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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Jerry Seinfeld at West Herr Auditorium Theatre | May 16, 2026
Jerry Seinfeld returns to West Herr Auditorium Theatre in Rochester on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM. One of nine stops on his 2026 U.S. tour, the show features his latest observational material — phones, AI, marriage, streaming — in a 60–75 minute headline set. Tickets start at $90.
Jeff Dunham & Gabriel Iglesias at Bethel Woods | August 8, 2026
Jeff Dunham and Gabriel Iglesias co-headline at the Pavilion at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Saturday, August 8, 2026, billed as “Two Comedy Legends — One Show.” Tickets on sale now from $55 to $236.
Weird Al Yankovic at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview | July 10, 2026
Forty years into a career that has outlasted virtually every trend it ever mocked, “Weird Al” Yankovic brings the Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour to Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse …
Nate Bargatze at MVP Arena | May 15, 2026
Nate Bargatze brings the Big Dumb Eyes World Tour to MVP Arena on May 15. The biggest name in comedy hits Albany.
Value Select at Rec Room | August 18, 2026
Value Select brings indie/alternative energy to Rec Room in Buffalo on Tuesday, August 18 — an After Dark Presents show at one of Western NY’s most reliable rooms. Tickets on sale now, 16+.
Whose Live Anyway? at Buffalo State PAC | October 6, 2026
Here is what you need to know before you book your Tuesday night: this is not a show you sit quietly through.
Lucy Darling at Kodak Center | June 16, 2026
Some shows are worth the effort it takes to dress up on a Tuesday night.
Tom Papa at Universal Preservation Hall | July 17, 2026
Universal Preservation Hall sits in downtown Saratoga Springs, the kind of room where a comedian either earns the crowd fast or feels every second of the silence.
Gary Owen at Kodak Center | November 19, 2026
Gary Owen brings his No Hard Feelings Tour to Kodak Center in Rochester on November 19. Tickets on sale now. VIP packages available.
Weird Al Yankovic at Tanglewood | July 21, 2026
Weird Al Yankovic makes his Tanglewood debut Tuesday, July 21, 2026, bringing the 90-date Bigger & Weirder Tour to the Berkshires with Puddles Pity Party opening.