2026 Impact 50 Honoree: Nick Nuciforo

NICK NUCIFORO
Partner & Head of Comedy Touring / Co-Head, UTA Live
United Talent Agency

BY THE NUMBER: $77.5 million. AMOUNT Client Nate Bargatze grossed in 2025 with his ongoing “Big Dumb Eyes Tour.”
FAV BAND AS A TWEEN: “KISS or AC/DC, I was
obsessed with them both.”

UTA’s Nick Nuciforo is arguably the biggest comedy agent in the world, with a roster that boasts the top three grossing comedians of the past year – Nate Bargatze, Sebastian Maniscalco and Matt Rife – as well as Max Amini, Dana Carvey, Whitney Cummings, Jim Gaffigan, Nikki Glaser, Bert Kreischer and Leanne Morgan, among many others.

UTA COMEDY’S MOST IMPACTFUL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE YEAR
“Our clients continue to break records: Nate had the largest one-year gross by a comedy performer, Matt Rife’s ‘Stay Golden’ tour has set multiple attendance and ticket sales records already this year, Max Amini is the first Iranian-American to sell out MSG, Sebastian Maniscalco just celebrated the 100th show of his Las Vegas residency.

“We also teamed Bert Kreischer with NASCAR and Medium Rare to create a comedy festival for the Daytona 500 called the Full Throttle Festival, partnered ‘Kill Tony’ with WWE and Netflix to shoot a special edition of ‘Kill Tony’ from ‘Wrestlemania’ in Las Vegas, and put together an extremely successful tour for Mel Robbins. There is so much to be proud of.”

BLUE DOT FEVER VERSUS GREEN
“We have to get back to basics and make smart choices on where, when and how to play a market. We work with our clients to make career-based decisions and not just chase guarantees. When you take the time to route thoughtfully and play the right venues, you end up with green dot fever.”

RECENT LIFE-CHANGING SHOW
“The most recent concert that impacted me is seeing Flight of the Conchords reunited on stage again at Netflix Is A Joke Festival. It reminded me how much the world needs a joyful escape right now.