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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Please Don’t Destroy at Asbury Hall at Babeville | September 12, 2026
Please Don’t Destroy brings an hour of live sketch comedy to Asbury Hall at Babeville in Buffalo on Saturday, September 12. The SNL trio closes their six-city summer tour with this 18+ show. Tickets $35–$45.
Jim Breuer at Kodak Center | November 20, 2026
Jim Breuer brings the Find the Funny Tour to Kodak Center in Rochester on Friday, November 20. The 45-city run is his first major theater tour in years. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 21.
Jim Belushi & The Board of Comedy at Riviera Theatre | January 9, 2027
Jim Belushi & The Board of Comedy bring improvised sketch comedy to Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on Saturday, January 9. Nine audience-driven improv games per night, every show unique. Tickets are $79.
Roz Chast & Jason Adam Katzenstein at MASS MoCA | October 17, 2026
New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein discuss their new book The Two Saddest Kitchens at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center on October 17. Tickets from 5; preferred seating includes a signed copy.
Becky Robinson: The Beasts in Me Tour at Paramount Hudson Valley | October 1, 2026
Becky Robinson brings The Beasts in Me Tour to Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Show time is 8 p.m. No ticket price was available at press time.
Aziz Ansari at Ulster Performing Arts Center | October 17, 2026
Aziz Ansari brings the Hypothetical Tour to Kingston’s Ulster Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets from $45.50, on sale August 6.
Hannibal Buress at Sherman Theater | October 10, 2026
Hannibal Buress brings his fall 2026 stand-up tour to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA on Saturday, October 10. Tickets start at $30, with reserved seating available.
Eric Idle at Universal Preservation Hall | October 1, 2026
Eric Idle brings Idle in Provence: A Brief History of Thyme to Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on October 1. The evening includes stories, Q&A, and singalongs; every ticket includes a signed copy of the memoir.
Jeff Leeson: Only Gonna Say This Once Comedy Tour at Brockville Arts Centre | September 19, 2026
Jeff Leeson’s Only Gonna Say This Once Comedy Tour hits Brockville Arts Centre on Saturday, September 19. His 25+ years of crowd work and long-form improv land differently every night. All ages, doors at 7:00 p.m., tickets from $42 CAD.
Andrew Dice Clay at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre | October 23, 2026
Andrew Dice Clay closes out a three-night New York theater run at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre on October 23, 2026, with a 7:30 p.m. show. No support act is listed for the Buffalo date.