{
  "id": 11016201,
  "title": "Nate Bargatze, Max Amini & More Among Top Comedy Tours of August 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nate-bargatze-max-amini-more-among-top-comedy-tours-of-august-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:13:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/lists/nate-bargatze-matt-rife-august-2026-comedy-boxscore-recap/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Billboard released its August Boxscore report on September 30, showcasing a record-breaking top five with BTS, The Weeknd, Usher, Chris Brown, Karol G, and Noah Kahan. However, comedians also dominated the late summer tour circuit. Nate Bargatze, Matt Rife, and Max Amini topped the list of the five biggest comedy tours of August 2026. Bargatze's seventh tour of the year brought in $6.5 million from 87,000 tickets, with his double-header show in Toronto topping out at $1.9 million for 28,800 tickets. Matt Rife and Max Amini followed with $6.2 million and $5.9 million respectively. Bargatze had previously topped the charts in June, but Rife's $9.9 million gross nearly doubled Bargatze's $5.4 million. All figures are based on Billboard Boxscore reports, with international grosses converted to USD.",
  "summary": "Here's a detailed breakdown of the biggest touring comedians of the month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}