Nate Bargatze Laughs His Way Back to No. 1 for April’s Comedy Boxscore Recap

Here's a detailed breakdown of the biggest touring comedians of the month.

Nate Bargatze at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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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.