The Zarna Garg Show: Family Podcast
Fun-loving entertainers
Hannah Berner’s ‘None of my Business Tour’
Runs Jan. 15 through March 29
Known for The Giggly Squad Podcast, We Ride At Dawn, Summer House
Heather McMahan’s ‘The Bamboozled Tour’
Runs March 6 through April 30
Known for Love Hard, If Loving You Is Wrong and Celebrity Jeopardy
Bobby Lee
Runs Jan. 4 through March 21
Known for Mad TV, Bad Friends Podcast and Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Leanne Morgan’s ‘Working It Out Y’All Tour’
Runs Jan. 31 through May 3
Known for I’m Every Woman, What In The World and Sweaty and Pissed
Fortune Feimster’s ‘Taking Care Of Biscuits Tour’
Runs Jan. 7 through April 4
Known for Last Comic Standing, The Mindy Project and The L Word reboot
Felipe Esparza’s ‘At My Leisure World Tour’
Runs Jan. 9 through Oct. 10
Known for Last Comic Standing, Superstore and Blue Beetle
Michelle Buteau
Runs Feb. 20 through May 17
Known for Babes, Isn’t It Romantic and Marry Me
Matteo Lane’s ‘We Gotta Catch Up Tour’
Runs Jan. 17 through Aug. 21
Known for Guy Code, Ladylike and Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup
Aida Rodriguez
Runs Jan. 23 through Feb. 21
Known for Last Comic Standing, The Nightly Show and Pause with Sam Jay
Button pushers
Whitney Cummings’ ‘Big Baby Tour’
Runs March 6 through May 8
Known for Whitney, Punk’d and The Female Brain
Jimmy Carr’s ‘Laughs Funny Tour’
Runs Jan. 7 through Dec. 12
Known for Roast Battle, Drunk History and The Fix
Jim Jefferies
Runs Jan. 16 through June 27
Known for Legit, Reno 911: It’s A Wonderful Heist and Him
Sam Jay
Runs Jan. 2 through May 2
Known for writing for Saturday Night Live, Bust Down and Pause with Sam Jay
Nimesh Patel’s ‘With All Due Disrespect Tour’
Runs Jan. 6 through May 1
Known for writing for Saturday Night Live, Verified Stand-Up and writing for The Oscars
Big Jay Oakerson
Runs Jan. 2 through July 25
Known for Legion of Skanks, Hustlers and The Cabin with Bert Kreischer
Andrew Santino
Runs Jan. 2 through March 27
Known for Dave, Bad Friends Podcast and I’m Dying Up Here
Novelty comedy shows
Dude Perfect
Runs June 25 through Aug. 2
Known for impressive trick shots and gravity-defying stunts
David Sedaris
Runs Jan. 3 through May 19
Known for C.O.G., Holidays On Ice and Naked
Nick Offerman’s ‘Big Woodchuck Tour’
Runs Feb. 5 through April 19
Known for Parks and Rec, The Last of Us, The Life of Chuck
Dude Dad’s ‘Parent’s Night Out Tour’
Runs Jan. 16 through May 9
Known for humorous commentary on fatherhood
Improv legends
Whose Line Is It Anyway’s ‘Whose Live Anyway Tour’
Runs Jan. 18 through June 26
Featuring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood
Runs Jan. 9 through Oct. 17
Known for Whose Line Is It Anyway, Almost Heroes and Kids In The Hall
Celebrity Q & A’s
John Cusack
Runs Jan. 23 through May 14
Known for High Fidelity, Say Anything and Grosse Pointe Blank
Cary Elwes
Runs Jan. 24 through July 12
Known for Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men In Tights and Saw
John Waters
Runs Feb. 7 through July 23
Known for Hairspray, Pink Flamingos and Cry Baby
Napoleon Dynamite
Runs Jan. 11 through Sept. 25
Featuring Jon Heder, Jon Gries and Efren Ramirez
The Goonies
Runs Feb. 6 through March 22
Featuring Corey Feldman and Kerri Green
Stand By Me
Runs March 13-29
Featuring Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell and Wil Wheaton
Modern road dogs
Rory Scovel’s ‘Know Your Enemy Tour’
Runs Jan. 14 through April 10
Known for Those Who Can’t, I Feel Pretty and Physical
Hannibal Buress
Runs Jan. 16 through April 25
Known for The Eric Andre Show, Broad City and Daddy’s Home
Mark Normand
Runs Jan. 9 through July 25
Known for Horace and Pete, Inside Amy Schumer and Soups To Nuts Netflix special
Sam Morril
Runs Jan. 8 through Feb. 27
Known for America’s Got Talent, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Joker.
Kyle Kinane
Runs Jan. 8 through Oct. 24
Known for The House, Those Who Can’t and Paradise PD
Rachel Feinstein
Runs Jan. 22 through Sept. 19
Known for Last Comic Standing, Trainwreck and I Feel Pretty
Stavros Halkias
Runs Jan. 15 through April 18
Known for Bugonia, Let’s Start A Cult and Tires
Morgan Jay’s ‘The Goofy Guy Tour’
Runs March 6 through July 2
Known for St. Denis Medical, Girls5Eva and Bring the Funny
Dan Soder’s ‘The Golden Retriever of Comedy Tour’
Runs Feb. 13 through April 24
Known for Billions, Guy Code and Inside Amy Schumer
Jay Jurden
Runs Jan. 15 through Aug. 16
Known for High Maintenance, The Problem with Jon Stewart and Yes Ma’am
Jessica Kirson
Runs Jan. 8 through May 1
Known for Crashing, The King Of Staten Island and The Comedian
Robert Kelly
Runs Jan. 16 through May 9
Known for Louie, Opie and Anthony and Tough Crowd
Jeff Arcuri
Runs March 5 through May 30
Known for Roast Battle, Laughs on Fox and Windy City Live
Pete Lee
Runs Jan. 2 through June 13
Known for The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing and Best Week Ever
Gianmarco Soresi
Runs March 10 through June 13
Known for The Tonight Show, Hustlers and Thief of Joy
Sam Tallent
Runs Jan. 8 through April 12
Known for Running The Light, The Toad’s Morale and The Chubby Behemoth Podcast
Preacher Lawson
Runs Jan. 15 through May 9
Known for America’s Got Talent, I Think You Should Leave and My Name Is Preacher
Dusty Slay
Runs Jan. 2 through Nov. 21
Known for The Tonight Show, Netflix’s The Stand Ups and The Nateland Podcast
Brad Williams’ ‘The Tall Tales Tour’
Runs Jan. 15 through Oct. 25
Known for Deadbeat, Legit and The Playboy Morning Show
Joe List
Runs Jan. 15 through Nov. 21
Known for Fourth of July, Netflix’s The Standups and Tuesdays with Stories
Anthony Rodia
Runs Jan. 9 through Oct. 16
Known for Totally Relatable, Uncle Vinny and Little Bit of Laughs Podcast
Joe Machi
Runs Jan. 2 through Oct. 4
Known for Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show and Conan
Phil Hanley
Runs Jan. 15 through Oct. 24
Known for Inside Amy Schumer, The Tonight Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers
Sheng Wang
Runs Jan. 29 through Feb. 14
Known for Last Comic Standing, Fresh Off The Boat and 2 Dope Queens
Raanan Hershberg
Runs Jan. 18 through March 7
Known for The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show with James Corden and The New York Times
More funny shows in 2025
We knew you’d stick around way past the last punchline.
Since you’re still here, these are five more funny shows we can’t wait to catch these next few months.
• “All Out” also featuring Mike Birbiglia, Heidi Gardner, Ben Schwartz, Craig Robinson, Cecily Strong
• “Oh! Mary!” currently starring Jane Krakowski
Need some music in your life too? Take a look at our list of the 100 biggest concert tours in 2026 to find the show of your dreams.
Why you should trust ‘Post Wanted’ by the New York Post
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
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