Pollstar’s 2026 Comedy Special Hub! Let The Hilarity Ensue!

Two Comedians Walk Into A Bar, Hop on Zoom & Yadda Yadda…
JERRY SEINFELD & NATE BARGATZE IN CONVERSATION

Welcome To Pollstar’s 2025 Comedy Issue: $837 Million Worldwide Can’t Be Wrong

Staying Golden (And Not Too Exhausted), Matt Rife Goes Global

UTA’S Nick Nuciforo On Representing The Top 3 Grossing Comedians In The World

A Growing Barrel Of Laughs: Judi Marmel Of Levity Live On Today’s Thriving Comedy Market

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Alt-Comedy’s Two Thumbs Up: Tim Heidecker & Gregg Turkington’s ‘On Cinema’ Hits The Road

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Knock-Knock. Who’s There? Pollstar’s 2026 Comedy Executive Survey

Since Pollstar’s last comedy special in August 2024, much has changed. A new presidency has been a year under way, the post-pandemic boom has somewhat tapered out, and comedians are learning they don’t necessarily have to start out in N.Y.C, L.A. or Chicago as Joe Rogan built an empire in Austin and Nate Bargatze runs the comedy gamut from Nashville. English-speaking comedians are finding success overseas in non-English speaking countries, while canceled comedians remain an issue – this time, with Jimmy Kimmel having been threatened to be taken off the air. To get a pulse of the current State of Comedy, Pollstar reached out to executives for their take.

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