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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Jeff Dunham at Kodak Center | November 5, 2026
Jeff Dunham brings the Inappropriate Contact Tour to Kodak Center in Rochester on Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. The ventriloquist-comedian holds the Guinness World Record for most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour.
Darci Lynne at Riviera Theatre | October 15, 2026
Darci Lynne brings the 2026 Growing Pains Tour to Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on October 15. The variety-style show features her signature ventriloquism, singing, and comedy alongside puppet characters Petunia, Oscar, Edna, and Andy. Tickets are $49–$64.
Matt Mathews at Palace Theatre Albany | April 8, 2027
Matt Mathews brings the Not What I Ordered World Tour to Palace Theatre Albany on Thursday, April 8, 2027 — a comedian who built a national audience from viral farm videos and proved it at the box office, with 250,000+ tickets sold on his previous run.
Ron White at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino | November 7, 2026
Ron White performs at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, NY on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Tickets start at $55 — the 2,200-seat Events Center is a proper room for Tater Salad’s deadpan storytelling.
The Basement Yard at Shea’s Performing Arts Center | November 6, 2026
The Basement Yard brings their From the Basement to the World Tour to Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo for a just-added Friday night show on November 6, 2026. Expect 90 to 120 minutes of unscripted comedy, crowd participation, and the chemistry of two lifelong friends from Queens.
Whose Live Anyway? at Buffalo State Performing Arts Center | April 18, 2027
Whose Live Anyway? brings Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray to Buffalo State PAC on Sunday, April 18, 2027 at 7:30 PM for 90 minutes of audience-driven improv comedy and song. Tickets are $73–$83.
Pete Davidson at The Palace Theatre Albany | September 24, 2026
Pete Davidson returns to Albany’s Palace Theatre on Thursday, September 24, 2026 — his first appearance at the room since cancelling a 2024 date to seek mental health treatment. The show is device-free via Yondr pouches. Pre-sale opens June 11 with code STATENISLAND.
The Basement Yard at Shea’s Performing Arts Center | November 7, 2026
Joe Santagato and Frank Alvarez bring The Basement Yard’s From the Basement to the World Tour to Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo on Saturday, November 7. Unscripted, unpredictable, and loaded with audience participation — showtime is 8:00 PM.
Tig Notaro at Kodak Center | August 29, 2026
Tig Notaro’s Out of Nowhere Tour makes a rescheduled stop at Kodak Center in Rochester on Saturday, August 29 at 7:00 PM — here’s what you need to know before you go.
Matt Mathews at Kodak Center | February 4, 2027
Matt Mathews stops at Kodak Center in Rochester on Thursday, February 4, 2027 as part of his 74-date Not What I Ordered World Tour — a fast-selling international run that has already touched Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and is headed for Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.