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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Andrew Dice Clay at West Herr Auditorium Theatre | October 22, 2026
Andrew Dice Clay brings his stand-up to West Herr Auditorium Theatre in Rochester on October 22. The three-night upstate New York run also stops in Syracuse and Buffalo. Tickets from $45.50, on sale now.
Jeff Dunham at The Palace Theatre Albany | November 4, 2026
Jeff Dunham brings the Inappropriate Contact Tour back to Albany on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, performing at the Palace Theatre. No opening act — Dunham and his full cast of characters handle the evening. Tickets on sale July 20.
Jimmy Carr at Slush Puppie Place | October 24, 2026
Jimmy Carr brings the Laughs Funny tour to Slush Puppie Place in Kingston, Ontario on Saturday, October 24. All-new material, sharp crowd work, and dark one-liners — 2 hours 20 minutes of it. Tickets $49–$188+.
Jimmy Carr at Slush Puppie Place | October 24, 2026
Jimmy Carr brings the Laughs Funny tour to Slush Puppie Place in Kingston, Ontario on October 24, 2026, with two hours and 20 minutes of all-new material. His fifth cross-Canada tour, the show starts at 8:00 p.m.
Half an Evening with David Rasche at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | July 25, 2026
David Rasche, Succession’s Karl Muller and a Second City veteran, brings an evening of original cabaret songs to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington on July 25. Tickets are $47 general admission.
Jeff Dunham at The Stanley | November 20, 2026
Jeff Dunham brings the Inappropriate Contact Tour to the Stanley Theatre in Utica on Friday, November 20. The show features his full character roster and no opener. Tickets start at $103 via Ticketmaster or jeffdunham.com.
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.