More than 30 comedy shows will hit Tucson this fall, including big names

They’re sending us:

Big-name stand-ups including Patton Oswalt, Jeff Dunham, Leslie Jones and Weird Al Yankovic;

Lesser-known comedians including Michael Blaustein, DAX and Frankie Quiñones;

And ensemble acts including the popular duo #momsohard and On Cinema’s Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, who dispense their “chaotic movie expertise, personal gripes and alternative lifestyle advice” to a live audience.

Downtown’s Rialto Theatre might feel more like a comedy club in October, when the historic theater is bringing in 10 comedians, including back-to-back standup weekends to close out the month.

After a year filled with turmoil and tears, we could use some deep-in-the-belly laughs right about now.

Here's the schedule of comedy and spoken word acts coming to Tucson this fall:

• RnB Is Not Dead | Live RnB + Spoken Word Experience, Sept. 17, Club Congress

• Leslie Jones “I’m Hot Tour,” Sept. 18, Fox Tucson Theatre

• Weird Al Yankovic “Bigger & Weirder 2026,” Sept. 20, Tucson Arena

• Mexican comedian and clown Brincos Dieras, Sept. 20, Rialto Theatre

• Olivia Carter, Sept. 23, 191 Toole

• Geoffrey Asmus, Sept. 27, 191 Toole

• Jeff Dunham “Artificial Intelligence,” Oct. 2, Desert Diamond Casino

• Whitney Cummings “Big Baby Tour,” Oct. 2, Rialto

• Patton Oswalt, Oct. 4, La Rosa

• Pony Cam’s “Burnout Paradise,” Oct. 7-19, Centennial Hall

• Marlon Wayans with DC Ervin, Oct. 10, Fox

• Jonathan Van Ness “Hot & Healed Comedy Tour,” Oct. 11, Rialto

• Felipe Esparza, Oct. 16, Desert Diamond

• Hannibal Buress, Oct. 17, Rialto

• Dev Lemons “Eat the Pavement Tour,” Oct. 17, Club Congress

• Gabriel Iglesias “The 1976 Tour,” Oct. 23, Tucson Arena

• Dusty Slay “The Neighborhood Guy,” Oct. 24, Rialto

• Michael Blaustein “The Taste Me Tour: The Final Leg,” Oct. 24, Fox

• Daniel Sloss “Bitter,” Oct. 25, Rialto

• DAX “The Anger Management Tour,” Oct. 29, Rialto

• Stewart Copland “Have I Said Too Much,” Oct. 30, Rialto

• Angelica Page one-woman show “Turning Page,” Nov. 1, Club Congress

• Jordan Jensen, Nov. 4, Rialto

• Maria Bamford, Nov. 7, Rialto

• Henry Cho “The Empty Next Tour,” Nov. 7-8, Fox

• Jessica Kirson, Nov. 13, Rialto

• #momsohard “The Crashing Out Tour,” Nov. 13, Fox

• “On Cinema — The Certified ‘Five Bags of Popcorn’ Tour,” Nov. 19, La Rosa

• Alfred Robles “Vatos With Gatos,” Nov. 20, Rialto

• Sandra Bernhard “Caught Off Guard,” Nov. 21, Fox

• Brad Williams “The Tall Tales Tour,” Nov. 22, Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

• Adrián Uribe “50 y Pico Tour,” Nov. 28, Music Hall

• Frankie Quiñones, Dec.5, Rialto

• Kathy Griffin “New Face, New Tour,” Dec. 12, Rialto