U.S. Comedy Tracker

Comedians are pulling back the curtain on how new stand-up material comes together.

• Michelle Wolf shares her Ireland writing trip and joke rewrites...

Madison native Denny Love kicks off his 44-city Show Love Tour at Comedy on State on August 28, returning to the same stage as his 2013 open mic...

Foxx brings his first Hulu stand-up hour, Jamie Foxx: Take Care Of Yourself, to the platform on October 7, 2026.

• Follows his 2024 Netflix special...

• The Varnell Hill Show finally arrives after seven years of scheduling clashes with Martin Lawrence's films.
• The "Wrath of Farrakhan" In Living...

Stavros Halkias detailed his unconventional rise on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, tracing his Baltimore roots to stand-up success and film work.

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The New York Comedy Festival ranks as the country's largest and longest-running comedy event, with over 20 years featuring legends like Billy Crystal,...

STAMPTOWN premieres on Netflix August 25, delivering an hour of cult late-night variety from clown comedian Zach Zucker with comedy, circus, music,...

Leanne Morgan becomes the first female comedian to add a second show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena after selling out her Dec. 11 date. The new Jan. 22, 2027 performance on her "The Time of Our Lives Tour" goes on sale this week.

SNL's James Austin Johnson releases his first hour stand-up special He'll Yeah with 800 Pound Gorilla, blending impressions, characters, songs and...

Jeff Foxworthy returns to stand-up with a new special after 40 years, reflecting on how Blue Collar Comedy shaped him and lessons from legends like...

• First hosting gig in nearly 30 years as Kimmel guest host felt like a full-circle moment.
• Delivered direct message to Trump ('Hi, I know you're...

Stavros Halkias lands a bully role in A24's Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, marking his latest acting expansion after appearing in Bugonia last year....

Bargatze sold over 2 million tickets across 129 venues in 16 months, topping Dunham's prior mark from 386 stops.

• Efficiency gap: Averaged 15,750...

Druski stands out by making audiences laugh while deliberately making them uncomfortable, turning exaggerated stereotypes and cultural truths into...

Rosie O'Donnell's guest-hosting gig on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week came as a shock even to her, given their past tension.

• No prior contact: The...

SNL's James Austin Johnson steps out as a headliner with his first stand-up hour, He’ll Yeah, dropping Aug. 31 on Gorilla Comedy+ before hitting...

Will Ferrell is hilarious in his latest 10-episode Netflix sports comedy series, which is hot on streaming and features co-star Fortune Feimster.

The ranking of all-time sketch greats offers a perfect spark for discussing what still lands in 2026.

• MADtv earned props as SNL's edgier, more...

Michael Blaustein, one of the fastest-rising stand-ups today, takes the stage at Caesars Virginia on Aug 15 with viral clips already surpassing a billion views.

Nate Bargatze shattered the Guinness World Record for stand-up comedy tour tickets with 2,016,254 sales on his “Big Dumb Eyes” tour, topping Jeff...