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TOP UPCOMING CONCERTS IN Seattle, WA

• Justin Timberlake @ Climate Pledge Arena on Thu May 2, 2024
• Melanie Martinez, Men I Trust & Beach Bunny @ Climate Pledge Arena on Fri May 10, 2024
• Justin Timberlake @ Climate Pledge Arena on Fri May 3, 2024
• Matt Rife @ Paramount Theatre - Seattle on Fri May 10, 2024
• Benson Boone @ Showbox SoDo on Fri May 3, 2024

Mon Apr 29, 2024

Taylor Acorn

Venue: Madame Lou's

Time: 8:00 PM

Featuring: Taylor Acorn

Venue: High Dive - Seattle

Featuring: Boeckner

Shordie Shordie

Venue: The Showbox

Time: 8:30 PM

Featuring: Shordie Shordie

Tue Apr 30, 2024

Venue: Barboza at Neumos

Time: 7:00 PM

Featuring: Sweet Pill

The Amity Affliction

Featuring: The Amity Affliction

Ibrahim Maalouf

Venue: Neumos

Featuring: Ibrahim Maalouf

Young Rising Sons

Time: 7:30 PM

Featuring: Young Rising Sons

Wed May 1, 2024

Northwest School - Performances By The House & Jazz Band

Venue: Nectar Lounge

Time: 6:30 PM

Featuring: Northwest School - Performances By The House & Jazz Band

The Spill Canvas

Featuring: The Spill Canvas

Coyote Picnic

Venue: Chop Suey

Featuring: Coyote Picnic

Lawrence Rothman

Venue: Tractor Tavern

Featuring: Lawrence Rothman

Jack & Jack

Venue: The Crocodile

Featuring: Jack & Jack

Venue: The Neptune Theatre

Featuring: Imminence

The Mary Wallopers

Venue: El Corazon

Featuring: The Mary Wallopers

Featuring: Mk.gee

Blind Guardian

Featuring: Blind Guardian

Thu May 2, 2024

Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties

Time: 6:00 PM

Featuring: Aaron West

Pierre Kwenders

Featuring: Pierre Kwenders

Marlon Craft

Featuring: Marlon Craft

Justin Timberlake

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena

Featuring: Justin Timberlake

The Mission

Featuring: The Mission

Yameii & Deko

Featuring: Deko - Artist | Yameii

Adam Ant & The English Beat

Featuring: Adam Ant | The English Beat

David Morris

Featuring: David Morris

Christian Kuria

Featuring: Christian Kuria

Connor Price

Featuring: Connor Price

The Marked Men

Venue: Clock-Out Lounge

Time: 9:00 PM

Featuring: The Marked Men

Fri May 3, 2024

Tio Nacho's House

Featuring: Tio Nacho's House

Better Lovers

Featuring: Better Lovers

Jackie Kashian

Venue: Laughs Comedy Club

Featuring: Jackie Kashian

Featuring: Mike.iLL

Benson Boone

Venue: Showbox SoDo

Featuring: Benson Boone

Venue: Wamu Theater At Lumen Field Event Center

Featuring: ISOxo

Steve Trevino

Featuring: Steve Trevino

Venue: Washington Hall - Seattle

Featuring: Andy Shauf

Featuring: Augustana

Featuring: Candi Pop

Josh Potter

Venue: Here - After

Featuring: Josh Potter

Time: 9:30 PM

I'm Not Okay - An Emo & Pop Punk Dance Party

Time: 10:00 PM

Featuring: I'm Not Okay - An Emo & Pop Punk Dance Party

Levels House Party

Featuring: Levels House Party

Sat May 4, 2024

Elliot Moss

Featuring: Elliot Moss

Youth Fountain

Featuring: Youth Fountain

Manuel Barrueco

Venue: Benaroya Hall - Nordstrom Recital Hall

Featuring: Manuel Barrueco

Featuring: An-Ten-Nae

Colin Quinn

Featuring: Colin Quinn

Bombay Bicycle Club

Featuring: Bombay Bicycle Club

Sun May 5, 2024

Vikingur Olafsson

Venue: Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Time: 2:00 PM

Featuring: Vikingur Olafsson

La Dame Blanche

Featuring: Various Artists

I Am The Avalanche

Featuring: I Am The Avalanche

Featuring: DannyLux

Mon May 6, 2024

Featuring: Jade Bird

Marcus King

Venue: Moore Theatre - WA

Featuring: Marcus King

Julia Holter

Featuring: Julia Holter

Salt Cathedral

Featuring: Salt Cathedral

Tue May 7, 2024

Fly By Midnight

Featuring: Fly By Midnight

Venue: Paramount Theatre - Seattle

Featuring: Idles

Featuring: Metz

Seattle Symphony: From Dvorak to Benshoof

Featuring: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Jeff Crosby

Featuring: Jeff Crosby

Prateek Kuhad

Featuring: Prateek Kuhad

Alexandra Streliski

Venue: Fremont Abbey Arts Center

Featuring: Alexandra Streliski

Yellow Days

Featuring: Yellow Days

Reflect - Deep House & Melodic Techno

Featuring: Reflect - Deep House

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors

Featuring: Drew Holcomb | Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors

Featuring: Petey

Wed May 8, 2024

Mad Caddies

Featuring: Mad Caddies

Steely Dead

Featuring: Steely Dead

Smash Into Pieces

Featuring: Smash Into Pieces

Featuring: Ossuary

Land of Talk

Featuring: Land Of Talk

Joketellers Union

Featuring: Joketellers Union

Thu May 9, 2024

Northwest Terror Fest

Time: 4:00 PM

Featuring: Northwest Terror Fest

The Fall of Troy

Featuring: The Fall of Troy

Featuring: Aaron May

Featuring: Qwanqwa

The Stinkfoot Orchestra

Featuring: The Stinkfoot Orchestra

Noah Gundersen

Featuring: Noah Gundersen

Featuring: 24kGoldn

Chet Porter

Featuring: Chet Porter

Hunter Hayes

Featuring: Hunter Hayes

The Widdler

Venue: Trinity - Seattle

Featuring: The Widdler

Fri May 10, 2024

Featuring: San Fermin

Melanie Martinez, Men I Trust & Beach Bunny

Featuring: Beach Bunny | Melanie Martinez | Men I Trust

Josh Gondelman

Featuring: Josh Gondelman

Featuring: Matt Rife

Featuring: Kyle

Electric Six & The Supersuckers

Featuring: The Supersuckers | Electric Six

Sam Tallent

Featuring: Sam Tallent

Becky Robinson

Featuring: Becky Robinson

Las Cafeteras

Featuring: Las Cafeteras

Silvestre Dangond

Featuring: Silvestre Dangond

Thunderpussy & The Seattle Symphony

Featuring: The Seattle Symphony | Thunderpussy

Jesse McCartney

Featuring: Jesse McCartney

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Apr 26, 2024, houston, tx, at nrg arena, apr 27, 2024, may 1, 2024, with jerry seinfeld, jim gaffigan and sebastian maniscalco, los angeles, ca, at the hollywood bowl - netflix is a joke festival, may 2, 2024, may 3, 2024, loveland, co, at blue arena, may 4, 2024, colorado springs, co, at the broadmoor world arena, may 5, 2024, rio rancho, nm, at rio rancho events center, may 9, 2024, asheville, nc, at harrah's cherokee center asheville, may 10, 2024, lexington, ky, at central bank center - rupp arena, may 11, 2024, birmingham, al, at legacy arena at the bjcc, may 12, 2024, greensboro, nc, at greensboro coliseum, may 16, 2024, sioux falls, sd, at denny sanford premier center, may 17, 2024, rockford, il, at bmo center, may 18, 2024, des moines, ia, at wells fargo arena, may 19, 2024, green bay, wi, at resch center, may 30, 2024, new orleans, la, at smoothie king center, may 31, 2024, memphis, tn, at fedexforum, june 1, 2024, at mississippi coast coliseum, june 2, 2024, huntsville, al, at propst arena, june 5, 2024, 2nd night added, grand rapids, mi, at van andel arena, june 7, 2024, clarkston, mi, at pine knob music theatre, june 8, 2024, allentown, pa, at ppl center, june 9, 2024, belmont park, ny, at ubs arena, june 13, 2024, cedar rapids, ia, at alliant energy powerhouse, june 14, 2024, june 15, 2024, at huntington center, june 16, 2024, buffalo, ny, at keybank center, june 21, 2024, rescheduled from oct 27, 2023, st. louis, mo, at the fabulous fox theatre, june 22, 2024, rescheduled from oct 24, 2023, june 23, 2024, rescheduled from oct 25, 2023, june 26, 2024, indianapolis, in, at gainbridge fieldhouse, june 27, 2024, rescheduled from oct 28, 2023, june 28, 2024, springfield, mo, at great southern bank arena, june 29, 2024, at chi health center, june 30, 2024, rosemont, il, at allstate arena, july 18, 2024, paso robles, ca, at california mid-state fair, july 19, 2024, great outdoors comedy festival, london, on - canada, at harris park, july 20, 2024, bismarck, nd, at bismarck event center, july 21, 2024, winnipeg, mb - canada, at assiniboine park, aug 9, 2024, halifax, ns - canada, at halifax citadel garrison grounds, aug 10, 2024, ottawa, on - canada, at lebreton flats, aug 23, 2024, at vibrant arena at the mark, aug 24, 2024, st. paul, mn, at minnesota state fair, aug 25, 2024, at fargodome, sept 20, 2024, mashantucket, ct, at foxwoods resort casino - premier theater, sept 21, 2024, privacy preference center, privacy preferences.

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Comedy Shows in Seattle

Check out a list of all current and upcoming comedy shows in 2024/2025. Seattle.theater is your guide to all comedians and comedy shows performing this season in the city. Some popular venues for comedy include Here-After , Moore Theatre , and more. Many comedy shows and stand-up performances are happening in San Seattle, WA. Don’t miss your favorite comedy shows and comedians this season. Buy comedy tickets at the lowest price.

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Current and Upcoming Shows

Duo Comedy Showcase, Wednesdays 8PM

Duo Comedy Showcase is Seattle’s only public open-mic for improv. Two-person teams doing what they do best: creating spontaneous scenes on the fly that are so hilarious, quick-witted, and perfectly constructed, it’s hard to believe they are made up on the spot. At Duos, newer improvisers have an opportunity to improve while professional improvisers practice and try new things. Who knows, you might even want to join them. $10 every Wednesday at 8:00 at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market

SIGN UP! All experience levels sign up for this. So don’t be afraid – YOUR TEAM may be the next Penn & Teller, Martin & Lewis, Bevis and Butthead…. or you may end up driving off a cliff like Thelma & Louise! Sign your duo up at [email protected]

Loose Cannons, Thursdays 8PM

Get ready for an unpredictable and thrilling experience at Loose Cannons! Each show offers a unique blend of danger, excitement, and fun. The night will consist of a two-part improv performance. The first half will feature special guests showcasing their unique style, brought to life with suggestions from the audience.

In the second half, audience suggestions will guide the improvisers as they associate and play an opening game. This game could be a song, monologue, or group association. The goal is to incorporate the themes and elements from the game into the rest of the performance. The improvisers are true loose cannons, ready to create whatever comes to mind. You have the power to light the fuse and determine the outcome of the show. Get ready for an unforgettable experience!

Theatre Unexpected: An Improvised Play  4/5 – 5/11 Fri. and Sat. 7:30 PM

Theater Unexpected offers a one-of-a-kind improvisational play experience entirely spontaneous and tailored to your suggestions. Our cast of improvisers will perform a full-length play every Friday and Saturday, using your ideas for characters, settings, and plot themes. You’ll be able to sit back and watch your personalized play unfold before your eyes, never to be repeated.

Seattle Theatresports, Fri. and Sat. 9:30PM

Welcome back to Theatresports, Seattle’s legendary improv show LIVE. It’s the same Theatresports you love…based on your suggestion, two teams of improvisers rumble, competing with exciting improv games. Seating is limited and socially distanced. After this year, we all deserve to laugh…together. Join us at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market.

THIS IS FOR YOU: An Improvised Theatre Poetry Experience  4/7 – 4/28, Sundays 7:00 PM

No Strings Attached: An Improvised Puppet Show for Grownups, 2nd Saturday of the Month at 6:00 pm

“Avenue Q” meets improv comedy in this adult puppet show at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater. What do puppets do after their day jobs? Well, after singing songs and dancing at the children’s theater, they let off steam by hanging out and causing all kinds of hijinx. The No Strings Attached crew gets a little rowdy, marionettes and sock puppets alike bust out with bawdy songs and jokes all based on your suggestions. At the Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater in Pike Place Market.

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Improv Unexpected at Jules Maes in Georgetown, Tuesday 3/27 8:00 PM

Improv comes to Georgetown! Seattle’s legendary improv company, Unexpected Productions, brings you the Improv Unexpected. The talented cast members take your suggestions and spontaneously create hilarious stories, zany scenes, and fun songs right on the spot and in the moment just for YOU!

Mother’s Day Comedy Improv Show  5/12 7:00 PM

Are you searching for a unique and memorable way to celebrate Mother’s Day? Look no further than our hilarious improv comedy show, featuring a talented cast of actual mothers from Unexpected Productions’ resident ensemble. Join us for an evening of laughter, love, and celebration of motherhood.

Bring all the incredible women in your life – from your mom to your grandma – for a hilarious and heartwarming experience. Don’t miss out on the fun – secure your tickets today!

The tickets are priced at $20 for general admission, but if you use the promo code IMAMOM, you can get them at half price if you’re a mother. It’s a perfect way to show your appreciation without breaking the bank.

Mucho Improv At Loose Cannons, the last Thursday of the month

Mucho Improv will bring you fun, short scenes where English and Spanish collide in the funniest way.

Mucho Improv te traerá divertidas escenas cortas donde el inglés y el español chocan de la manera más divertida.

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As one of today’s premiere stand-up comics Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing at a Las Vegas coffee house. The comedian, who pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son, sells-out arenas and theaters across the world.

In 2017, Koy broke a record for the most tickets sold by a single artist at 23,000 tickets and 11 sold-out shows at The Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. In response, the mayor’s office in Honolulu proclaimed November 24th as “Jo Koy Day.” The comedian continued his record breaking streak by being the only comedian to sell out 6 shows at The Warfield in San Francisco. He then broke the attendance record at Club Regent Event Centre in Winnipeg with 4 sold-out shows. In 2019, Koy sold-out 5 shows at the San Diego Civic Theatre, the most consecutive sold-out shows for a comedian. He recently became the only comedian to sell 17,000+ tickets, over 30 shows (in one year) at the Brea Improv.

He was given the prestigious “Stand-Up Comedian Of The Year” award at the 2018 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He has had four highly rated and successful comedy specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. His 2019 Netflix special, ​Comin’ In Hot is currently streaming world-wide. Koy is on a mission to educate the masses on how to raise a millennial, the intricacies of Filipino traditions, and more!

In 2019, the comedian reached #1 on the Billboard Charts for his stand-up comedy album, ​Live From Seattle.​ H​ e can also be heard on his weekly podcast, ​The Koy Pond with Jo Koy ​by Starburns Audio. Listeners can dive in each week as Koy welcomes friends and fellow comedians to share their hilarious insights on life.

Koy has appeared on over 140 episodes of ​Chelsea Lately as a season regular roundtable guest. Other appearances include: ​The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Call with Carson Daly, Lights Out with David Spade, @Midnight with Chris Hardwick, Beat Bobby Flay, The Breakfast Club, Celebrity Page TV,​ ​World’s Funniest Fails and Sean In The Wild.

Today, the comedian tours around the world on his ​Funny is Funny World Tour ​with ALL NEW material.

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Full Size Run is Sole Collector’s weekly sneaker talk and debate show featuring co-hosts Brendan Dunne, Matt Welty, and Trinidad James, and this week they’re joined by Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy on the heels of his new Netflix special, Comin’ in Hot , to talk about why Filipinos are obsessed with sneakers, why he loves Air Jordans, and he roasts Michael Jordan’s worst outfits.

Jo Koy’s teenage son would be understandably embarrassed to hear how his confusion about puberty is served up in this comedy special, shot in Hawaii. (Anticipating the kid’s reaction, Koy incorporates that into his act as well: “Does everything have to be a joke, dad? Come on, seriously.”) But Koy is an equal-opportunity mortifier, and everyone in his orbit is a target — including the audience.

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HGTV’s ‘Ugliest House in America’ has some thoughts on WA homes

Comedian Retta (“Parks and Recreation”) has learned a thing or two about disappointing domiciles, but she discovers there are always additional ways to mar a home’s aesthetics in her visits to three Washington residences in “Ugliest House in America” (9 p.m. April 29, HGTV), now in its fifth season.

“I often had to go up steps to get to the house,” Retta recalled of the homes in the Washington episode in a phone interview earlier this month. “I gotta work to get into the house and then there were steps inside the house. Enough with the steps!”

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The Seattle home’s owners, Brittany and Mehmet, welcomed Retta into their hall-of-mirrors house. The homeowners explain the house, built in 1965 with a view of Mount Rainier, was previously owned by an artist who attached mirrors to every imaginable surface in the home, including mirror mosaics on the walls and potentially hazardous 3D mirror art in the dining room. In one spot a mirror is even framed by a mirror.

“I think you have all of the mirrors in the Pacific Northwest,” Retta says in the episode.

Except perhaps for in one room: a bathroom, where one would be most likely to find a large mirror, has only a small mirror.

“Of all the mirrors in all the land, there were no more mirrors in Seattle. That’s all they could get,” Retta says in the episode. “The glue people and the mirror people in this town were thrilled.”

(A publicist for the series said the Seattle homeowners did not respond to requests for an interview, what part of Seattle they live in or for permission to use their last names.)

Retta also visits a 10,000-square-foot octagon-shaped house in Sultan, Snohomish County, where she says “every room is shaped like a slice of pie. … And a lot of the square footage is hallway.”

In the Sultan house, Retta also found more mirrors, echoing her Seattle finds.

“I don’t understand why everybody thought mirrors were décor,” she says. “Not everybody wants to look at themselves!”

And she found more steps, not only to get to the home’s entrance but also once inside. One bathroom has five levels.

“When I’m rushing to pee, I don’t want to go up steps!” she says.

Retta’s final stop is a home in West Richland, Benton County, that features two intersecting staircases and a bomb shelter with a curtain instead of a door. A helpful on-screen notation says, “Radiation can pass through fabric.”

At the end of each episode, Retta announces which of the three homes featured will be in the running for a $150,000 renovation by HGTV designer Alison Victoria that will be featured as the season finale episode. But it’s not Retta doing the picking.

“They go through all of that,” Retta said of the show’s producers. “It’s because of the cost, because there is a budget, but also they’re looking for the potential for the best before-and-after. You want to see the change, you don’t just want it to be structural. And a lot of it is the availability of contractors and what kind of speed they can work at because we’re on a schedule.”

Retta says despite all the weird, ugly homes she’s visited, she continues to be amazed.

“It’s simple things, like, why is this an entryway you have to duck every time you go through it? Or when you go into the bathroom you have to walk in sideways because the door doesn’t open more than a foot,” she says. “Why did you agree to this and why haven’t you fixed it?”

Retta seems to get a kick out of the homes and especially the opportunity to use her stand-up comic background to riff on their idiosyncrasies. She says filming “Ugliest House” is a bigger challenge than working on scripted series such as “Good Girls” or “Parks and Recreation.”

“We have to work around logistics,” she says. “In scripted [shows], you’re in one place and you’ve got a transportation team and a set decorator team, whereas there’s just a few of us traveling around and we’ve got to make stuff work.”

That’s included finishing her hair and makeup in a gas station bathroom. Retta says she’s been shooting “Ugliest House” seasons back-to-back. She’s currently midway through filming a sixth season that started in March and will finish in July. Then she’ll be ready to get back to acting.

“I really want to do another [scripted] series. That’s my favorite,” she says. “I like having someplace to wake up and go to work. I enjoy doing films, too. I like doing shows at home and films on location.”

The episode featuring three Washington homes will premiere at 9 p.m. April 29 on HGTV.

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YouTube comedian to appear at state fair

PUYALLUP — If you’re in the mood for comedy, you can find a show this fall at the Washington State Fair.

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the grandstand.

Tickets went on sale Friday. They cost $65 to $90 and include admission to the fair. Tickets can be purchased online at thefair.com/activities/gabriel-fluffy-iglesias.

Iglesias is one of the most-watched comedians on YouTube, garnering more than 1.1 billion views. He also has more than 25 million fans on social media, according to a news release from the fair.

He has performed sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York, Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.

Iglesias plays a role and is an executive producer for a sitcom called “Mr. Iglesias,” which won best prime-time comedy at the Imagen Awards in 2020. In the show, he plays a public high school teacher who helps children unlock their “full potential,” according to the news release.

He has stand-up comedy specials streaming on Netflix titled “One Show Fits All” and “Stadium Fluffy.”

More information about the fair’s lineup this year can be found at thefair.com/concerts.

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Comedian Nate Bargatze's 'The Be Funny Tour' takes on Houston with 3 shows

N ate Bargatze, a Nashville native known for his clean stand-up comedy, is coming to Houston for "The Be Funny Tour" at Houston’s NRG Arena this weekend.

The Grammy-nominated comedian — dubbed the “Nicest Man in Stand-Up” by the Atlantic Magazine — is traveling to multiple cities across North America to present his show featuring some new material.

"I'm on the Be Funny Tour right now, we're coming to your town in 2024 check it out," he said in a January TikTok video . 

Bargatze’s jokes focus on relatable life experiences, not making fun of people, he told KUTV "Fresh Living" in an interview. He said audience members can expect fun and friendly shows for everyone to enjoy.

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His shows’ clean comedy style is meant to be appropriate for families to attend together, according to a 2023 TODAY interview .

Bargatze’s performances have brought audiences from different walks of life together as he talks about his college life, adult life, experiences at his old jobs, sports, DNA and evolution. He has performed his stand-up in front of more than 19,000 people at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and hosted "Saturday Night Live" in October 2023.

Bargatze launched his career in the early 2000s after quitting his job at the West Wilson Utility District with co-worker Michael Clay. They both moved from Nashville and headed to Chicago, according to the Tennessean.

Bargatze posted a photo in 2019 on social media of himself and Clay at his first stand-up set in Chicago. "Time flies," the post said. And it has. 

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The comedian went on to tour and sell out shows globally. He has been on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" and performed for troops in Kuwait and Iraq, and at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest and JFL Montreal Comedy Festival.

He also has Netflix specials, including "The Tennessee Kid," "Greatest Average American" and "The Stand-ups." He currently has a special called "Hello, World" on Amazon Prime Video. 

When not on tour, fans can catch Bargatze hosting the weekly podcast "Nateland," with other comedians such as Brian Bates, Aaron Weber and Dusty Slay. They discuss a range of topics, from pop culture and current events to their personal lives and experiences, according to the Nateland Entertainment website . 

The comedian is scheduled to perform in Houston at the NRG Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m . and 7 p.m.  

For more information about the tour and buying tickets, visit  natebargatze.com .