Bookmark these 15 Tampa Bay area comedy shows

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Sometimes you need a reason to laugh. Honestly, maybe a few.

Luckily for us, there are always ample comedy shows going on in TBAY, from blockbuster acts at Amalie Arena to intimate shows by local faves at Coastal Creative.

We rounded up just a few of the area’s upcoming laugh attacks to put on your calendar:

April

  • Dusty Slay | Saturday, April 27 | 7 p.m. | Tampa Theatre | $36+
  • Daniel Sloss | Sunday, April 28 | 7 p.m. | Straz Center | $41+

May

  • Bo Johnson | Friday, May 3 | 7-9 p.m. | Coastal Creative | $22+
  • David Spade | Saturday, May 4 | 8 p.m. | Ruth Eckerd Hall | $49+
  • Steve Treviño | Friday, May 10 | 8 p.m. | Ruth Eckerd Hall | $44+
  • Roy Wood Jr. | Saturday, May 11 | 7 p.m. | Tampa Theatre | $35+
  • We Them One’s Comedy Tour | Saturday, May 11 | 8 p.m. | Amalie Arena | $66+
  • Kathy Griffin | Thursday, May 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Straz Center | $60+
  • Helen Keaney | Saturday, May 18 | 6 p.m. | Side Splitters Comedy Club | $23+
  • Kevin Hart | Saturday, May 18 + Sunday, May 19 | 7 p.m. | Straz Center | $196+
  • Charles McBee | Friday, May 24 + Saturday, May 25 | Times vary | Sunshine City Comedy Club | $24

June

  • Eric Andre | Friday, June 7 | 7:30 p.m. | The Ritz Ybor | $50+
  • Ali Siddiq | Saturday, June 8 | 7 p.m. | Tampa Theatre | $30+
  • Jen Kober | Saturday, June 15 | 6 p.m. | Side Splitters Comedy Club | $21+
  • Lace Larrabee | Sunday, June 16 | 7 p.m. | Side Splitters Comedy Club | $23+

Regular comedy nights

Want to make comedy a part of your regular routine? Or try your hand at telling top-notch jokes? Tampa Bay area joke factories like Side Splitters Comedy Club, Funny Bone Comedy Club, Coastal Creative, and Sunshine City Comedy Club offer open mic + other regular comedy events.

Find even more shows on our events calendar.

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