Nate Bargatze & More on May’s Comedy Boxscore Recap: By the Numbers

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 May Boxscore report Monday (June 29) with BTS breaking records and Metallica, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen and No Doubt rounding out the top five. But while the biggest stars of K-pop, rock, Latin 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 May 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 some of those lists, but one of the most dominant comic acts of the decade maintains a stronghold on this month’s top spot.