Billboard published the April Boxscore report with BTS dominating over Luke Combs, Bruce Springsteen and everyone else on tour Friday (May 21). But while the biggest stars of K-pop, country, rock and more packed stadiums, comedians were road warrior-ing their way to sold-out theaters and arenas. Here, we’re looking at the five biggest comedy tours of April 2026.
Last year, Billboard launched its comedy hub with rundowns of the biggest touring comedians of the midyear Boxscore period (Oct. 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025) and of the months that followed. Sebastian Maniscalco, Matt Rife, and “Weird Al” Yankovic topped those lists, but a long-time chart-topper returns to No. 1 after a brief interruption.
After topping the list for seven out of 10 months, Nate Bargatze was pushed at No. 2 in March as Matt Rife took the lead. One month later, they’ve traded places, with Bargatze back to No. 1 for an eighth month out of the 12 since launching the comedy ranking.
Bargatze played 15 shows in April, totaling $11.2 million and 128,000 tickets sold. Much of his Big Dumb Eyes Tour has circulated tertiary North American markets, but his April schedule included stops in bigger cities such as Washington, D.C., Las Vegas and Montreal. Two nights at D.C.’s Capital One Arena was the highlight, with $2.4 million and 27,700 tickets on April 2-3.
Keep reading for a detailed breakdown of the top grossing touring comedy tours of April, by the numbers.
Boxscore charts are based on figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. International grosses are converted to USD.
Bert Kreischer
Gross: $2.1MTickets: 25,900Shows: 12
We Them One’s Comedy Tour
Gross: $2.3MTickets: 24,700Shows: three
Peter Kay
Gross: $4MTickets: 47,400Shows: five
Matt Rife
Gross: $9.1MTickets: 115,000Shows: 10
Nate Bargatze
Gross: $11.2MTickets: 128,000Shows: 15
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