Live comedy has become one of Upstate New York’s best nights out. Touring headliners, late-night regulars, podcast favorites, and breakout club comics work theaters, casino showrooms, and clubs across the region — from the Palace Theatre in Albany to the showrooms at Turning Stone and del Lago and stages throughout Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, and the Capital Region.
This page is your running guide to every stand-up tour and comedy show on our radar across Upstate NY, listed with the soonest dates first. Whether you’re after an arena-sized headliner or a low-key club set, you’ll find the upcoming dates here.
We follow rooms in every region of the state, so wherever you are between Buffalo and the Capital Region, the next laugh is on the calendar. Comedy tours announce quickly and sell out faster, so we refresh this page as new shows are added and surface presale codes and ticket links wherever we can find them.
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Taylor Tomlinson at Kodak Center | May 15, 2027
Taylor Tomlinson brings her Nobody Asked You To Do That stand-up tour to Kodak Center in Rochester on Saturday, May 15, 2027. Tickets on sale to the general public September 18.
Terry Fator – Pure Imagination at Riviera Theatre | June 6, 2027
Terry Fator brings his Pure Imagination: Once Upon a Voice tour to the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on Sunday, June 6, 2027. Tickets are $54–$69.
Bingo Loco at Electric City | October 9, 2026
Bingo Loco brings Name That Song to Electric City in Buffalo on Friday, October 9, 2026 — a 2.5-hour interactive stage show with dance-offs, rave rounds, lip sync battles, and prize giveaways. Tickets are $42.45.
Chris Fleming at Ulster Performing Arts Center | October 24, 2026
Chris Fleming brings his HBO special, Chris Fleming Live, to UPAC in Kingston on Saturday, October 24 at 8 p.m. The Emmy-nominated comedian won Comedy Performance of the Year at the 2026 Just for Laughs Festival. Tickets on sale now through Ticketmaster.
Hell in a Handbag at EMPAC | September 19, 2026
Jibz Cameron brings her memoir performance Hell in a Handbag to EMPAC in Troy on September 19, with both Cameron and alter ego Dynasty Handbag appearing onstage together for the first time. Tickets are $5 general or free with an RPI ID.
Dr. Dirty – John Valby at Riviera Theatre | February 13, 2027
Dr. Dirty – John Valby brings his adult comedy piano act to the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on Saturday, February 13, 2027, the night before Valentine’s Day. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $20.
Dave Attell at Paramount Hudson Valley | October 24, 2026
Dave Attell plays the Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill on Saturday, October 24 at 8 p.m. The comedian behind Comedy Central’s Insomniac and the 2024 Netflix special Hot Cross Buns is midway through a fall tour with multiple sold-out dates. Tickets from $41.
Paula Poundstone at Paramount Theatre | January 16, 2027
Paula Poundstone brings her audience-driven stand-up to Paramount Theatre in Rutland, VT on Saturday, January 16, 2027. No setlist, no support — just two hours of Poundstone in conversation with the room, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
An Evening with David Sedaris at Paramount Theatre | October 6, 2026
David Sedaris brings his Summer/Fall Tour to Paramount Theatre in Rutland, VT on Tuesday, October 6, with all new, unpublished stories and commentary. Pre- and post-show signings included, with Phoenix Books on-site. Tickets from $36.50.
Bill Engvall at Kodak Center | November 14, 2026
Bill Engvall ends a three-year retirement with his “Here’s Your Sign, It Wasn’t My Time” tour, playing Kodak Center in Rochester on Saturday, November 14. Tickets go on sale August 28 at 10 a.m.