Nate Bargatze, Max Amini & More Among Top Comedy Tours of August 2026

Here's a detailed breakdown of the biggest touring comedians of the month. 9/30/2026 Nate Bargatze at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Variety Billboard published the August Boxscore report on Wednesday (Sept. 30) with BTS back on top, hovering over a record-breaking top five with The Weeknd, Usher and Chris Brown, Karol G, and Noah Kahan. But while the biggest stars of K-pop, Latin, country and more packed stadiums, comedians were road warrioring their way to sold-out theaters and arenas. Here, we’re looking at the five biggest comedy tours of August 2026. Last year, Billboard launched its comedy hub with rundowns of the biggest touring comedians of the midyear Boxscore period and of the months that followed. Sebastian Maniscalco, Matt Rife and John Mulaney topped some of those lists, but August sees a return to the top for comedy’s most dominant act of the last several years. After an interruption in July from Dude Perfect, Nate Bargatze returns to the top for a sixth time in 2026. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, his seven shows in August grossed $6.5 million and sold 87,000 tickets. He played arenas in North America, topping out during a double-header at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena ($1.9 million; 28,800 tickets). One-night stands at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena and Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena also surpassed $1 million. Matt Rife and Max Amini follow in close succession, with $6.2 million and $5.9 million, respectively. By comparison, Bargatze last reigned in June, nearly doubling Rife’s runner-up gross, $9.9 million to $5.4 million. Keep reading for a detailed breakdown of the top grossing touring comedy tours of August, by the numbers. Boxscore charts are based on figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. International grosses are converted to USD. Gabriel Iglesias Gross: $3.2MTickets: 42,600Shows: 14 “Weird Al” Yankovic Gross: $4.5MTickets: 80,600Shows: 10 Max Amini Gross: $5.9MTickets: 74,100Shows: 22 Matt Rife Gross: $6.2MTickets: 74,400Shows: 10 Nate Bargatze Gross: $6.5MTickets: 87,000Shows: seven Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up