A list of comedy shows that have headlined Madison Square Garden (the arena, and not the adjacent 5,600-seat Theater at MSG, formerly called the Felt Forum), since the current MSG opened in 1968, coincidentally, with a show headlined Feb. 11, 1968, by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
1989
- George Burns and Bob Hope (performing separately, with a set from Dionne Warwick in between, and appearances by Miss Universe and Miss USA)
1990
- Andrew Dice Clay
2006
- Dane Cook
- Tenacious D, with openers Neil Hamburger and Supafloss.
2007
- Chris Rock
2010
- Eddie Izzard
2012
- Kevin Hart (New York Comedy Festival)
2014
- Aziz Ansari
- Russell Peters
2015
- Louis CK
- Hart
- Gabriel Iglesias
- Bill Burr (NYCF)
- Jim Gaffigan
2016
- Louis CK
- Amy Schumer
2017
- Impractical Jokers (The Tenderloins) (NYCF)
2018
- Burr (NYCF)
2019
- Sebastian Maniscalco
- Trevor Noah (NYCF)
2021
- Joe Rogan
- Maniscalco
2022
- John Mulaney
- Hart and Rock co-headline
- Jo Koy (NYCF)
2023
- CK
2024
- Andrew Schulz — May 3-4
- Kill Tony — Aug. 9-10
- Sebastian Maniscalco — Sept. 18-22
2025
- Dimension 20 — Jan. 24
- Tom Segura — March 29
- Weird Al — July 12
- Matt Rife — July 18-19
- Killers of Kill Tony — Aug. 15
- Kill Tony — Aug. 16 (Netflix taping)
- Zakir Khan — Aug. 17
- Adam Sandler — Sept. 15
- Nate Bargatze — Sept. 26-27
- The Basement Yard — Nov. 13 (NYCF)
2026
- Shane Gillis — Jan. 22-24
If I’m missing any MSG headliners, please let me know and I’ll correct this list accordingly!
Honorable mentions to comedians who have headlined other NYC and NYC-adjacent arenas, such as Barclays Center in Brooklyn (we see you and we’ve seen you, Katt Williams!), UBS Arena just across the city limits in Elmont, and the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ
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