Comedy On Tour: Adam Sandler, Chelsea Handler & More Comics Coming To A City Near You

Comedy On Tour, presented by 800 Pound Gorilla News, is THE weekly editorial piece to find all the latest and greatest comedy tours you need to know about and get tickets to. This week's lineup are all heavy hitters; featuring Fortune Feimster, Letterkenny, Ben Schwartz, Adam Sandler and Chelsea Handler. All offering a variety of comedy giving a little bit of something for everyone (musical, improv, stand up & more). Check it out!

You can catch stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, Fortune Feimster, on the radio, on screens both big and small, and touring her stand-up across the nation. Fortune Feimster’s one-hour specials are currently streaming on Netflix, and had fantastic reviews and nominations. Prior to her one-hour specials, Netflix released Feimster’s half-hour special in 2018 as part of The Standups, which received rave reviews. She has done late night TV sets on Conan and Late Night With Seth Meyers and has another acclaimed half hour special on Comedy Central.

Tour Dates:

Sep 15 - San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center

Sep 16 - New Orleans, LA - Orpheum Theater

Sep 29 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Sep 30 - Spokane, WA - First Interstate Center for the Arts

Oct 1 - Boise, ID - Morrison Center

Oct 14 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre (SOLD OUT)

Oct 15 - Sioux Falls. SD - Sommervold Hall

Oct 21 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

Nov 3 - Evansville, IN - Old National Events Plaza

Nov 4 - Dayton, OH - Mead Theatre

Nov 5 - Charleston, WV - Charleston Coliseum

Nov 18 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium (SOLD OUT)

Nov 24 - Grand Rapids, MI - DeVos Performance Hall

Nov 25 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre

Nov 30 - Kansas City, MO - The Midland Theatre

Dec 1 - St. Louis, MO - The Factory

Dec 2 - Louisville, KY - Brown Theatre

Dec 28 - St. Petersburg, FL - Duke Energy Center

Dec 29 - Orlando, FL - Steinmetz Hall

Dec 30 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre

Dec 31 - West Palm Beach, FL - Kravis Center

Apr 6, 2024 - Rancho Mirage, CA - Agua Caliente Casino

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LETTERKENNY PRESENTS a night of stand-up comedy featuring four comedians from the popular award-winning Crave and Hulu Original series Letterkenny. The live event will feature Jeff McEnery (Alexander), Letterkenny writers, Olivia Stadler and Allie Pearse and headlined by Mark Forward (Coach). The tour will hit eight select cities in November and December.

Tour Dates:

Nov 16 - Boston, MA - Royale 
Nov 18 - Ottawa, ON - Algonquin Commons Theatre 
Nov 23 - Burlington, ON - Burlington Performing Arts Centre 
Nov 24 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre 
Nov 25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 
Nov 30 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! 
Dec 1 - London, ON - London Music Hall 
Dec 3 - Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre

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You may know Ben Schwartz as the terminally absurd Jean Ralphio Saperstein in Parks and Recreation or maybe as the voice of Sonic The Hedgehog, but either way, he's always hilarious!

Fresh from his turn at the Netflix Is A Joke Fest he'll be live on a handful of dates this year, offering you the chance to catch one of our finest improvisers doing what he does best. Starting with just a couple of  chairs on a bare stage, Ben and co will present a one-of-a-kind, unforgettable show. Don't miss him of glorious hair, Ben Schwartz as he brings the laughs to you when he pitches up, friends in tow, to a stage near you!

 Tour Dates:

Sep 21 - Washington, DC - The Anthem

Sep 23 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

Oct 6 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre

Oct 7 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre

Oct 29 - Seattle, WA - The Paramount Theatre

Nov 4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Orpheum Theatre

Nov 28 - Houston, TX - Cullen Performance Hall

Nov 29 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre

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As announced earlier this week, critically acclaimed comedian & actor Adam Sandler announces The I Missed You Tour, a massive 25 city run across North America. The tour kicks off on Oct 12th at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC making stops in Portland, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Memphis, Toronto and more before wrapping up in Denver, CO at Ball Arena on December 12. The announcement of this run follows his success of Adam Sandler LIVE sold out shows earlier this year. Sandler can most recently be seen in You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah & Murder Mystery 2 for Netflix.

Tour Dates:

Oct 12 — Rogers Arena — Vancouver, BC

Oct 13 — Climate Pledge Arena — Seattle, WA

Oct 14 — Veterans Memorial Coliseum — Portland, OR

Oct 15 — Ford Idaho Center Arena — Nampa, ID

Oct 16 — Spokane Arena — Spokane, WA

Oct 18 — SAP Center at San Jose — San Jose, CA

Oct 19 — Tahoe Blue Event Center — Stateline, NV

Oct 20 — Save Mart Center — Fresno, CA

Oct 21 — Acrisure Arena — Palm Desert, CA

Oct 23 — Honda Center — Anaheim, CA

Nov 07 — Scotiabank Arena — Toronto, ON

Nov 08 — Blue Cross Arena — Rochester, NY

Nov 09 — Capital One Arena — Washington, DC

Nov 11 — Fiserv Forum — Milwaukee, WI

Nov 12 — Target Center — Minneapolis, MN

Nov 13 — Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines, IA

Nov 15 — Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, IN

Nov 16 — FedExForum — Memphis, TN

Dec 02 — Michelob ULTRA Arena — Las Vegas, NV

Dec 03 — Delta Center — Salt Lake City, UT

Dec 07 — AT&T Center — San Antonio, TX

Dec 08 — WinStar Casino — Thackerville, OK

Dec 09 — Paycom Center — Oklahoma City, OK

Dec 10 — INTRUST Bank Arena  — Wichita, KS

Dec 12 — Ball Arena — Denver, CO

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Chelsea Handler is a comedian, television host, New York Times best-selling author and advocate whose humor and candor have established her as one of the most celebrated voices in entertainment and pop culture. After a strong seven-year run as the host of E!’s top-rated Chelsea Lately, a tenure in which she was the only female late-night talk show host on-air, she launched her documentary series Chelsea Does followed by her talk show Chelsea on Netflix in 2016. She has penned six best-selling books, five of which have reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, including 2019’s Life Will Be the Death of Me. She will executive produce and star in a TV adaptation of the book under her production banner, Chelsea Handler Productions.

Tour Dates:

Sep 29-30 - New York, NY

Oct 5-6 - Washington, DC

Oct 7 - Durham, NC

Oct 12-13 - Los Angeles, CA

Oct 14 - Phoenix, AZ

Oct 20 - Cleveland, OH

Oct 21 - Columbus, OH

Oct 22 - Pittsburgh, PA

Oct 26 - Milwaukee, WI

Oct 27-28 - Chicago, IL

Oct 29 - Madison, WI

Nov 2-3 - Portland, OR

Nov 4-5 - San Francisco, CA

Nov 9 - Eugene, OR

Nov 10-11 - Seattle, WA

Nov 16-17 - Boston, MA

Nov 18 - Springfield, MA

Nov 19 - Providence, RI

Nov 30-Dec 1 - Detroit, MI

Dec 2 - Cincinnati, OH

Dec 3 - Louisville, KY

Dec 6 - Montreal, QC

Dec 7-8 - Toronto, ON

Dec 9 - Ottowa, ON

Dec 15 - Thackerville, OK

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