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 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.
Plus, so, so, so many more. We found 155 (!) can’t-miss comics in total.
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
Runs Jan. 9 through July 18
Known for Seinfeld, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee and Bee Movie
Runs May 26 through Oct. 17
Known for UHF, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and Halloween II
Runs Jan. 15 through March 22
Known for Bad Boys, Martin and Big Momma’s House
Runs Jan. 14 through Dec. 6
Known for The Jeff Dunham Show, 13 comedy specials and The Nut Job
Runs Jan. 2 through Sept. 12
Known for Big Mouth, The Sack Lunch Bunch, Everybody’s Live
Runs Feb. 6-7
Known for About My Father, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Bookie
Runs Jan. 15 through Aug. 14
Known for hosting SNL, multiple stand-up specials and hosting The Emmys
Runs Jan. 2 through Sept. 13
Known for Mr. Iglesias, Magic Mike XXL and Space Jam: A New Legacy
Runs Jan. 21 through June 14
Known for The Jim Gaffigan Show, Super Troopers 2 and Chappaquiddick
Runs Jan. 23 through May 9
Known for Friday After Next, Scary Movie V and Club Shay Shay
Runs Feb. 28 through Dec. 29
Known for Wild ‘N Out, Bring The Funny, multiple Netflix specials
Runs Jan. 15 through May 23
Known for The Machine, The Cabin, 2 Bears 1 Cave podcast
Runs Jan. 16 through April 4
Known for hosting the 2024 Golden Globes, Easter Sunday and Chelsea Lately
Runs Jan. 22 through July 17
Known for hosting SNL, Matt and Shane’s Secret Show and Tires
Runs Feb. 6 through May 23
Featuring Mike Epps, Kountry Wayne, Corey Holcomb and more
Runs Feb. 7 through Dec. 27
Known for Heroes, Real Rob, and Mind of Mencia
Household name acts
Runs Jan. 7 through April 25
Known for The Tonight Show, Jay Leno’s Garage and The Jay Leno Show
Runs Jan. 2 through Sept. 5
Known for hosting the 2025 Golden Globes, F Boy Island and hosting SNL
Runs Jan. 9 through May 16
Known for My Life on the D-List, Suddenly Susan and Shrek Forever After
Runs Jan. 31 through June 13
Known for Chelsea Lately, Chelsea Does and Hello Privilege, It’s Me Chelsea
Runs Jan. 23 through Aug. 14
Known for Blue Collar Comedy, Jeff Foxworthy Show and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Runs Jan. 17 through May 16
Known for Rush Hour, Friday and Silver Linings Playbook
Runs Feb. 5 through June 6
Known for The Late Late Show, How To Train Your Dragon 2 and Winnie the Pooh
Runs Jan. 23-25
Known for Parks and Recreation, Master of None and The Human Giant
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
Runs Jan. 29 through April 26
Known for Only Murders in the Building, Three Amigos and Father of the Bride
Runs Jan. 25 through June 14
Known for Late Night With Seth Meyers, Last Week Tonight and Strike Force Five
Runs Jan. 9 through April 21
Known for Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Rushmore
Runs Feb. 20 through March 8
Known for Tom and Jerry, A Punchable Face and Coming 2 America
Runs Feb. 7 through April 18
Known for 30 Rock, The Last O.G. and The Tracy Morgan Show
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
Runs Jan. 9 through May 29
Known for Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick and The Waterboy
Runs Jan. 2 through Feb. 21
Known for Popstar: Never Stop Stopping, Kenan and Bust Down
Runs Jan. 9 through Aug. 8
Known for Weeds, Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer
Runs Jan. 2 through July 31
Known for A League of Their Own, Rat Race and The Simpsons
Runs Feb. 6 through July 11
Known for Mean Girls, The Ladies Man and Walk Hard
Runs Jan. 2 through March 8
Known for Anchorman, Get Smart and American Dad
Runs Jan 10 through May 16
Known for Family Guy, The Blackening and White Famous
Runs Jan. 2 through Feb. 14
Known for Happy Gilmore 2, Dying For Sex, the upcoming Shrek 5
Runs Feb. 20-28
Known for Bring the Funny, Good Burger 2 and How To Be Broke
Runs Jan. 9 through May 30
Known for Big Mouth, Everything’s Trash and Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
Runs Feb. 22 through April 4
Known for The Tonight Show and Just For Laughs
Runs Jan. 2 through June 28
Known for Kill Tony, the upcoming film 72 Hours
Runs Feb. 6 through May 30
Known for The Tonight Show, Just For Laughs and Roommates-In-Law
’90s sitcom stars
Runs Jan. 15 through March 28
Known for The George Lopez Show, Lopez vs. Lopez and Blue Beetle
Runs Jan. 15 through May 10
Known for King of Queens, Hitch and Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Runs Jan. 2 through June 17
Known for The Original Kings of Comedy, The Hughleys and Dancing With The Stars
Runs Jan. 9 through Dec. 5
Known for Titus, Killer Klowns From Outer Space and Special Unit
*with Rachel Bradley on select dates
Runs Jan. 2 through July 12
Known for Scary Movie, White Chicks and Requiem For A Dream
As seen on TV
Runs Jan. 16 through Feb. 28
Known for Barbershop, The Original Kings of Comedy and Be Cool
Runs Feb. 13 through July 18
Known for Insomniac, Trainwreck and Arrested Development
Runs Jan. 8 through Nov. 7
Known for Tosh.0, The GOAT and Brickleberry
Runs Feb. 5 through March 13
Known for Silicon Valley, Crazy Rich Asians and Space Force
Runs Jan. 8 through May 17
Known for Chappelle’s Show, Soul and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Runs Jan. 9 through June 14
Known for Impractical Jokers, The Misery Index and 12 Monkeys
Runs Jan. 8 through March 28
Known for Impractical Jokers, The Misery Index and Two Cool Moms
Runs Jan. 15 through May 2
Known for Cristela, Cars 3 and Middle Classy
Runs Jan. 8 through Dec. 5
Known for The Man Show, Ralph Breaks The Internet and Drawn Together
Runs Jan. 2 through April 4
Known for Conan, Barbershop, To Tell The Truth
Alt comedy icons
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
Rusn April 18-19
Known for Modern Romance, Finding Nemo and Drive
Runs Jan. 18 through May 9
Known for Reality Bites, Wet Hot American Summer and The Larry Sanders Show
Runs Jan. 28 through June 6
Known for WTF, Maron and To Leslie
Runs Jan. 9 through May 22
Known for A Prairie Home Companion, Wait Wait.. Don’t Tell Me and The Paula Poundstone Show
Runs Jan. 12 through April 4
Known for King of Queens, Ratatouille and Young Adult
Runs Jan. 2 through May 29
Known for All-American Girl, 30 Rock and Fire Island
Runs Feb. 3 through April 11
Known for The Wrestler, Bob’s Burgers and Master of None
Runs Jan. 14 through April 4
Known for The Late Late Show with James Corden, Fort Tilden and Adventure Time
Critic’s picks
Runs Jan. 30 through Nov. 22
Known for Lady Dynamite, Comedians of Comedy and Rick and Morty
Runs Jan. 8 through June 13
Known for Crashing, The Pete Holmes Show and You Made It Weird
Runs Jan. 9 through May 13
Known for Last Comic Standing, Life & Beth and Joker
Runs Jan. 8-31
Known for Ramy, Poor Things and hosting “Saturday Night Live“
Runs Jan. 9 through June 27.
Known for Spider Man: Across The Spider Verse, History of the World: Part II and Room 104
Runs Jan. 23 through Aug. 9
Known for Rutherford Falls, Red Oaks and Netflix special If You Didn’t Want Me Then
Runs Jan. 9 through March 28
Known for The Domino Effect, Bring The Funny and Pause with Sam Jay
Runs Jan. 23 through Feb. 24
Known for Corporate, Adventure Time and viral Instagram Reels
‘Daily Show’ correspondents
Runs Jan. 9 through May 2
Known for The Tonight Show, Trevor Noah’s podcast and his constant YouTube specials
Runs Jan. 9 through May 30
Known for The Great North, Conan and The Steve Harvey Show
Novelty acts you know and love
Runs Jan. 16 through May 9
Known for The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Cars and Delta Farce
Runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 30
Known for Chairman of the Board, Hacks and Family Guy
Runs Feb. 6 through Dec. 4
Known for The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Blue Jasmine and A Star Is Born
Runs Jan, 9 through May 28
Known for America’s Got Talent, ventriloquism and Las Vegas residency
Runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 31
Known for America’s Got Talent, BBC Comedy Prom and Las Vegas residency
Runs April 1 through May 30
Known for Breing The Funny, Aunty Donna’s and Good News World
Veteran headliners
Runs Feb. 13 through Aug. 8
Known for Hubie Halloween, The Ladykillers and Funny People
Runs Jan. 16 through March 21
Known for The Tonight Show, Loudermilk and three Netflix specials
Runs Jan. 16 through March 27
Known for The Other Two, History of the World Pt. II and Pootie Tang
Runs Jan. 6 through Oct. 3
Known for Friday After Next, Better Off Ted and 13 Going On 30
Runs Jan. 5 through Oct. 21
Known for Undercover Brother, John Q and Norbit
Runs Jan. 2 through March 21
Known for Barbershop, 21 Jump Street and Get Him To The Greek
Runs Jan. 8 through Aug. 8
Known for Hip-Hop Evolution, Russell Peters vs. The World and Last Comic Standing
Runs Jan. 14 through Dec. 30
Known for Daddy Day Care, Ride Along and Think Like A Man
Runs Jan. 2 through Nov. 15
Known for Last Comic Standing, Bring The Funny and Comics Unleashed
Runs Jan. 16 through May 30
Known for The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Horrible Bosses and Sex and the City 2
Runs Jan. 18 through April 11
Known for Mad TV, The Real Dirty Dancing and Ugly Betty
Runs Jan. 2 through Dec. 28
Known for Borat, That’s My Boy and The Rock
Runs Jan. 22 through July 18
Known for The Marriage Ref, The Informant! and Bee Movie
Runs Feb. 11 through April 30
Known for Crashing, Deadbeat and Madam Secretary
Runs Jan. 17 through May 9
Known for Last Comic Standing, I Love The ’90s and Madigan’s Pubcast
International superstars
Runs Feb. 27 through April 18
Known for Delhi Belly, Go Goa Gone and six comedy specials
Runs April 19 through May 23
Known for India’s Best Stand Up, On Air with AIB and four comedy specials
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
Runs Jan. 15 through March 29
Known for The Giggly Squad Podcast, We Ride At Dawn, Summer House
Runs March 6 through April 30
Known for Love Hard, If Loving You Is Wrong and Celebrity Jeopardy
Runs Jan. 4 through March 21
Known for Mad TV, Bad Friends Podcast and Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Runs Jan. 31 through May 3
Known for I’m Every Woman, What In The World and Sweaty and Pissed
Runs Jan. 7 through April 4
Known for Last Comic Standing, The Mindy Project and The L Word reboot
Runs Jan. 9 through Oct. 10
Known for Last Comic Standing, Superstore and Blue Beetle
Runs Feb. 20 through May 17
Known for Babes, Isn’t It Romantic and Marry Me
Runs Jan. 17 through Aug. 21
Known for Guy Code, Ladylike and Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup
Runs Jan. 23 through Feb. 21
Known for Last Comic Standing, The Nightly Show and Pause with Sam Jay
Button pushers
Runs March 6 through May 8
Known for Whitney, Punk’d and The Female Brain
Runs Jan. 7 through Dec. 12
Known for Roast Battle, Drunk History and The Fix
Runs Jan. 16 through June 27
Known for Legit, Reno 911: It’s A Wonderful Heist and Him
Runs Jan. 2 through May 2
Known for writing for Saturday Night Live, Bust Down and Pause with Sam Jay
Runs Jan. 6 through May 1
Known for writing for Saturday Night Live, Verified Stand-Up and writing for The Oscars
Runs Jan. 2 through July 25
Known for Legion of Skanks, Hustlers and The Cabin with Bert Kreischer
Runs Jan. 2 through March 27
Known for Dave, Bad Friends Podcast and I’m Dying Up Here
Novelty comedy shows
Runs June 25 through Aug. 2
Known for impressive trick shots and gravity-defying stunts
Runs Jan. 3 through May 19
Known for C.O.G., Holidays On Ice and Naked
Runs Feb. 5 through April 19
Known for Parks and Rec, The Last of Us, The Life of Chuck
Runs Jan. 16 through May 9
Known for humorous commentary on fatherhood
Improv legends
Runs Jan. 18 through June 26
Featuring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray
Runs Jan. 9 through Oct. 17
Known for Whose Line Is It Anyway, Almost Heroes and Kids In The Hall
Celebrity Q & A’s
Runs Jan. 23 through May 14
Known for High Fidelity, Say Anything and Grosse Pointe Blank
Runs Jan. 24 through July 12
Known for Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men In Tights and Saw
Runs Feb. 7 through July 23
Known for Hairspray, Pink Flamingos and Cry Baby
Runs Jan. 11 through Sept. 25
Featuring Jon Heder, Jon Gries and Efren Ramirez
Runs Feb. 6 through March 22
Featuring Corey Feldman and Kerri Green
Runs March 13-29
Featuring Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell and Wil Wheaton
Modern road dogs
Runs Jan. 14 through April 10
Known for Those Who Can’t, I Feel Pretty and Physical
Runs Jan. 16 through April 25
Known for The Eric Andre Show, Broad City and Daddy’s Home
Runs Jan. 9 through July 25
Known for Horace and Pete, Inside Amy Schumer and Soups To Nuts Netflix special
Runs Jan. 8 through Feb. 27
Known for America’s Got Talent, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Joker.
Runs Jan. 8 through Oct. 24
Known for The House, Those Who Can’t and Paradise PD
Runs Jan. 22 through Sept. 19
Known for Last Comic Standing, Trainwreck and I Feel Pretty
Runs Jan. 15 through April 18
Known for Bugonia, Let’s Start A Cult and Tires
Runs March 6 through July 2
Known for St. Denis Medical, Girls5Eva and Bring the Funny
Runs Feb. 13 through April 24
Known for Billions, Guy Code and Inside Amy Schumer
Runs Jan. 15 through Aug. 16
Known for High Maintenance, The Problem with Jon Stewart and Yes Ma’am
Runs Jan. 8 through May 1
Known for Crashing, The King Of Staten Island and The Comedian
Runs Jan. 16 through May 9
Known for Louie, Opie and Anthony and Tough Crowd
Runs March 5 through May 30
Known for Roast Battle, Laughs on Fox and Windy City Live
Runs Jan. 2 through June 13
Known for The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing and Best Week Ever
Runs March 10 through June 13
Known for The Tonight Show, Hustlers and Thief of Joy
Runs Jan. 8 through April 12
Known for Running The Light, The Toad’s Morale and The Chubby Behemoth Podcast
Runs Jan. 15 through May 9
Known for America’s Got Talent, I Think You Should Leave and My Name Is Preacher
Runs Jan. 2 through Nov. 21
Known for The Tonight Show, Netflix’s The Stand Ups and The Nateland Podcast
Runs Jan. 15 through Oct. 25
Known for Deadbeat, Legit and The Playboy Morning Show
Runs Jan. 15 through Nov. 21
Known for Fourth of July, Netflix’s The Standups and Tuesdays with Stories
Runs Jan. 9 through Oct. 16
Known for Totally Relatable, Uncle Vinny and Little Bit of Laughs Podcast
Runs Jan. 2 through Oct. 4
Known for Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show and Conan
Runs Jan. 15 through Oct. 24
Known for Inside Amy Schumer, The Tonight Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers
Runs Jan. 29 through Feb. 14
Known for Last Comic Standing, Fresh Off The Boat and 2 Dope Queens
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.
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.
