Comedy density by US city
Upcoming stand-up shows per 100,000 residents. Cities need at least 5 upcoming dates and a Census population match. Catalog: 3,946 upcoming shows. Last refresh: .
| # | City | Shows | Pop. | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addison, TX | 26 | 17,333 | 150.0 |
| 2 | Brookfield, WI | 29 | 41,464 | 69.9 |
| 3 | Las Vegas, NV | 313 | 660,929 | 47.4 |
| 4 | Brea, CA | 20 | 47,585 | 42.0 |
| 5 | Atlantic City, NJ | 9 | 38,497 | 23.4 |
| 6 | Biloxi, MS | 10 | 49,049 | 20.4 |
| 7 | Pensacola, FL | 11 | 54,312 | 20.3 |
| 8 | Ontario, CA | 36 | 182,007 | 19.8 |
| 9 | Portland, ME | 12 | 68,408 | 17.5 |
| 10 | Hollywood, FL | 26 | 152,627 | 17.0 |
| 11 | Schaumburg, IL | 13 | 77,226 | 16.8 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh, PA | 46 | 303,255 | 15.2 |
| 13 | Irvine, CA | 39 | 318,611 | 12.2 |
| 14 | Corona, CA | 17 | 166,861 | 10.2 |
| 15 | Grand Rapids, MI | 19 | 196,908 | 9.65 |
| 16 | Huntsville, AL | 21 | 221,933 | 9.46 |
| 17 | Salt Lake City, UT | 18 | 209,593 | 8.59 |
| 18 | Columbia, SC | 11 | 142,416 | 7.72 |
| 19 | Cary, NC | 13 | 180,010 | 7.22 |
| 20 | Cincinnati, OH | 22 | 309,317 | 7.11 |
| 21 | Saint Louis, MO | 20 | 286,578 | 6.98 |
| 22 | Orlando, FL | 22 | 320,742 | 6.86 |
| 23 | Tacoma, WA | 15 | 222,844 | 6.73 |
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | 53 | 808,988 | 6.55 |
| 25 | Atlanta, GA | 33 | 510,823 | 6.46 |
| 26 | Tampa, FL | 26 | 403,364 | 6.45 |
| 27 | Sacramento, CA | 31 | 526,384 | 5.89 |
| 28 | Knoxville, TN | 11 | 198,163 | 5.55 |
| 29 | Rockford, IL | 8 | 145,609 | 5.49 |
| 30 | Minneapolis, MN | 23 | 425,336 | 5.41 |
| 31 | Boston, MA | 34 | 653,833 | 5.20 |
| 32 | Denver, CO | 37 | 716,577 | 5.16 |
| 33 | Durham, NC | 15 | 296,186 | 5.06 |
| 34 | Ft Lauderdale, FL | 9 | 184,255 | 4.88 |
| 35 | Reno, NV | 13 | 274,915 | 4.73 |
| 36 | New Orleans, LA | 17 | 364,136 | 4.67 |
| 37 | Birmingham, AL | 9 | 196,644 | 4.58 |
| 38 | Honolulu, HI | 15 | 343,302 | 4.37 |
| 39 | Irving, TX | 11 | 254,198 | 4.33 |
| 40 | Arlington, TX | 16 | 398,854 | 4.01 |
Busiest US cities by raw show count
Includes places without a Census match (neighborhoods/suburbs). Density is not computed for those rows.
- 1Las Vegas, NV313 shows
- 2San Francisco, CA53 shows
- 3New York, NY50 shows
- 4Hollywood, CA46 shows
- 5Pittsburgh, PA46 shows
- 6Houston, TX42 shows
- 7San Antonio, TX41 shows
- 8Irvine, CA39 shows
- 9Chicago, IL38 shows
- 10Denver, CO37 shows
- 11Ontario, CA36 shows
- 12Boston, MA34 shows
- 13Atlanta, GA33 shows
- 14Charlotte, NC31 shows
- 15Sacramento, CA31 shows
Methodology
- Shows: Upcoming dates in the Funny Tonight snapshot for venues mapped to each city.
- Population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2023 city/town population estimates (July 1, 2023), rounded. Matched to Funny Tonight city slugs. Neighborhoods/boroughs (Hollywood CA, Brooklyn) use the listed place when Census has one, else omitted. Suburbs keep their own city proper population.
- Density: (upcoming shows ÷ population) × 100,000. Minimum 5 upcoming shows.
- Sources: Ticketmaster Discovery (3700); Official site (JSON-LD) (147); Seated (99). No Bandsintown data.
- Caveats: City-proper population understates metro areas (e.g. Addison TX vs Dallas). Neighborhood labels like Hollywood, CA may lack a Census match and appear only in the raw-count list. Casino/residency markets (Las Vegas) inflate density.
- Cite as: “Funny Tonight, Comedy density by US city, data as of 2026-11-08, https://funnytonight.com/stats/comedy-density”.
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